New-York tribune., 1903-08-08
THE WRENNS BEATEN.
DOHERTYS YIN DOUBLES.
Americans Lose Matcb an InterHd-
tiondI Play.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE IRIBUNE.l


played match the Doherty brothers. the English
champions. defeated the Wrenn brothers, the
American players, three sets to one. this after
noon at the Longwood Cricket Club. before an
enthusiastic gathering of five thousand people
The victory was we'll merited. as the vanquished
played steady and at times brilliant tennis. and
only succumbed to the superior skill Of their
opponents, after making desperate and gallant
effort TO pull out the match. which at the end OF
the second set looked like victory in straight
sets for the Doherty brothers.
After two days. in which the rain fell con-
tinually the members of both teams and their
followers were made happy about 10 this morn
ing, when the sun came out of his hiding place
and for the rest Of the day gave the tennis
players what they had been wanting two days
back, good hot day, with little air stirring
The gallery court was carefully nursed all morn
ing and looked more like the cloth billiard
table than a stretch of green turf. when the
Doherty brothers. followed by the WTennS, ap-
peared upon the court at 5 p. m. and were
heartily applauded by the large gallery which
surrounded the court on four sides
After short warming up the toss was made.
which the Wrenns won Bob Wrenn took the
serve and with the referees call of PLAY" the
international double match The WrennS
had little trouble in winning the first game. TAX
ing it at love drives into the net by the
Doherty brothers. In a good exhibition of
steady play the Doherty brothers romped away
with the second game. Though George Wrenn
served rather weakly in the following. the
Wrenns played the Dohertys' ground stroke at
sharp angles out of the reach of the English
players.
WRENNS ATTACK ELDER DOHERTY.
It was evident that the wrenn brothers at this
early stage In the match were concentrating
their attack on the elder Doherty to try to wear
him out. The younger Doherty. perceiving this.
often covered part of his brothers court This
was especially noticeable when the Wrenus
would lob. for Little Doherty'' would invari-
ably play all lobs in the centre and slightly to
one side of his brothers court.
The games kept going back and forth, with
each player striving with every ounce of skill
in his body to bring victory to his country
Each player his service till the ninth game
was reached. when the Dohertys broke through
Bob Wrenn's service. making the games 81
in their favor.
The gallery had practically allowed the
Dohertys the set. the Americans had far
failed to win a service of their opponents. but
with the bulldog tenacity that the Wrenns
are known to possess. they played like hends
in the tenth game, and by some beautiful lob
bing and hard smashing made the games five
all. amid the deafening applause of the gallery
With the games even up, the spectators
breathed a sigh of relief thinking that the
Americans had an excellent chance Of winning
the set, but this hope short lived. the
Englishmen drove George Wrenn's easy service
at the latter with great speed. he followed
it up to the net, and three drives into the net
and an out gave the Doherty brothers the game
at -.
With the score to ) against them. the Ameri-
iad To off in fba
first set. and tried with might and main to win
r. F. Doherty's serve. but after number of
heartbreaking rallies. in which the steady and
accurate net play of the English players was
opposed to the skiful and consistent back court
play of the Americans, the former prevailed, and
the Englishmen took the first set at 7-5. The
Dohertys were generously applauded for their
first victory.
AS in the previous set, Bob" Wrenn began
serving in the first game of the second set. The
Wrenns put lots Of dash into their play in this
so far the Doherty brothers while on the de-
fensive tried to force the play their Oppo-
nents, and were content to confine nearly all of
their back court play to hard driving strokes
to get the Wrenns to play the balls short and
give the Englishmen chance at a voIley posi-
tion after these short balls had been returned.
This they worked repea tedly, and, though the
Americans fooled them on several occasions, in
the long run the play proved effective
PLAY PLEASES THE GALLERY.
This style of game was spectacular from the
gallerys point of view as the play was varied
continually. On many occasions the four
players would all be at the net with the ball
travelling back and forth many times so fast
that the eye could hardly follow it before
poor stroke beautiful pass would end the
point The Wrenn brothers were varying their
game more than usual. and did not resort to lob
bing nearly much as had been their custom
heretofore when on the defensive.
The games in the second set ran along verv
much as they did in the first. for. after the
games reached ALL as in the previous set. the
Dohertys broke through Bob" Wrenn's ser
vice on two poor smashes by George wrenn of
comparatively easy balls after deuce had been
called. However. the Wrenns were not to be
downed without a struggle and won the fol-
lowing game by lobbing deep and then running
to the net and smashing the Dohertys' returns
for aces.
The Wrenns took the following game and
were within Of the set. but steady play by
the Englishmen made the game 8 ALL The
Wrenns took the following game only to again
have the Englshmen tie them at all George
wrenn lost the next game for his side by driv-
ing two easy lobs outside. giving the English
men the game at thirty. This was a hard game
to lose for the Wrenns, as with little more
care on the younger Wrenns part the game
would have been ST in their favor instead of
the reverse. The next game. which was the
last Of the set. was won by the Doherty brothers
after thirty-all had been called. due more 10
the poor lobbing on the part Of the wrenns
than any particularly good play on the part OF
the Englishmen.