The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-02
STARS PLAY
COMPETING FOR TITLE AT
SOUTH ORANGE.
Raymond D. Little Shows Fine Form in
Opening Days Play-Program for
This Afternoon.

Lawn tennis exports, champions OF the
past and future greats, began playing for
the Middle States championship on ths
courts Of the Orange Lawn Tennis lLb
at Montrose yesterday. The title is held
by William A. Larned, of the Orange Club
Raymond d. Little, of the West Side T. G.,
was In splendid fettle, and won his way
to the third round by successfully defeat
ing Fl. l.. Westfall, of the New York T..
c.. and f. w. Cole, OF the University OF
Pennsylvania. Dean Mathey, the Prince
ton interscholastic champion, was also a
victor in Yesterdays play.
The matches to be decided today In the
mems singles will include Dean Mathey, OF
Elizabeth. VS.. the winner of the match be-
tween Irving Wright. of Longwood, and
l.. Fl. Hitch. OF the West Side Club; C. f.
Watson, of Orange, VS.. the winner OF the
match between DR.. William Rosenbaum,
of Harlem, and wylie Grant, of the n. Y.
L. T. c.; T. B. Souther, 0. I. T. c., vs.. the
winner OF the match between G. B. Touch
ard. of Harlem Grange. and c. c. Cragin.
OF West Side: C. NJ. Bull, jr., Crescent
Club, vs.. r. II. Palmer; N. w. Niles. of
Longwood. VS.. Eugene Dixon; F.. c.. In
man, West Side L. T. c., VS.. Alexander
Thayer: H. NJ. Hall. Harlem Grange Club.
VS.. r. L. James, Belmont c. c.; p. p.
Hawk, Belmont c.. c.. VS.. W. ]. Johnson,
HAa ~ - Jun - ~ Vs.
Dudley Bramhall. o.. l.. t. G..
The mems doubles will be started today
with the following pairlngs.
Dudley Bramhall and J. p. Niles VI. N.
w. Niles and D.. Mathey: H. H.. Hackett
and Raymond Little VS.. H. L. Montgom-
cry and e. p. Holden; II. p. Register and
Thayer VS.. Grant and Westfall; e. P.
Larned and George II. Miles bye; Bartrain
and Young VS.. Gordon and Woodbury.;
NV4ynth arad IarI.aaa re pfornN.f AAA
Watson; Bull and Firth VS.. Neil Stevens
and partner; Pell and Souther VS.. Watson
and partner; Hawk and james VS.. john
son and Dixon.
The women's single entry list follows:
Miss Florence Underhill. Miss Louise e.
Hammond. Miss Elsie Little. Miss Alice
Chapman. Mrs. Walter Aufermahn. Miss
Esther Smith, Miss Carrie b. Nealy, Miss
f., 7. Meimer, Miss Mary Wagner, Miss
Grannis, Miss Dorothy Gordon, Miss Bea-
trlce Firth and Miss Elsie Jewett.
The summarizes.
Middle States Championship Mems Sin
gles) Preliminary -Round-Eugene Dixon
beat Clarence Pell, Ridgewood L. T. c..
2-6. 6-3 e.. N. w. Niles beat e. p.
Larned, Summit, 81. So: R. H. Palmer,
Ridgewood, beat Eugene Leonard, Long
wood. by default.
First Round-Dean Mathey, Elizabeth L.
Z. G., beat William Watson, Orange L. T.
g" bent n a REGISTER Belmont q G.
Ga, 6-1; T. B. Souther. Orange L. T. c.,
beat Stewart Young. .6-S, 6-s; G. M. Bun.
jr, Crescent G. c. beat q. L. Wyeth. OF
New York, GA, GO; R. H. Palmer beat Fl.
Bartram. 60. GO; F. C. Inman, West
Side, beat Walter Hazard, So. 6-2, Alex
ander Thayer beat L. d. Woodbury., Or
Hartford Golf Club. Hartford. Conn, beal
H. D. Montgomery, 81, 81; Raymond p
Little, West Side. beat H.. L. Westfall
In the second rouid Little defeated Cole
Ga. 6-3.