Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

time. and in 1902 there we're Davis cup
matches here again. DR.. Joshua PIN and
the Dohertys. Reginald r. and Hugh l.,
came over to meet the Americans ct the
Crescent Athletic club grounds in Bay
Ridge. Again Whitman and ward and
Davis were on the team, and to it was
added William A. Larned. national cham
pion last year.
r. f. Doherty and Larned faced off in
singles fo- the first day and Whitman en-
gagged DR.. PIN. In both cases rain stopped
the matches after two sets. America was
jubilant because Larned was leading DOH
erty two sets to none and Whitman had
PIN the same way. However. the next
day. even after Larned got away in the
third set at love, the inimitable r. f.
took game after game from him and won
three sets in a row and the match. Whit
man. after losing a set to Or. PIN, took
one from him. On the same day Larned
defeated PIN and whitman beat Doherty,
so the cup again rested with America.
However, 10 finish out the string the
Dohertys won the doubles from Ward and
Davis after four sets.
British Lift the Bowl.
1t was at Longwood the year following
that the British lifted the bowl after some
very exciting incidents. For one thing the
Dohertys, who came over with the late
Harold S. Mahony. seemed to be due for
hard luck. While playing at Nahant i've
days before the matches r. F. Doherty
wrenched his shoulder and was unable to
do much with it. On the first day H. L..
Doherty faced Robert d. Wrenn and beat
him easily in straight sets. r. F. Doherty
defaulted his match to William A. Larned.
Then came the rain and for two days
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were unplayable. As the time crept on
r. F.'s shoulder got better and better, un-
til on the third day it was all right, or
nearly so. That saved the British from
having to put Mahoney in with II. l..
Doherty in doubles, a combination which,
through inexperlence in team play, doubt
less would have worked poorly.
The Dohertys played against the Wrenn
brothers, Robert and George L., jr., in IA
great match. The scores, If nothing else,
show what a struggle it was. America
won the first set after sixteen games and
the British the second after twelve games.
The third set ran to 81 and the visitors
took it, Then, through the stress, the play
let down and the Americans won the
fourth set. They were played out, though,
and the more confident visitors took away
hA1 80 = ehAo Wv AoR~hH 1ANN AA@1
the score two matches TO one for the
British and two singles still to come.
II. L. Doherty engaged Larned, and il
was a struggle of hopes and fears. Larned
lost a set at 63 and then carried off one
after fourteen games had been played
Then he lost a love set, but came back &c
win another at 60. The fifth set was 2
great struggle, with Larned aggressive. HI
was receiving his opponents service, will
the score A. and 15-40, w hen a bad decision
threw him off his game. A ball that wal
called wrongly because a ball boy OBJ
structed a linesman's view gave Doherty
a chance to get to deuce, instead of losing
the game then and there. And the Irish
man was able to make the most of thai
chance. The point was played over and
Doherty won the game. Larned won thu
next on his service, so that to this daS
there remains the idea that he would
likely have taken the set but for the acct
dent of the decision. However, he did no
win the set and Doherty did, thereby tax
ing the cup away. ,
Meantime, R.rF Doherty, injured Shout
der and all. was beating Robert Wrenn II
singles after a glorious five set struggle
Thus the United States won only one mattel
out of five and that by a default.
Belgium and France Challenge.
The year following, 1904, the Americans
had not gathered forces enough to try L
regain the cup. On the other side, Bel
GUM and France challenged for the trophy
1t was necessary to make new regulation
and the two challenging countries played
off a preliminary tie. Belgium won it. blu
was an easy victim to the holders in tin,
challenge tie.
1t was in 1906 that the United States sen
over a team made up of Holcombe Ward
Beals c. Wright. William ]. Clothier ant
William A. Lsrned. The Americans had t.
meet France in a preliminary match, Will
Australasia, which then challenged for tn
first time, had no match by reason Of a de
fault. The Americans made a clean SWEEP
of France, Ward and Clothier playing sin
giles and Ward and Wright doubles.
Then they met the Australasians Nor
man f. Brookes, Anthony F. wilding an,
w. Dunlop. the first two Of whom were 1
be heard of later. 1t is interesting to Sc
what the Americans did with Brookes an,
Wilding in singles that year. Larned dis
missed Brookes in straight sets, althoug.
the first one was long fought. going to II
12. He beat Wilding handily in straigh
sets. Wright also accounted for the twl
Australasians? but his match with Brookes
1910, 81, 1910. ga. certainly was unusua
enough. There were only two sets I'm Tn
Wilding- Wright match, as by that time a
was over. In doubles Ward and wrigh
put out Brookes and w. Dunlop after fou
sets.
Hard Fight I'm Singles.
Wright was not included in the single
in the challenge tie with the British play
ers. Ward was the American singles chan
pion and he played with Larned. However
the Dohertys and S, II. Smith accomplishe
a clean sweep. Larned again fought II. 1
Doherty to five sets, having the lead a
one time two sets to one. Smith dismisse
Larned rather more easily. Doherty ha
to go five sets to beat Ward in one single
match and Smith took care of Clothier /
the other. Clothier played on the final da
because Of the death OF Wards slste
The Dohertys played a magnificent fly
set match in the doubles against Ward an
Wright. With the score two sets-all. n
final went to fourteen games before III
British got the points.
In 1896 back went the Americans agai
France, Belgium and Austria had cha
lenged but did not send teams. so It asaI
was America against Australasia in II
preliminary tie. Brookes had gone nom
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