The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-29
NILES AT HIS BEST
DEFEATS JOHNSTON
IN LONGWOOD TILT
Ec,ton Tennis Player Takes
Measure Of Californian in
Hard Fought Match.
WILLIAMS ADVANCES
BN BEATING GARDNER

p...<. July 2S.-1n to-day's matches
a, Io.rwopd the Boston tennis players
rosc whcn the occasion demanded and
,c,lrncd magnificent wins. or "
a, which were wholly unexpected. Will
tam VI. Johnston. the clever young Cali
,orpi,n who many thought would get
through To- the nual bracket, passed out
&, ,hc fourth round in his match with
Nathaniel W. Niles. Just prior to this
O Colhot Gamer Of Philadelphia dofcd
"a co'ors to Il. e. Scavcy. n veteran of
,venty-thrce consecutive years ut Long
wood r. Norris Williams I'd. the ma
tional champion, won his singles match
from q. T.. Gardner. Jr, h Massachu-
sets champion. in straight sets.
Johuston's elimination was by far the
mos, surprising feature to date, for he
,,ne to Boston fresh from "A number OF
me battles on california courts. and
ahead Of him came the reports OF his
yordcrful live set match with Maurice
/, N.IoughIiu. AGAINST Niles his strokes
were ~ no avail. for the latter was un-
he,tablr. The Boston player smashed
,,rrin.,Ily III his forchand, the ball
h,rely u,ssinc over the barrier and sell
dom bounding more than eighteen
inches. Johnston kept trying hard but
no made many errors, some or winch
we're ~cxcusable by h fact that Nt,es's
s,ycre attack was sustained to a re-
markahlc degree.
In the first set Niles scored 81 points
IN % for Johnston. and u was prlnct-
,,Ilv on the latter'S errors that Niles
von. Johnston had twelve outs and
no double faults. eleven nets with six
,l,ccs for \ilcs. Niles had nine outs.
I've nets and no other errors. while
Johnston had eleven placements and
me a,a.
Johnston took the second set with 80
,,ln,s Ia 20 for Niles. The latter had
,~re,ye nets. twelve outs and one double
,ore,hcr with seven places for Johnston.
Johnston had eleven nets. five outs ana
rn. double, with but I'VE places TO-
\,es In the third set Niles had &c
POINTS ~ 81 for Johnston. Again 1t was
,Sc Ctlirornian's errors. for he was
rs,,el nineteen times. out nine and a
ryo double faults. Niles had six places
I'D ten for Johnston. Niles also nau
've,ye nets. eight oi.s and one dounle.
The fourth set was Nilcs's best. for
,Ae last three games Of II he won at love.
IA. po!nts being 80 to -. Johnston a
.xfecn nets. seven outs and one double
,o Ave nets AMI six outs for Niles. john
10, earned eleven placements ana Niles
gh'.
Maurice Mclaughlin arrived to-uay
nd spent two hours on the courts TINS
,,,rpfnp with Ward Dawson He was a
nc Wild in his practice. TINS possioiy
slnc due To the fact that he has not
- ....- 4fp.a last summer. he
.immarlos:
lcnhI Eooo,on. iefcated ". NJ Johnston.
~ Frsno!.co. 8 - g, -
etII. rhiiadeiphis. defeated G.. Lyon,
BOSTON, IS, s-S, %; Z c. seayer'
''.''h, - ga. ga; il. y. Williams
Ros,on. defeated q. = Gardner' Jr;
on. e g. eVulirc HfuSr,nfnn' cI i
-,5,i a.. 81. e.. W. NJ. washburn.
sax York. defeated Horace Taylor Boston'
80. s-.Si Wai,aGe F 1Innson,
stern Doubles Championship, Frs,
..on defeated u. Wethers AMI +. j.
...,. BOSTON, Is, c.. 81,
second Round-A. s.. Regslo M r. 5;
W Foster. Boston. o.s. p, e-s'
4 e. Hutchins and l.. =. Pickman. Jr.
.os,on. defeated W. T.. Whitehouse. Port
nd Me, and 4. Cameron. Boston. Ell,
IS. G-2; Il. y. Williams "a Bos-
, and W. ". Washhurn. New YORK de-
c,,oa G p. Dodge, Colorado springs. and
RicharIson. Jr.. Boston. 6-S. g; g.;
" Niles and q. /. Gardner. Jr., Boston,
L'csr.d H.. \. Mackinnev and n. NJ. Dana.
,rov,dcnce. s., ia, g.; q. A.. Lyon.
- and Josiah W~heelwright. Boston. de-
.,'oJ II Il scott and :. l.. Beals. Boston.
- Is. St. IS; II. A. Holden and T.
Emerson. Cincinnati. defeated II. V. Green
Ugh and e. Frothingham. Jr, -, Ct
Kent and Goodriige, Boston. de-
.,,ad A. 70. Ro,ch and i. 4. Niles, 60,
-. t-s, "a: /. G, Wright. Boston, and
Wallace +. Johnson. Philadelphia, defeated
. r. rarucd and +. c. lnman. New York,
rNi-i Rouud-H. II. Hacket, and T. r.
',A New York. defeated II, Hol, and II. I.
'.'.f. New York. Cd. 5-l, 6-l: Craig
Idle, Philadelphia, and Harry c. John
.r. Boston. defeated f. II. Hooker, New
rrr and H.. ". Mason. s-?, 20, 81;
T Porter and G. II. Collester, Boston,
.'o7t.d q. II Ncttleton, New Haven, and
" Cole, Hartford, G-t. a., 2--s, C..
5 q G Gamer, Philadelphia, and II. II.
'Iriy, Boston. defeated j. X. and r.
.E.s. Boston, -. -, Ct. 4-6. 6-2.