The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-13
CLOTHIER DEFEATS MAHONY.


SOUTHAMPTON. l.. J.. Aug. i2.-Three of
the tennis players gained places in the SEMI
final round of the singles to-day In the tourna-
ment on the courts of the Meadow Club.
The Englishman. II. L.. D0horty. won his
place there after defeating the Harvard
champion Edgar =. Leonard and the Yale
player, 4. W. Post. William A. Lnrncd,
the ranking American NJ the game, expert
enced little difficulty in working his way
through to this round. while another OF the
American contingent william J. Clother
OF Harvard, distinguished himsel! by de-
feating Harold S Mahony. the English
veteran after three hard fought sets.
II was She first appearance of Doherty in
this tournament, and his work was OF the
same steady aggressiveness that was chnr-
acteristic of his play in the. international.
He first met Leonard and while the outcome
Of the match was for time In doubt the
Briton did not allow the gnmcs to 20 TO deuce.
Leonard had flashes of great brillinncy in
which he passed N, H. Doherty and cross
courted the ball 80 cleverly that the Brit0n
did not even attempt Il return
Doherty placed the ball 70 Leonard's left
with such persistency that the harvard man
weakened. and by his errors on nets and outs
allowed Doherty to win both sets ut 8--1. In
his other match Doherty outclassed his
opponent, A. W Post and had no difficulty
After Mahony had defeated II. II. Whit
man In their unfinished match Of Yesterday,
he met Clothicr. who had come through Il
strenuous three set contest with Watson Of
the Orange club. In the opening set Mahony
was very speedy and his work AZ the net from
which he volleyed for passes resulted in his
taking il after Clothier had forced the games
to deuce and had once been within a point
of the scr.
Clothiers ability TO cover his court made
him an almost irwin cible opponent against
the passes OF the Englishman He was verv
fast in the second set. and he two men OK
changed some sharp yoneya in which
Clothiers swift drives to the sides OF the court
won AT Cd. Nahony tried to lob in the
final get which was prolon ged tos-e. at which
Cothier won and took the match, The
Doherty brothers played the opening contest
in the doubles and won with comparative
ease against scrub team composed Of COLLECT
and Belts.
Mems invitation singles. preliminary. round
William i. ClothIer. Harvard, defeated n, Colkct
Philadelphia. Ga. B--4 Robert p. Huntington
Meadow Club defeated Harry Torrance. Jr.. Enge
wood Field Club. 81. is.
First Round-William \. Larned, Orange Tennis
Club. defeated Robert p. Huntington, Meadow
Club, a.. O.: Harry r. Allen. Belmont Cricket
Club. defeated Ford Huntington. Meadow Club,
6-i. Go Edwin p, Lared. Princeton, defeated
Louis F: Hshon, Columbia, 81 o.; Harold , $,
harvard defeated c. r, waston Jr,. orange Tennis
Club. 81. 90. So: A. W. Post, Yale, defeated
Russell SaEd Harvard; 81 e1i: II. !. Doherly,
"a O..
Second Round-Willlam A. larned, Orange
Tennis Club. defeated Harry I. Allen, PHILADELPHIA
90. 81; Clothier defeated Mahoney. 81. a.
ss H. II. poher'y' England defeated Post.
Mems invitation Doubles FRS, Round-F l..
Doherty and 4. T. Doherty. defeated N. Coket
and W. II. Belts Philadelphia and Yale, o., az