Evening star., 1899-07-29
TENNIS AT LONGW0OD.
Eastern Championship Draw Large
Crowds.

eTo"us.
The eastern championship ma tches drew
a large crowd of lawn tennis lovers to the
grounds of the Longwood Cricket Club.
near Boston yesterday, and an unusual
amount of enthusiasm was shown over the
play of the experts. 1t is many years since
SO many champions were brought together
in any one tournament and the tennis-lov
ing public of the hub seems to appreciate
the treat that they are enjoying. Perfect
playing weather prevailed, and all of the
events went on rapidly under the guidance
of the energetic committee.
The championship singles. naturally the
most important event on the list. went
through its semi-firlal stages and when the
smoke of battle cleared away only two of
the contestants remained among the vic
tors. Larned and Davis. as had been pre-
dicted when the tournament began, are left
TO struggle for the right to challenge Cham
picn Whitman for the LcngWood cup and
they VIII play off the final match to select
the Challenger this afternoon. the cup
match being held over till Monday. The
sem!-npal matches in the eastern cham
ptonship doubles are also scheduled for to-
day, and the finals will also take place
Monday
The full scores of the day follow:
Championship singles tthird roundl-G L.
Wrenn, jr., beat Holcomb Ward. Ca CO
4-6, 4-6 6-1; d. F. Davis beat ]. P. Paret
8-2. 81. 6-S; w. a. Larned beat Kenneth
Semi final round-D. F. Davis beat G. L.
Wrenn. jr., 6-3, Ca, 6-S, Ga; w. A. Lar
ned beat B. c. Wright, O.. 11-9. 6+
Championship doubles tsecond roundl-M.
D. Whitman and G.. L. Wrenn, jr beat J.
b. Read and A. s. Pier, 6-4, 6-3 6-1: d.
+. Davis and Holcomb Ward beat Ralph
Mckiturick and S. P. Ware, e. G-l, %;
o. s. Campbell and r. P Huntington beat
e. r. Marvin and Alfred Goldman, $40
10, O.. 81, S6; B. c. Wright and c. R.
Budlong beat w. A. Larned and e. p. Lar
ned. 80, 6-3, 6-i. 81. -.
Handicap singles preliminary round)-E.
N. Wrightington tffteenD beat F. Bradley
tscratch). G-3, 81, 6-3; A. F. Fuller (half
nfteen) beat j. T. Paret lowe flfteen), 81,
defaulted.
First round-I. c. Wright (half thirty)
beat Alfred Goldman lowe fifteen), by de-
fault: Ralph Mckfttrick (scratch) beat II.
II. Whitman thalf thirty, 10-S, CO; F. 3.
Whittemore (fifteen) beat ]. S. Morris (half
ffteen), G-3, G-S. SO; J. Shea (thirty) beat
w. ]. Clothier tscratch|. 8-5, GO; E. n.
Wrightington (fifteenD beat J. B. Read
tscratch}. by default; A F. Fuller (half fif-
teenD beat G. B. Wilson (fifteenl, e. Pa
6-1; w. s. Bond (owe fifteen) beat p. Z.
Presbrey tScratch), by default; S. P. Ware
(half fifteen) beat A. B. Hitchcock (fifteen),
6-3, g.; J. r. Carpenter (scratch) beat
Holcomb Ward (owe fffteen) by default;
Kenneth Horton (scratch) beat C. B. VIII
bar (half fifteen), 81. 6-3, Sc; ]. c. Da-
wilson (owe fifteen) beat w. A. Hopkins
thirty1, G-S, 6-3, 60.
F. b. Whittemore Gifteen), 81, G-I: E N
Wrightington Cifteen) beat j. Shea (thirty),
G-3, go; y. F. Fuller (haif fifteen) beat w
s. Bond towe ffteen), O., go; J. r. Car
penter (scratch) beat W. c. Grant (scratch),
ID, g. 6-2; J. c. Davidson lowe fifteen)
beat Kenneth Horton (scratch), 2-6, GO,
Ga.
Consolation doubles preliminary round)-
X. Horton and p. E. Presbrey beat w e.
Putnam and E. N. Wrightington by default.
First round-R. d. Little and A. p Hawes
beat ]. S. Morris and E. A Stroud 6-3,
6-2; w. J. Clothier and ]. r. Carpenter beat
X. Horton and p. e. Presbrey, G-3, 6-2;
r. c. Seaver and A. f. Fuller beat c. r.
Budiong and B. C. Wright by default; j. F.
Paret and ]. c. Davidson beat B. +. Mer-
rill and A. Is. Hitchcock 81, 6-1.
Semi-final rouEd-w J. Ciothier and J.
R. Carpenter beat r. d. Little and A p
HaweS, ST, 1913