The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-17
PROGRESS
OF TENNIS
TOURNEY

Yesterdays rain though SUFFICIENT 10
prevent play during the afternoon. was
not heavy enough TO injure the condition
Of the tennis courts at Newport. This
morning was clear and fresh again and
a couple Of hours OF sunshine made the
conditions for play excellent by the time
the first matches were scheduled.
The day was busy though not very
interesting one, part OF the first and
most OF the second round OF singles re-
mained TO be played and there was work
enough to get these out OF the way,
though none OF the really good men met
This Is one OF the dull times that Is
usually bridged over by the challenge
match i'm doubles, but through the alb
sence OF the Dohertys there is none this
year The only match that could pos
sibly be featured was between Clothier
and Allen. but even this was not expect
ed 10 be very close. as ClotSier is a
much higher ranked man and In the best
OF con6tion. The result OF the poor card
was TO be seen and the attendance fell
OF noticeably, most OF the spectators
coming to get a line on the form OF some
favorite.
Clothier started In playing easily and
mostly from the back court contrary 10
the net at every opportunity. BY stay
ing back on his easy service he allowed
Allen TO get through and make the
games two all Clothier then ran I'm and
smashed out a lead OF So. He then
became careless and dropped two. but
took the next ON his service and with Il
the set. Points:
Clothier-1-34
Allen-1l y -5-2-l-1 -4-0-34-4
NlANt ~. tIzal
and began playing the game as he knows
II. His strokes down the side lines
were now strong and accurate and his
volleying excellent Allen succeeded In
taking only one game. the fourth. which
Clothier lost at is by outs and a double
fault. Points:
Clothier-4-4-4-1-4-4-5
-12-2-4-1-1-3-14-l
Clothier made a straight set by taking
the third, GA. He played from the back
court most OF the time. but had little
difficulty In passing his opponent when he
came up. After the score OF four all
Clothier took two games with the loss OF
only as many points. In the last he
scored three beautiful places Points:
Clothier-3-4- 3-4-2-6-4-2-5-2-4-L36-6
Observation-Disclosures
None OF the big men had any difficulty
In winning, Larned getting default from
Watson after the latter had MADE a game
stand in the second set Prentice suc-
ceeded In getting one set from Little and
making a good fight in the last by very
smooth head drives. Little was not quite
up TO form and his service was par
ticularly weak Summary:
FIRST ROUND.
F. Anderson beat ]. d. Forbes. s-i.
6-1, Ga.
SECOND ROUND
r. N. Dana beat p Fosdick by default.
@. w. Lee beat r. Hickox, SO 6-l. 6-l
w. j. Clothier beat II. r. Allen. Ga.
6-1 Ga.
S. C. Millett beat S. C. Ledyard. 60.
6-3 6-1
f. b. Alexander beat r. A. Thomas. 60.
6-1, 6-1.
w. f. Johnson beat H. f. Avery nv do
fault
II. d. Little beat b. s. Prentice. s-1.
Ga, 81. 7-5
X. Collins beat ]. o. Ames. 6-S, 6-3. 7-5.
G. Bull beat s. j. Smith by default
II. Lerey beat G.. T. Scott by default.
b. c. Flowneri beat f. III. Potter by de-
fault.
Nj Howand beat F. Foster by default.
c. l.. Oelrichs beat ID. Miller by default.
THIRD ROUND.
w. A. Larned beat C. f. Watson. Jr..
81, 7-5; default
Summary:
FIRST ROUND.
G.. H. Nettleton beat G. A. Lyon, Jr..
rs, 6-l, GA.
T. NJ. Phetteplace beat F. r. Tucker by
default
O. Mills, Jr., beat F. J. Otis by default.
Il. Cross beat J. S. A. Johnson, so. 6-3.
60
II. w. Warner beat II. Brown by de-
fault
IA. Ward beat c. s. Brigham, Ga, s-l.
6-1.
SECOND ROUND.
F. j. Holloway beat e. Kimbart by de-
fault
w. p. Burden beat G. Baker, 6-3. 60.
60
G. T.. Adee beat II. g. Dering, rs, Ga,
6-3.