New-York tribune., 1899-07-25
TENNIS.
OPENING DAY OF THE LoNGwooD TOUR
NAMENT.
WEAK PLAYERS welded oUT-HuNTiNoloS
GOES DOWN BEFORE DAvIs-LARNEDs
BROTHER DISPLAYS EXCELLENT FORM

ppoTuER DISPLAYS EXCELLENT FORM
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BOSTON July 24-The Eastern championship lawn
tennis tournament began here to-day on the courts
Of the Longwood Cricket Club, just outside Oh .he
city Only the championship singles were s'ar'eu
to-day. but the entry list is so numerous ana 30
strong in this contest that the matches proise
more than the usual amount Of brilliant pay anu
thie tournament is certain already to rank next "
the Newport championship meeting IN lmPor'"i00
this season. ...
pos,aos the usual strong list OF Harvard experts
and Boston players of more than ordinary SKILL
,be entry list this year includes representatives
from the South the West Canada. New-iork an"
philadelphia The play this week also promises an
oxceI,ent comparison Of the older players with the
modern school. for Campbell and Huntington. the
veteran experts who were once at the top Oh the
tennis ladder OF fame. have entered the douoes'
and Huntington also entered the singles hunt
,pe,on,s first match against Davis was the feature
of the first days play. and all attention was CEN
,red on their court. The general opinion was that
Davis would have 10 play the game OF his life 10
heat the famous Huntington and an exciting Dattie
was looked for. The poor showing OF the veteran
therefore. was big disappointment, and to no one
mora than to himself Davis showed his usual re-
markable speed both In drives of the ground and IN
overhead volleying and Huntington found 1t diff
cult 70 keep UP with the pace. II was the young
Harvard experts puzzling service, however, that
proved TO be Huntngton's Waterloo, and ne fouho
II impossible gauge this accurately or 10 re-
turn 1t safely within his opponents court. DAVIS
followed his erratic delivery up to the net quickly
and Huntington either failed to return the ball or
popped It up for Davis to kill almost every time
Three straight sets taken by tho Harvard
man. and Huntington retired disgusted
LARNED BROTHERS WIN EASILY.
Iarned disposed of his first adversary with little
difficulty while his young brother who has oios-
somed for the first time In out or town 'oulna-
ments. also took his first opponent into camp
after an interesting match. A crowd gathered
around the court OF the young expert whose play
resembles so much that of his famous brother
and every one predicted for him as brilliant
career on the courts the older brother mas mad
For several hours before he played his match' the
older Larned practised with his brother ana
coached him on how to make his best strokes
When he came to play Edgar Wrightington. the
old Harvard halfback. he was in excellent form
and ran away with three su@isnl se'S "A'ei '
DAVIDSON. the Southern champion, who came on
from Washington to play in this tournament; met
and defeated young Grant the Columbia inter
scholastic champion from NeW- York. oy Int. tnree
ses So 10 oupneyed from Chicago for this meeting
was not so fortunate. ana lost 10 George T WIena
one SINCE It Supposed that rE Wrenn N was Sdd Gady
while the facts proved to be exactly reversed.
THE DOUBLES BEGIN TO-DAY.
will begin and the winners In this event Will rep
rasent the Eastern section Of the country at New
port next month in the final series of matches for
the National championship in doubles. Ward ana
Davis are strong favortes for this honor. but they
will have a powerful combination 10 dispose OF In
Campbell and Huntington, the veteran tEatn ma !
held the National championship in doubles tor TWO
| years. ,. - ..,, ,aoros an
tered in this e9n'es es sst and Davdson
| Little and Hawes and the Larned brothers one
match in doubles was played TINS a1tern3on @ H. pTt b
this was only one set OF the postponed hna matcn
in the Middle States championship tournament, leIt
over from the Orange meeting three weeks aso.
In the finals there Davis ana bToke when the
| score stood at two sets to one for the iarVardd
team The fourth set was played on once more
| winning the last set by e-S, and the match by oy
"a e 2G SO Hackett and Allen a, biosSe nave sinSs ans
they will represent that section OF the country ai
| Newport next month: The Eastern winners s VIII VIII
probabiy be Ward and Davis. The play today was was
| fakcn as an augury OF success for the Eastern
team at Newport, The full scores OF to-days open
ing matches follow;
Championship singles preliminary round-E r. Marin ss
seai rbacSer a. snhW 81 81, e-i; D. r Davis beat P
Huntington 6a % 81 F. Ware wsfs ees' heat ga
Master aI,.sG.S s-1 2s s- s S i 4. wnsoS S beat T.
Fes.enden % e-i "a "a; J. p Pare, beat beat Afrea s
SGa%%n sLn Ia ia "a d; s Pier r. beat % wipar
Ia e-i e- e5 G.; b. Wilson beat D. g. Jns,She
g$ "a SS4 81; r Ralph H iitSn MoKi,rcE beat p n Rseher
e. "a Is a. y r. T. bSdIoHs biRsS Gsss Ssa, = q q stroud
SS First s1 rcuDdHolcoub Ward aOatIsy Cabot "a
81; g /. &reHn j5. beat v; $ BOND s-4 sy4t sSS
Rams. beat p wkle. - "a - Rrsarey wrsst ssst
beat g cc,bsg Rrowa IF So e. 50 %. j. r. Carpenter
,r beat j. s. Morris, 6-3 l2-i4. e-S. O.