New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-25
Thirty-fourtl1 Champion
ship Tourney Begins
on Casino Courts.
WELDING AND LARNED
DEFAULT MATCHES
String Orchestra Wakes Players
Forget the Searching SIN
Field NarrOWS Fast.
Iiy IRLD UtW THOENt

Newuo-t. z T., Aug. a. The thirty
fourth annual lawn tennis champion
gbip Of the United States began here
on Tho grace courts Of the NeUport Ia
sino to-day. with n truly representatIfe
fcld o. 1873 blazers and crowd as
brilliant Gs aas Lat lao ever gathered
20 -atcl 'to 'ead.n" players OF ne
lo..lr. 10 battle. There was. hoP-
over. some Gisar0O 'uelt when it vas
announced 'aa- =. r. Widng would
scorcliae A.g.s. .aa ba;hed the
Casino inclosure IN golden bath ana
tn st.fnc heat was only slightly
tempered By "a southwest breeze tnat
faintly stirred the leaves OF mo
gnarled old tries surrounding the
mand. and a the women tooh their
places Dr. the stands there las
kaleidoscopic 1utter as .ney raised
their yari-colored Daraso.s 10 smut
Of o.. burning rays from above.
The field o. l3S player entered 1
The lawn tennis classic Of the year
suffered crcatly from the troolc cordl-
tons. and several of the entrants we're
forced 70 default their matches after
going two or three sets. One o. ,nese
va 4. u. Kidder. who was opposed by
Leonard Beekman. the Columbia inter
scholastic champion. The men had
fourht desperately for the lead. and
With Beekman leading at l3-ll,
2 5. ( /. his opponent rccled about
the court and collapsed. Beekman TAX
ing the match b. default.
Big Field Narrows Quickly.
The committee did its work well. and
q Feft &
sixty-siN players when the courts were
vacated Just before sundoWn. ne
favorites came through with victories
credited 10 them in almost ever case.
Maurice L. Mclaughlin, the playing
through champion in the single, had
al easy time with Hamilton x. sturdy.
IT.. in his first jaunt on the courts,
and defeated his opponent AZ 81
C. e.
William 4. Larned. VINO held the
chief title Of the court no less than
seven times. indicated that his active
career is n thing Of history By default
ing in his frs. match to Z. T. A. Nor
gan. a practically unknown player.
Thus was marked the passing OF one
OF the greatest players ever produced
in this country. Other fsyorltes who
surviyed the first and second rounds
we're Karl II. Behr. r. Norris Williams,
ID. Z. Lindlcy Murray, william NJ.
Johnston. r. c. Imam, 9. +. Touchard,
RAYMOND D. Little, ". J. Clothier. ".
II. Washburn. T. r. Pell. Clarence J..
Griffin and +. K. Mccormick. Norman
T.. Brooks and Anthony +. Wildine,
the Australians. did not put in an ap-
pearance at the Casino. Wilding de-
faulting 10 Z. &. Thomas. and Broohes
still a possibility for tomorrow.
There : CERTAIN to be a notable gal
iery tomorrow At II o'clock, when
Maurice +. Mclaughlin and Thomas c..
Bundy. the national champions, face
George Myers Church and Dean
Mathcy. the Princeton pair, who won
the right 10 challenge the holders OF
the title for their crowns by winning
the preliminary sectional championship
at Chicago last month.
Lawn Tennis Clans Gather.
Opinion is slightly in favor Of Mac
and Tom retaining their championship
and winning permanent possession Of
the huge doubles cup, which they tirst
won in 1912 and successfully defended
last year. The Princeton men have
their supporters in large numbers.
however, and their proven steadines.
In the face OF hard and desperate play
ing is relied upon 70 bring them safely
through their baptism OF championship
FIRE tomorrow. The lawn tennis clans
began 20 make their pilgrimage 20
Newport from all over the surrounding
country on Sunday night. Some ar
rived by boat, others by train. and
automobiles carried still others 20 the
scene Of conflict.
Or the porch Of the Casino sat a
triumyiratc consisting of Robert D.
Wrenn. George T. Adee and Edwin
Fuller Torrey, all officials OF the ma
I ;ional governing body. As the players
arrived they registered their names
with these moguls and shook hands in
greeting. When Mclaughlin, red OF
hair and blue OF eye, came swinging up
the steps, Wrenn, Adee and Torrey rose
from their chairs and greeted the hero