Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-17
PROGRESS IS RAPID
Sixty-Four Players Survive in
Big Lawn Tennis Tourney.
PELL DEFEATS JOHNSON
Beals Wright Forced to Extend Him
self to Beat George II.
Church.

NEWPORT. r. l., August 17.-All rec
ords for rapidity of play were surpassed
yesterday in the thirtieth all Corners ma
tional lawn tennis championship tourna-
ment. A total of sixty-five results were
chalked on the board, and the original
field of ISL competitors, a record num-
Der, was reduced to practically the sixty
four survivors last night All of the third
round brackets were filled or split
matches in five instances made the out
come certain early in the morning.
The championship match in the doubles.
with the Pacific coast pair as challengers.
was postponed because of the continued
stormy weather. This left a clear field
for the singles. and the card was filled
with fine contests despite the fact that
the courts were sodden and slow. The
chief match, that in which Theodore
Roosevelt Pell, the New England cham
pion, defeated Wallace F. Johnson. the
Pennsylvania champion. in straight sets.
rs, Sc, g.. savored of an upset, as
Johnson ranked third on the national list
last year. Then Beals c. Wright. the ex-
champion, caught a tartar in young
George NJ. Church, the Princeton inter-
scholastic winner. who took a set from
wright De1Ore the IdtteT WoHs at -,
SO, 6-1, 6-1.
Nathaniel w. Niles the Harvard player.
was in rare form. and defeated Morris s.
Clark. who was the victim of a yachting
accident while on his way here. by q
score of 60. 6-3, 63. Frederick p.
Fox, who was with Clark on the unfortu-
nate yacht. scored by the default OF
Thomas Ridgeway All of the Califor-
mans maintained their places with ease.
1t was a day of splendid victories for the
collegians also. In the opening round Al
fred S. Dabney. jr.. of Harvard. scored
M. Washburn, the Columbia interscholas-
tic winner. won two matches, in his first
defeating Goodwin Hobbs. %. 6-. 81,
and then c. L. Cooke, 6-3. 6-3. Ga.
Holden. jr.. of Yale and E. Tudor Cross.
the former New England intercollegiate
winner. and others held to form.
There was a drizZle most of the day. The
gallery. however, was larger than at the
opening, the grandstand being filled and
there being a fringe of spectators about
all of the courts. Beals c. Wright, be-
cause of the fact that. with Mclaughlin,
he is believed to be the key to the cham
pionship situation this year. held large
and interested crowd during his match
with Church. The tall boy was a sur
prise to Wright. The former hit the ball
hard and gave it terrific pace In the first
set The ex-champion tried to outma-
neuver him from the base line, but to no
purpose. When Church was within a
stroke of winning at "a and 1910 in
the first set, however, Wright woke up
and carried off spirited attack at the
net that gave him a victory at 1-5.
Again in the second set Church held to
his driving and passing game. Occasion
ally he made journeys to the net for a
quick slash across court, and by steadi-
ness he led at Al on games. Wright
again tried to overcome his opponent,
but Church found the openings so often
that the boy, who Is but seventeen years
of age. scored the set at Go. That was
sufficient to warn Wright OF his danger
and that he could take no chances. He
was up to close range on every return
for the balance of the match Even so.
Church kept his famous opponent on the
run chasing the ball. But Wright footed
fast and never shirked return. In the
two sets. the third and fourth. Wright
afforded a glimpse of his old-time skill.
He fairly fogged the ball for cross-court
shots, and continually forced Church out
of position BY this sort of play Wright
was enabled to win the sets at 6-1. 81.
but he was continually compelled to ex-
tend himself.
Two of the veteran players also distin-
gu:shed themselves during the day. Henry
W. Slocum scored handily, defeating H.
G.. Simmons, e. 10, 81. The ex-cham-
pion was in fine form, and, as he is well
placed in the draw, ii would not be sur
prising IL he came into the semi-finals.
Malcolm G. Chace also scored in two
matches with all of his former vigorous
overhead action.