The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-02
LAW TENNIS.
NIiS> Drfsats johnson m singles final
fer Mlsisilr stairs TIilr.


The final round of M. middle S;ai-- cham
pion -hip singles took place Yesterday At
Orang- AMI the ChokinR weather ami
clo-en--- Of the play made 10 one OF the h. &
test contests ever seen IA the Et-'. The
result va. victory for Nathaniel " Nilea.
tho Massachusetts, state Champion. over
wallace y johnson. 'he Pennsylvania cham
pion Though the Nrw Fnglhnder made
plenty Of Wild strokes 10y ~lAmmtng into the
net and driving out OF bounds h. had plenty
Of reserve power To he always master Of he
strong. sturdy. courageous player from
Penn-ylyAnia
Niles strongest point over John~On vas
his smashing and placing shots To the side
line Whenever Johnson Iobhcd any way
high and Niles sot an open wallop al the ball
Il Was good-by Tor a return from his oppo-
nent The nr.t set wa, a sort Of a feeler.
the players sizing up each Others stroke.
aud the set after several close plays went
To Niles at - Niles vas several times
within I stroke OF the seconh set. but
Johnson plurkily stalled him OF and secured
the Set at 81 Alter that Niles changed
his racquet for a heavier one and he SEEMED
60 handle Johnson l9w dsiVs- II zen
there was ala intefmi>-ion OF about twenty
minutes -
seemed greatly refreshed. and though
Johnson was there to the lass Niles got IN"
set |" - the full tally e has isy 20. king hing
iense round 6y default, as Ed~ard r.
LaIned the holder Is in Mexico.
vas cleaned np' etcep, the challenge round.
In the singles bet ween Miss Carrie ". Nelly
q Chicago. the challenger, and Miss Lonise
afternoon, Miss Ns"ly and Miss =. 3,
women's doubles Yesterday. there l. no
challenge round, As this Is the nrst time
the contest has been put in.
The summary.
Middle states Championship. Mems singles
IlnAl round sihAnleIw Miles defeated Wallace
Chsiisnse Round NsthsaieI ". Niles defeated
Edward p. LArued BY default
SeCond round-T N WstTous and Il \ Holden.
yr.. defeated J 4 Miles and l.. u Woodbury.. -,
de hhsm = and S e W SaS TT. S.s
Third Round MalrQus and 2. \ Holden.
"a L. n, WAldnsI and p Gardner defeated
George ". Church and n n. Tn. Jr. $40 4
semi ma Round n H HArket and Frrdsrirk
.. AicSAndeT defeated r. NJ wAuOus and X \.
Holden, Jr SHi, e
NSqs state S No sE n, nST T::
y D. Rotch defeated Mrs DE Gcrsdort and Mrs
= thai Hound MIS-. csrie u xssly and NJ.
z. y. ROich defeated Miss =. Souther ana Miss
Men Ceusols,!on single. rlr,, round ? 2.
rranL defeated y johnson sS default N
bosaue lrfea,-d { Ward o. iie'auit - Y peissr
defeated y Martin r 20
rSS son d P S s.i,u FhS ws sssn.ed
iIuhosaus. .: ONO HinCA defeated ~. =.
pet>cr. 49,
Two .cmi final matches ~ the KnicEer-
booker Field Ciuh Yesterday produr-d
citing sport Roth OF III" ma'ch"- vent
three set. Rayg- Ia hi match simply
stayed the iim'' and h. endurance al
lowed him t. d"fca; Richard " Bogg-
81 the brooklyn 'lul. g., q and
. I. This match consumed nearly three
hours upon tie court In the rnal set
boggS Wa - exhausted from tOotwork
ami only played oJt t.,s 49, mechanically.
hitting ~ tho ball It "ro-~ed the net from
sheer force OF habit
Jennings and Reiue- defeated charlie
l.. Joi n-ton Jr aud l;ot"rt Major. =.
= :. ThI- couts.t hkewi-- Wa
.srur'l"r The youthful Johnston, Who ia
hi freshman wear lta~ Won -" amherst
found Young and dashIng
partner 10 hi- liNin< IA MAJOR The two
ipy- are Aut - year. 81 axe. but they -aNs
tn",r more expert fenced opponent no rest
tie nr-t -,t that ; ohm ,ton gnd Major iobt-.d
. Nt'r .iFrly AMI - pul'cd Out ih" second
s"' lh"' '"i - : On III" Mid -"t, ~
md .,ron,,r S IT,, n y I'm, ,"'r ,..I itS
b. ln-- margins they won the -~t and
match
The summary
hnirScrl-ock-r cup single, semi mai round
fredcTrs & haEgs defeated Richard hOggs
Meas Douhles- s-uI mai round william y
iennnS sn1 ias 6 R ksns, se,-s,sd ch,r'c'
scsSrs2 dictated GSsia,e S,cin.rssp' INV
orrr,,.r x, default, weston Wniiams detss,sa
Sccoad Round " Arcn defeated ~ l..
ne, Edgar Io~,hers 50 /