New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-03
LAWN TENNIS.
Englishmen's Chances Excellent
Larned IN Fine Form.

Lawn tennis followers have never before held to
such gloomy views on the of international
competition. The feeling that pervades from the
top class men to the unranked thousands is that
the BritOns will succeed in lifting" the Dwight F
Davis international Challenge Cup in the matches
that begin tomorrow the courts OF the Long
wood Cricket Club. Boston. The most hopeful are
keeping up their spirits by pointing that year
ago the critics were busy in figuring out how the
Englishmen were the only logical winners OF the
series that held the field of the Crescent
Athletic Club, az Bay Ridge.
Few are found who are willing TO make any sort
of wager that the American trio William A.
Larned Robert .. Wrenn and his brother, George
L. Wrenn. jr. will be strong enough 10 hold the
cup in this for another year. 1t is surely
obvious that the is up 10 the standard Of
a year ago. Larned appears to be the only man
on it who is playing consistent tennis, and his
victory IN the Eastern pionship singles over
the Philadephian William J. Clothier. proved that
after years Of patient work the courts Larned
has attained place from which il would be diff
cult for even Whitman at his best 10 overthrow
him Because of this excellence Of form. Larned is
expected TO win both Of his matches in the singles,
in which he will meet r F. Doherty and Il L
The other player on the American side who Will
Unless he shows return Of the malaria that he
has been geTlPg from TeGeny ana Wn5s4 1 9e
Cuba In the Spanish war. Both in the Eastern
week POI Wrenn faiied to show at his best and
he seemed una HE tC place the bail close study Of
defective.
Z While George Wrenn has never been regarded as
the skflfu expert his brother IN days gone by,
he is at present the sIeadier OF the two, nay
be put into the singles. It is not generally be
lieved however. that George WTenn can hope TO
defeat either OF the Dohertys-
AIthouch the Wrenns were beaten last Saturday.
nv the scrub team composed Of r. F Doherty and
Harold S Mahony. the victory was by the narrow
est sort of a margin: only three games separated
the winners and the losers al the end Of the match
the Britons having scored twsnty-eight games Of
the FIVE sets and the Americans twenty-five. II
was the stea diness OF the EnglishTen that gained
the victory for them
That the Englishmen are pleased with their good
rrogpect of winning evident. Captain Collins has
looked after his men with great soliC:tude. The
Dohertvs and Mahony IN the finest SOFT or
condition Captain Collins has only one fear: and
that Is that the weather may come OF humid ana
not He says that II IL does his men Will be as
good as beaten before they step on the courts
The nation winning the cup must take three out
of the I'VE matches OF the series. To-morrow
begins the third contest for the trophy, ana VIII
consist of four matches In the singles ana one
match in the doubles. Two of the singles matches
Will be played o'clock tomorrow AFTERNOON
On Wednesday the match In the doubles VIII De
nIaved and on Thursday the remaining Two eoE-
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