The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-05
R. F. Doherty Defaults His Match
and 81. L. Doherty Defeats
His American Opponent.
SETS PLAYED IN THE RAIN.
r. D. Wrenn Unable to Keep Pace
With British Player, Winning
Only 81 Points to 81 for
the Visitor.

| Boston, Aug. IA default by one OF thu
British players and decisive defeat for one
| Of the American contestants made the first
| days play for the international lawn tennis
challenge cup at the Longwood Cricket Club
to-day not only dull. but Disappointing.
The result. however. leaves each team
! with point n the total OF & 20 that
| the next three contests cannot fail to be
interesting.
Three thousand spectators were present
on tie grounds They were disappointed
when 1t was announced that R. F. Doharty
had given up his match with w. A.
Larned because Of strained shoulder. but
they sat in the drizzling rain while the
other brother. II. L. Doherty. dsfeated the
American player. R. D. Wrenn, in straight
sets. 80. 63. ell
The British team had the option Of play
ing its spare man. H 8. Mahoney. in the
place of R.. F. Doherty. but this would
have nccessitated his playing also in the
second series Of singles on Thursday. by
which time It Is expected the elder Doherty
will be in shape again
Mahoney. however. will take r. F. Doher-
TVS place In the doubles tomorrow. playing
| with H. L. Doherty. and a close contest Is
anticipated with the Wrenn brothers.
In the match between H L. Doherty and
r. D. wrenn the American player won
the toss and took the service. He lost the
first point by q drive out Of court Doherty
followed this with net, and after each
had Melted again Doherty won the game
through double fault by Wrenn and an
After this the British player began to
show much of his famed brilliancy In pass
ing Wrenn repeatedly at tho net or cross ss,.
games in rapid succession and took the set
six games to love- Wr ss1 scoring Of ,bs oniy
Ing on errors by his opponent
WRENN RALLIES.
wrenn showed more strength in the next
set, although Doherty won two games be-
fore the American had a single red ball
placed on his side Of the mark post. In this
set, which he won Go. he passed Wrenn If
teen times and scored total Of q points
to q for his opponent. All this time the
rain was falling steadily, although not very
started as Il the match might go over. until
Tomorrow. But the players kept on. despite
tho slippery courts. <.--l -7-r e.'-s-
brilliantly and several of the games reached
deuce. Doherty, however, y placed three
games to his credit before he allowed the
the set four games to one. Wrenn made a
grand rally in the sixth game. and after
deuce had been called twice he won out
the spectators to their feet for the first and
only time in the afternoon. Tho next game.
however, went to Doherty and the set was
five games to two. Then came another rally
by Wrenn, who won the next two by we'll
placed shots. Doherty. however, quickly
regained his form and captured the set and
match by a couple OF cross-court shots.
In the entire match Doherty scored ~ on
places 70 on nets, q on outs and on double
faults. while Wrenn scored "A on places, "a
on nets. IA on outs and no double faults, A
total Of 81 for Doherty to 81 for wrenn.