The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-19
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN TENNIS CONTEST. Many Spectators Watch Close Matches at Lawn
 Club.

his tournament being played at the New Haven Lawn club yesterday. The first and second rounds of the singles were finished, and s. F. Sargent man aged to play the first match in the third round with Neil stevess. Both of these players showed remarkable form for their years. and the match was watched with a good deal of interest by a large number of spectators.
 During the morning three good matches of singles were played off. The one between Richard Hooker, of Springfield, and J. o. Ames, of Provi- dence, was especially close, and MT. Hooker won only by the hardest kind of work. In hard-fought match Net tleton defeated P. L. Dodge, the Yale senior who won the university cham pionship this spring. MT. Westfall, of New York, and MT. Luquiens, of this city, were the principals in another wen-played match.
 A large number of spectators gath cred to watch the afternoon matches. The matches are beginning to be hard fought as the contest narrows down, and offer more interest to the specta- tors. The interest yesterday afternoon centered in the match between w. c. Grant and Mir. Westfall, two crack players from New York. Both are fast players and quick at returning serves. MT. Westfall, however, succeeded in wearing out his opponent and won the match.
 More interesting matches are slated for to-day. Westfall, who has played so well, meets F. L. Chase this after noon in a struggle to see which man shall remain in the contest for the semi finals. Although Mir. Chase is a good player and will give MT. Westfall a hard match, it is believed that MT. Westfall's form will carrythin through to the finals and perhaps give him the championship. Contrary to previous reports, the winner in the finals this year will be the holder of the club cup. Karl Behr, the present holder, will not be able to defend his title this year, as he has gone to Europe with the Amer ican tennis team.
 It is expected that the doubles, which were begun yesterday, and the consola- tion rounds will be nearly completed tonight. The drawings in the doubles this year have unfortunately brought the best pairs together in the first round and will make the contest rather one-sided.
 The results of matches played yester- day were as follows: First round:
 Stoddard beat Parmelee 6-4, 6-2.
 Nettleton beat Dodge, 6-3, 9-7.
 Westfall beat Luqiens, 6-1 SIP.
 Jennings beat Horner by default.
 w. S. Murray beat F. Cole by default.
 Second round:
 Hooker beat Ames, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
 z. Sargent beat c. F. stoddard, 4-6, so, GA.
 Clapp beat McClung, 6-3, GA.
 Nettleton beat Murphy, 6-1. 6-O
 Westfall beat Grant, 6-2, 6-4. Chase beat Jennings, 6-S 6-0.
 Stevens beat Murray by default.
 Third round:
 S. F. Sargent beat Neil Stevens, 7-5, 2-6, 11-9.
 Consolation matches:
 Welch beat James by default.
 Inman beat Watrous, 7-5, 6-2.
 Luquiens beat Lyman, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
 Jennings beat Ames by default.
 Phelps beat Corbin, 6-4. 4-6 6-2.
 Henderson beat Horner by default.
 Reid beat Fenn, 6-2, 6-2.
 Parmelee beat Monson by default.
 In doubles the entries and drawings were made yesterday, as fellows:
 Grant and Westfal drew a bye; L. IG. Grant and partner drew a bye; T. Hooker and McClung drew bye; Ring and Stoddard are to meet S. F. Sargent and Fem to-day. Fairchild and Cor bin beat Phelps and Merritt, 6-2, 60, yesterday, and to-day will meet But terworth and Farnam. Sargent and Chase yesterday beat Sanford and Net t1aton 6-4 6-2