The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-21
CRACKS
HAVE A
STRUGGLE
Leaders In the Tennis Tour
nament Battle for the
Championship.

Clouded skies again greeted the crowds
at the Casino az Newport this morning
but could not keep them away or check
their ardor for the tennis match to which
all the others had been merely prelimin-
aries was on this morning.
For more than a week the turrnament
has been in progress every one has been
growing keen over this meeting of Wright
and Larned for the championship. II has
been felt throughout that they would be
the two TO face each other in the final
battle and from the double fact that IL
was a championship match and the play
ers were unquestionably the two best men
now playing the game arose the greatest
enthusiasm.
oBth men had large following and II
was impossible 10 say that either was the
favorite. At three previous meetings this
year, Larned had carried off the honors,
but only by the narrowest margin.
IL was expected today that he would
play the dashing. fisking game that he
displayed against Ware while Wright
would try TO wear off the edge OF his at
tack by the steadiness OF his game and
then run through for the win as he had
against Davis, Hobart and Little. Larned
began serving i'm the sun court and took
the opening game OF the big match at
love, by the most aggressive play.
The second game was long deuce. one
the call coming five times before Larned
took IL aided considerably by Wrights
two double faults. In the third. Wright
took brace and scored a love game,
Iarned taking a turn at double faulting.
After that Larned got the young Bos-
tonian on the run and allowed him only
one more game, the sixth. Larned him
self placed more than half his points and
- \. .Tnstt lon
at the net though Wright tied by passing
strokes and lobs. Points: Larned 4, ., O..
4, 4. i, 4, L 30-6; Wright, o. q 4, 2. 0, 4, l, 2,
20-2.
Larned started the second set with a
bit OF unsteady playing making three
double faults In the opening game, which
went to Wright after IA points had been
played.
The next. also he got on his own ser
vice. but Larned began TO pick up, taking
the third at Is and the fourth after deuce
This made the games even at 2-all. me
odd one went to the older man at love on
his own service. his smashing being a
great factor.
Wright evened IT, and though Larned
had lead of 400 In the seventh, pulled up
and took IL and the lead after deuce
twice
Larned took the eighth and II was 4
zames-aH Each lost a gain on his SER
vice and then each wn a love one on his
own opening stroke Wright then bunch
ed the two necessary ones and took the
set Sc making Il one set all. Points:
Larned 6, 2. A. 5. T. T. 8. 2, 8, 4, 0, 4, 1--50 -6;
Wright S. 4, /. 3, 0, 6. s, 3, T. g. 0. T. s, r.
52-S.
Though the extreme heat affected both
men considerably II seemed TO hurt
Wright rather more than his opponent,
contrary 10 his other matches. Wright
A.II n hfe e.f
to Pail Larned then got one OF his
brilliant streaks and ran n lead OF AZ.
Wright made a beautiful stand In the
next and took it on well placed shots,
lie made one moro stand with the score
SIS against him but could not do more.
Larned playing brilliantly as ever aud
taking the set. Ga. and the lead OF sets,
. 20 !. Points: Larned 3 4, T. ?, 4, 5, ),
4, 2. t--35-6 Wright 5, ]. l. e. ?, 3. 5, 0,
4, l-26-4.
Larncd won his match with Wright.
The score: 90. 6-S. 6-4, 6-L