The Washington herald., 1908-08-19
ALEXANDERHACKEIT And Win
Defeat A., Challengers for National
Doubles at Newport Courts.
String Play Marks Opening of
Tennis Tournament Before
Enthusiastic Crowd.

Newport. r 7. Aug 1s.-Easily hold
ing TO their masterful form. Frederick B
Alexander and Harold H. Haclstt turned
aside their chalIe1gers and continued 10
hold their title as national Lawn tennis
double champions to-day as the opening
feature Of the all sOmers- tournament in
the historic courts Of the Casino Il was
hitting match. fOr~while II was one
sided. II aboUnded IN stirring bits Of play.
There was a great turning out Of the
/ crowds and It inspired the players. and
appeared more like Old times While
Alexander and Hackett were the chief
magnet there was plenty Of sport IN the
singles
Naturally 5he chief event Of the dsv
was the deciding Of the national cham
pionship in the doubles. From Hackett's
opening service however. Il was evident
that nothing short Of an accident 10 either
OF the defending champions would cause
Alexander and HacketJ TO lose their titles
Little was wild. and Wright nearly as
bad.
As the draw stands tonight. the field
Of AS starters Is reduced nearly one-haIf
The starred match for the morning will
F. bring together William J. CIothier. the
national ex-champion. and Raymond D.
Little From the form shown to-day.
Clothier Is a strong favorite-
The summaries
National double Championship. ssaIlsuge a-d
cha1pio1siip so1nd-Freie-.ck b Alexznie- an
Harold 4 Hackert- defenders defeated RAYMOND u
Little ard Beais T. Wrish-. chaleuzsrs. 81 IS.
81
Au-o-rers' chsuz7i1nship. siugles-First round- +
L Day defeated L H Frank. l5-s - 81
J. ;. Cushnan defeated Eugene Hale r bv defsr,'.
G NrlEll defeated h Z Thomas. 81 81
81 Nath1-iel ". Niles defeated ; R Fahn-
stock. 60. - 80 g F. Parrish defeated L.
w Potter by default J O. ArEes defeated P 5
P Ba1dolTh =. 80 - 50 Crals Bi6zle
defeated Dean B. Miller. by default W II. DsTF5-
scn. T.. defeated b T Peters bv default I
sands defeated + 3 Hoffman, r. 60. 5-5. 81
J. A c Colsso1 defeated T. c. Travel BY desarsr
Z. s Blair defeated George A. Phelrs - ss
- - - Nat Emerson defeated Z. Y
Dwight b default F. G. fnman defeated " :
Tennis. b defazlt. R. r. Livingston defeated c. G.
Fllurto-- by cefarlt- Charles " Bull r. defeated
+. ~ LIdiZ By default T. Il. Whitnst defeated
Donaldson NicsolS 81 So 50
Second ruuEd-R. E WiuEham defeated Roderick
Terry. 2. br default. : + Hincklev defeated ~
teated Walter L Pate. 81 So 81 r Il
Pearson defeated J. : SeahTy. by cefault- Fred
erick B Alexander defeated z F Torrey. T. SO
g, - H. c Martin defeated Thomas Ri5EeNEy
s. 81 - B. " Grant defeated Berrau Hotf-
man, 0y default. Il. G. BCls. IT.. defeated Russell
Sard- 80. 80 g. a L. Hoszins defeated Il =
a---- . oelaa!- Frans S1l2"ay defeated : q
Andersen By default Dr. P. 2. Hawk defeated
Harold Rowe. 6-3. 81 81. Ma Thornton de-
fslted L n Burt -. s-S 50 - R. L
Agassiz defeated Charles Z Sands bv default
GeorEe F Touchard defeated D. ". Dilv5r1h. g.
s-3 - Herbert l. WestfaI defeated R. ;
HARDY - g.. - A 5 Dabnev defeated A.
3 CTamnelI. 6-I- 6-3 81 William Jordan de-
foated Z ". pittmzn 81 So 81 ker.r Rsszs
defeated 4. 7. Baker 81. 81 81 Dr. Wllian
R1scnbaum defeated George T. Adee. BY default.
Arthur IuzTaham defeated stanley Hershav 81.
IS 6-5. g. Craig Bi65is defeated ". n DaF-
lds0n. j.. 6-3. - 50 Mantle Fielding de-
feated louis Il. Widnsr. by default. George H.
Neitletou defeated E. T. Page. 90. 81 g.
4. y. Thaver defezted A. 7. Bake. By default
Richard Stevens defeated T. Srfferu Tailer br de-
fault Hugh TaIlsnt defeated g. ". e Thomas
IT, So 6-5 s. W F. johnson defeated Richard
Palmer 5-6 6A. 81. 81 c. o. Cooke defeated
Ewing Sti'Ie 6-3. 6-3 81 Besis c. W5iEht Ge-
fcated Malcolm c. Chace g.. 81 g.. William
H. Conneu defeaied r. Palmer. BY default Norman
g. johnson defeated ; W 8fcuihsw. -6-5. SIS.
81. -. 81 &. c AIison defeated c. 3. Frsiiey.
6-5 -. 81 r. ". Thomas defeated E. "
Dean. r. - - 2s EL