The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-22
L.AWS TENNIS.
New York l., r. G. singles Championship
Bssun-Ottcr Notes.

other Notes.
Play In, the singles championAhip Of the
Sew York Lawn Tennis Club vas begun
yesterday. The draw .contains some ex-
ceIlent names. so that although merely a
club tournament the quality Is fully as good
as that Of some of the open tournaments,
r. II. Palmer, j. p! Paret. ". II. Connell,
T.R. Pell and r. Z. Bryan are in the upper
half among Others; In the lower half are
included W. c. Grant. G.; r. Touchard, A.
Bassford, ,Jr.. and q. L. Wyeth. Three
matches wore played yesterday In the first
round. R. T. Bryan defeated r. M. Beckley'
e-0,s-4. W. C. Grant beat O. Z. A. Child,
60, Ga, q. r., Touchard won from c. b.
Stewart. 1913. 81. t., 49,.
M. j. G. Richie and j. C. Parke. the Brit
ish Davis cup players. were at the courts Tor
a brief time In the late afternoon. =
The latest number Of EngiishLarn Tennis
contains. the following paragraph regarding
an International match for woman players
Something was heard last year about the
prospective visit OF an English ladies' team
to America. hut apparently there were
! many difficulties in the way. Tor the project
fell thfouaha We beg now to submit the
humble sugg estion that the situation be
sfSsrs Sutton saa 70 20 b afnss, az American. ladies
team to England next summer.
'"Itahas already been reported that Miss
Sutton u Likely to sonAe Svsr.tn quest ne 2. th e
to bring some Of her friends with her 70 the
old ado fISSshn mt whsfs a m sssm SGralIs' t Ie'S SSlsf
drawback to such q scheme Ia the wide gulf
between Miss Sutton and thS next best lady
PLAYER in AMERICA no ana h consequent oGr sn dsar sh az
What Is said about the difference between
Miss Sutton. and thu. next best player u
Iii ri se season. sae EiteWiiP BE hard to see Where
Miss Sutton Is to be. put: Certainly she
WallIsch l. the champion.
1T would not surprise US In h least
to see a much q. s Rrf,1sH rs fesm n t the p sna.
cup under the auspices Of the l.. T. A.
sentins the Ali England club. sets forth
one Of the bohsrtys will in ali. probability
be included. and It may be said Of him. as
Of Others. that a visit to South Afrloa is
ah lar o d,seT nSnan maiser .So q tr'P th aS Ap %anths;
and the other Sly months, That para,
graph covers q deal Of the feeling In England
pssf OF ,3e the 5e'f pavi o. cup sns team. They W We're
willing to go to South. Africa. but not to
America or Australasia.
ye !" .Ss public SlS,o Darffs a laEa teams tsa% i %ftH 9sn
Gortlandt Park at the end Of the day by
3 matches to 2. With one still to be played:
against Bronx Park. which made points.
One match still In unfinished. The sum-
mary:
|. ,osoIosA PARK AT VAN coRTIASDr PARK.
Singles Henry wlselthier, orotona. defeated
Stanley Ward. Van Qortlandt. Is e-S Harry
u. Ripper. Crotona. defeated R,.A. ,Mindl,n. Van
CortLandt. e-3, 90; bernard Wiscith!er. Crotona,
defeated r. a. Goddard, VNh Cortland, o., Sc;
AZ, MIndtin, Van Cortlsndt. defeated Eodcrick v.
Grace. Crotona. by default.
y enthusiastically Ward and +. A.. Goddard.
Van Cortlandt, defeated Grncc and Hartmann,
Croionn,, BY default. Mlndiln brothers.. Van Cort,
landt, vs. Nehring and Bcechner. Crotona. post.
poned.
MACoMB's DAM PARK At BRONX PARK.
|. S~ingieS-Marshail. Macomb's Dam. defeated
IAngridee. Bronx. g.. o.: Strcusand. Macomb's
Dam, defeated Haas. Bronx. 90, 60; ucnscheI,
Bronx. defeated wallace. Macomb's Dam. by
default: peArSall. Bronx, VS.. Blandford, hacomb's
Dam. so, rs. unfnishcd.
Douhles-Merscrcau and We'll. Bronx. defeaicd
Marshall and Boynton. Mpoomb's Dam. BY dc.
fault: Dr. Gottesmsn and S,redsand. Macorhs
Dam, defeated Haas and Pearsall. BrenH, 81.
so. 90