New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-18
RECORD BREAKING LIST.
National Indoor La1cn Tennis Cham
pionShip Begins To-day.

The impetus that indoor lawn tennis has received
IN this country IS reflected IN the entry list for the
national indoor championship the draw for the
contests being made yesterday, while the matches
will begin to-day on the courts of the 18th Reei-
rnent Armory. Forty players have entered for the
singles the largest list in any previous year
being only twenty-six The women's singles Of
which the coming competitions viii be the initial
tournament for the honors I'm this country, begins
with eleven entrants among them being two who
have held the national outdoor title and Miss
Freda Meyer an English woman expert of con-
siderable repute. The championship doubles closed
with sixteen teams. which is two more than in any
other year
There is hest of experts IN the mems singles
Wyle c. Grant, the champion. IS in the top half
OF the draw. The draw FOR this event is broken IN
the Of the first round by the preliminary
round but the matches have been so carefully ad-
iusted 10 insure an exciting series. Grant will
play through the tournament, s is tho custom. in
this meeting He appears to have an easy way 10
tina final unless Robert T Bryan. the 7th Regiment
champion, or Charlock. OF the Elizabeth Town and
Country Club. or \. T. James. OF the Belmont
Cricket Club. Philadelphia, defeats him in the
semi-hnals II the lower half Of this event Her
bert L. Westfall. the young and promising expert
Of the Kings County Lawn Tennis Club. IS so
placed that he may get 90 the semi finals provided
he defeats William =. CraEin, r.. whom ha meets
In the preliminary round to-day His way is harder
than Grants for he has several the most proIni-
nent indoor players against him including Edwin
2. Fischer. runnerup In the tournament last year:
=. B. Hawk. OF the Belmont Cricket CLUB and
Richard Bishop, OF the Longwood Lawn Tennis
Club
With Miss Romans, The national champion de-
faultng IN the women singles tho task OK meet
Ing the English woman the final may fan 20
either Miss Elsie Little. sister OF Raymond D.
Little captain Of the international team OF last
year. Miss Wagner or Miss Wilday. OF MorristoUu
Miss Meyer promises to come through 20 the finals
in the lower section OF tho draw, unless Miss Eliza
beth H. Moore. eX-natioual champion. defeats her
In the sem-hnal.
Frederick j. Alexander and Harold H. Hackctt
last years champions. IN tho doubles bat iu
their half the upper section should gain tho semi
finals easily, although they have such good pairs
as James and Hawk, formerly OF tho University
or Pennsylvania, and r. r. Peu and T. J.. Fischer
opposing them. Grant and Westfall, tho Americans
who the Welsh indoor title last autumn while
abroad are tho leading pairs in the lower section
OF the draw Their strongest opponents are Bryan
and Clark and the Cragin brothers. In all events
defaults win be recorded unless players appear ON
schedule time for matches The results of the
drawings follow:
Mems championship singles urst rouud)-C
ltathhun, 18th Regiment Grant Burns. West
lawn TENNIS CluD, ". II. Nick. Glazebrook. Eliza
beth Town and Country club. T. r. Osborne NIova-
mehsing Lawn Tennis Club, Harold Moore 7th
REGIMENT y g. johnson, New York - wa Tennis
Club VS.. Wyie c. Grant. New York Lawn Tennis
Club; Alexander J. Delmar, Siwauoy Lawn Tennis
Cup, VS.. A J. HosNns, Belmont Cricket Club; II.
j. Montgomery, Swauoy Lawn Tennis club vs.
Julio N. Schumacher Hamilton Grange Lawn Ten
Preliminary round-Arthur S. Cragin. eth Repf-
meut, vs. J, y. Close, Elizabeth Town and Country
cub; K. J.. James, Belmont Cricket Club VS. NJ
Morris S. Clark. 18th Regiment, VS.. FLOYD smith
Nyack Country CLUB; Edwin p. Grosvenor, nth