New-York tribune., 1913-07-26
cL0TH|ER, ON HIS
GAME, BEATS WRIGHT
Plays Almost FIaWIeSS Lawn
Tennis and Wins After
Four Sets.
JOHNSTON A VICTOR, TOO
Niles Eliminates Whitney Easily
in Singles of Longwood
All Corners Tour
nament.

Boston. July 2j.-Having worked their
way through a numerous and strong field
or players In the all comers tournament
for the Longwood lawn tennis singles
bowl, William J. Clothier. of Philadel-
phla William Johnston, of San Francisco;
y. w Niles. of Boston, and G. p. Card
ner, jr., OF Boston, were the survivors
tonight in the som-inal round.
1t was to the surprise OF a gallery OF
several thousand enthusiasts. who banked
the grandstand court that ClOthier came
through at the expense of Beals G.
Wright, of Boston. Both are former ma
tional champions, and while close battle
! had been expected Wrights game within
the last few days had led many TO regard
him as a strong favorite.
Clothier to-day developed a scheme Of
| play that was almost fiawless. His vic
| tory required four sets, but II was still
convincing one. The score was 6-2,
; 81. G-2, g.
Clothier was able TO meet Wright's best
efforts consistently. He passed Wright
at the net time and again, thus eliminat-
! ing the Boston players best asset, and at
7 Alle bdNh 'Oull bdlllf ii' vac Aii"SN~is o
Wright laughlngly complained at one
! time that Clothier was ubiquitous.
! Johnston the youthful Californian, sur
vived without great exertion, his oppon-
/ ent. j. s. PfaHman, OF Quincy. pressing
+ him closely only in the last set. which
went Is games He won by score OF 6-l.
| 6-3, 81
| Niles had an unexpected walk-over in
his match with L. II. Whitney, Of Boston.
at 6-l, 6-1. GO. The latter had won his
place after three severe sets in the fore
noon. which BY agreement decided the tie
| existing between Whitney and w. ii.
/ Washburn. after each had won two sets
/ and evened up the fifth last nigh. The
score was 6-l. %, S-3. 3-6, Sc. As a
) result Whitney was much fatigue1, and
| Niles won in straight sets.
! Il required a five-set match 10 decide
whether Gardner or G. II. Church. of
! New York, should 20 into the semi-fnals.
/ The latter won by a score Of 10, g.,
! GO, E6. SIS. Church won the first set,
and after dropping the next two in rather
easy fashion secured the fourth. Church
led by games to in the nth set, when
| Gardner made his usual last stand,
smashing the ball straight down the
court or across court effectively again and
again. until he had forced the set to
deuce, and then won out on the four
! teenth game.
| CIothier will meet Johnston and Niles
will meet Gardner in the semi-hnal round
! tomorrow
The semi-hnal round for the Eastern
doubles championship will also be played
tomorrow, with Larned and Wright op-
posing Touchard and Washburn and Niles
and Dabney playing Scott and Beals.
| The summary follows:
J Iougwood singles Fourth roundD-E II.
/ whitney. Boston, defeated W. NJ. Washburn,
| New York 81, 81. 6-3, 3--6. st.
! Fifth round-W J. Clothier, Philadelphia,
| defeated Beals G. wright, Boston, e., o-H
| "a e: ". NJ Johnston. san Francisco
! defeated j. 5. Pfanman. quincy, 6-l, 6-3'
81: " W. Niles. Boston, defeated =. II.
whitney. Boston, 6-L 81, e.; O. p.
| Gardner. r.. Boston. defeated @. ". Church,
] New York - g, 6-2, 90 S--8.