Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-20
STARS TRUE TOF0RM
Tennis Cracks Eliminate o.
ponents in Newport Tourney.
COLSTON LOSES TO iNMAN
Mclaughlin and Bundy Will Play
Strachan and Griffin for Doubles
Championship Today.

NEWPORT, r. J., August aO.-Out of
the field of 14S entrants for the all
corners singles championship in the thir-
ty-third annual tournament of the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association
there remained last night just thirty-five
contenders for the title
Under fairly favorable playing condi-
tons the elimination process was both
rapid and without sensa tional upsets.
Among the survivors are N. w. Niles,
Alfred S. Dabney. w. NJ. Washburn. R.
Norris Williams. I'd William NJ. John
ston. S. IL. Vashell NJ. E. Mclaughlin, j.
r. Strachan, L. C. Bundy, w. J. Clothier,
Dean Mathey, Robert Leroy, Wallace +.
Johnson and Richard Palmer.
The ranking players came through true
to form.
Fred Colston of Baltimore was put out
of the running by a defeat at the hands
of lnman of New York.
Champion Mclaughlin won from Hoff-
man Nickerson in straight sets. Clothier
required four sets to dispose of G. M.
Church. Bundy. doubles champion with
Mclaughlin, eliminated the last foreign
player when he defeated Baron II. Won
Loisner; William Johnston won handiy
from q. {. Gamer, S-6. 81 and e.,
while Strachan used A. E. Kennedy. jr.,
as a means of advancement to the third
round.
The youngster of the tournament, +. A.
Drew of st. Louis, who is but sixteen
years old, gave W. w. Brownell of ST.
Louis five-set tussle before he admitted
defeat by score of 2-6, 60, 10, g.,
81.
w. F. Burden, the one-armed expert,
won his way into the fourth round by de-
feating A. ID. Champlin.
The grandstand court was given over
to the match between G.. +. Touchard the
brilliant but erratic New York star, and
II. Norris Williams, Cd, a member of the
winning Davis cup team. Williams won
in five-set match. which developed only
occasionally brilliant tennis, by scores of
IS, "a, ID. O.. 70.
The first championship of the present
tournament will be decided today
when the national doubles title play is
staged. NJ. f. Mclaughlin and T. C..
Bundy, the present champions, will face
J. r. Strachan and c. J. Griffin. chal-
lengers. All four players are residents
of California.
Another feature of today will be the
play for the interscholastic title.
SECOND ROUND
Williams, Philadelphia. defeated Touchard,
New York, SO. Ga, 1-G. Ga, -
p Straehan San Francisco defeated Kennedy,
Bundy, Los Angeles. defeated Horst Won
lnmap. New York, defeated Colston, Balti-
more, &c, Cd, &c, 6-1.
THIRD ROUND.
Wightman; Boston. defeated Hupl, Philadel-
phia. 6-3, 6-1. 6-3.
Niles. Boston. defeated McKim, Short Hills,
n. j., Go; 6-1, 60.
Low Philadelphia. defeated Cutting, Boston,
IS. &C, 6-3. 6-3.
Blowaeil. Providence, defeated Drew, st.
Louis. &c, GO, 80, GO, 6-l.
Palmer. New York, defeated FELTON,. Phila
deiphia G4 Go 6-3.
Leroy. New York defeated Armstrong st.
Paul. IL, &c, 81, ID.
Dabney, Boston, defeated Weber, Chicago,
12--1o, 6-1, Ct.
Johnston. San Francisco. defeated Gamer,
Philadelphia, Sc, 6-l 6-:i.
johnson, Philadelphia, defeated Slocum, New
York, 81, sG-3. 6-3.
Clothier. Philadelphia. defeated Church. New
York. Go, So, 6-3. 6-3.
Mclaughlin, San Francisco. defeated Nicker-
son, Pittsfeld. 6-3, 6-1, Go.