The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-26
LARNED HOLDS TENNIS TITLE
DEFEATS CHiLLENGER M MY
N FIVE SET warren.
Ghampioa's s,ronk Piacing Game Ne
spensible for victory over Par'nr
Coast Player Record of winner
scores. % Q, $50. % 80 ..


NEwPoRT. X I. Aug IS Willtsm
/ IArned to-day non the national lawn TENNIS
championship In singles for the SiNth 'lm"
/ In the challenge match Of the ihirtie'h all
Corners tournament a. the defending cham
pion IATned defeated his challenger
! Thomas q. Rundy. tho Pacinc Coast doubles
4 champion. IN Ave last and ErnelIln. -~''
/ by tho score 81. -. 90. l lha'
the victory was not IN any Senss an over
| whe'ming one was Indicated in tho total
| of the point score for which larned receiN~i
! IsI points to ~ for his challenger. ar
. f.rer - Of eigh' points To- the rst. M vide
margin when their length ~ considered
That n was he strength "i the champion
: placing game that oNsrram~ his doughty
/ little challenger II evident from The Analysis
totals ~ IArned scored niiy-ihr"" aces
: at placement to twenty seven Tor bnhhb
TN outs and nets there MAS no great an
4 ference. while on service aces Bundy hnd
/ the advantage bysto. That Larn"d should
b be played ~ CLOSELY amazed the crowd.
which WAS the largest that has assembled
/ here
There we're many times in the progress
! Of the match when Iarned. with all OF hts
| two decades OF experience. yielded POSITION
/ 10 tho TENTS and forcing tactics OF MS
voun ger opponent The Young challenger
/ PLAYED thrilling tennis all the way To the emu
But u was again the "as. ot = tired PLAYER
Who had passed through eight rounds 81
hard tournament play meeting standing
out Champion ~ho came fresh 10 the Tray
. Iarn-I a. the winning champion
-urpa--.- all other records IN this or any
other country uf IN" glob" 40 holding
champion lie has nov won the wv" Tor
iau 1870, isl7 aud inclusive ~ the present
wear u. has nkeNi-e been the winner
more times than any other PLAYER
There ~er. periods when BhndN "h'-
pI.vrd IArncd much to The di-comhtur"
B If the Champion This happened especially
+ m The fourth set at Witch larned MAI"
determined EFFORT To end the match, on'N
to find himself beaten IN In his attaCk
/ only a wear ago the sam" players ir1in
| california made their DEBUT on tNI' ~.
the courts of the West are oi HsphuH hhh
CLAW Their record with the slight eNperI
enc - all IN" more HoteWorthy, anu hisn.
pf he experts spec uht"~i Nc 70 Nue. - -
have bsen the outcome TO-DAY hah ah ~"
4, ~. ,hn ,Hampinn who led 81 with n"
~sr't"" m IN" np"nihS E,mr .Sn.c,ins
speedy returns. and - hN errors o I'ns'
4 and dir'S''ion the gam" M"ht 70 hthFn
What ne champion would do WIN re -p'h
/ ntny 'wl-,ing service IT The californian
| then .Nvited lively int"r"-' Tor Az INC o'n"r
! PLAYERS had found u a ir"uh'r-1rnr 'n'ns 80
d.alNrh IlTnsd was NO exception "a ~.
! he was "a Mid on hi t'r-' returns oi ~" nall
! thu. ~. ruMd chssr,si Hund' Nheh u" MN
l lie game lslisN uE ihaf 'hff" w Ai' 49,
| IN. aunih.r reversal IN -'orr for th"tn bnt
! the challenger MAS mo- AZ nl~ N.su.' ~
/ Tins 49, lie appeared unahl" '? eaLsr u y
! court and consequently armed re"t~l on
he we straight games necessary Tor 'hr "e'
RWnIv Lonnsd hts mascot hat. an old
yra, f.l, w,tE " id.. nr.m. NJ ia" b-giuninS
/ ~ ih,. second Sri. Tor the -Iii hal b"guh -
/ beat down On IN" court and th- ta-, NotN
| OF ~. men was is'iguiuy under W. TsN~
Wh.r her > ua- he hat or hat bundv had
4 settled into hi- gam" makes li''Ir %, H.Irl
il'. ,-san - play Isl, ,,c s,' IN. rhsmp,on
br., and a. Bundv came 20 the Me- Tor nos
! thrilling ~un-h~S l.arn"d b"san To CAV
Rnniv -sn, a fu-illad~ Of shot: through
the champion court ana Sot-d ne MS
rvo game. i"ad,ns at -, .2' zane Ssa
! IArned me, him m a series 81 rallies IN Nhch
| the younger PLAYER accomplished some ION
GET ~ Iarned's PLACED drives that ceu--d
the gallery 10 show i'- AppinNA w 49,,
and applau-~ By the haId"s' ,, ms - al
and hold them ?" s. all aud Tor temporary
Again Eundy dashed Tor IA" ne', hiring
-, - ~. t.rr,r.. t0Ver tina, 'h- alifornian ne
I ali bi-UIny Ntfh the rp-ult that on's more
the hampion welded, BundN Tor lns 'hIp ., 4
rfoS Va-a ftTkltSh po-'ton ioT iaThrI
"A. he hsd not wanted long "un'"-' Hhi ~
-a'tling INTO ,arctuI driving gam -
brought the games TO deuce a. hll hhh,N
was NOT To- I've denied however. and a. he
flashed ths ball through "a ~" n"N ~ -
games Iarnrd va h"a'en IN AMI 'h~ ~
vi, Iarn.d turn ~ seek mascot
and he found " IA - bin" SIX .ap ths, ~.
borrow ed from hafil" SanI-. W" 800.
. tlaysr The crowd laughed ~ nm a" ne
Appeared IA a. hut lnrned went 70 sotk
and IN 'hi- -a' the third. b" hogan '" inhh"
hi- drives md 'he mark deep a. ~" ha-e
line Tn. champion wa- oltl",thk nc s
Challenger nov ami a. be ran y" w" ROM
ats love Bundv Vas suffering ron lhtIsnr
The task vas too much Tor MN ahu a. i"
needed res more than the ~ he prac'iChllf
, lot II go. With the result that IHThed '"oH
Thsi rhe respite hid refreshed Bundy
: as a, ones, noticeable lie vas NJ y" NE
! n,i once more forcing his adversary ON ot
. po-tlou and -motherIns IN" returns lhHr
/ Ear,.I en-, 10 MIN lie Wns outplaNing
! the champion and - ~" Hs'l"tN tr".,L,Si
! that here Wa challenger w" Nnl'i ,sll,
our With all 'he strength he p"ser-~'d lh.,A
80 Inn cheer after .h--t bu' hundy
! Vas working win n desperation 1i -p%"i
| which Whrl" y "h- Ho"d lnt I'S' a. 3D..
| first lstdoNn on his part lHrn~h Ha- teiuN
| With 'hos. effective" ph--s'- n Nhl'h y"
/ pla,ed IN. hall - veil that he balanced W."
| safn.. AZ : ali and held them even 90 ; all
! despit- Bundy smashing anu NoHeNlhE ia
} the hopes Of breahtng through
| IaTn.I adroI1ly -tanm~'i ~" td" aEslh~t
! him Tor the newt two games a. ea,h lobb~d
sItsn-ivsly aud dr"v" WIN t"nihN lnr =
for plao "m.n' hInIn We -. ,htr,,rnih
/ game he broke fhrOuSh lArh'%l -"IN "
! for hts only iovc game oi ~" MAJ men
he went strongly az w" '"1""''"" "''' ~
| smashing took IN" -e' n, -,
| IL vas the nnal flashing OF HundY. how
ever IA. Could not stand IN" strain ni "
such matches a. that AGAINST b"Al- NtiSht
ami then against IArned On Cons"' uti' .
DAYS Ills racquet arm seemed para'NIrd
a. IN, tried 20 play ba"h handsr- IN me de-
| !, ,diny nf,h ss' !, va u-ele-- Iarn~1
uu,'k 20 $50. tho weakness. shot ~" ball
! u.r.,.,.n,ly TO that side and after Bundy
/ hal rap'ur.,I the hrst gam" I.hrn~t easily
! Won -iN IN rapid -uc"e~-ion that Afain
lin he'd his holding Of tho title
| Altogether tho mAt"h provided sp"'-
,,ruiaT and worthy ending Of ~" iourna %
/ tneni and IN Bundy -.playing The No-i shows
( that Il ha- y player that - OF the top class
The .roic OF the match 10y sets and points
| follows
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