New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-01
DRAW IS WELL BALANCED
Eighty Players to Start in New
York State Tourney day.
SL0CUM AMONG ENTRANTS
Mclaughlin Placed in Second
Quarter, While Little and
Hackett Fall in Last
Section.

Fortune favored = we'll balanced draw In
the singles for the New York State lawn
tennis championship. In which eighty play
ers will begin the competition this after
noon on the turf courts OF the Crescent
Athletic club al Bay Ridge. Maurice Z.
Mclaughlin. the dsshing player from
California, who won the title last year. 10
down in the second quarter. Three for
mer champions also appear on the list
Frederick c. Imam being in the same
quarter with Mclaughlin while Raynon
d. Little and Harold X. Hackett fell into
the last section OF the list. A notable
entry Is Henry w Slocum. the veteran
national champion Of 1855 So
The draw was made in the library Of
the Crescent Athletic Club at Bay Ridge
yesterday afternoon by the blind system
Miles 6 Charlock, the chairman and ref
cree drew the slips, while Charles NJ.
Bull. jr, Henry c. Martin. G. r. Middle
broo. and several newspaper men tabn-
lated the names 2. Norris Williams. tho
national clay court champion ard POM
sylvania state champion. was a spectacle. .
IL the top quarter: having first roun I
byss. were ". g. Peabody. jr Edw arr I
p Larned, s. Howard Vosheil. Thomas {. I
Bundy, Karl II. Behr. F.. W. Peaselee. Of,
Yale. and Richard II. Palmer The second (
quarter includes Maurice e. McLoughlm. .
who meets Watson NJ Wsshburn I'm his
first match; Frederick c. Imam, Henry,
~. Slocum. Henry e. Martin and LyIs
E.. MahsD
Charles NJ. Bull ir. leads or in tie
third quarter along with Allen Tobey. Ia.
Princeton player. Wallace T. johnson.
former intercollegiate champion OF the
University OF Pennsylvania: Gustave T. .
Touchsrd. who meets Walter L. Pate. tire,
former Cornell athlete. in his opening
contest. and Walter Merrill Hall.
The last quarter is slightly stronger
than the others as II contains Harold h
Brett. the former Yale player. VINO n1eets
Louis Graves. the old Haworth TILE
holder 10 the starr: Raymond D. Lit,la.
WHO is coupled with Neal {. Stevens
, H7rold H. Hackett. who drew HUH
, 'aiant ne former H8rvard champion
A-r!ck H. Man. jr, the Yale cautajn
Samuel 4. WesttaIl, II. l.. WestfaU AMI.
X. Norris Williams.
Every detail was perfected toward run
nlng the tournament upon national line.
Issl HIsht corps Of competent umpires
and iinesInen viii be in attendance This
afternoon at ( o'clock when the ratchc,
+ boz gin. Miles 5. ChaTlock stated that with
Ill" play completed in the singles to-da.-
and tomorrow for practically two rounds
/ Ii was proposed 10 start the doubles on
Saturday
The draw Of the singles follows
New York State championship singles
Second roHEd. FIRST round byes)-F. G.
H "a; vs.. NJ G.. Peabody. ir. 4. y
s 30 hqi'let Es. ,. =. Boys. II. r Roth.
/ sCHill Ns. /. q. Anderson. T.. p Larn+f
~ =. Howard yoshell G C. Cham5rr,
vs. =. $; Dean. J. 8 Cuehman IS. n. n
SSIe' n. Wheeler ". T. {. Bundy. X
vs. .; 4 l., Dionne. z. W Peaselee VS.
Crasin, II Z. Mclaughlin Q VS. W Y II
Washburn.
First Tound-F. C. Imam vs. II. Swain
Braley rs. II. G. Martin. 3 Porter vs.
n 8; chsylock ". 4. Campbell vs. E. {.
SSonIin, Or l. D. Alexander vs. y
Parker, Z T. Beggs vs.. l.. T. Mahar
n. d. Fisher va. W s slade & ~
Euil, jf., vs.. +. 3 Washburn. " Il
3oufne vs. J.: S. II. PendergaSt. Alien
Looey -. 9; N zimmerman, n. To-rancs
r., vs. 8 ". Merrhew, II. *. Sturdy ys
DR. W Rosonbaum. p Cumming. IL, "
W f. Johnson. @. +. Touchard Va. ". !.
Pate, T. c. Cooke va. Or. J. s. BIZ.
lings. il.
Second round (drst round oyes,-I. c
Tomlinson vs., W. NJ. Hall Or. z Taylor
~. W. Hazard, c. Fl. Sparks vs. 4. Nick
erson. II. 3. Bretz vs.. Louis Graves, C. l.
Burr US. George : Groesbech. r, D
Little IS. Neal Stevens, NJ hamilton v
6. NJ. Bodmsn, Hugh Tallant VS.. ri. r.
Heckett. ~. Johnson VS.. B. Smith, A. L.
Mann, jr., VS., s. A. Westfau r. A. Pops
" II. L. Westfall. r. n. williams vs.,
e W SeRbury