The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-03
REACH SEMI=FINALS
PROGRESS MADE IN MIDDLE
STATES TOURNEY.
Clothier Easily Wins His Matches-will
Probably Meet Larned in Challenge
Round-Doubles Started.

The semi-inal rounds Of the mems singles
We're reached in the Middle States tennis
tournament yesterday on the courts of the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, Montrose,
South Orange. In all eleven matches
Were decided IN the second day
mems singles. one In the mems doubles
and two in the women's singles. The two
latter Journeys were i~naugurated yester-
day. Indications now point to the COM
pletion of the mems singles by tomorrow
afternoon, as there are but eight left In
the competition. 1t Is likely that the
semi-inals will be completed today. so
that the finals may be played tomorrow
and, possibly, the challenge round.
Tristan Souther, secretary OF the Orange
Club, and c. NJ. Bull, jr., of the Crescent
Club. were he only ones to reach play in
the semi-f1nal round, but after the first
game going to Souther, 6-3. a heavy down.
pour of rain put an end to the days play
and the match was put off until today. The
Orange man won the right to play with
Bull by being defaulted by both G.. H.
Touchard, of the Harlem Grange Club. and
c. C. Cragin, of the West Side Club.
Others who played through the second
round were N. w. Niles. OF Longwood,
who defeated Eugene Dixon in straight
sets, 6-3. So; R. L. James, who defeated
Alexander Thayer. 6-3, Ga, and William
J.. Clothler. who won from w j. Johnson
after beating Dudley Bramhall. Of Or
ange, in the first round.
The comparative ease with which the big
philadelphian won his matches makes the
national champion a strong favorite to
fight 1t out with William A. Larned in the
challenge round.
Larned was present yesterday, and with
his brother. E. p. Larned, gave exhibitions
win the racquet In preparation for the
hnal day of play.
Six matches VIII be decided In the mems
singles today: Those who are scheduled to
play are. Irving Wright. of Longwood. and
Dean Mathey, OF Elizabeth, and the win
ner OF this match with Wylie Grant, Of
the New York Lawn TERMS Club, who de-
feated DR.. William Rosenbaum; Tristan
Souther VS.. c. NJ. Bull, jr., Of the Crescent
Club r. l.. james VS.. n. w. Niles Of
Longwood, and W. j.. Clothier vs.. Ray
This match promises to be the feature OF
the days play. as both have already shown
form.
In the mems doubles N. w. Niles, of
Longwood. and Dean Mathey, of Eliza
beth. won over Fmsley Miles and Dudley
Bramhall. of the Orange Club. in straight
sets. 81. CO. Herman C. Hosker. presi-
dent of the club. hopes to have the first
round In this event completed today.
Those who are scheduled to play are: H.
.. Montgomery and II. H. Holden VS..
RAYMOND Little and H. II. Hac,sett, II. B.
Register and Alexander Thayer VS.. II. l..
Westfall and Wylie Grant. E. p. Larned
and George H Miller VS.. the winner of a
match between Stewart Young and II.
Bartram and Lawrence Woodbury. and
Harold Gordon. @. l.. Wyeth and partner
VS.. j. L. Pierpont and William Watson,
I. II. Fitch and c. M. Bull. ir.. VS.. r. b.
Stewart and partner, and p. p. Hawk and
X L. James VS.. w. j. Johnson and Harold
Dixon.
AS there were but two matches decided
IN the women's singles yesterday, eight
viii be played this afternoon. They are
between Miss Neeley and Miss Gordon:
Miss Jewott and the winner of the former
match Miss Underhill and Miss Neff; Miss
Day and the winner of a match between
soutther; Miss Firth and the winner Of
m9tch between Miss g. Hammond md
Nellie Widely, Miss Edna Wildey and
ElS Little.
The summaries of yesterdays results
Middle States Championship men's
singlesl, First -Round-Irving Wright,
Lo1ngwUood, beat L II, Hitch. West Side.
6-3, So: WYlie Grant. N. Y. L. T. c.,
beat DR.. William Rosenbaum. Harlem,
Is; "a: Tristan Souther. Orange J.. T.
G. defaulted by winner of match to have
lem Grange. and c. Cregin. West Side;
\: w. Niles. Iongwood. beat Eugene
DiXon' 50, So r. L. James beat II. M.
johnson beat p. P. Hawk. Belmont A. c..
90. e.; w. ]. clothier. Philadelphia,
bent Dudley Bramhall. Orange L. t. C..
Second Round-wylie Grant, New York
Lawn Tennis Club, beat G. F. Watson. jr,
Orange Lawn Tennis Club. 60, 60: T.
B. S%outher, Orange Lawn Tennis Club,
won by default: G. NJ. Bull, jr., Crescent
Club, beat r.. II. Palmer. 6-3, So; N. w.
Niles, Longwood, beat r. c. Inman, West
Side, O., 6-S; r. l. james, beat Alex
ander Thayer. 6@3. 6-S; w j. Clothier,
beat w. J. johnson. So. 6-3.
Seml-fnal R~ound-Trlstam r. Souther
and G. N. Bull, jr.. rain when score was
6-3 In favor of Souther.
Middle States Tournament (men's
doubles)-First round. N. W. Niles. Long
wood, and Dean Mathey. of Elizabeth,
heat Dudley Bramhall and Emsley Miles,
Orange L. T. C.. 6--1. 60. ~
Middle States Tournament fwomen's
slngles)-Preliminary round, Miss Anna
Day beat Miss Edna Smith. 6-3. rs
First round. Miss Jewett beat Miss
Grannis. 81, 6-3.
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