New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
FINAL TEST ON COURTS NEWS OF THE GOLF LINKS
Lawn Tennis Stars Ready Tor
Southampton Tournament.
NEWPORT PREP THIS WEEK
Strongest Players of East ana
Far West to Try Conclusions
on the Crisp Turf.

Ranking lawn tennis players In th's
country will meet this week on the tu'i
courts Of the aristccratic Meadow Ciup' al
Southampton, Long island. in tourna-
ment which amounts to preliminary
round TO the national lawn tennis cham-
pionship The result Of the southampton
matches usually foretelIs the outcome OF
the alI-comers' tournament. which follows
the next week at Newport Because OF
the class which assemblies for the tourna-
ment. It holds the place OF the ieaolns
meeting Of the year outside OF the pct
uresaue Casino Enclosure. The wonderlui
field of turf makes 1t possible for the TOP
class men to have a week OF hard COM
petitions and Il was so arranged when the
meeting at the Eastern end of Long ISL
and was !naugurated thirteen years ago
From its early days Southampton has al
WAYS attracted the men OF the hrst ten
The players OF the English internationai
teams. such as Arthur W. Gore. X. 1.
Black. Harold Mahoney and the famous
Doherty brothers have all been competitors
at SOUTHAMPTON Among the Americans
who have scored on the cups are william
A Larned. William J. Clothier Holcomoe
Ward. Beals Wright, Karl Behr. while
the California teams. the Hardy brothers
OF a few years ago, and more recently
Maurice f Mclaughlin. Thomas L Bunny
and Melville H. Long. have appeared there.
The Southampton tournament has become
one Ct the classic events Of the spor' ana
has gradually attained a position as oelhs
considered in its way a preliminary ana
qualifying series Of matches TO the ma
t,onal championship on the courts OF the
Casino at Newport, because the week a.
Southampton invariably Immediately pre-
codes the beginning Of the Newport tourna-
ment
From all indications the meeting OF the
eyperts. which begins to-morro" morhlis'
promises both in number and IN the qud".'
NJ the competitors to surpass the recorns
~ other wears The field, Of thirty-three
turf courts has been nursed into perfect
tournament condition under the watchlui
o.r. ~ tho committee Adrian n. LarKln'
ro.anh clark and ". Scott Cameron
and Manager James L. Rippey, OF the CLUB.
Every detail has been caretully iooAe1
after so that when the experts meet upon
this parklike patch Of sward oesioe 'ne
OCEANS rim the conditions will be ldehu'
"a, Nth those that are TO follow "heh
thev strive for the national title.
,rbe inva ding Californions will be one Oh
the chief features at southampton -
veil, he because Of the fact that TINS seaeo'
49,, crbo IN ,vo other years we're the
sensation Of the Eastern courts nave ~
sustained their game with the same degree
~ speod. power and accuracy against '''
leaders of this section. During the con-
c,usion NJ the New York State champion
sh,n IN tho courts OF the Crescent Athletic
c,,rb this wear the trio-McI. oughlin, Bunny
ord roreapreed that In the event OF one
- .ho,, winning the New York State title
he was 70 stav out of the singles at SOUTH
amnton. I. would therefore appear tha'
NcI.oughlin will not be likely to compete
il is possible that ne may pay
through few rounds and default rroHi
the form which Bundy and Long are no"
showing N is evident that they neeo tuihiis
I'D. and the work of these two VIII De ciose-
l., r,otobad with considerable interest, es-
reciallv as Bundy came East for the ex-
nress nurpose Of endeavoring TO duplicate
his performance at Newport year ago
and possibly helping in California annex
alton of the national title.
Among the Eastern performers VINO VIII
he at Southampton the list contains the
strongest men. Among the number arc
Arthur s. Dabney William j. clothier, tho
former national champion; Wallace r
Johnson, Lyle r. Mahan, Theodore Roose-
Welt Pel. Richard II. Palmer, Edward h.
Whitney, Karl Behr, Joseph r. Carpenter,
ir the veteran Pennsylvania State cham
pion: Dr. Philip 3. Hawk, George II. Net
Teton. Henry w Slocum. the oldtime ma
tionaI title holder; William y. Bourne,
Colket Cauer, Reginald F1ncke, j. ID. r..
ZONES. the Rhode Island veteran Edgar W.
I leonard Dean Mathey, Of Princeton; Ma
thaniel w. Niles, Edwin 2. Larned. Walter
l.. Pate. Hugh Tallant. c. Frederick wat
son. jr.. and a host Of others.
In a way, the Southampton tournament
and the national at Newport simply mean
a working up to the internationals for the
Davis Challenge Cup. now less than
month away, on the turf courts OF the West
Side Tennis Club. at 2$Sth street and Re-
view Place II is naturally most important
that competent judges in all departments
of the game be developed for these cup
matches Of world wide interest TO follow
crs of the sport. Indeed the close prox-
unity of the internationas may be realized
when IL Is taken into account that II VIII
be necessary for the Americans to nom
nate the team on the second day of play
at Southampton. The rules governing the
contest distinctly state that the team must
be nominated twenty-onc days I'm advance,
and AS September has been set for the
first match, Tuesday will be the last day
OF grace in this respect, so that the NOM
nations may be expected from Southamp-
ton.