Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-16
NATIONAL TENNIS
TOURNAMENT OPENS
Wright and Mclaughlin Win
Their Matches on Rain
Soaked Courts.

NEWPORT. r. l., August 16.-The two
the championship honors Of the thirtieth
all-comers national lawn tennis singles
tournament, Beals c. Wright, ex-cham>
pion and internationalist, and Maurice E.
Mclaughlin, the young Californian. who
came into international prominence last
year, played their first matches on the
rain-soaked Casino courts yesterday.
In the opening rounds of the tourna-
ment both won their matches. The Cali
fornian had a shade the best of it, how
ever. for he was always fast and re-
sourceful He defeated b. NJ. Grant, the
southern champion. of Atlanta, in straight
sets. 60. 81, CLOSE. Wright had
greater difficulty with DR.. William Rosen-
baum before he scored at 6-3, 81, 60.
In other matches Richard II. Palmer,
the New Jersey state winner, and Fred
erick c. Inman. the recent winner of the
New York state title on the field Of the
Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge.
came near to following the old adage Of
the game that wet courts are prolific of
reversals OF form.
On the roster of ISL competitors. rec
ord list for the tournament, Palmer and
Inman only figured as secondary In the
outcome. Still to what hardships the
players were put is shown by the fact
that Palmer lost a set to Thomas Slidell
before he won at 60, 3-6, g., 60: while
Inman was near to defeat as he will
care to be at the hands of Walter l..
Pate. the Brooklyn champion. over whom
he scored at Ga. 1O-S. a.. during which
he made a wonderful rally from behind.
being a recipient of some good fortune.
That there were no upsets OF matches
played shows the class of the tournament
this year. The summary:
All-comers' national championship singles
First round-C. Drummond Jones defeated J. n
Crookston. by default: J. L. Cote. ir defeated
dsfeated Thomas slideIi. g. 2. sI 81. 50;
Todd =, defea cole d.fs.te 1u richard saarg
Z. n. voss "a IS. s.s. 90: Frank j. Sui
oway defeated NJ McIeOS Ell !, e de-
90. e-s. Ga. 80: William Tiilinghast Bull
s 8 Clark defeated s. Wallis Merrsew. by de-
fault, Nathaniel w. Niles defeated s. H Wi1.
e !is% S' ssfes's% :. w..hSarn e.
s srs ssshf 81 v. 6llxos;h' 60 50, s:
:. A II. pe e defeated r. B. I.civaine By
default Pasdng Fosdisk defeated Vincent
jr., defeated William F. Manice. by default:
Ezra Gould defeated c. W. Iippitt. tr.. 6-S.
90 6-I: II. H. knight defeated y. p. Hutch,
inson. by default: e. Tudor Gross defeated
George S. Groesbeck, 6-3 6-1, 81: X. Rich
srdson defeated Charles f.. sands by default;
Malcolm @. Chace defeated c. ID. Richardson,
ps-O. so. SO: Norman 9. Johnson defeated W.
r. Burden. by default: Elliott ~ sheppard de-
feated G. +. Parrish Ga, 6-a e. Cd; Fred
erck c. lnman defeated Walter L. Pate: o..
los. Ga: G. s. Hinckiey defeated n. II: Iiv,
incston. by default: Russell Perkins defeated
Alexander Yarnel by default: Dean Math n;u de.
defeated A. T.. Baker. 8 ]. Ga. 6.S; Il H.
Burr defeated C;ustave r. Touchard. by default;
Hawk by default: George 7. Adee defeated Il.
W Thomas, by default: Carlton r. Gardner de-
feated ]. r. Jackson. by default; W.; T; Cook.
jr., defeated W. F: symington: e. 90. 60;
+. NJ Watrous defeated Charles Garland, 81.
90 6-3. 60: Alfred Goldman defeated II. Il.
Cotton. SO. So. 10-S: Percy d. sverd de-
feated r. r. Thomas. 81. Ga, 81: Gardner
Beais defeated Thomas jay; So: s.2'..sId u;
"a. as. 90. second round-Maurice Z. Nc
IDuehin defeated b. NJ. Grant, 6-2. 6-l, SO;
III. W Stoness defeated NJ. X. Kernochan. by de-
fault.