New-York tribune., 1908-08-23
RESTING AT NEWPORT
RAIN STOPS ALL PLAY.
Better Supervision of Matches Whsn
TOURNEY Is Resumed.
rBv releuaph TO me Tribune.I

Newport. r. L. Aug. Unfortunately sn oaus,
,,rnity was given to the committee to strairh,.,
ont the ertlngIenent which overlook The an
coroers' national lawn tenEis championship tourna-
naent for A L. Hoskins. secretary OF the assoea
ton busted himself with the arrangements TO-DAY
as the rain made it impossible for the players ia
take the courts This committeeman deplored tha
condition which had about. and declared tha.
much Of the difficulty IN obtaining liHesmen va,
due 70 the general betting the MATCHES Ne,
who had something up on the result felt that they
were not qualified TO serve which was obviously
the case Assurances. however. were given 70 the
players that officials would be hand for all az
the remaining competitions.
one of the principal things that these who ar.
striving to make proper conditions prevail point out
is that without officials It Is impossible 70 keen
the PLAYERS I'D tosthe foot fault rule which is belrv
as badly violated heretofore. In this connection
the protest made by Raymond D. Little IN n.
doubles match brought light what IS the view
of those who striving 70 formulate rule which
will overcome the difficulty. Mr. HOskins at that
time sat near the press box. and ne turned ana
sail The trouble IS that the rule as IL stands 3,
misunderstood. What must eventually come and
the only solution Of the difficulty Is that both fee.
must be kept fat the ground while serving
That is bound to come. and Will settle all Of The
disputes
The rain that continued all day downpou-
that kept the players housed up az the Casino
the tournament and the challenge match azs,1,.
William A. Larned holder OF the title waxed and
waned. Frederick B- Alexander. in the upper hair
is regarded as OF the strongest aspirants. His
match with Frank J. SuIloway, the former Har-
ward expert will furnish rhe starred feature FOR ths
graudstand court or Monday Alexander has kent
himself in best of condition he respects the
responsibility imposed upon him by his nomination
for the American Davis Cup team He IS expected
70 come through against William J. CIoth{er and %
f-,a7e
UP to the finals in the lower half
II will be Alexander's first appearance upon ths
main stretch Of turf in two years. he has not
been here since losing the memorable match to
Clother after being within point OF T. That VIC
tory was what allowed Clothier to take the cham
pionship. As for Iarned, he has been out each day
playing Henry ". SIocum. Malcolm G. Chase ard
Charles E Sands In the opinion OF those who
have watched the champion he is in rare form and
should be successful n the defence OF his title and
the trophies 1t is believed that Larned has his
eye especially on the valuable Casino gold cup.
Of most beautiful prizes offered here. and
which a victory in this tournament VIII make bis
personal property
1t is the perfection Of Larned's driving IN ths
practice he has INDUCED In this week and the way
he gets to the net 10 snap the ball across court
which cause the experts to believe that he vii
write his name down as national champion in ths
singles for the firth time
In the four days OF play, while the field was BE-
ing reduced from 145 s, the galleries have been
unusually large The best features OF the tou-ns-
ment have been this rapid narrowing and the at
tendance Now only Frederick B. Alexander.
Frank ]. SuIloway Gustav T. Touchard. William
7 CIothier J. D. z. Jones, Nat Emerson. Besls c.
Wright and Harry Torrance, jr-. remain They
are paired as named so that the winners vii
reach the err1dnals the result OF the opening
matches Of the last week OF the tournament Ths
two days of rest, II IS believed. will benefit the
pIavers and the courts alike. that altogether ts
finals will be more brilliant than would otherTss
have been the case