New-York tribune., 1901-08-07
LA WIN TENNIS.
TOURNAMENT OF THE MEADOW CLUB
BEGINS IN THE RAIN AT
SOUTHAMPTON.

Southampton. Long Island Aug. 6.-The Long
Island championship lawn tennis tournament on
the courts of the Meadow Club began to-day Ma
tional Champion Malcolm Douglas Whitman. the
Harvard student. and ollie Campbell. former
tionaI title holder William A. Larned. the veteran
William j. Clothier, Pennsylvania State champion
Edwin p. Larned, Princeton champion: Richard
Stevens and R. L. Chids of Yale, are among the
best men in the field. r. d. Little and F. D. Alex
ander, the Princeton pony team and winners of the
Western doubles championship Chicago. with
drew, and will do but little practice before the
Newport meeting next week women's doubles
and mixed doubles have been added to the pro-
gramme.
The courts were swept by strong easterly
breeze, which made II almost impossible for the
players work their best strokes with any degree
Of certainty. An additional discomfort was a
drizzle of rain, which made the ball sodden. and
bad bounds resulted. Despite these drawbacks, a
large and fashionable gallery was present to wit
ness the opening matches. The drawings for the
mems championship singles were made by Judge
Henry E. Rowland Edward w. Humphreys, Stew
art Walter and n. Thayer Robb. and were as
follows: w. j. Clothier Philadelphia, against Theo-
dore R. Pell. New-York; Charles F. Watson. 1r..
Orange against C. T. Richardson. New-York; E
P. Larned. Summit. against j. W. Lee. New-York;
Beals c. Wright. Boston. against Stewart Walter.
New-York; Richard Stevens, Hoboken. against C.
l.. Childs. Boston; Guy Phelps Dodge. New-York.
against w. p. Bladgden NewYork; Guy P. Snow,
New-York against William A. Larned. Summit
and Robert lie Roy. NewYork, against Ford
Huntington. New-York
Malcolm d. Whitman withdrew from the singles
at the last moment. He will play in the doubles.
paired with Richard Stevens. with whom he prac-
tised this morning. Whitman signiied his willing
participate in the handicap singles. and such
an event is being arranged. Bob" Wrenn and
George wrenn sent a message early this morning
William A. Larned in brilliant form this
@s H p6g ths ae
eran. defeated w P. Bladgden, of Harvard in the
ers We're evenly matched and the points in the ma
tority Of the games went to deuce The n Harvard sI
but Dodge triumphed after four all had been called
HaPSsrG payer ~ Lee in stTaighf The
Harvard man was able to win only four games in
vania State champion, did not show his usual form
PelI. CIothier was erratic but succeeded in gain
ing the victory after Pell had the first set at
10. Summaries:
rhadePSia. dstsasd rheoaore r Pei Nsw-York st
e. s-s E Lsrnst Summit, dsfeatSd @ 2 J. W, Lee
w. P. Badgden New-York. "a. 81: 50: w a
Lsrned summit. defeated c. P. Snow. NewYork. Ga
Because of the showers and wind, which was
little less than gale, which swept over tne
ress made in the tournament than was COM
p'Tiea The mems doubles and women's doubles are
follows:
meth Ives T. r. Pell. G P. Snow and G F. Watson
r O. ;. Campbell and Ford Huntington. W a. Larnea
and F p Iarned Richard Stevens and ~. D Whitman
Women contests-Mrs. Russell II. Hoadley. Mrs Good
hue Livingston Caroline Livingston Miss Alice De
Goicouria Josephine Russell. Miss Gertrude Sard
Miss T. Russeiis Miss Neeser Miss
F. L. Rowland Miss Julia Edgar Miss Ethel Holins.
Miss d V. Hollins and Miss Ethel Post
The entries for the mixed doubles are:
Miss Josephine Russell. Miss Marie L. Russell Miss
Frances { Crocker Miss Gertrude Sard. Miss Julia Ed
gar Miss Ethel Holns Miss n. V. Hcllins, Miss + l.
Rowland. Miss W. Rosster Belts Mrs Richard stevens
and Miss Neessr.