New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
LAWN TENNIS.
LNarned and Whitman Improve, o"f
Hard and Ware Tie Them.

Before a gathering of spectators that was rerfii-
-7iscent Of the lawn tennis matches OF the ln'e
rfonsl series of a year ago the pair OF CHAIN
William A. Larned and Malcolm d whitman met
-. Ty-.-d veterans Holcomhe Ward and Leon
.-d = Ware Yesterday the courts OF the Cres-
cent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge. FROM 'he pc
ginning Of the contest TO the time when the 1aolls
light caused a postponement of further play tne
three thousand spectators were treated TO display
Of tennis of the highest class. The enCnls was o'
st all satisfactory however. for each side had won
TWO sets and even at five games an hucii
interest centred in the match, as Wc1orS ioi
Ward and Ware brought them into a lie Win Lar
ned and Whitman for the first honors OF tne 'oui
,a,,e,r II IS expected that the match Will be IN
4sbed surely by tomorrow, and IN case OF tte
second match will be played TO decloe tne "4iict
of the meeting. The score was: o. 80 80 %
5-all.
and whitman had improved over the form 1hey
had shown in their previous contests Inc Oke'I4!5
set was an exhibition Of strong, STEADY pId oh '4e
mart of Ward and Ware against the clever anu
brilliant Individual work of Larned and whitman
x-he latter took the lead 2-1- but were Dea1eh
in the next two games because they were unequal
10 stopping the passes and crosscourt shols lL1'
Ward and Ware shot through their telTltof5- LAG
surprising feature Of both of these games Was 'i'
they were won by love scores Tie SIKH game
-yas long series OF rallies, and the points went
10 deuce three times before Ward and Ware TOOK
4be game on two finely executed shots, in which
he q
nv Ware 1t was this sort OF racquet pay "a, Ia
Ware excelled all through the contest ana Will Will
ne VS. afIa IN get near enough the net TO bring
off the shot always good Ior 6u5 p1tatt- I1t-
with Ward and Ware in the lead az - tHe 1esC
Of Iarned and Whitman was brousht out- ffI Iii
earned the next games by sheer lorce OF shIi1
and took the set at O.. .z-.. zh,-a
The tactics of the champions took de1nlte shape
in the second set Ward was heId at tne o@o 4Hced ID
the court as much possible ano ne was was l0TcTa T
20 bear the brunt of the attack; MheneveI 5 ,a6
got well up IN position for killing stroke Ldtleu
and Whitrnan lobbed TO send MN sculIlLLs
80 .ha haee line Even under these tactics the
Harvard pair held close TO the champions. at one
reeriod got the lead and the ninth game We're
within one stroke OF the set The champions never
LET IN in their hard hitting and again the
Of their work saved them 1t was eruelnhs
struggle but they finally won the set al -
WsTdss lobbng and the support that he received
from Ware were the main features OF the Ilru anu
fcurtb sets In the third set Larned and Nhitrnsn n
slacened their pace and tried to win the points py
variations Of speed in the delivery OF their returls
IN this they Were not successful. for Ward anq
Ware bothered themselves but little with the speed
Of the ball centring all effort to bring of the
points with q single stroke. They won the third
set al O. and after some sharp work also took
the next at IS The fifth set was not played unoer
the best OF conditions and the games We're won on
service in 10 the time of stopping play at 5-alL