The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-27
SURPRISES USHER IN
LONGWOOD TOURNEY
g.. :. Dabney and Ward Daw.
son Are Best Known Vie
Tins Of Second Round.
NEW ORLEANS BOY WINS

r5sroN, July o6.-During the course
OF ;ac wedding out process OF the TWEEN.
. -D:tH singles tournament of the Long.
wool Cricket Club to-day two surprises
',.g..cd which caused those In the
l.,a ing to wonder whether or not this
Long yood meeting was TO be one of up.
SITS. Right at the start A.. y. Dsbney
WITS Eliminated by George W. Wightman
O. H. gwood, whose wife, formerly Miss
N4a-, Hotchkiss. once held the national
title. Wightman won in three sets in
the second round, 6-l, IS, 6-3.
Cicss upon the heels OF this upset
came ihs elimination OF Ward Dawson Of
Los angeles. the southern California
champion by p. 5. Walters OF New Or.
loans. This was Dawson's first tourna-
meat experience In the East. Waters.
tho is only 10. was 1t Long
God last summer. though In his matches
ten he did not show TO any great ad-
vantage. Since then he has annexed
the Louisiana title and plays an lm-
proved game. His win to-day was In
straight sets, ID, g..
Although Dabney was apparently well
OF ais usual form there were few II any
vdo conceded Wightman any real chance
iu the match. Much to Dabney's sur
p,.se Wightman met him with a game ne
doesn't like and didn't want, n slow one
with plenty of chop strokes mixed In.
Wightman's all around game WA we'll
balanced and Dabney seemed powerless
to overcome II. Tomorrow Wightman
meets q. +. Gardner. In the first set
Wightman scored 30 points to 10 for
Dabney and In the second but Is AS
against Is for Dabney in the third
Wightman scored 40 while Dabney was
getting 81.
II ID. 8. Waters adds a tribe more
eneed 10 his present well rounded game
he will develop into one Of the best
Players in the country. Against Daw.
son to-day he was especially good and
while the latter showed flashes OF bril-.
nAncy, IL must be said that he APP
parently lacked knowledge VI the game
on the grass. {. j. Griffin. another OF
the coast contingent, was the target Of
won easily. to-day. X. Norris Williams,
Niles, Leroy. Biddle, Seaver, Gardner
and Wallace Johnson. who are faNorites.
came through easily to-day. The sum
mary
Lonswood Singles, First Round.
wheelwrisht. Boston, beat Jackson
f.Spnia' beat sI r. = S- Dana Prosidsnc.. So,
~. il. Parker, New YORK beat i Z.
sray. Boston, beat n. J. Holt bos.
aence, beat ". =. Whitshouse. Portland,
~, 60: 4. c. sea'er' Boston; Pea. y
g. Cole. Hartford; - go ~, "srt'n.
o. NJ. Underwood. Boston. beat r. NJ Dim
stead, POmtret, 81. IS; 81 g H.
>'tt!eton. New Haven Ssat 4, ssott,
.tlphia. beat Y. j. subway. Concord. St..
- IL. u. BundS. Boston. beat ! cum
a!ngs. Boston. 81 - w. koeerts'
%. 4. =. Dsbney, Boston. beat +. willett.
Boston. 81. e.; J y. Gardner. u. bos-
,on bea, ". Hockmeyer. Lowell, 81, 80:
a ingraham. Providence, beat T.; r.
'.trned. Sew York. by default, Y. J. Ross
winthrop. beat \. Il Rotch, Milford, s-s.
IT; Z. J. Grimm. san FRANCISCO beat j.
Ard. Sponord, beat X. \. cook. Williams
own. Ga, 6-3. +. Il. Scdgerley. Boston.
atreated J. 5. Nichol, Boston, 4-,6, Ga.
- II. n. Williams al, phIiAde phia, oe.,
\. Mackinney, Providence. by default
ward DAWSON, Los Angeles, beat L p.
.rts, Boston by default; p :
fg sRtnan. SG Boston. d Sea; 4 Siaa.r.
sew York. -. &c. 90 charles voss'
wa.pole. beat Vanderbilt Ward New YORK
second Round-N. w. Niles, Boston, bea,
II kettell, Boston, 60: s-2, G b
hl.hAf. BOSTON,, peat
lalalelph!a. 80. G-l; \ y. Reggie.
aos;on. beat +. A. Hinchcline. Boston
-. 60. 60; J. $. Seabury, Boston.
neat l.. W. Knox. Glen Ridge. 81: So;
T y Plimpton, Boston. beat =. Hensha.
P-Gyidence. 6-l, 1t, 80, II. IL whit
man, Boston, defeated T. b BENEDICT
Naipole, 6-3, SO; G Wethers, winthrop.
hea II. swain. New York. o., 60. e-3;
q \. Lyon, Boston, beat Il. s. Minot. Bos-
ton. 10. 81. u. II. Smith, Jr, Hanover
usat :. l.. Beale. Boston. So, 81; W.
". Washburn, New York, beat X b. shaw,
Boston. s-l. I'll; Norman Johnson New
York. beat A. A. Cameron. Boston. SO.
81; {. MsoMuilen, New York. beat H.
NIcAerson. New York. Go. S. y,
Dodge. Colorado Springs. beat w. II.
Ahpltt. Boston. 6-t. 6--i, Craig Biddle.
RS.lal elphia. beat j. Wheeiwright. Bos.
,oG. o-3, s-2: II. $. Bray, Boston. bea,
II Parker. New York. 60. e-3; X. c.
Seaver, Boston. beat T. Gross. Providence,
s.. IS; l.. H.. Martin. Lowell. beat
r VI Underwood, Boston, 1t. SIS. 50:
g II Nettleton. New Haven. beat +, X.
sedgerley. Boston. Go, -; q. c. Gamer.
Pa.adelphia. beat II. II. Bundy, Boston.
81, 81; r. y. Williams I'd; Philadei.
PLATA. beat W. Roberts. Hartford. 81.
60. I. s. Waters, New Orleans. beat
Ward Dawson. Los Angeles. II. So; O.
" Nishtman. Boston, beat A.. 4. psbney.
Bp..un, ST, st. G-3: @. r. Gardner. Jr.,
ft...UH hsot - Ip0rnham. Providence.