New-York tribune., 1901-07-25
TENNIS.
THE EASTERN CHAMPIONSHIP.
LARNED CATCHES TARTAR IN CLoTHIER
OF PHILADELPHIA-THE DAYS RESULTS.
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Boston, July 24.-The Eastern championship lawn
tennis tournament continued here to-day on
the grounds of the Longwood Cricket Club with
bright weather and large crowd of enthusiasts.
Only three matches played in the cham
pionship singles, the field is rapidly narrowing
down to the final stages but of these furnished
excitement enough for whole days play. Rapid
progress was made with the handicap singles, and
the Eastern championship doubles were started.
with twelve teams entered The winners in this
event will represent the Eastern section OF the
try Newport next month in the final series of
matches for the national pionship in doubles.
The feature of the mornings play the match
between w. A. Larned and w. ]. Clothier of
Philadelphia Larned thought TO have an
easy match on his hands before play began, but
he discovered that he had caught a Tartar.
Clothier outplayed him thoroughly at the net
in the first two sets that both were scored in his
favor and he looked a winner all over In the
third Larned settled down for long uphill fight,
and won the set easily In the fourth however,
Clother got a substantial lead, and again Larned
seemed in a deep hole He equal to the occa-
sion. and. playing in grand form. pulled out the
set. In the fifth it exciting struggle for
away " again ne and nd f took the set and INA match
given @ to paTs and Ciarepce Hobart Hobart
had beaten Harel in about the same style that
the two We're 't thought to be very evenly matched
Hobart however could not fathom the newer
Vice and o forcing tye Of ground used BY
Davis seemed TO put him OF his game. Davis
played Hobart even in the ground strokes, and
there any doubt about how the match
would result. Hobart beaten in straight sets,
and Davis will meet Wright tomorrow. The days
summary follows:
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES
Second round-D, F. Davis beat Clarence Hobart. "a
Third round-w A 1arned beat w. ]. cother. 81,
2-s. 60. 6-. 6-S; r. Il. Carleton beat J. b Read.
7-5, 6-3 6-I.
CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES.
Preliminary round-Kenne+h and ]. B. Read
beat G. R. Fearing tr.. and R. Homans, 61 S-6 6-3,
3-6. e.; A. f Fuller and Lewis Perry beat l. y.
Chase and G VI. Chase, e. 81. Ga; L. E Ware and
3 c. Wright beat A 6. r. c, Seaver. Ga.
g. 6: Herbert Foster and r. H Carleton beat Julian
Goldman s. 60. 6-2. 60.
First round-H H. Whitman and c. s. Penhallow beat
z B. HIliard and A H. schauffer. Ga; 6-4 6-S; w;
A Larned Clarence Hobart beat r W Chandler and
H. II. Chandler, 6-l Cd. e.
HANDICAP SINGLES
Preliminary round-Lewis Perry lowe half 15l beat
Clarence Hobart half 4o). by default; H R. Scott
(scratch) J. P. PaTet (owe 30). by default: r
Eomans beat r W. Chandler (owe 15), 6-3, 65; G.
Franklin (scratch L. T Wallis Chalf 15l. 6-1. 80;
z W half 15) beat L. y. Chase towe half
I5). 6-5. Ga
First round-H. H Whitman (scratch) beat @. McSar-
15). 6-4, O. r. G Hunt scratch) beat
F Bradley 15l. 1-6 IS, 6-1. Lewis Perry (owe
half 15l r B. Hague lowe half l5), 6-3. 1l9; A.
5. Pier 15l beat G. l. Cabot Cscratch) 81 63;
s P Ware lowe half 15) beat W. 5. Warland lowe 49,
6-2 4-6 IS.
second round-R C. Hunt tscratch) H H. Whit
man (scratch). Is, 6-2.