The Washington herald., 1908-08-18
TENNIS STARS ARE PRIMED
Ready for the Opening Of National
Championship at Newport.
CIothier Against Little Only Serious
COnfIict in First Round of 1IoSt
Important Tourney OF Year.

Newport. Aug T-Drawing OF the Ir
entries for the national lawn tennis cham
pionshlp tournament which begins to-
morrow al the Newport Casino. have
brought r D. Little and W J. CIothier
together in the first round Other experts
in the top half OF the draw r 3. Alex
ander. F c. Anderson. Il. L Wesrfau.
and J. A G Colston. In the lower half
are c n. Bull, il. l. II. Waidnsr. Rich
ard Stevens, T r. Pei. B c Wright r
H Palmer. and J. y. E Jones. The .Caz-
e-al lmp1 essiOn appears 10 be that the
finals VIII be narrowed down 10 Wright
and Alexander, the winner 10 challenge
William a Larned. the present cham
P.on- The challenge match in doubles be-
tween HaSkett and Alexander and Wright
and Little VIII preCede the singles. as
viii also. in all proba bilitv. the inter
scholastic championship meeting The
complete drawing for the singles Is as
follows
FIRST r1uad-R Z wisssm vs. Rodarick rerv.
T.. G. c HIlcEiey vs. W O'D. Isciln Goelar Gala
Tin vs. T. K Miller T.. Dean Mathey vs. W l.
t2t-i. r H Pearson ~ J F. Seabu-y. F. B.
Aicyander Us. z F. Cc1ey. T.. A. e. Williams Is
Nie-vin White. Il. " Stiness rs Ga-3-sr Bears
l-lrl1s h'GzeWay Us. r. C. Martin, ? Hoffman
vs. T. n Grant. Ru=scu said - h C. Pei r
4 T. HCssins vs. z. J. Holt. F. O. Andersen vs.
Frank L. Sullovay. Harold Rove vs.. 7. b. Hsuk
CIVIL hatch rs Robert Le Roy. = c. Dauagl Vs.
T.. " WALTERS n. W Sl0cm vs. GeorEe O. Wac-
Der, L u BHr1 vs. y. Thornton z. l. A-sssiz IS
Charles = sands. r. TCuchard Is. D ". Dilvo-th
II. L Westfau DT- c. ;. Hardy. A :. Dabncy
IT, rs. A. A. Gaur1eI. T. " Whitney vs. William
jordan. Segu Russ Is. A T. Eeker. Robert D.
Nelson R. C. Scsver. G. T. Adee vs. William
Ecssrhaum trttur I1--aham rs. STANLEY He-sHaw
e. NJ Church rs. winner of Z. II. Frank and T. L.
Cray match
Preliminary ro-nd-E H. F-ank vs.. P L. Cav. J.
s CuslTr1n Is p Z Hale r.. r D. Little IS
". J. Clsthisr. T. F. Thomas rs l. e. Wright
5 r FahnstocS IS. y. W. Niles. G.. F. PARISH vs.
e. T. D NIil3cr Ctaig Bidd.e T. T. Peters vs..
W II Dawson. j.. T. 3. Ho-tusn. r. VS. H. A.
sands. T.. C. IrasA vs. !. A. g. C1lstcu T. s.
Blair vs G. A Phalp- Lytiig Hoyt rs y Emer-
'cu. = G. Iuu1au Vs. W ). BeEis D g. Fsvu.--on
Is r Z. Livingston. {. H. Bun. r. vs. T. "
-ydiz. Donaldson Nichols vs. 2 H Whifney-
First rcund-Nictor Scrchsa vs. Danalds1n Clark Z
" Eiclding vs. L z Nailner. l. Z Jennings vs.
f. C. Davis. II. T. Nicholson vs. z Y Parp A
r Barker vs. 7. B. Thsyor Richard stevens IS. T.
s. Taller. 3. P5nniman vs.. Reginald Brooks. Soy
n18r johnson vs. F. W Burtham. H C. johnson
-s- g. A Thompson. T. r. Peu Is. !. p. E Jones
T. g Thomas r. rs Hugh Tailauf. IL 5 Char
ccS vs. Georgc 4 Phelps. G. r. Palmer vs. W F. [
'ohns1n- g O Cooke Ewing Srille. B. C.
Wright vs. n G. Chace. W r. Cornell vs. r. H I
Palmer. Norman Johnson IS. s W Me--iher. I
-arlcton Hsle vs. 5. T. French. ir- q. e. Allison
s. G. L fraiey F. K TTackenroe vs. RicEs-d I
Sabc1cz " F. " p. Knap. Henry Torrance - I
5rintoa BuCSEalter, Alfred Thurhe- vs. W /
-rotter- H. Still1nan zi IS. W G.. Bourne +
l. Mackinney vs. D. F. Appleton 2d. E W 1
SoHlles = vs. Z ". Thomas. R. L. James IS. G. 4
!. FOTtesc1s.