New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-16
NATIONAL TOURNEY OPENS
Mclaughlin and Wright . the
Stars on Casino Courts.
RAIN ON THE FIRST DAY
We. Courts Put Players to the
Test IL Beginning Lawn
Tennis Matches.

Nevlf-rt. r !. Aug I5-The tro nora BILE
contestants n the big field for the cham
r,onshiQ honors Of the thi-tieth aI-coners
national lawn tennis singles tournament.
Seals - Wright ex-cha-1pion ami inter
nationalist. and Maurice 2 McLoaxhlin
the Young Californian who took inter
national prominence last year. were put 10
ne test today because Of the heavy rain
= rhe opening rounds Of the greatest
,as1rnau7ent N This country on the pictu-
-esoue courts Of the Casino both won their
matches The Californian had shade
nc better 81 i. however. for he was always
4zs- and resourcefuI. Mclaughlin on the
rrsi- stretch Of turf before the grand
stand defeated his opponent. 3. NJ. Grant.
ire Southern champion. OF Atlanta. Ga.
81 straight SETS s. 81 50 Wright
Rad greater difficulty with nr. William
Roser baum before ne scored al SIS,
g. g.
n other matches Richard II Palmer the
New Jersey State winner. and Frederick
= Imam. the recent winner OF the New
York state title on the field Of the Crescent
Athletic Club. a. Bay Ridge. came near TO
following the OLD adsEe Of the game that
vet courts are prolific Of reversals of
form on the roster Of 81 competitors.
-a-7-5 list for the tournament Palmer and
7r-~ae only figure as secondary in the out
.o-7A. Still. TO what hardships the players
,,e-e p1lt Is shown by the fact that Palmer
los set 70 Thomas SlidelI before he won
- 50 S. 50 -. while lnman was
,ss- - defeat as he viii care TO be at
-e hands Of Walter l.. Pate. the Brooklyn
-.-,oio-. over whom he scored at g.,
-O@ -
-la4 here we're not upsets on the list %
-l-.f7 10
rr I'll followers Of the game. Altogether
here was slight opportunity for any OF the
men = show their real class. The rain set
=, win intermittent showers before the first
match zas put 81 court L was a repeu-
ion ~ last year with this difference, how
.4v- that instead Of 4 postponenlent. Dr..
lanes Dwight. the father OF American lawn
tennis. acting as referee assisted by Pal
re- z Presbrey and a L. Hoskins- decided
-hqt al Of the first relief Of fifty-three
matches must D. disposed OF.
Sucr z decision Is new to the sport. and
II approaches a record in lis way The de-
c5sion vas dizJastefuI 10 many Of the play
e-s but -hev went al their task with good
grace Naturally under the conditions Of
ee5den courts ire finer points Of the game
were missing Hard hitting was the feat
urs O ever match. for the ball soon weighed
.ourds as II accumulated water from the
vet turf The weather also had the eff
I-c- q diminishing the gallery 20 about
half is usual proportions. MackintOshes
and umbrellas gave a sonbre tone 10 the
generally brilliant setting. and il was only
r,e enthusiasm that remained undimmed.
Nothing on the days programme ap-
preached the amazing show Of, skill and
speed which Mclaughlin developed in his
To-
sets did he lose his service. and that despite
ire fact that Grant played hard all the way
70 The end ard that Mclaughlin was han
dicapped TO 6 considerable degree by the
Vet turf IN the first set Grant bothered
Mclaughlin by a chopping drive that
caused the ball 70 faU as II crossed the
ne- Compelled 10 run in 10 close range
fo- his shots, the Californian often shirked
returns He depended upon his ability to
force Grant out on place. and n this he vas
successful 10 the extent OF scoring the set
with total Of IS points to p for MS op-
Ponen-
II Tie second SCI Mclaughlin became
anxious as 10 the possibility Of post
ponemelt as the rain was falling heavily,
and ne worked harder He remarked 10
asCC-ICk. another Of the Pacific Coast
group, ri2at n was tinlid ABOUT spraining his
ankle. as his spiked shoes cid not hold we'll
- TIE close and wet turf. But at that he
l'5FeC siaShI1g tennis, Grant scoring only
he fifth anne Of the set by several splendid
Place shots TO the corners while the tally
O. ne points was 30 10 u AcLouShiIn
made ne third set z runaway. winning at
-9Ne anG with the points al > 70 g the
match ending IN one Of the hardest show
srS O. the Gav
ne SUMMARY follows.
1-s- round 80. D-ummond Jones defeated ]
= Lr2eks-0n oT default J / Cole il, de-
Sac Harry Seyrnoure. ny default: Richard Il.
--Tne- defeated Thomas SlideH- g 3-S
u Bar ID. G. Is. Is. G. l. Cole de
.eeise Hclara Cambria 81. e.. 50. 2
a Foerr defoa-eG \ N Tose 6-a. 6-3
-. e. Frank J. suloway defeated r Il.
.+2-e- g, d. G ;. 4 :, LapsIey de-
N-11"ed-- defeated q. g ReeIsr- SIS. IS
g william TlIinghast Bull defeated e.s
cefra#e < Nails NTe--5f,eS- nv default Va
.7aEtei 7 Niles defeated +. (. Balm by &c
-s4-t- B=sts o. wright defeated Dr.. William
f-l--a defeated r 3. Washba-n 6-+ s-3
Howard vas. 5 51'..let s 81 gee Se1ss' ENG =
0rI.e defeated Z u. D'rorth. e. SIS
g. r = =-aiIos- defeated J. 2 Ta,midge
ny 6efau,r- 2 : j. Pendergast defeated r.
= A@elI-sin@. ~ default. isulding Fosdick
? T Froi.nz9u,sen defeated r Z. Dieter. BY
..'Ssf. r Il Paul 3r- defeated William T.
s-7ie -. b. aefsoit Ezra e;oqld :, debated =
1uao- cross defeated george : c;roes5eck
Carries r sands ~ default: Malcolm 9
.naoe defeated a. d Richardsor So, 60
SO Norman -. johnson defeated W ? Bur
ce7 r. default Elliott n Sheppard defeated
9 ? Parrish. g S-G. 6. Ga Fredcr-
- g. Imam defeated Walter l.. Pate, e
~ g - 5inck4ev defeated r. =
-inCs-0n. b. default Russell Perkins de
-ss-ed E'exeHder Tarnen bv default Dean
ss'He~ defeated ? Deeen~-. = derauIt.
s Blower detected a :. Baker. f-l- S.
- = Bur- d~<rared fSusta-e 2 Touch
= b. default. Charles " Buli 1r-- ie.est ted
~ Er1Iip- Hank o. default George T
- b. data ssTT
e s-'-00 Gardner defeated ! p Backson. ~
rstz-l' = r Cooke fr- defeated II T
~.-z-er g G-S d. = M Tarrous
eHf-zfe5 Charles Garland e-4 &C. e-2
- -fy~el Goldman 6cfesree r 2 Cotton
go g s. 1o-s Percy .. Sivsr6 DC
--f@- - Thomas CT. g.. 81 Gardner
e@.- -r-~z'ed Thomas ia. Go. g 81 =
~ra. r. Leo defeated T. =. Thomas. 10.
G.. "a &C. S-2
---5rf -rprd-Msuri~~ z Hcrourhiin de-
-r7-@T ? - Grant e 81 CO. i X
r"sS defeated = 2 Ke-narheu- b. default
~ IN n