The sun., 1908-08-30
LARNED IS TENNIS CHAMPION
FOR FOURTH TIME ne WINS
NATIONAL TITLE.

Beais wrIght. the Challenger. Is Outpiayed
and Outguessed, Making q Worthy itght
In the Third Set Oniy-Larned Proves
Himself 20 BE Surely Our Best Man.
NEWPORT, Aug. 2s-For the fourth time
William A. Larned added his name TO the
| line OF American tawn tennis singles cham
pions to-day. He defeated the challenger.
Beals {. Wright, former champion, In
straight sets, 6-I 6-3, SIS. In every sense
| his victory was earned. and there was not
| moment during which l.arned failed to dis-
! play TO the fullest extent the beauty OF hts
stroke and splendid tactics. Only the dashing
! vigor of Wright saved the composition from
dropping to dulness.
| The manner in which the veteran 1.arned
| achieved the result impaired an Impressive
lesson that with all OF the flirting with chop
and new tangled cut strokes on the part OF
the younger groups of rising talent that the
| old hard hitting and steady game is unoeat-
able In the hands OF a master. The nnish
with which Larned executed his shots made
them appear absurdly easy and made Wright
/ appear TO lie playing without form.
| In his nearly twenty years OF competing
Iarned has learned the lesson OF fnesse
Wright all too frequently was lured OF POSI-
! tIon. falling blindly into the pretty pitfalls
, which Larned built up fot him out OF the
rallies. only finding at the end that he was
far wide Of the shot that Larned sent perfectly
| through his court for the point.
IL Is doubtful II Larned ever has been on his
game SO perfectly as he was in this contest
to-day. from the opening service Larned
at all times was successful In protecting his
court He compelled Wright TO 60 upon Inc
| defensive. His shots winged 10 the side
lines and his deep driving. splcndidly sus-
tanned, held the challenger back from the
net. l.arned handled Wright's chop strokes
and his twisting service without waverine.
it was tho third set that contributed the
crack tennis. Then there were exciting bits
Of volleying as each closed up to the net.
with Wright getting into close range under
high lobs The champion kept boring through
| for placement. while Wright blocked Oh some
! OF the returns at the net and held his own
his breast that he. was again to Win the cham;
pionship It named then; But the Iesoursetni
sp tfcs shss
oughly mlslead Wright that the latter went
Ihs soadisoss fSf The match were al u thss b
o about Tss on q cheer
poor. Il tie ars. game r. made three nsi; -;
But the next game found him steady. He
H oaii past a his Challenger occasionally making
/ beautiful Jobs to the base line as Wright tr'ed
| 10 gain the net.
Only one game of this set found the points
toucning at deuce. as the left handed Wright
! trioked his opponent by passing him with
snSI Of the .ess Sen the
Inc, champion started the Service IL the
up to bis formidable position at the, net and
In the third game he broke through Larneds
the 'Gr aame Rneh s ssye him
| lead OF 2-l. Larned was taking no chances
| Of the set each game was filled with loobfnf
Wright. as both he and Larned fought stub
torniy for the place Of vantage at the bar
The fnesse Of Larned at this stag. vss v.ssss
the keynote of his work. lie crossed the
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did dfSVa the poi points It touch @ deuoe H"s g. 'n'
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one IL o %sieh seiHeH slepsd d. I aens
fully and passing the champion WRIGHT
The ohallenr was alert to the " lily tactics
for openings did not do SO well as earlier
m led in the third game 81 asss but
h' he net VIII With "a rush @ 1e FOR pow powerful smash
| BY, smashing with perfect aim out OF the
rallies lSned went to the front. front at sf
Wright was on the spot for Larned's return
Of his service and he placed and passed the
seep'S% sees Out Of long rally E in The sixth game
side while Larned was spread ea aging at The
the gallery and afforded evidence that Wright
was steady enough to be a menace to the
The TWELFTH. game Of the Get Wright scored
Of love against he champion. Tho four PLACE
shots By which he won Il nere Sazzlins, f3r
the net. With a love game against him and the
set S a. AZ Ia hefnea hir AWAKENED 70 ~hat might
0'is Hs dspiiessed @ %iisA.. shot. for pl.e.m.n.
~ tnd tAs9 spsn: SE
the snal point BY low pass along his fore
*f:ss :ss ...;'.!-tss. j.; J. s.,.,. faults.
outs. !, nets, s. places Q; passes, Z; snnashes. 2
Wright, :eryiss.wop: CIV. !; lost, >; double fault, l;
1,sssa kliss1 81 g. ssss iESs
,s rned .e,ySswcn lost + double fault Il
@hght. sc!visesWon, ]: io:t. 5; double fault, IL
Htsss HFisss 81. $:'...;s;s.,t M j.. Sss Ss4s #
outs H. nets is places. ii; passes, /; smsshes. d
aces |.
Wright. service-won. 8: lost, 2: double fault. I:
outs 10; nets o. places. 7; passes. .; smsshes. 1:
Umplre-FredeEIck 8. Msnsneld: Judge of foot
faults.Rchard Stevens. Foot faults called-On
LArned. a.: on Wright. T.
National champlonshp slnyies.chsllenge round
Wright challenger. 81. eaS 50
Consolation SlnGlcs-Semi. nnal round-L. NJ.
Burt defeated William II. Conne1l 81. Ga.
Final Round-i- N. Burt defeated q. ". C.
Thomas Jr. e-z. IS,