Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-26
EASTERN TENNIS TOURNEY.
4l.--' % ~L-
Thunderstorm Knocked Out Several
Big, Games Yesterday.


The eastern championship lawn tennis
| tournament was continued at the Long
wood Cricket Club near Boston yesterday
| morning and In the afternoon until heavy
| thunder shower drove the players into the
| clubhouse. The entire preliminary round of
| the championship doubles was completed in
the morning, and number of handicap
matches were also played off. but the most
important matches of the day, the four in
the third round of the championship singles,
were just starting when the rain inter-
rupted further proceedings.
In the morning the Wrenn brothers made
their first appearance together, and the
champion showed all of his former skill in
| handling balls overhead. Champion Mack
Whitman made his first tournament appear
ance of the week also, playing with Beals
Wright in the doubles and winning his first
match in the easiest possible fashion.
Yesterdays results were:
Championship singles, third round-G. L.
Wrenn. jr., VS.. r., D. Little, 81 ounfinish-
eD; w. A. Larned VS.. H. l. Foster. p
| unfinished.
Championship doubles. preliminary round
H. L. Ever and 1. c. Wright. Ga, CO
GO: w. A. Larned and NJ. G. Chace beat
S. M. Merrill and P. P. Sharpless. CO
80 g: H: H; Hackett and J. A: Allen
L. WrAnn. jr, beat J. H Williams, jr.,
and j. 8. Seabury, 6-1, 6-1, 6l.
Handicap singles, preliminary round-H
| L. Ever (owe 15) beat A L. WilIiston (owe
| half 49,. 90. e. Go: H. D. Montgomery
peat F. B; Whittemore (owe 80. Cd. Ct;
Kenneth Horton (owe 15) beat E. A. Taft,
1r. COVE half 15), by default.
First round-J. c. Davidson lowe 800 beat
G: A. Bramwen 90 by default: H. H.
Chandler (half 15) beat H. A. Davis (half
1o) by default.
Second round-J. P. Paret lowe 30, beat
w. f. Chace Q1alf 10 6-s. 60; C. B. VIII
Dor lowe half 15) beat H. H. Chandler (half
lo) 90. 81: Sumner Hardy (owe half 4O)
r. Fuller lowe 15) beat L. T. Wallis (half
15) Go, 6-1.
Meeting of Oarsmen Tonight.
meeting of the regatta committee of
| the National Association of Amateur Oars
| men will be held at the New York Athletic
| clubhouse, New York city. this evening, 1T
which 1t is expected that a decision will be
announced in the matter of sending the
American crews, which won the special
trial races at the recent regatta, to Paris
| to compete in the International regatta next
| month.
The crews which last week won the right
Wachusett Boat GLIB g. of worcester . Mass NJ s
and John Rum9hr Of the Harlem Rowing
Club of New York city, In the single SOULS,
and the Vespern Boat Club of Philadelphia,
80 eAAS IVA SAS eNeulS
There was only one ENTRY in the trial for
double SOULS. that Of the Wachusett Boat
Club. and SO no r&ee in that class was
rowed. 70 =
On account of the, lack of funds it is pos
sibie that no DOUBLE will be sent. and at
present the sending of the eight is also in
doubt The Philadelphia oarsmen sub
scribed only about $3.50 toward the 5000
lund to send the crews abroad. although it
was a practical certainty that their eight
would be sent. while the New York cars
laen. whose only promising candidate for
the trip was a Single sculler. raised about
| 5000 of the $3.50 actually raised. The
Philadelphia oaitsmen, in consequence. have
been unofficialfS, bit firmly, notified to
raise $1,000 additional in case they wish
their eight to make the trip.
Under the circumstances the action of the
committee at the meeting this evening is
anXfously awaited by the rowing enthu-
slasts Of two cities
Newport Yacht Races.
During the race of the seventy-footers
yesterday. off Newport, r. l.. and after the
| virginia had gone over the round of the
| course, she was seen to put out and take
the tow of the tug Ramsey and head for
Bristol, where she will be Immediately
nauled out for various purposes. 1t was
learned that the Virginia made something
| IKE ten inches of water while in the race