New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
SIART At SOUTHAMPTON
important Ld1cn Tennis Tourneu
1oith Good Entries, Begins.
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southampton. Long Island. Aug. 12-The annual
avn tennis tournament at the Meadow Club courts
eie started to-day. with 81 entrants in the mems
singles, including the pick OF the American players
oOlhe Idea OF the quality can be gained from the
i tact mat In the upper half Of the draw Will
IAN J. Clothier. the national champion; Bryan NJ
Grant. of Atlanta, one, of the Southern doubles
champions; Wyhe c. Grant, Carl b Neel the
former Western champion and Beals c. Wright
international player and former American chain
pion In the lower half William A Iarned the
iorner national champion; Robert LIE Roy the in
M Mnercolieslate champion; Henry Torrance, jr., Nat
thornton. the other member OF the Southern
doubles team; Frederick c. Colston. the former
naTyland champion. who defeated Clothier at
sWood; Herbert L. Westfall and Karl H. Behr
"flshts partner in the Davis Cup competitions
ABROAD are found. This is Behrs first appearance
In competition since his return TO America
Only a few matches were played off. Neel de-
leated A L. Hoskins the chairman of the ranking
committee OF the United States National Lawn
Iennls Association. in straight sets. J. R. Carpen-
Ter. the PENNSYLVANIA state champion. easy
match from c. P Butler. Henry w Slocum a
champion Of other years. defeated Grant b SchIey
George II Nettleton, who is member OF the Yale
faculty, won in three-set match from Hugh Tai
liant. the former Harvard player. In the first round
the two matches played served 10 advance w F.
Johnson the lad who defeated Hackett by default
IN the western singles and Colston. who trimmed
CIothier az Longwood- johnson, who recently won
the championship of Delaware. played an extraor-
dinary match with Frederick c Inman, OF the
Rockaway Hunting Club. Inman the first
at love, but lost the two following Curiousy
enough, Johnson scored 60 in the final set The
play will be well under way tomorrow.
The Southampton tournament IS regarded as the
great try-out for the national championships, al
though, unlike Longwood three five ad-
vantage sets are not required in the earlier
matches. The fact that Behr is in will give
good line on his chances for the championship.
which this year is regarded likely to to
him. The Southern doubles players. Grant and
Thornton, will have good chance TO get accus-
TONED 10 the conditions here. that they will
not be so lost Northern courts when they go TO
New York toward the end OF the week to play in
the national doubles at the Crescent A c
The summary follows:
Meadow Club singles preliminary round)-R. z cole
University OF Pennsylvania y. BlaE
den. Harvard. B. Chicago defeated
a L Eoskins. Philadelphia 7-5. 6-2 H. Williams,
longwood c c. Boston, from G. I. Kobbe Meadow
Club by default: J. r. Carpenter Philadelphia. defeated
Q P Butler. LongwoOd c. c. Boston, Go. SO: H b.
Register. Philadelphia defeated James L Breese. jr.
Meadow Club. 63 Ct; Henry ". SIooum defeated g T.
schley. 10. 63: George Il Netteton New Haven Lawn
Tennis Club. defeated Hugh TaIant West Side Tennis
Club. 6-5. 50 6-2.
First round-w F johnson Philadelphia. defeated F.
c Inman. Rookaway Il. c. o-6. 6-3 Go; F. c. Col
ston. CaOnsville G c. defeated Frederick D. Hague,
Montclair a. c. 6-9 6-1.