The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09
BRITISH LIFT THE DAVIS CUP.
DOHERTf BROTHERS SUCCESS
FlL ~ TWO SINGLE MATCHES.



proved successful and the big punch bowl
Will take journey aross the Atlantic, there
10 remain In custody Of the English Lawn
lehnls Association until an American team
can win II back. The defeat Of the Ameri-
can team was overwhelming. With the score
2 points to OF the series in their favor. the
Doherty brothers needed but one victory
In the two single matches of this afternoon
TO give them tho cup. and there were but few
people who had any doubt about their not
getting one OF the matches. II was felt the
the elder Doherty could defeat Bob" Wrenn.
but william A. Larned, the American cham
pion. was relied upon to win his match with
H. u. Doherty, the present cham ion OF
Great Britain
Neither American won, although both
were nve-set matches and played to the
limit by Wrenn and Larned. H. l.. Doherty
defeated l.arned by the scores Of Ga, 8-S,
so. "a and rs. while r. r. Doherty do
feated Wrenn. O., SIS, 8--3, SIS and
6-4.
In both cases. the Englishmen outplayed
their opponents. although one little occur
renee had great bearing on the result OF the
Doherty-Larned match. In tho ffth set,
when the score of games was all. Larned
had his opponent $40. The next ball was
driven down close to the side line at Dohertys
mt that moment a boy. who WAS picking up
balls. passed in front of the linesman. OBJ
structihg his view somewhat. lie called
the ball out. but Larned protes ted to Fred
T. Mansfield, the umpire
Had the linesman called the ball fair.
Larned would hnve had the game. making
the score S 4 in his favor After some dis
cnssion. II was agreed to play the ball over
again. and Doherty took the game on three
nets and an out by Larned. I.arned capt
ured the tenth game which would have given
MN the set and match had N not been for the
unfortunate happening of the previous game.
Bob" Wrenn played the game Of h = life.
At times. his work was nothing short OF mar
velious. Tor ne made some of the most wonder
iui recoVeries and at the net he could not be
touched. The wrenn-Doherty match was the
oetter OF the two from spectators point Of
view. and the crowd was kept in an iproar
by the brilliant work of the two PLAYERS,
mad Wrenn been steadier. he would I'M
douotedly have defeated his opponent without
great difficulty. OF the pair the American
nhlshed the contest In tho better condition
Doherty was plainly tired in the last get for
repeatedly he made no effort TO 20 after
shots that ordinarily player could reach
The Englishman played waiting game in the
final set, only using energy when he needed n
point badly
Iarned was not slow in getting down 10
work; he had the serve in the first game and
in his match with the younger Doherty capt
ured IL on the reel Doherty took the second
game on his opponent 5 errors. The Ameri
can captured the third and fourth games
easily and the crowd scented victory linen
Doherty got down 10 work and won five
games in succession. principally through
the wdness of his opponent This gave
the frat act n Dohartu and tha
wondered what had happened 10 the Amer,-
can champion. lie drove out repeatedly and
the net seemed to have II fatal attracts TOR
his shots.
ponents ~ Twelve of the Englishmaris
we're scored on outs. 0 on nets. and OH placed
shots Larned passed Doherty II times made
points on HIS nets and on his outs. Both
players made u double fault.
The second set went to Larned because
OF his tine placing, hut 1t was a hard fought
contest, fourteen games being necessary
TO decide the winner Doherty took four
OF the first five games Larneds placing
the next -FOUR games which put him in the
lead "a. The pair divided the next four
games equally, Larned taking the thirteenth
c!inched the set by taking the fourteenth
on two passes and Two outs for hI opponent
on points, Larned won by A. TO rs He
set scored IL on his opponents nets and ~
on his outs .Doherty placed successfully
x
nets II on his outs and o. "A double fault
l.arn"a went to pieces in he third set.
losing two love games at the start and getting
but one point III the third. The fourth game
went TO deuce and the Englishman took It
on nrt and out, The nth game was the
only one ~ which the american made
more Larneds wldness lost him a game
Doherty made il love set by taking the
sixth game without trouble. II was very
poor tennis for a national champion as he
u He,
made on passes on his opponents
nets and ! OH an ont. Doherty scored
scored IL OIL Larn"d's nets and Oh his
outs
Tn" pair then took seven minute rest and
LarDed came back on the court with renew I'd
courage for the fourth set He won this
almost az easily as Doherty had the third
The tnGiishmom took the third and NTH
SIX the first two beng love games IAarned
scored ~ points 10 Dohrrty's Ii in this set
Fifteen OF III" Amer cans were scored on
clever passes, q on his opponents nets and
On his 0utI. Dohcrty passed Larled
times, made points on the htter's nets
and Oh hug outs,
hnai set Doherty began by winning the first
two. Then larned made, it TWO all The
Englishman took NE hith and sixth, but
seventh and eighth D0herty Won the ninth
which went TO deuce, and Harmed the tenth
E Osy no shor and hSo a ha
gained vantage on Larned's out Excellent
playing won the twelfth game for the English
man md the match WAS over. Again did
Larneds errors prov" costly, He passed
Doherty % times. scored points OF his Al on
his opponent = nets and 10 on his outs. Do
her!y passed larned IA times made 30 points
on his nets and outs and on u double fai.n
During the Ave sets. Larned drove out ~
tines into the ntt 80 times was passed 70
times and made 3 double faults Dohcrty
hit ont as times drove into the net 35 times
was passed " times and made double faults
Every one of the sets between the elder
Doherty and Bob Wrenn was stubbOlnlv
TWO and Wrenn the next two. After DOhertv
had made the score > the American won
the seventh and Doherty made the eighth u
deuce game Wrcnn fairly walked away
with the ninth. and in the fight for the tenth
he hnRlishmNn came ont ahead. D0hcTty
scored 81 points 20 Wrenn's ~ IN this sci
The tall EnglshmHn scored ~ on places, ~
WrCnn passed Doherty seven times. scored
10 points on his outs. on his nets and ?
on double faults.
Wrcnn had rather an easy time winning
the second set, two of the games being at
love The American mnde II points and
Doherty Is, The former scored ten passes
eight on his opponents nets and ten on his
outs Doherty parsed Wrenn but four times
He scored seven points on the Americans
outs and n like number on his nets
Doherty won three gimeB on the next set
AZ love lie led all the way through. Tho
En- lishman made "a points to Wrenn's "a, |
getting many Of the games on eriors. Do !
points on nets. IA on outs and / on a double |
fault Wrenn placed successfully IL times.
made & on nets and on outs,
Fourteen games were played In the fourth |