The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-09-01
FAVORITES SCORE
in BIG TOURNEY.
f. B. Alexander Defeats N. w
Niles in Only Upset at
Championship Tennis.
RESULTS OF MATCHES
BY ED KIRKLAND.

Forest Hills, L. l., Aug. 31.-The thirty
NTH annual tournament for the cnam-
pionship of the country was inaugurateo
on the courts of the West Side Tennis
Club here today with rs OF the leading
players OF the country participating.
All the favorites with the exception OF
Nathaniel W. Niles, the former Harvard
intercollegiate champion came through
with easy victories. Niles defeat at the
hands of Frederick B. Alexander, the
veteran and member OF several Davis
Cup teams of years ago was the star
match of the day.
The score of this match was 60. ST.
is, $40. 60, and the surprising feature
was that Alexander, player who is gen.
orally regarded as being past his prime
and who has confined himself, for the
most part to doubles play actually out
lasted the younger player in stamina and
endura nce.
Maurice Mclaughlin, r. Norris VIII
Jams and Karl Behr. the Big Three, all
advanced to the second round without
any trouble, Williams scoring his win
through a default while Mclaughlin ana
Behr won in straight sets from Ernest
Fritz Kuhn, the German player and H. Z.
Martin.
William NJ johnson, Clarence ]. Grtf-
nm and Ward Dawson, the invading
westerners were among others to reach
the second round without any difficulty.
The feature matches tomorrow Will bring
Williams and Frederick c. lnman, Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pell and Edward Whit
ney. Watson NJ Washburn and George
NJ. Church. Dean Mathey and McLough-
lin, and Johnston and Walter Merrill
Hall together on the championship
courts. Summaries:
William II. Johnston defeated Harold n. Hackett.
New York. 81, 90. lo-si G. A. L. Dionne New
York, defeated Middleton Decamp. Ohio Tennis
ciab. IS, So. liz; Abraham Bassford. IT.,
New York, defeated 6. b. Nettleton, New Haven,
s-i. 70, 60. IS; F. Harris. Longwood. defeated
C. l. Russell. Rutherford. 81. 81. 81; Maurice
E. Mclaughlin. California. defeated Ernest fnz
Kuhn. Germany. 81. 81. 80; Clarence J. Griffin.
California. defeated Sidney Thayer, il. Philadel
phia. So, GO. s6-l; George NJ Church. New
York. defeated G. s; Mekearin. HoOsick Fans
sl So So: Karl II. Behr. New Yori. defeafed
Il. C. Martin, Nassau. 81. e-3. s-6; Dean
Mathey New York. defeated DR.. Dudley Roberts.
New York, 81. rs. so; f. W. Washburn,
New York defeated z. ]. Newhouse. Rutherford.
60. e. s-4; Hugh TaIlant. New York, defeated
]. W. Anderson. New York, "a. 60, SIS; Rich
ard Stevens Castle Point Club. defeated A. NJ
Kidder. Engewood. "a. &c. 50. e-S; Frederick
@. Inmsn defeated C. L. Childs. Allegheny. Is.
50, 6-3; r. Norris Williams, ID. Philadelphia.
defeated Adrian Riker. seabrsht, by default;
Walter Merrill Hall, New York, defeated Chadier
Burrows New York, 90 %. 90; Craig Biddia.
ga 80 60: L. H. Whitney. New York, defeated
Harold A. Throckmorton. e-3. -. "a. g.;
Howard 4. Piummer. New York, defeated Ludlow
Van de Venter. Princeton. Ga, 6-3. SO; W. B.
Wood. New York. defeated R S. stoddart. Eusle-
wood. IS. 5s IS. 81; Barnard c. Law, Phia-
elphia. defeated Cedric A. Mayor, New York. -.
- Ga. IS; C. C. Pell. New York. defeated l.
p. TurnbuIl. Baltimore. 81. 81. 81; Z. W.
Peaslee. New York, defeated Robert Rand. Apa-
wants.. 6-3. 80 e-2; L. w Knox Glen Ridge. |
defeated J. W. Geary. jr-. Philadelphia. -, -. |
81, g.: l. d. Toland, PHILADELPHIA defeated |
G.dy g - - 81 A
bell. New York defeated Felix NJ Doubleday, |
Nassau. e.. 50. rs; ]. T. Allen. New fork. t
defeated P. W. Gibbons. Philadelphis. 70. 81. !
81. 60, rs: Walter L. Pate. Nessau. defeated |
ID. B. +. Drake, New Rochelle. 3-s. s-3, rs. rs.
So; d. S. wslters. New Orleans. defeated A. H. |
Mann. jr. New York. -. l-6. IS. Sc. 81; |
ninehsm. New York. SIS. 3-6 "a. 60. 81; /
A. Z. Copeland, Rutherford. defeated ]. s. Eaton 4
Nyack, Ga. 81. 60. 81; C. J. Post. New York, !
defeated, F. W. Cole. Hartford by default; s. II. /
yoshell. New York. defeated S. b. McLane, Scran- |
ton e-3 81, SO: A. II. Cofey, Princeton, de 1
fested Harold Swain. New York. "a. "a. 81; |
r. c. Thomas West Side. defeated S. E. Palmer.
Glen Ridge. 90 SIS. e-1; e., W. Phillips Talbot |
Chester. GO. Ga, SO: Leonard Beekman. New |
York. defeated A. n. Allen, Hoosick Falls by de
fault; B. NJ Phillips. New York. defeated T. ID.
s Andrews. New York 6-3. g., 6-3; L. /. Grin
nell New York. defeated T. A Robinson, Pitts
burgh. 60. 80, 60; W. l. Pitt. Elrnhurst, de-
fested B. DSsilEa. Rutherford. 81, SO. 60; H. !
ID. Harvey. Point Judith, defeated lrFlns hlker.
Seahright. IS. 81. 40, rs; Louis Graves. New .
York, defeated Norman johnson. New York. e-3.
5i, 81; ]. :. o'Neal, il. Hamilton, defeated
W. NJ Blair Wanderers Club. 81. GO. 60: J.
H. Blackstone, Ithaca. defeated F. A. Fall. New
York. IS. 40. rs 81; Ward Dawson, Cali
fornia. defeated J. G. Mckay, Moutclair. 6-s. !
&c. 80. SO, g.; 7. r. Pen. New York. de-
fested Allan Fox. New York. 60, 60. 81: +.
T. Hunter. New Rochelle. defeated NJ. Sargent.
New Haven. Ga, e. So: J. B. Adone. jr-,
Dallas. defeated r. S. Brinsnade. New York. SO.
g.. e-3. 6-I; p. A. Vale. New York. defeated
s. r. McAllister. New York. rs. Ga, Is. Ga:
G. c. Cauer New York defeated ]. S. Cushman,
New York So Ga 81; Frederick T. Firing
huysen West Chester. defeated E. F. Thomas. ir-,
Ridsewood. 60. 81, Sc; W. Wood. New
York. defeated R. S. stoddETd. Enslewood e-3.
IS. IS. 81: H. L. Copeland Rutherford. de-
feated J. s. Eaton. Nyack "a, 81. CO. g.;
n. L. BAGS. New York, defeated Cornelius Bococx.
Buffalo. 60. 81. So; J. s. Pfafan. Longwoud.
defeated Russell Brown. Clifton, 6-3. So. &C.
So: Vernon Prentice. sesbrisht. defeated w. B.
Bourne. New York e.. ca 81; n. 8. Parker.
Rockaway defeated Charles Chambers. New York.
6-s. i-s. s-2. e-5; Lieut- w. Sandtrson, New
York. defeated s. 4. Henshaw, Ga. 81, g.;
Irving c. Wright. Lonewood, defeated z. ].