New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11
E.P. lARNED Wins TROPHY
Defeats Charles M. Bull, Jr., on
EngIewood Courts.
FIERCE RALLIES THE RULE
Victor Spends First Set Finding
Opponents Weakness, Then
Takes Next Three.

In four-set match which was remark
able for fierce ranes. hard hitting anu
sharp net work Edward - Iarneo won
the challenge cup final OF the Engiewooo
Field club tournament yesterday iron"
Charles NJ Bull. jr.. Of the Crescent Atm
letc club The full tally in favor Oh
Iarped was As. 81. H. S-S, and he got
an ovation from the large gallery OF So
cieiy people who gathered TO see the
match 4 feature of Larneds play was
his net work. for whenever he could lie
darted in for a Kill, and though he was
erratic q great many times he brought of
some splendid shots.
AS the players took the court those VINO
sat around and who thought they had
form pretty pat voiced the opinion That
1.arned would win easily, and they were
surprised when Bull led in the first set
and finally won with g.. BY that ume
Iarned had learned lot about the Cres-
cent man. principally that he had weak
backhand or. at least that he was inaccu-
rate when hitting that way Then Larned
fred all his shots to the wrong side OF
Bull ana the plan was so eHeCllNe tih'
I,arned secured the set easily at 81
With a set apiece. then came the real
test in the third one. Bull had learned
that by driving fast to the centre OF the
court I.arned was not so kcNr on tho re-
turn. so the Crescent man hii straight
for the middle line Witt good sound
smashing he led l.arned. and AT one time
was within an ace Of the set That was
when he was IS and iolo hut by fierce
net wallops I.arned pulled up and Won the
game. making the tally all. It was
Cive-and-take sort n play to the end OF
the set hut Larned was just able TO scratch
out winner al IL
II seemed 10 he the turning point rally
In the match. for though Bull never gave
up till the last stroke. i'm the next Larned
with his short volleys led Bull all the way
and won Al IS Larned Is younger
brother Of William \. Harmed. the national
champion and on account Of being away
I'm Mexico has not figured in local tennis
since 1909. when he ninth on the rank
ing list and in 1907 he was seventh.
The top section of the doubles semi-fnal
was occupied by Hackett and Gardner
against Shafer and Grant. No sooner had
The court been cleared Of the singles than
they came out and settled down to very
lively tusse Hackett and Gardner had 100
much speed for the other pair. and they
won with the score of o. 6-S. Larned
and Benr were opposed by Bull and Mart6
in the lower section. and as Larned and
pull were SADLY in need Of a rest they dd
not come out for a while after the other
match The first set went TO Larned Snd
Rehr al IS and keeping M the same
speed they quickly annexed the second set
~ "a Just then the moon was beginning
20 neep over the Palisades and as the
final had 10 he played the players agreed
~ nlaV the best two out Of three sets. IN
stead of best three out OF FIVE. as the rules
called for II was the fastest doubles
match ever seen at Engewood, Larned s
vol,eving and cross-court shots being the
main feature Though HacKett and Gard
rer made game battle. they were forceo
n give way. and Larned and Benz won NJ
. Is II was announced that the
,,omen's events were postponed until some
time in August.
The summary follows
Mems singles (Enelewood Challenge cup fnal
ropnSl-r T Larned defeated Charles NJ Bull
r 4-e. 6-1. IL. Ga ,, t,.ro,a :,
Hsckett and Carleton r. Gardner defeated Q. =
shsfer and Wylie &. Grant. e. . + - %
Larn sr, ana n q Has MARIN r. re- IS "a
Final round-E p. Lsrned AND Kari n. nep'
defeated Harold 81 Hackou and carleton ~
Gardner. 8 2 b-S
During the week four crack doubles TOOK
rart IN a round robin contest given by the
Pockawav Hunting Club William A.
rarned. the national singles champion. had
his brother. Edward r. partner and
the pair never once sustained a defeat
p y Little and Carleton r. Gardner were
haired. and they came out second with
TWO victories and one defeat, while George
Urenn and W. J. Clother made third with
one victory and two defeats. Niles and
Dsbne,. the other pair failed TO win a
match
The match against the Larneds wss the
only one taken of Little and Gardner, and
they beat Wrenn and Clothier. 1o-s 1e-s.
All the matches won by the Larneds went
n three sets. the score against Little and
C;ardner being So. Sc. 60. Against Wrenn
and Clothier the Larneds made a. -
81 and against Niles and Danney the tally
70, the Larneds was So, 80 %.
In the final OF the surbiton Tournament,
in England. Anthony +. Nhdlns, the Ia
NOUS Australian was beaten by G. p.
Dixon. three sets TO one. Wilding made a
very Door showing. He is said 10 have a
mao leg as the result Of d motor cycle acct
dent 1t is doubtful if he Will play at
Wimbledon 10 defend his title.
An entry list Of unusual class is already
assured for the metropolitan lawn tennis
championship. held by William A. Larned,
which will begin next Saturday, June H.
on the turf courts OF the West Side Lawn
Tennis Club. 23sth street and Broadway.
I.vle +. Mahan, one of the committee. an
nounced Yesterday that Beals C. Wright
Wallace r. Johnson, Nathaniel w. Niles
Gustave T. Touchard. Frederick G. Inman.
RAYMOND p. Little. Edwin +. Larned. Karl
H. Behr and CarltonsR. Gardner, together
with the Wrenn brothers, in the doubles
and Harold II. Hackett had sent in their
names as competitors.