New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-16
BIG DRAW AT NEWPORT
Keen Play for National Lazcn Ten
ms Hon0rs Expected IN Tourney.

Newport r. L. Aug. 15.-The largest number Of
drawings ever recorded for national lawn ennis
tournament was made to-day at the Casino for the
twentieth annual competition. which will be begun
Tuesday on the courts of the Casino In this city,
with the final for the doubles title. The drawings
number 1874. exceeding the record OF 1905 by
teen They were made under the direction OF A. L
Hoskins. secretary of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association. assisted by Herbert =.
Bell. jr-, s VI. Snsa baugh and C. A. Darling.
Interest in the tournament this year Is believed
TO be greater than before. The entry list
tains the names OF a large number Of members OF
the summer colony here. The final work ON the
grandstand was completed to-day and everything
Is In readiness for play 10 begin Tuesday
ing For weeks the Casino courts have been under
the care of experts and they believed 10 be
In perfect condition.
The preliminary round contains no matches of
great promise, but in the upper half OF the second
round w. j. ClOthier. the ex-ChampiOn will meet
A = Daoney. Others in the upper half of the draw
for this round include Henry W. Socum. the veter-
an ex-champion; Simpson VI. Snsabaugh and Thom-
as C. Bundy, Of California, and George NJ. Church.
In the lower half appear c. F. Touchard. Melville
H. Long and Maurice Mclaughlin, challenger with
George Jones for the doubles title.
The draw follows
Woodward RcSard ns spsysn. g. Ads VS. c5omws
j. e DarraEh VS. n W IN powell ~ ~ ~ c S,.
nell p,1a VS. A. Z Hoskns B. Crssin. T.. sr:tton
Cs ,s. vs. suydam Cutting: Goodwin Hobbs va 3,
- - 1iihcssieys EVinS
Sidney Beales: A. H. Reggie Clarence Hobart:
j. D. E Jones VS., A T.. Neergard: c. Thatcher
j. rsnow; g. c. Wagner 5. c. Mlet; T. r Peu
vs. Dean hathey: G. ]. Jones j. Williams. c. P.
Gardner VS.. w. F. Keane; c. e. Pe c. An,orv 3.
VS. 5 w. Merrihew Andrew Winsor w. r JOSH
son; o. T. Hincke ". S. Hale: w. J. Balm j. T.
Torrey. tr.: B. W. Smith Walter Roberts, C..
Grant VS. r. TORY. jE E C. Rushmore z P.
slidel W L. Stewart; Robert ROy ..
Johnson. Jr. r. III. Palmer G. r. Watson; Eteh
Talant VS. C. c. Pell jr: Bayard Rives F. 5. 7
dolph; Rowland Hazard A. ID. Peterson
second round upper half)-W. B. ID. Bourne
Karl n Behr: N Wadsworth Frank Soue; u VI.
yose II. Alexander: Charles p. Sands vs. ThOmas
Blumer: H. w. 6locuna @. Thompson:
RunyOn II. c. PEBBLES; G. f. Parrish T.. r.
hughes; A 5 Dsbney jr-, vs. ". J. Clothier. Charles
o. Cooke William Grosvenor;-J. n. Dubsrry
=, t. Thomas Henry Scott: z. H. whitney s. NJ
Sinsabaush; r. L Oakley ". Rosenbaum: H A.
CHIMNEY vs. Frank W. Paul. jr G. Grossbeck II.
W. Stinsss; y. p. Hutchinson z. III. Fran. ir.
Edgar F. Lee VS. G. W Knowlton tr.; Thomas c.
Bundy VS. W v. Bennett: v. Gould G. NJ CHURCH,.
Seymour Johnson G. Brock: Gordon Douglas
Norman johnson; e T. Gross n
Second round dover haf-M z Mclaughlin
seph T. Willis; Melville II. Long II. II. Harris5
Minis vs. T; C. Trask; g. A. L Donne G, NJ Bun.
George HOLSTER; Alfred Stiman L. T lace j.
G. Nicely. jr, r. G. Seaver: T. p. Williams o.
IEnan: c. J. Piimpton w S. Patten: Richard /s,>Dp
A A. Gammell; Thomas y. Potter H L. Abeles:
Rogers d, Woodward T y. Burnham; r. j. Sui
lovay Gordon Beale; A. T Baker George Nc
Fadden: @. o. Keeer Richard p Gambrill: G. +.
Touchard G. Meier Peter d. Martin Charles
RUnyOn; s P. French. I'd. 2. Pendersast: 3 A.
yashelI Basil Wagner; Runyon Sole VS. George