New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-05
LITTLE BEATS GRANT.
HIS IN EASY VICTORY.
VII Noe Challenge for Middle
States La1Cn Tennis Title.

| Raymond D. Little Of the West Side Tennis
| Club his way yesterday TO the position Of
! challenger fer the title Of Middle States cham
pon lawn tennis player. defeating Wylie c. Grant.
Of the New York Lawn Tennis Club In the final
! round Of the tournament the OF the
| Orange Lawn Tennis Club. The final round was
featureless compared TO the play IN some Of the
preceding matches. Grant did not make much Of a
struggle Little. by defeating Grant, earned the
right to meet William \. Lorned In the challenge
round. This VIII be played tomorrow
Grant played better tennis than usual in getting
to the final bracket. He defeated Dean Mathey
and then took Trstram 3. Souther, who had
put out Charles NJ Bull, tr. Litte's final victory
IN the tournament was predicted, however. when
he put out ", J. Clother. the national Champion
in the third round
Little will be engaged to-day In the doubles with
Harold H. Hackott. They viii meet Grant and r.
l. Westfall IN the sem-Hual round The winner
Of this match will meet &. 7. watson tr ana
Edgar ". Leonard IN the final round. Last year
Clothier and Larned the doubles so that the
winner in the tournament final win meet that pair
The women's singles have advanced 20 the somi-
maj brackets. four excellent players being left.
Miss Carrie D. Nicely. the runncr-up in tho recent
national championship at Philadelphia is carded TO
meet Mrs X T. Nen IN the upper half. Miss
Marie Wagner has to dispose Of Miss Winner az
Washington. before she viii be able 10 make IA bid
for the Middle States tide because OF the with
drawal Of Mrs Marshall Mclean lallss Helen Ho-
mans from lawn tennis there viii be no challenge
round for the womeu's title.
The summaries follow.
idfie States mems gharlonshP singIoq Cnrd round
Orange defeated Charles n bun g. crescent AthIot5
- ser; 7. t ana rop9anWyiie e. Gran! New York DEFEATED
T. i. u. Souiaer. tranee e-3. -. Favmend Little
Boston ia al "" Niles '"S"''' cricket club
VIII Rial ro9a I p IAHe Wcs, SIDE, defeated
Womens singles ,nreIiuirary rosnd,-si.ss Mario vi
mer Warrington deIeated Miss l. Z Hammond West
FRS, round Miss Alice ray, Morre,own defeated Mr..
~ ~ 'LSPnaA' hnsit%19d Flsd ,uh o-A Go:
second round Mrs r b Nen Orange defeated Miss
Washaeon defesteG Miss natalie Vice Paine5
eatoa Miss Emily scott Goantry c N WTa4s G
Mems doubles. qrr round Raymond D. It,e and Har-
f. L Wesifa New Yors defeatSa II r es ssa1 ana ana
THAN ana 5n mc r aa "F sdfsste5 Col r. p
l. Wao5h9ry oa"hf e. q $ Pierrront gnl
New York by default. l. H. Fitch and c NJ Run. IT..
TaTineT 6ranre g. G-: G r watson. r. and w w
Leonard Orange and L1nsw@od defeated Clarence Pe!l
ana Z b@P rsnse DE- 2 r Hawk aa'% and
h sco 59 r1n aelFonS fe and II r1,c.,, .s,
sas deeat99 gTamh s55 GFd II Mes oT2nso
sefsn'f 81 5arP Fitch ana and e Qa"r s,t
G s Perrepont and watson Orange. g 10
9oo W and Johnson w on a55 qEanfs @%a
oass "55sa '2f F,o ~ and nag
Women's doubles preliminary round)-Miss f I. Ham
". II Underhil and Miss F. JeHett Orange. "a So
cago. defeated Misses Wildey plainfeId e G-3
Holden and Miss RasarE 6ransa ' az Gi c
Mrs Geoge 4 ThaPman and MIS- D. r. Plat I EnsiG-
Hamilton Grange and washington &C &C
rs r{ ag9 " a the Mise ss
81 C Mis- REYNOLDS ana Miss Mari9n Swords
Miss Florence Underhn. Merton ana Orange &c 90.