New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-12
r. F. DOHERTY DEFAULTS.
FaUOrs Strained Shoulder-Young
Whitman Plays We'll.

southampton. Long Island, Aug. II (SpeciaD.-
Fraught with the Importance of beginning the ten
mis- tournament Immediately preceding the national
championship meeting at Newport play was start,
ed in the invitation series on the courts OF the
Meadow Club this morning. In every way the en-
try list a representative one. for, in addition
to the entry OF the Englishmen it included all of
the better American players The only real disap-
pointment of the day was the failure of the Do
herty brothers to take part in the actual play.
r. F. Doherty is still nursing the strained shoulder
that gave him SO much trouble the international
competitions last week. made worse by the strenu-
GUS play against the Wrenns. As he will have to
compete at Newport, he deemed it advisable to
withdraw from the singles here. The Englishmen
hope to make n clean sweep of the American cham
ponships this year.
With the elder Doherty out. 1t looks as if William
A Larned should meet II. L. Doherty in the finals.
The latter moved up from the preliminary round to
the first round because of the default Of "Olie"
Campbell. former national champion The latter
did not relish trying conclusions damp courts
against the plucky and perseveritg EngIishman.
In a measure this failure Of either Of the Do
hertys to appear was compensated by the stirring
battle that took place between Harold S. Ma
hcny. the third member of the English team, and
H. H. whitman. the younger brother of the cham
pion In this match it appeared that the Ameri-
can In the way to achieve a victory and to
work a somewhat sensational upset at the very
beginning CT the tournament The oldtime Long
Island championship has been productive Of more
overturnings OF ranking players than any other
tournament on the schedule OF the association
The young American was steadier than Mahony
and in the last of the first set did better manoeuv-
ring than his opponent.
When the men started play Mahony began to
use his long drives for passes from the base line
of his court. He placed the ball accurately that
Whitman beaten in the first game at Is and in
the second at 80. On the third game with Mahony
in the lead at 400. young Whitman awoke to the
fact that the Brton havings difficulty in max
ing returns from his short lobs. The American
began to serve up to him lobs that dropped mid
way IN the opposite court. Mahony. in his en-
net. and Whitman took the following games and
some clever passes and place shots eVenfDg tb ba
score at sail and fail Then whitman drew
ing He took on the to f6 SI ths
games the ninth at love- and won the set at ca
second S SET EEach man won on his service up to
the morning began to fan in downpour and nd
play was stopped Young Whitman's work was a
his 6rothGr' and varies his work with more than
Theodore Roosevelt PeIl played the only three-sat
match OF the day against Edwin P. Earned young
the holder of the Princeton title. Larned heat
down his opponent by the speed OF his volleying
and he took the second set after Larned had twice
been within stroke of bringing the games IS TO
The draw for the doubles will be made to-mor-
looks to be final battle between the Dohertys
and William Larned and his partner. Beals G
Msns s singles s 'gprsIifmi3aEy E9gnda Iarnsd
Meadow Club 6-l c.; Ford Huntington. Meadow club
defeated s Humphrey Meadow Club. 6--1. 6-I; Edwin
p LTed Princeton University defeated Theodore Roose
Welt PelL West Side Tennis Club, Earr,,
F Allen. Belmont Cricket Club Phiiadelphia daSestsS
George A. Atterbury. Harvard University
Louis F. Mahan; Columbia University. defeated r be
Rham. Meadow club Ga. 90 c. +. Watson jr OranEs
Tennis Club defeated BENJAMIN Prentice. Meadow Club
feated Richard Stevens St George Tennis club b de-
fault; A W Post Yale University. defeated Guv IIv-
ingston, Harvard University 6-I Go. II l. Dober+,-
England. defeated oliver $ Campbell Meadow club ~
default: Edgar Leonard. Harvard Irulversty
Georse Howard Harvard University. e.. Go
First FcunG---Nlbert Terrence, Tennis
defeated Reginald r. DoheTty. BY default; Harold
Mahony. England II. H. Whitman Hazard Irnt,aE
sty. 4-6. SAN. unfinished r. p Huntington SIsado,
Tub. VS.; Henry Terrence Jr.. ST. Louis Tennis cub
ca IA SAIL. unfinished ~ N4-O'