New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-30
LAWN TENNIS.
CLOTHIER AND WRIGHT MEET THE
ENGLISH EXPERTS AT HOME.

Two Of the crack American lawn tennis players
Beals C Wright. of Boston, and William J CIothier
OF Philadelphia, the champions respectively OF Mas
sachusetts and Pennsylvania, have been abroad for
several weeks playing in English tournaments with
considerable success Cothier has just returned and
tells an interesting story of his play abroad while
Wright has gone TO the Continent with his
father. Clothier entered Harvard this fall. and IS
now at Cambridge studying, while Wright is Just
leaving college, and will into business with
father when he returns later in the fan.
Wright and Ciothier left America suddenly three
or four days after Viewpoints championship tourna-
ment ended They arrived Just in time 10 take part
in the important meeting at Brighton in the South
Of England having cabled their entries on ahead OF
them There they also met WyIie c. Grant a
young New-York player. and his father, Louis J.
Grant the New-York police lawyer and the Anert-
can party attracted good deal of attention. The
Englishmen had been informed. however. that a
larger delegation of American experts would visit
their courts Immediately after Newport. but the
others who had intended 10 go delayed their trip
until next spring when they will have more time to
play abroad.
In the first round OF the championship singles
Clothier drew c. n l. Cazalet strong second class
English expert. and beat him by SIS 81. although
he had come straight off the ship and played with
no practice at all. His good form was surprise 20
the Englishmen. who believed Cazalet be a strong
player In the next round Wright won by default
from an absentee and Clothier beat easy
tagonist in easy style Wright beat his first actual
opponent H. J. Carson. by 81 50 and then lost to
G. ". Hillysrd, after close struggle. by S-. SIS.
80 Clothier was beaten in the next round by II. s.
Mahony. the Irish ex-champion, who played over
here several times. Wylie Grant was also entered
IN this contest and he beaten in his first match
by Hillyard. SIS. 60
In the doubles together. Wright and Clothier drew
bye In the first round. In the second round they
met w c. Grant, the American and E w. Josce-
lyme, and won in easy style by 81 81 In the
third round however. they beaten by
c. II. Martin and G. Greville by IL 6-3 Both OF
the Americans also entered for the handicap
singles but decided not to play. and defaulted with
out meeting their first antagonists.
The general impression among the English critics
was that the Americans had yet had time to get
into condition after their voyage. and due allow
ances we're made for their lack OF practice. The
English official organ said of their first appearance
at Brighton:
We have long learned feel vast respect for
American players, and we have seen this year I'm
Davis and Ward. how so ahead they can be and
what magnificent game they play that not
many players the Brighton ground would have
would prove to be frauds. On the contrary there
was general feeling that despite their voyage and
were not at all unlikely to make most of the other
competitors set up. As things turned out however
they both did quite wen enough for honor. and Il
was the universal opinion that they ripe
yet and would be seen to much greater advantage
at Eastbourne.
The Eastbourne tournament for the championship
Of the South of England followed the week after
Brighton, and ali four OF the Americans took part
in It, In the championship singles Grant was beaten
in his first match by c. H. Martin. the score being
81. - but Wright beat ". It. Leighton 60 g.
and C1othier beat J. B. Dufall SIS 81. also in the