New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-19
SchooIboys Forge to Front and
Force Veterans Of the Game
to Play Their Best.
MUCH PROGRESS IS MADE
Seventy seven Results Chalked
Up on Board on First Day
Larned Defaults His Match,
as Critics Expected.

lawn tents championship tournament
ui,bin the Casino Enclosure began here
to-day. From r. \. Drew. a curly
haired cherubic boy Of sixteen. OF ST.
rouis 10 the sensatonally spectacular
youths from California il was the young
er nlavers who attracted the attention OF
the critics. OF course Maurice +. Nc
Toyrblin. the hero OF the Davis cup
matches. performed well and he was the
only member OF the victorious American
team who had the opportunity 10 show his
paces for r. Norris Williams, I'd. and
Wallace 2 Johnson, each advanced by
default. Mclaughlin took his time and
without any great effort defeated Amos
Pinchot at So. 60, 60.
The star match Of the day, which held
the new championship court for its baptis-
nal ceremony. proved TO be rather an in
sipid and tame affair. Nathaniel w
%jles the Massachusetts, State title holder,
was so superior 10 Joseph r. Carpenter.
ir the former Pennsylvania State cham
MON. that the latter yielded up his place
in 4 straight set match at 60, 6-3, %.
In one respect Niles was interesting. He
had his game groomed TO perfection. The
drives swept cleanly through the opposite
court with plenty of length and pace, and
h. compelled the attention of the gallery
that graced the new grandstands, be-
cause ne holds position like unto that oil
William J. Ciothier, the former national
champion. who is attempting to come
back. Niles has never worn the crown
and purple of the courts, but there was
strength and virility about his play when
indicated that il would bear more Sc
we're test than Carpenter was able 10
give il.
The new championship court. by the
vay. met with unqualified praise. IT Is
commodious. with ample room AT the
sides and run backs. and it is completely
surrounded by a wall, as the famous
centre court. at Wimbledon, so that the
procession OF fashionable spectators IN
the stands no longer serve TO disconcert
the players. Anyway, the peacock pa
rade was not in evidence to-day. for the
attendance, which was of goodly proper
+io,s WAS chiefly confined TO the real
lsu, tennis lovers. who took great delight
in watching their favorites in action
Ntozether. Bob Wrenn, as the reieree
Of the tournament made something Oh
record for progress. The first round ol
twenty matches was completely cieaieu
Odd only six brackets left open in the
second round Of sixtyfour contests. IL
sctlv seventy-seven results were chaikeo
IN on the board, Of which twenty were
defaults. All this was accomplished oe
.,i,e . ssvere shower at the beginning
If plav in rne morning that deiayeu
things for an hour
Long before the hour for the lull ~
luncheon time had arrived 1t RAD peeH
discovered that the youthful sspiran's Ior
the title were TO push the older player
hard before the finish Of the tourna'hen''
The roster OF the youths OF between s'N
teen arc eighteen years Of age VINO sho"
unusually high class, is easily the .hO''
remarkable that has ever assernpleo heie'
and II is by no means conhned 10 ''o
Calforuians Besides the clever DIV
v.io e the baby" OF the lot. there are
Leonard Reekman. the Paving schoOi
.banrion: William L. McKim winner VI
the Princeton interscholasuc tlte' WI
lam Blair. the Columbia interscholas"o
winner; ]. {. Bell, jr OF the MeI'oi'
cricket club. Haverford, Penn a L.
Kennedy. IT,. OF the University OF rem
tvlvania forces. and J. O. Bro"h' j., '"e
Rhode Island interscholastic title holuei'
Tbe nlavers from the Pacific Coast-blllg
Jobns,on Clarence J. Grimm and John H.
stracban-flled out the list. Last but ny
no means least was Watson NJ WASH
byrn the Young Harvard player and re-
cent winner OF the metropolitan cha"-
pionship
II fell 70 Billy Johnston. whose victories
AZ rongvood and in New York State have
he at III
nate Blair. The latter. however, devel-
oped plenty Of speed and a oackhaho
that al times foied the dashng efforts
OF the Californian to get up to the net
II furnished one OF the best competitions
Of the second round and was scored AT
ga 81 60. IN his first round, in which
Johnston had received a default, Blair
defeated T. y. Shelley al e-4. "a. SIS.
or the regulars, Gustave +. Touchard'
s Howard Voshell. Frederick c. Inman,
Aired s. Dabney and William J. Clothier
sustained their regulations as to form.
The default OF William A. Larned, the
former national champion, came as ex-
pec,ed. and there was hardly a ripple of
sururise when the withdrawal was posted
on the bracket.
Bob Wrenn announced tonight that
Williams and Touchard will hold the
main court tomorrow morning and that
McIoughlin and Bundy will defend the
doubles championship against strachan
and Grimm on Wednesday. The cham
pions practised at doubles against Will
Jams and George Peabody Gardner. jr..
for the late afternoon gallery, and worked
through three furiously played sets.
There will be meeting OF the execu-
tive committee tomorrow night. at which
important details in connection with the
Davis cup matches Of next year will be
discussed. as well as prospective legisla-
ton and laws for the game.
The summaries follow:
All corners national championship singles
(nrst roundJ--Roberto1 Griswoid defeated
Chsrl.s BECK 81, 81. 6-3; George Burgess
d.f.stsd / W Calvert. 90 SO. 81; Will
lam M Johnston defeated George Adet. by
default: william Blair defeated !. x. shelley
e g So &. r Lipscomo oeIesteo
chs,lsS n Leonard By default; 6. Colket
Gamer defeated Joseph Dwight 81 81
ca: Y r. Wilson defeated Baron Kari Won
Lersner 90, 3-6. 81. %. -. oefaulteo'
h Howard Voshen defeated Harold Harris
horn by default: GustaVe j. Touchard De
fsstsd Walter Roberts. e.. SO %; X
Norris Williams "a. defeated r. Chauncsy
sstysr, BY default: Charles VI. Bull Jr., de-
fested Ezra Could 81 50. 81; p. s
gsrden, jr, defeated e. wallis Merrihsw -
So 1O-s. Frederick 6. Innsn deftsted j.