The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-05
LITTLE. VS.. LARNED
QUALITIES FOR
CHALLENGE ROUND.
Deciding Match for Title in Singles of
Middle States Tennis Tourney
Tomorrow.

RAYMOND D. Little, the international
player. won the right yesterday to. chnl-
lenge William A.. Larned for the cham
pionship Of the mems singles in the Mid
die States tournament, which has been in
progress on the courts Of the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club at Montrose, South
Orange. during the week, This match
will be played tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Three matches were played in
the mems singles championship yesterday,
wylie Grant. of the New York Tennis
Club. defeating Tristan souther, of the
Orange Club. and Raymond D Little beat
ing N. w. Niles. the Harvard University
champion. OF Longwood, in the semi-fnals.
Little and Grant then met in the finals,
the former coming out victorious after
three sets by scores of Is. OIL. 6-3.
Little was in exceedingly rare form In his
matches on the fifth day of play, which
were in keeping with his good work Of a
year ago when, in playing abroad for the
Davis Cup, he made the best showing
among the Americans. His first opponent
was N. w. Niles. of Longwood, whom he
outclassed, though Niles made n determined
stand. There were several deuce and adj
vantge games, most of which went to Lit
Tie, WIN AQuiu NILES ) DdCh MANU- DiuNluH
the ~latter's weak point. and Little took adj
vantage Of this, winning, 10, 8-1. 6-3.
Wylie Grant, Little's second opponent
and runner up, also displayed cleverness,
and had Little on the jump for q while,
but Little's resourcefulness however, was
too much for the New York man, who was
beaten. Ga. 7-5.
The match between Larned and Little to.
morrow promises to bring out a large GROVE
of society to watch the play.
Play In the mems doubles progressed
yesterday to the semi-finals, four matches
having been played. c. f. Watson, jr., o
the Orange Club, and e. L.. Larned man
aged to come out victorious In two matches
by beating L. II. Fritch, Of the West Sidt
Club, and c.. M. Bull, jr., OF the Cresceni
Club. in the semi-final round, after a vic
tory over w. j. johnson and E. II. DixoI
in the third round.
Wylie Grant and Herbert L. Westfall
Of the Kings County Club, were also vic.
torious over q. p. Larned, brother to the
champion, and George Miles, of the Orang,
Club.
The third round was reached In the
women's singles, and Mrs. r. B. Neft wor
two matches, The first to fall her prey
was Miss Florence Underhlll, runner-up III
the championship of the orange Club last
week. while Mrs. Chapman was the other
player 70 lose to her. Miss Winner won
from Miss Firth, of South Orange, and
Miss Wagner beat Miss Scott.
TIL aemi-final round In this event will
be played this afternoon between the
wlnner of the match between Miss Wer-
ner and Miss Wagner and that of Miss
Medley and Mrs. r. B. Neff, who are
scheduled to play in the early part of the
day. The challenge round will be played
with Mrs. Helen Mclean tomorrow after.
noon.
No progress was evinced In the women's
singles yesterday, but most of the after
noon today will be given to this event.
The summaries:
Middle States Championship (men's sin
giles; semi=final round)-Wylie Grant, New
York Lawn Tennis Club. beat Tristan b
Souther, Orange Iawn Tennis Club. 6-3
TO; r. u. Little beat N. w. Niles, Long
wood, Is. 81, 6--3.
Final Round-Raymond D.. Little beaf
Wylie Grant, 6-3, CO,
Middle States Championship. Mems
Doubles third rouad-Herbert l.. West
fan, Kings County Club, and Wylie Grant
N. Y. l.. T. c., beat 70. p. Larned, Sum
nit and George Miles, o. L. r.. c., 81
2-6, 81 c. M. Bull, jr, and L. II. Fitcl
beat L.. r. Pierpont and r. Morgan, 60
lie, Cd e. l.. Leonard and c. f. Wat
son, Jr.. beat w. j. Johnson and r. j
Dixon, Cd, 1-6, 81.
ard beat Fitch and Bull, So, 1-6, ca.
Middle States Championship, Women!
Singles Second round)-Mrs. r. b. Nef
beat Mrs. Chapman, 6-1, 60; Miss Wine
beat Miss Wilday, 81, 60; Miss Wagnei
beat Miss Scott, 2-6, 6-3, Ga.