The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-06
Tennis TOURNAMENT Opens
CHAMPIONS DEFEATED
Holders of Harvard and
Southern Titles Out of
Longwood Race.

ed to-day on the courts of the Long
wood Cricket club was the largest in
the point Of entries, also one of the
most representative that has been held
on those famous courts in the past
few years. Most of the we'll known
tennis men of the east are numbered
among the entrants, including w. j.
Clothier Of Philadelphia, R. D, Little,
Clarence Hobart, d. NJ. Grant, cham
pion of the Southern association, from
Atlanta, Ga; w. l.. Westfall, w. G.
Grant of New York, and E. w. Niles,
the Harvard champion; r. c. Seaver,
the Massachusetts champion; Hugh
Tallant of New York, F. ]. SAlloway of
Boston, Robert Leroy and e. T. Gross
of Providence.
There were but ten defaults record
ed, the most important being that of
H. H. Whitman, the former national
champion, who was unable to get out
for the morning play. The weather
conditions were IDEAL
Fifty-six matches were played dur
ing the day, finishing up the second
round with five matches played in the
third. w. ]. Clothier won by default
in the morning, and in the afternoon
he had little trouble in defeating e.
T. Gross of Providence. Raymond d.
Little won his morning match easily
in straight sets from ]. A. Ross, and
in the afternoon he disposed of N. w.
Niles, the Harvard champion, almost
as easily w. S. Warland defeated d.
M. Grant the Southern champion, in
the morning.
The summary:
First round:---
w. c. Grant defeated j. A. Fowler,
6-S, ga, 7-5.
A. sweetser defeated A. M. Fisher,
GA, GA, 6-1.
e. v. Page defeated w Rosenbaum
by default
N. F. FIallowell, jr., defeated F. L.
Wood 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.
A. L. Hosllins defeated c. w. Har-
vey, Ga, GA, GIL.
q. p, Gardner defeated A. G. Col
ston, 4-6, 6-S, 6-2. GA.
H Torrance defeated ]. R. Post,
6-l, 6-2, Ga.
]. Q. Ames defeated A. S. Bowie,
OIL O-l, O-l.
Nat Thornton defeated H. H. Whit
man by default.
"a. p. Halves defeated A. P. Kent by
default
w. ]. Clothier defeated A. w. Wor-
den by default
AN. Reggie defeated D. E. Roberts,
6-2, 6-3, 81, ga.
e. M. sPickman defeated e. James,
Sc, ga, So.
E. T. Cross defeated ]. orrick, CO,
60, 622
Fl. A. Bradford defeated L. Harri-
son, 6-S rs, rs, 81, rs.
H. TalIant defeated A. w. Jackson,
AS, 6-1, 60, Ga.
Il. c. Colson defeated G, H. Nettle-
ton, 7-6, 60, Sc, ga.
d. l.. Pickman, jr., defeated G. r.
Leonard, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2.
w Johnson defeated j. R. Pratt
2-6, GA 62, 6-2.
Second round
WI S. Warland defeated B. NJ
Grant, ga, 6-1, 6-2.
r. H. Palmer defeated c. T. Por-
ter, 6-1, S-6, g. Us.
W. f. Johnson defeated Gardner
Beals. SO. 6-1. 7-5. SO.
A. S. Dabney, jr, defeated H. B.
Register, 81, g. ga, GA,
d. S. Niles defeated d, M. w. Kob-
be, co. Ga. ga.
S. H. Pillsburg defeated A. B. Rotch
by default
G. N. Bull, jr., defeated R. ]. Leon
ard GA, 81, Gil
w. M. Dunn defeated ]. B. Read by
default
R. Leroy defeated E. Middleton,
so, 6-1, So
F. J. sulloway defeated s. Henshaw,
6-2, 60, 6-S,
A. S. Pier defeated c. G. PIympton
by default.
N. W. Niles defeated G. L. Cabot by
default.
r. D. Little defeated j. A. Ross,
60, GO, 81.
H. L. Westfall defeated H. A. Davis,
6-2, 6-1, 60.
E. M. Pickman defeated "A. N. Reg
gio, Ga, 6-S, ST., rs, 1913.
G. P. Gardner jr., defeated A. L.
Hoskins, Ga, 3-6, Ga, 9-6, 6-2.
VIM. ] Clothier defeated E. T.
Gross, 6-1, 1904, 6-1,
H, A. Bradford defeated A. Sweet
ser, 81, 6-1, 3-6, GA, 7-54.
f. c. Colston defeated H. Tallant
6-S, 6-1, g.
H. Torrance defeated D. L, Pick
man, jro rs, GA, 60.
j. o. Ames defeated A, P. Halves
.4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 61.
II. P. HallowelI. jr., defeated N
johnson, 6-1, GO, 6-2.
N. Thornton defeated E. V. Page
Sc, 1-6, 2-6, CO, 6-4
w. C. Grant defeated H. r. Scott
6-S, Ga. TO, 6-2.
c. B. Neal defeated T. B. Plympton
GIL, CO, 60.
R. S. Lowering defeated L. ], Grant
6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
R. Wilson defeated R. Hazard b,
default.
Clarence Hobart defeated N. W
Cabot by default.
Fl. D. Montgomery defeated c. E
Barker, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, GO.
w. L. Jennings defeated c. Hale
4-6, 6-3, GO, Sc.
H. A. MacKinney defeated G
Crompton, 6-1, 81, SO.
r. C. Seaver defeated E. r. Spear
Ga, 6-3, 6-S.
Third round
D. S. Niles defeated Plllsbury, Ga
o., 4-6, GA.
Bull defeated Dunn, rs, GO, 6-1.
Warland defeated Pier Ga, Ga