Evening star., 1924-08-17

William Renshaw holds the distinc-
tion of having won the title a greater
number of times than any other.
Seven years he was the victor, a
record that has been equaled in this
country by William A. I.arned, who
won the national championship that
number of times. For six years in
succession Renshaw reigned supreme.
from 1881 through 1886. 1t was in
the latter year that the challenge
round was introduced, In which the
winner Of the tournament of the pre-
vious year did not have to play
through, meeting the winner of the
tournament in the challenge round.
Renshaw defeated III. F. Lawford
in the challenge round in 1886. The
following year he did not defend his
title and Lawford, the winner of the
tournament. became the champion.
h. Renshaw won the all-comers in
1888 and then defeated Lawford for
the title in the challenge round In
1889 he lost it to his brother after
the latter had won the alk-comers.
Others Have Won often.
Yhe famous Doherty brothers Of
England and the late Anthony F.
Wilding of Australia follow Renshaw
in the number of victories won.
Hugh l.. Doherty was champion for
five successive years. beginning with
1902 and ending with 1906. Regi-
nald +. Doherty, regarded the better
player of the two and who defeat ed
his brother regularly in private
matches. reigned as the best at VIM
bledon from 1897 to 1900. Norman
f. BrOokes, the famous Australian
veteran, whose victory over Francis
Hunter at, Wimbledon this year ere
ated a sensation, won the all-comers
in 1905 and lost to Doherty in the
challenge. round. Two years later the
Anzac again won the all-comers and
this time became champion, as
Doherty did not defend his title. The
same year Brookes and Wilding. one
of the greatest doubles combinations
in the history of the game, won the
doubles. tournament also and assumed
the title when S. H. Smith and F. l..
Risely did not defend.
Seven years later Brookes won THE
title in singles for the second TINA,
defeating Wilding in the challenge
round, bringing the four-year reign
Of his countrymxn to an end. Wild
ing was champion in 1910, 1911. 1872
and 1913. During the war not only
the singles title but the doubles title
as we'll remained In the Antipodes, for
Brookes and Wilding repeated their
victory of 1907 in 1914, defeating H.
Roper Barrett and c. p. Dixon in the
final. Wilding also won the doubles
twice with another partner, 81. j. G.
Ritchie. In 1911 this team lost the
title to the famous French pair, Max
Decugis and Andre Colbert, the two
outstanding players developed in
France until the rise to fame of Jean
Borotra and Rene Lacoste.
Two L. 3. Pairs score.
Until Vincent Richards and Francis
T. Hunter Won the doubles title this
year only one American combination
had been successful in the. challenge
round. In 1920 r. Norris Williams.
I'd. and Charles S. Garland, members
of the United States Davis cup team
won their way through the all-comers
and then defeated r. V. Thomas and
Pat O'Hara Wood of Australia in the
challenge round. In 1901 Dwight F.
Davis. donor of the Davis cup. and
Holcomhe Ward. members of. the
United States team that went over to
defend the cup against the English,
won the all-comers, but were defeat
ed by the Dohertys in the challenge
round. c. Hobart, an American. pair
ed with H. A. NiSbet in 1898 and 1899
and won the all-comers, but they also
bowed to the famous Dohertys in the
challenge round.
The Dohertys won the doubles title
eight times. With the exception of
the year 1902, they held it continu-
ously from 1897 through 1905. Be-
tween the two they also held the sim
giles title from 1897 to 1906, with the