The sun., 1907-08-22
BEALS WRIGHT DEFAULTS.
Unpleasant Comment Over His Failure "a
Appear m Newport Tennis.

NEwPosr. n. T., AuR. y Glass received
setback to-day In the singles Of the allcom-
ers lawn tennis championship tournament.
BY default or defeat the two ranking players
OF the country have been eliminated. Beals
g. Wright and Raymond d. Little. both in
ternationaliste, were dropped by default to-
day. II In new condition and one that has
created feeling OF anger among followers
OF the sport
The failure OF Beals Wright TO appear after
the honor Of representing the country In the
tnternationals had been his has caused un-
pleasant discussion and the incident OF his
cutting his finger at the Crescent Athletic
club year ago on the eve OF sailing for Eng
land by trying to open q bottle with a tooth
brush is recalled. Wrights father said that
he did not know where his son was. but sup
posed he was on junketing trip with kindred
spirits In an automobile.
As the tournament now stands the task Of
competing for the national title falls on the
shoulders Of the younger aspirants. They
are strongly In evidence his year and the
rivalry In intense. especially az It Ia probable
that William J. Clothier will not be able to
defend the cham pionship. Clothier made his
appearance here this morning and was limp
ing badly.
Richard II. Palmer. who beat Karl n. Behr
yesterday. scored again to-day. He defea ted
j. \. Cushman. as, 6-2 and Ga. Then
Irving C. Wright carried on the match in the
feature contest OF the day. He won by three
sets to one from Fred c. Colston, the Yale
IL was brilliant tennis played under the
most trying conditions. for the heat was op:
HresSsiyIs HSdI, AZ no sta se was Colston successful
lobs went either out Of court or fell so close
to the net that Wright was able to kill the bnll
n n spectacular uI style The points were so-
Both Lsrned and Hobart we're in splendid
form. Their shots for passes were crisply
brought on and they won In strait ght sets
Anderson was compelled to- extend himself
against n. G. johnson through five long sets.
in which ~ both IN men displayed an
Southerners. Scott and Thornton, won In
straight sets and are probable fnalists
Niles Just scraped past Hugh Tailsnt in Ave
sets. The summary:
National Championship sinsles-Prellninsry
Tound-xStsnley Henshsw defeated Raymond p.
ger. dss:: dsss:;:d = 4 s.sslscs, so:.s sea
9 lo-s Gardner Beals defeated Bcsis C. Wright
First Round NJ s. chsriock defeated W. o.
iested II. z; fisisr by default; Herbert L. Yves,
rsh, defeated r fredefs% TsS % cas;Sa SH, trSnS
ts.s-e William a. Larned defeated 2. W. Cst,lin,
sneI: 20: s.S. "a II; B, Register defeated Il. =.
Potter defeated ", Blgslow: 9; 81 ss, 81,
"a, 50 Frederick g. Anderson defeated II. c.
Johnson, e-3, IS, IS. Sc. o-2. q. r. Garder.
erlck c. inmsn defeated i. =. Torrey, Jr. 81.
"a, 80 z. W. Scott defeated q. M. W. Kobbe,
Henry H. Sollenhauer defeated W. II. rro,,.r
20. so, n-ii. 50 Ma, Thornton defeated
defeated Arthur Sweetser %. -, 81. "a. 80.
Harry A. Plqmmer vs. Gardner Besls;, "a, "a
g. F; Parrish %. 81, 50. J. q. Amcs defeated
Holmes defeated Harold a. Sands ID, e"i' g.
a., %: Dwight Partridge defeated W;
Y. n. Livingston 80. o-I, 90. j. r. Fowler
defeated g; c. Thomas, Jr. 80, s4, "a. e-t.
Y Tudor Gross defeated Alfred Dabncy s-4 s-s.
IS. G. NJ. Rodgers defeated Arthur C;oadby
%. ..s-t. Is. Leroy Russ defeated r. r. Towns
end So. o-t, Is. Richard II. Palmer defeated
]. kushman as. Sc. o..