The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-04

IDEA Of DEFEAT
Of WRIGHT

LONDON, July BOB. c. Wright's
defeat in the recent English tennis
championships at the hands of A. F.
Wilding, the New Zealand crack,
came as something of a surprise, for
the American was in shape to defeat
any save the stoutest opponents.
The story of the match Is told in the
London Field. The writer takes up
the match at the conclusion of the
second set:
1.-TWO questions touching resources
then presented themselves. Had
Wright enough stamina left to con-
tinue the close-quarter attack with
the same sprightliness? Had Wild
ing, in actuality, been restraining
his ardor with view to a subse
quent rally, which was to win him
the three last sets? There is much
more in first-class lawn tennis than
strokes and tactics.
Definite answers to these ques-
tions were not forthcoming until the
third set was well under way. But
there was an indication in the first
game. Wilding was visibly bracing
in his anxiety to hustle he served
two double faults-while Wright, not
quite so precipitate in his advances
made three consecutive losses from
behind the service line Wilding's
final reply was decisive and he reach
ed vantage and subsequently game.
But the American renews his volley-
ing campaign in the next game, deft-
ly assaults Vikings backhand cor
ner and wins it from Is.
"The service dominates the next
two games and both might have been
secured to love but for a double
fault on the part of Wilding. The
colonial leads at 3 to 2, but Wright
pulls him back; the volleying of both
men is drastic and only one all is
lost in each game He leads at to
3. Then comes the first crisis of the
match, a great struggle for the eighth
game. To prevent the possibility o.
straight set defeat Wilding real
ICES that its capture is essential;
WRIGHT is equally alive to its impor
lance. After deuce there is a tire
mendous rally. The American looks
to have scored with a fine chop drive
down the side line, nut the ball is
picked up and the rest renewed
Finally Wilding scores by a cross
yolley. He takes the game, leads
to 8, has his own service to follow
and is most favorably placed. HI
is soon at forty love in the nintl
game and is out from Is
"Shrewd judges then realize tina
Wilding was profting by his self-im
posed restraint in the first two sets
that Wright was beginning to tir,
and that this reserved stamina ough
to prevail in the long run. We ma
recognize this fact without in an,
way detracting from Wrights bril-
liant assault, acknowledging, toe
that his coup was nearly crowned b,
success and would doubtless hav
achieved that end against any oppC
nent less robust than the New zea
| lander.
d Wright has a harder physiqu
than any other American volleye
and bore no outward traces of veal
y On the contrary, he served and vo
leyed brilliantly at the beginning {
the fourth set, leading 2 to 1. Blu
y the squirt, added to his previous el
ertions, exacted its penalty littl
= later. The second crisis arrived i
the fifth game, Wilding having wo
the fourth, his own service to love
J. Wright struggled to vantage thre
times, hut his race to the net was
shade less brisk each time, and
enabled Wildng who displayed niue
D GOODNESS, to find more room for h
passing shots. We saw Wllding no