New-York tribune., 1907-08-27
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Larned and Hobart Play To-day
Youngster an Final.
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Navvnor. Arr 2s-The field Of the all cor1erV
national lawn tennis championship singles mar
rOwed down TO four players to-day. the NUMBER
being equally divided between veterans and the
younger aspirantS for the hOnOrs. In the top max
William A. Larned and Clarence Hobart were tne
survivors, while below them Robert Leroy ana
Henry II. AIOIlenhauer came through As the list
stands tonight the final must bring young e1-
pert against one of the more experienced wtelders
of the racket and William j. Clothier made
no attempt to get out on the courts to-day Ior
practice this final will carry with it the chaupion-
ship title of the year.
So well have all Of the four men been playing
that the result is bv no means certainty Larned
and Hobart each musters a host or supporters,
and the younger players are not left alone. Tor
many expect that another upset Will go on ths
records before the tournament reaches a close ana
the decision of the titIe
In only or the matches to-day was there a
wavering of form and the result in doubt for q
time. That occurred in the match in which Car
Hobart met the young player OF the Unfver.
sity of Pennsylvania. w F. Johnson Inc latter
proved 70 be expert with cut strokes, and theSe
nearly overcame the veteran 1t was more on his
powers of endurance than anything else that Ho-
bart won. for the youth, who is another or tne
Karl H. Benr type was easily I'm the ascendant
on his play. Hobart lasted through i've long and
trying SETS and with plenty Of strength lefS capt
6-4 6-3 81. 81. s.
The other matches, with the exception OF that OF
Henry III. Molenhauer against Semp Leroy Russ
the Texan. went out in regular. one. two. three
order.
William A Larned proved the master Of young
Herbert L. WestfaH in every department OF the
game. The veteran played his game very softly
and he never allowed his strokes 10 take on power
unless he had a clean opening for a pass Ihls
was not according the way in which WeStfaL
likes to play He wanted the hard driving ana
volIeviuC game but Iarned would have none OF IT,
and made short work WestfaIl. making him
pay his way 10 the tune OF 6-3, 81, o-V- Mol
lenhauer and Russ fought out their match as II a
Texas hurricane was raging They were all over
the court. and the Texan made things go with a
whizz for his drives splendidly placed through
four long sets OF 1fty-tvO games before Mollen-
hauer Won at 64 11-9, 81, ST
Robert Ierov the intercollegiate champion OK
Columbia was fortunate in finding Richard H.
Palmer in the court opposite to him on an of day.
for the player who the beginning OF the tourna-
n1ent defeated Karl H. Behr easy 70 beat
Try as he would. Palmer could not get his gait,
and lost at So So, 6-2
Late in the afternoon w F Johnson won a na-
tiona1 title himself in the interscholastfc BY
defeatfn Arthur Sveetzer the Harvard repre-
sentative in four sets All but one or the sets
touched deuce. with the Pennsylvania playing
superbIy all the way and finally scoring after some
lively rallies at 7-5. 6-3. 7-9. IS.
Conditions were improved to-day When the
plavers took the courts the turf had been nursed
into prime condition. while linesmen and uulptres
offfciated in every match The gallery was on
narrowing of the field TO the four who will meet IN
the semi-fnals-
In every way the Hobart-Johnson contest lived
I'D 10 the post Of honor held the main stretch
of turf before the grandstand-
All con1ers tournament Cafth round)-w. A Larnsd de-
feated H L Westfan. e-3 81 60: Clarence % H23a5,
hauer defeated SenD 6-4- 11-9. 6-4. r.
Leroy defeated r Fl. Palmer. 60 6-2. e-2