Evening journal., 1911-06-27
FOR THE STATE
TENNIS HONOR
Philadelphia Players Survive
Preliminary and First
Rounds

Splendid progress was made at the
Wilmington Country Club yesterday
in the singles tennis championship Of
Delaware, fourteen matches being
played I'm the preliminary and second
rounds. Ph,ladelphians Jared well
and only three were put out Of the
tournament II. II. Martin and w.
M. Tilden both won their matches
without having a game chalked up
against them, the former defeating II.
p. Crosby, Of Wilmington, and the lat
ter w NJ Moore. also of Wilmington.
Paul w. Gibbons and T.. Thayer
were we'll matched I'm their first set,
Gibbons winning, but in the second
set Gibbons played a remarkably good
game and won. After securing the
FIRST set from f. Chandler, G. G. Will
Its had to show his best form TO Sc
cure the second set. r. G. Inman,
Of New York, was given a better
match than had been looked forward
TO by p. II. Wright. the Wilmingtonian
winning three games in the first set
and two IN the second.
The best match of the afternoon
was played between w. M. Tilden and
r. II. Martin in the second round.
Both were deuce sets, which were won
! by Tnden. The match between r..
A. Holden and ]. 4. Thayer was not
played, as Holden was playing In the
challenge round of the New England
championship.
The contest will be played tomor-
row, and Tilden should give the Yale
champion a good match. The players
were entertained in the evening at
dinner, followed by a dance, by the
Wilmington Country Club. Summary:
Preliminary Round.
r. l.. James. Philadelphia, defeated
w H. Rowland, Philadelphia, 6-2'
ga
S. scovilIe. Jr., Philadelphia. won
from n Harvey, Wilmington, by de-
fault
r King. Wilmington, defeated C. S.
Mills, Philadelphia, 6-3, 6-3.
H. S. Townsend, Wilmington, de-
feated W. l.. Robins, Wilmington, 6-l'
GO.
G. Travis. Philadelphia, won from
ID Roberts, Wilmington, by default
r. J. Crozier, Philadelphia, won
from w. II. Trotter. Philadelphia. by
n g. Inman. New York. defeated p
T. Wright. wilmington. 6-S. 60.
A. Holmes, Wilmington, won from
w. A. Boureau, Moorestown, by de-
fault
r. N. Philler, Philadelphia, won
from ]. Reeves, Moorestown, by de-
fault
p. w. Gibbons. Philadelphia, de
feated r. Thayer, Philadelphia, 70
I
T. H. Martin. Philadelphia, defeat
ed II. p. Crosbie. Wilmington, 60
W. NJ. Tilden. Philadelphia, defeat
ed w. NJ Moore Crosby, Wilmington
GO. 60
c. r. Gardner. Rockaway, won from
II. NJ. Candy. Wilmington, by default
First Round.
A. Capelle, Wilmington, defeated
ID. Monyon. Philadelphia, 1913, 6-2.
G. c. Willis, Philadelphia, defeated
S. Chandler, Jr., unattached, Whining
ton. GO. rs.
s. Field. Jr., Philadelphia, won from
J. A. Alexander, Scranton, by de
fault
10. w. French. defeated w. G. Tat
nall. Jr., Wilmington, 6-2. as, 90.
l.. A. De Cazenove. Wilmington
won from e. Townsend, Trenton, b.
default.
w. p. Johnston. Wilmington, wol
from DR.. w. p. Wales, Wilmington, b.
default.
r. l.. James, Philadelphia, won fron
S. Scoville, Jr., Philadelphia, by de
fault.
R. King, defeated II. S. Townsend
6-3, 6-3.
R. ]. crozier defeated c. Travis
Go, 6-3
Second Round.
w. NJ Tilden defeated T. II. Martir
rs, 7-5.
L c. Inman. metropolitan champion
T and A. Holmes, of Nice, France, a
d American whose first appearance
S will be in this country, in mattel
t will play this afternoon.