New-York tribune., 1907-08-06
LONGWOOD TOURNEY ON
BOSTON COURTS CROWDED.
Soathern Champion Beaten in First
La1cn Tennis Match.

Boston. Aug 5.-The seventeenth annual IA vn
tennis toUrna ment. which opened to-day on the
courts Of the LOnSwOOd Cricket Club. was the
largest IN the point Of entries also one OF the
most representative that has been held on those
famous courts FOR several years Most OF the Wen
known lawn tennis players OF the East are mum
bered among the entrants. including ". J. COthier.
Of Philadelphia. the national champion; r ID
Little. Clarence Hobart. D. NJ Grant, champion on
the Southern Association. of Atlanta; W l. West
fan, W C. Grant of New York. Y ". Niles. The
Harvard champion. z. .. Seaver. the Massachu-
satts cha ar,pforl f4r,gb Ta1rac+ of Nev- work.. r
J. Suloway- OF Boston; Robert lie Roy and E T.
Gross. OF Providence
Ten defaults were recorded Including that Of II.
IT, Whitman. brother q the former national cham
pion who vas unable 20 ge- out for the morning
play. The weather conditions were ideal
flty-siA matches were played during the day.
finishing IN the second round. with five matches
played in TIE third round. W. j CIethier
uri&u-t ~ the morning and in the afternoon had
-jtle trouble in defeating Z. T. Gross of Provf-
dence Raymond D. Little his morning match
III straight sets from J. A Ross. and in the after
W s Warland defeated D. NJ Grant the Southern
champion, in the morning
The Eastern championship in doubles Will be be-
gun to-morrcw- Thirtv-seven teams are entered.
and he winners viii play Grant and Thornton the
a'-'neFn champions. and AIexa nder and Hackett.
the western champions. for the right TO Challenge
fer The national title The summaries follow:
fi7si r:nd-W 9, era Grant s deseated Fowler e.
- 81. E Y Page defeated W F,osen5aurr by de-
s. 81. R H palmer desesfeI g iiagtsy. fortey. 1
S-e 9 -; W. F johnson defeated Gardner BsaIs
e Il. -, Go; i Dabney ir.. defeated H b.
: II W ra.S Is Is e. D ; # Ni5sT Pfi,s51. S51sa5sd 5e
;at5- y T. f>ctch- by lefauIt. y. BlIL jr defeafei
J Read b. sfau r l. Roy defeatei dn E dsis, idiis
t2n Go 81 60. J subway defeated 5. Hen
PiyTTtc0 by default. y W Niles defeated q l. Cabot
D. fefIGit, r. Il. Little d.seatef J. A Ross . 81
q, III ]. WesttaH defeated H Davis 6-2 81.
Is Z. " Picsu71rs defeated 4 y. Rezzlo S-3 e-s.
.. -, 1l-S. C. 2 GARNER. il. defeated \ l.
H,Skius g sc. G-4 SIS. G-2: William J. Clorhfer
defeate 2 T Gross e. -. o-4. 81. n Brad
7. e. CostoG defeated H. TaiaEt 6-S. G-I G. .. n.
Torrance jr Gefeated II l. Pickrnan. ir, -. g..
90 q T. Gardener defeated J. G. \ Colston 50.
"a e 6-i H TCr-ance defeated !. n Post. s-1.
t-I- Nj Ti'frfcn defeated If Whitman. BY Je-
fault, y J. Hawes debates \ l. Kent. bv iefaut;
Resi-, defeated - r. R5l-rt~ t.. IS. 81 Il:
I " r kTou Gefeated =. james. -. a. 8 = Z
,isfe1teG }. tirrick. s. E-Z II ; brad
ford dsfeated l. Harrison. 6-S =. 2-G. - -.
2 CCl~tcn defeated q. ii NsttI-ton T-s. 90. IS.
s. l. l. FIc1lGan. defeated g. + IeJuarI, IL,
81 So. W Johnson defeated J p Pratt. IS. s-4.
second rounI-W. s wariand defeated B NJ Grant.
St f-i. 90. J. %. Auues defeated y p HaWes. -.
t-3. e 81. II p Hia! !.7veI jr defeated y John
s~6 Is "a. e-& - y g Grant defeated H, r.
T1irpton. 5-f g e. r lowering defeated L. J.
Grant. 6-T e-1. G-I. r Wilson from r Hazard
default. H. n gonerv defeated T.. Z Barker, 81.
IS. IS 6-2 ". l. Jerri1Es defeated G Hale, IS.
e. e Sc. Il 4 Ma~kfnrey defeated G. Cr'TnPtor.
Ct G-I Go, P g Seaver defeated 2 r Spear. -.
Third round-D. Niles defeated Pfrssury SIS. 81,
4-e. S. Bull defeated Dunn -. 6-3 81; Wariand
Niles. e. e-3 6-1 Hobart defeated wilson. GO
6 Go