New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-21
Eighty-six Players Com
pete for Two Lawn
Tennis Trophies.
DEFEAT OF HARMED
ONLY UPSET OF DAY
Mclaughlin and Murray Indulge
in a Little Practice in
First Round.
Nv Tel.Ersnh % The TrIbun.

Boston. July 20.-Play began here
to-day on the Longwood Cricket Clubs
turf courts for the Longwood cups IN
singles and doubles with an entry 10y
Of eighty six players. among whom are
the first nine ranking men OF the
country. The day was clear and cool
and the courts lightning fast.
The defeat OF William A. Larned,
the many times national champion. by
G. T. Putnam. a comparatively unknown
PLAYER. in the second round was the
only upset Of Importance. In the early
part OF the match the old champion
executed his strokes with much OF his
accustomed skill and won at IS, but
then his speed and strength left him
and Putnam took the last two at SIS,
s |.
Maurice Mclaughlin. the national
champion. INDUCED in a little practice
IT, his match with ". d. Bourn. Of New
York. defeating the veteran in straight
sets o. 6-1, 6-l. The California
come" ,t.ll displayed erratic work
overhead. sending many balls into the
net. and his service did not have ITS
usual deadly action.
x. Lindley Murray. the spectacular
youth from The Coast, took his match
from J. Wheelvright. of Boston. a,
g. g His ground strokes were
brought of with greater smoothness
and overheard he was the same unerr-
ing. deadly player who created senss-
ton when he first struck the Eastern
courts.
Frederick c. Inmsn. OF the West
Side Tennis Club. performed in bril-
liant fashion. defeating J. B. Adoue, Of
Texas, at s l. ., in the first round,
and Harold II. Whitman. OF Boston, at
e ). in the second round.
OTHERS who came through their
matches successfully were R. Norris
Williams. 2d. ". J. Clothier. W. VI.
Wa hburn. G. P. Gardner. jr., Robert
lie Roy. Ella Fottrell. FredericI b. Al.
exander. DR.. William Rosenbaum and
Wallace + Johnson.
Williams took his match from A. W.
Blskemore. of Boston. by default.
The drawings for the Eastern cham
pionship doubles are as follows:
i-ir. round. Wheelright end 4 y.
Reggie So j. T.. P,>msu. Jr. and 9.
tchlns. g.. 4 Lyon. Jr. and " l. Pat'
IS, T. = Subur, and y. Blake. p. g..
H-ey and q. +. Wales " y p. Halloween
AMI = novel;. " J. Cloihier ana @. .
Gardner. J-.. - y Bartlett and l. Bartlett
\ : Dabney aud - ". Niles "a. j. u +.
Heals VS. J. r. Kent aud &. II Collester. r.
e. Seayer and .. r. Putnam Va. A Hiuch-
oi0e ami J :. Nichoil: y. :. Niles and @.
Bacon -. l.. Bee.,mau AMI 4 Tobey
Second round. top half sidney Paine and
! Comn ~. =. Cro,ler and \ Tsyreau.
W DosenbaY m aua l.. ~ Whitney U.s. q
v Bales and " Davis. " ~ Whitman and
D. Lowering - T.. Fo'treil ana u T.. Muir
rsv: rs s Larned and partner u.s. \ la-
graham and a. \. ia e. f. T0ucharl
and ~ " WasaDurn IS. n 1arant and ~.
T. Johnson ~. II. Hac,,'t aIf T.. o.. Aie,-
ander US. p O.. Tnmsn alJ r. u Littis
Lower half ". Foster and r NJ 'lr-
rier W.. r. Dana and partner. g. ". wight
man ami f. T Brown - : Tharer and ~
A. LAYTON. r r. PEEL and Is Bohr t. ~
= Groeuoukh and q Fro bingham. D. O.
Law and g. o. FELTON, 49, T. % Plimpt0u and
l. : Waters r Hlrte AL " = Hartcr
% r. g. Baggs and : ~ NoshelI. N is
Tro'f and " Y Foster - T. Kent anil
r. GooIriIgc