New-York tribune., 1902-08-28

rerup four times in the aconers' tournament and
has won the meeting twice. Last year Larned took
the championship by the default OF Whitman BY
his work to-day the American earned his night 10
retain the cup and a that ii for the singles
was the event greatly coveted by the Britons
Larned won the four sets. the score being 4-S,
6R eA. S5
After the repulse sustained yesterday by the
American forces when whitman, the pivot Of the
defence. beaten back. the Americans were in
: bad way. Confronted with z danger the full
scope OF which was plainly manifest the English
force had scaled all save of the defences in
the way of further progress to the attainment
of something which il desired even above the in
ternatonal- The thing left was the present
holder OF the title ". A Larned. the brilliant. the
effective aEd the uncertain. It was the attack on
him by R. z Dohe-ty, the acknowledged best OF
the Eastern Hemisphere. which made to-day the
red letter day in the annals of the ancient game
Of kings Il vas the chance Of lifetime for both
players and when they faced each other their re
spective opportunities were great.
Larred found himself in the position occupied
twice before by Bob Wrenr. and Doherty in
the position which Goodbody and DR.. Eaves had
held down before The question simply:
Could Larned turn the trick as Bob" Wrenn did?
If he played his game he play it, DoheTty
would Join Eaves and Goodbody in the group Of
unsuccessful English winners Of the allcomers.
But he would have to play MS game and play it
the limit.
The conditions 50 far as weather was concerned
were certainly IN LlELedS favor II "dS Iioi e I'll
more so than yesterday. and it certainly theE
took q hold OF the Engishman, II expected that
would suffer the more to-day The court was In
perfect shape. and the light was even So power
III the match attraction that the largest
gallery of the tourna Irent on hand. and those
rot fortunate in having seats in the stand were
ca anped about the early as O'Clock
There was considera BILE speculation in the early
morning ana Doherty slightly faVorlte IN
what wagers were laid X noted. however,
aeTi1r in
end of the game were keeping their hands off.
This was indicauv Of the real feeling Of uncer-
tainty.
list before the match began a lot Of Doherty
money was let loose. and he became tremendous
favorite at ODDS Of 2iz TO J. These odds were not
justified by the real condition of things Whitman's
showing Of yesterday being responsible for it The
oeds should have been more than TO !, If that
much DESPITE the efforts put the match on in
time IL was long after the scheduled hour when
the two cracks worked their way through the
crowd and took 20 the court TO begin their great
battle. Doherty elected 10 choose courts largely
on account of the light. ard Larned served the
opening game Larned began TO rush the pace
making for the net as soon as the bail left his
racquet He scored the first win at 30 Doherty
netting two ard putting two out.
Tho initial rally in the second game was beauti-
fpIl, carried out I.arned lobhing and varying until
ne carried the point The game went to deuce, and
Dohertv scored the win after the call on -arne9 s
and iarned was IN naa streah III rnis ne
gave Doherty the lead, games to / The EnslSn-
man camped right on top OF the net IN the Iouflh
game ard his marvellous roIieylrg puiieu 10 all
other win and the lead. games 70 ! . -,
Tarned cot his again in the NTH. cutting MS
strokes of deep and hard, and the game was ms
Al thirty Tohertv in splendid form Tor me
sixth and he Iarned Deauti t ,t Ii,
and half volleys brought gasps from the ssl!eIE'
and they were simply the acme or perIectiol
rarned Won his service through IN the seventh ana
ais forcing tactics were success1Si itE 10 aiftr
of Ieohertv's service tied the set The nlnth was
the game 'both men wanted Barned was paSlhs
for he
success and ne lost the game ana on ms c, oWh W.
service too. He waited TO gather IN thf tef'f
and Doherty. scoring love game got the se'' u
FIRST SET
!. F. pohertyy-.---.--3 80 80
Isrned's closing effort not consistent ana ms
play would have improve u ne %tIt .. tua, o,I
set pulling up l549 to deuce itlu tIieII W :
win He continued in the second eaIls "D i
fhe third game he worked Doherty repeatedly OUT
of position putting all his force betiiho hIs oIles,
and scored a love game. two OF the points peihs
smashed from the net and sure Kills -,
T,ohsrty played steadily in the fourth. and TOOK
his time about everything. while I<arfled was o.
unsteady again Doherty got his hrst game pun
close rallies at the net, and Larned carried ii or
spierdidIv every time The sixth similar, and
Doherty was being run hard. Larned was rnag1llf-
cent in IL, and carried the points leaving tei he
ia the seventh, Doherty beat him back and got the
game LarneG. however, got out Of the small slump
and won the eighth at 80 by magnificent play ne
got the set c., and the match stood one set all
SECOND SET
r = poaeatS ,sstS. .......s 80
Larned's showing in the second set encour-
aging. for he displayed ability 70 pull out of the