The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-08
BRITISH WIN In THE DOUBLES
WRENNS MAKE A STIFF FIGHT.
BUT LOSE BY 3 SETS TO 4.

hN HIUSHs nH cNa " " -
Americans. After Fruitless Efforts 10 stem
the Tide In the First Two Sets. Make
Grand Brace In the Thlrtt-SasftOrs
Need One More Win to Take the Cup.
BOSTON, Aug AFTER twice being post
poned on account of rain. the doubles matcn
of the international lawn tennis competition
Tor the Davis challenge bowl was played inns
afternoon at Longwood, before the largest
crowd ever seen at a match in this country
As was expected, the American team. which
comprised Robert D. Wrenn and George
T.. Wrenn, Jr., was defeated by the British
team. composed of Reginald +. and II. L.. DO
herty: but Il was no disgrace to the losers. lot
they were in the game every minute. and II
ia doubtful ii an American team ever existed
that could defeat the peerless English pair
The winning scores are rs. 81. 2-"8 and
as, a glance mt which will show the noble
effort made by the American players. Fighting
every point in the first two sets. the Wrenn
brothers began the third determined not to
allow the visitors Il victory in straight SETS
How well they succeeded Ia told by the score
OF that act. tho Dohertys taxing b,it two OF
the eight games played.
The strain of the battle was TOO much for
the American players, and while they con
tinued TO play fiercely through the first two
games OF the fourth set, winning them both,
the effort was too great and the visitors
swept them of their feet In the next for four
games. Then came another brace famous
with the wrenns. and they won the seventh
game at love. But after that the Dohertys
had no trouble getting the two games neces-
ao-day's victory gives the lead to the Eng
lishmen by two matches TO one In the battle
for the. trophy. Much depends upon to-
goes against Bob Wrenn. The elder Do
hertz, has s.g,o weak playing shoulder: fact
win is all that the English team require.
to carry away the trophy, and those who
have watched the preliminary work this
season are fearful that this will be the result
" The oonditlons FOR to-days match were
ideal. The sun came out early this morning
didly. Bright and early this afternoon tho
grounds. The Wrenn brothers had some
ea x psssns before hs snd Ho
combe Ward as opponents. II. Y. Doherty
batted few back and forth with his brother
g get his playing shoulder softened up a
When the match began. the doubles court
was surrounded by eager spectators and
s Wesn won hsahr e os d S
the serve, Bob" welding the racket Each
side alterne e IL Winning g game until eight
Arsi, a love game. Tho Dohertys captured the
ninth game. which put them In the lead, Sd.
Then tho Wrenns braced and. on, two places
b G9 ~ Gs sas and love- R's Eams
The English players then got down to work
and won the mex, two games, the twelfth
s son ss Ses' By R2.s Of III Il. P Enss
mems points were made on placing. fifteen
on their opponents. nets and eight on their
fourteen on their opponents nets and ten
on their outs.
Sixteen games were necessary TO decide
the second set. The Wrenns won the first
a love game The teams then aiternated in
winning games until eight had been played.
The eighth and ninth went TO the visitors.
IL succession. the tenth and eleventh to the
Wrenns. The twelfth. love game. went to
the Dohertys. the thirteenth to the Ameri-
cans. ana the final three to the challenging
team. scoring by points. the Dohertys
The challengers scored seventeen on placing,
seventeen on their opponents outs and
thirteen on their net balls. The defending
on the Dohertys' outs and twelve on their
nets.
Tho third set was the one in which the
Wrenn brothers did eurh great work. The
frst game went to tus wrenns after their
opponents had made it deuce on an out by
Bob" Tho second was love game for the
I'm pllSntUeU, ne "TtnHH VUen LOOK tne
third and fourth In Succession and the Dohertys
had an easy time in the hfth. The sixth,
seventh and eighth games were won by the
Americans. The seventh game was excep-
tionally we'll played by the Wrenns. each of
them scoring two OF the four points on SPLEEN
did placing. Tho visitors made twenty-one
points to the Americans twenty ght during
the set. The placing Of the Wrenn brothers
was especially good in this set. getting fifteen
points in that way. while the contestants
scored but ak. Seven of the Americans
points were made on the Englishmen' outs
and six on their nets. The visitors scored
ten points on outs and five ON nets.
In the final set OF the match there were
several spirited games; the first was the
best Of the lot. the Wrenns taking IL after a
hard fight. points to I. The sixth game
showed the Englishmen 10 he on their mettle.
Rob Wrenn was serving and the pair mPde
il 40 love on the elder Doherty's net and two
fne places by the elder Wrenn. Then the
Wrenns got nervous and hit out twice, were
passed at the net by the younger Doherty,
drove into the net and were unable to return
q well-placed shot by the younger Doherty.
the EnGlishmen taking the game The
seventh game went 10 the Americans be-
cause OF three nets and an out by the DOher-
tys On points the Englshmen won. 80 to %.
The Wrenns scored ten places. made fve
points on outs and eleven on nets The
Dohertys scored on eleven places, seven
outa by their rivals and fourteen on their
nets Only one double fault was scored in
the match that being made by Bob Wrenn in
ii,