New-York tribune., 1905-08-08
BIG FIELD AT LONGWO0D
Fauorites Successful IN Boston Lazon
Tennis Tournament.

Boston. Aug THE largest lawn tennis tourna-
ment held in this country began to-day at the
Iongwood Cricket Club OF the ninety-three players
entered I'm the singles no less than eighty y-seven
appeared on the courts and hfty-six matches were
decided between 10 o'clock in the forenoon and Z
o'clock tonight. when darkness stopped the sport
with three contests still unfinished.
In addition when the entries for the Eastern
championship in doubles closed tonight thirty six
pairs had sent in names. record breaking list.
The doubles will be started tomorrow.
Notwithstanding the heavy entry list in the
singles all the matches In the first round and
twenty i'm the second had been closed up
when the play stopped The day was clear and
warm but only two players obliged to give
up owing to the heat.
The day was productive of no surprises, al
though several of the players who were picked to
win obliged to play extra sets. and one or
two narrowly escaped defeat Karl III. Behr. the
Yale expert and winner of the Nahant tournament
last week. nearly put out by n. w Halloween
old Harvard player
Another good contest between H. Molieh-
hauer, of New-York, and A. g. Pier. the secretary
of the local club. which began early in the fore
noon and was not finished until after O'CLOCK the
New-York man winning after five sets had been
played, two of which went to deuce
With more than a of matches in the singles
and dozen in doubles it is expected that the play
tomorrow will be fully as continuous as to-day.
The summary:
LONGWOOD CUP SINGLES
First rSunaH Robinson defeated d5,.I RobeTs ,4
"a "a. "a. ga; g. Putnam defeated v: 7,
Wise by default: T. " Cabot defea,ed A S. Bowie. 6-1
& A. E aosss skin % defeated Grant II sfeateG P cod
man 90 80; H Mo?nhaueF defeated a 5
NJ W Richardson. "a. 4-e. IS. 81; G. Beals de
feaed r. r Tanning Ct 81 % J. o. Ames de-
defeated r. L. Chipman. e. Ga. default; J. Motley.
Jr. defeated J. R; Rotch e. e 6.1; j. B. Bead Bad
dsfeatsd defeated II F Cole so 61 F. p Alexander
defeated Erothnsha% q s s Sl sol3n Dsqe
NettIeoq CD 5 los + IGHaT5 RssSp defeated
defeated H F. Avery by default; P. b Hawk defeated
.n. Barnard ar BY default Post 9SfefieG % B. Johnson A
defeated NJ. G Chace by default " F. Putnam jr
defeated W. R speare los. 3-8. 6.S. 3S. e.; b.
G L. cabot lsGSa defeated defeated a II barnard es 81 .;
W. S Fitz defeated J. LawreIse' 5r.; 80 80
"a "a d21 ? L. Schuyler defeated IT. r roster . o.
Second round-E F. Cross defeated P. C. Pllmpton.
"a 80: Perry ~ tie1@Ft defsated p'ts . E Barker
e-4; c. F. johnson defeated G Brigham "a 20 2-6
Hugh q Msr s.aEsr defeated stfsasd + SSaaaS Mn5aS g
ga 6 Rd;. s Roy asd9aed at " g RssS ssFgegt
Ii Beis BeSr dsfsatsd detected 4 aR5 Haowsn ss
90: H J. Holt defeated ". l. o,BrIen "a. %. 90;
R. D. Little defeated f b Dewhurst 8.3 0-3 80
G-i 81: F G. Anderson defeated $, S HARDY, al
"a 91 ~ j. Ciot9eT defeated r. Sargent
C. L. Putnam defeated P. B. Hawk 64 81. 90;
Y Y " saR'GP Nes aeeaed 9stss'SS E X putnam nasi r.
F. B. Alexander defeated NJ: Bruce. 81. %. 81; y
Beals defeated p L. schuver 81 6-1. O.: A. G
Butler defeated II. W. Robinson. "a, 80 s-4. 60:
Fz dsfeated aetff'd F. g e co.6n s
W. B. Coffin defeated NJ, D. Whitman. by default.