The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
TWO STARS HARD PRESSED
AND THIRD MEETS DEFEAT
Williams and Niles Need Five Sets to Win at Newport,
and Rowland Evans Beats Robert LIE Roy
Mclaughlin Takes His Match.

feet In the first set, but worked 80 hard
that he tired himself out. and the more
experienced Niles ran away with the
second set and the third also before
Waters recoy cred. The youngster came
back and won the fouth after it had
been done TO deuce four times and
eighteen games had been played. BY this
time Niles was pretty well tuckered out
and 1t was only his better generalship
born OF experience that won him the
deciding set.
Watson NJ. Washburn of the West
Side Tennis Club displayed the best
ennis he has shown this year and dis
posed of his clubmate, Frederick II.
Alexander, In straight sets at ca, g.,
81. in the second round. He came
through the first on a default by Thomas
c. Bundy OF Los Angeles. The other
Pacific coast players won their matches
handily. William NJ. Johnston. after los
ing the first set to X. G. Sewers of Bos-
ton, sailed through to victory at 4-6.
G--i, 81, 6-3, and Clarence J. Griffin
advanced on a default by W. u. Burden
Of Newport.
Irving c. Wright OF Boston and Wal
lace Il. johnson of Philadelphia reached
the round before the semi-fnals by win
ming their third round matches. Wright
disposed Of q. Colket Gamer of Phila-
ttlpnld, ", ~, ll-v, anu Jolllhsot
beat Frederick G. Inmnn, former New
York State champion, in straight sets at
6-4, 6-l, Is.
The feature matches in singles sched-
uled for tomorrow will bring together
Griffin and Richard Stevens OF Hoboken.
y. J.: Williams and Craig Biddle.
another Philadelphia. and Johnston and
Washburn.
The doubles were started his after
room and six matches In the first and
second rounds were completed. Although
three of them needed an extra set. the
quality of tennis was not of the best.
Williams had not recovered from his
singles match OF the morning and he
and Washburn had a hard time beating
T.. J. Sulloway OF Concord and Gamer
in the first round at IS, IS, S-6.
Neither Williams nor Washburn showed
any of the ability hat won them the
Eastern doubles title this season. Grifhn
and Johnston. the challengers FOR the
national doubles title. won easily from
l.. Tudor Gross and Russell n. Dana,
the Rhode Island State champion. at
6-3, e.. The SUMMARIZE:
Casino Mems Invita- ton singles, First
Round-watson NJ. washburn. New York.
won from Thomas c. Bundy. Los Angeles,
by default.
second Round-clarcnce ]. Grimm. san
Francisco. won from w 4. Burden, New
! port, by default; Richard Norris Williams
"a. Philadelphia, defeated Charles N. Bull.
Jr. New York. 81, 81, S-.s. i-s, 81;
Thomas, Newport. ID, 1o-s. "a: VIM;
lam NJ. Johnston. San francisco. defeated
II. G. Seaver. BOSTON. i--6. al, 6-l, 6-3
Watson NJ. washburn, New York, defeated
Frederick Il. Alexander, New York. e..
phia, defeated Robert Leroy. New York.
a.. 2--6, 3-6. g., TT. II. c. johnson.
BIOS ton. defeated II. Dana, Providence,
6-2. 6--2. IS. Nathaniel W Niles. RIOS
ton. defeated ID. s. Waters, New orleans,
"a. 81. e-i, SO. C George wight
Newport. by default; Maurice r. McLough-
lin. san Francisco. defeated Theodore Il.
Pell. New York. g., Us. 81,
Third Round-lrvtng c. wright. Boston,
defeated O. colket Gamer. Philadeiphia
' Philadelphia. defeated Frederick c. Inman,
New York. 81. 81, Is.
Invitation Doubles. First Round-Rich
! arl Norris Williams 81, Philadelphia, and
! Watson VI. washburn. New York. defeated
sulloway. Concord, 7-5. 4-s, st; IL. A
Mckinney. Providence. and ID. s. Waters,
New Orleans. defeated W. Rand and r NJ,
Watrous, New York. l-6, Is. s-S; Clar-
ence J, Grimm and William NJ. Johnston,
san Francisco, defeated II. Dana. Provi.
dence, and h. Tudor Gross, Newport, 6-3,
6-4.
second Round-Lyle f. Mahan. New
York. and George Wightman, Bostnn, de
feated c, +. Watson, Jr.. New York. and
W. Niles and Harry G. Johnson, Boston,
defeated DIT. william Roeenbaum and
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, New York
&C, 81, ii. Gene Dixon, Newport, and
Craig Biddle, Philadelphia, defeated )
Henshaw and b. G. Law. New York, al,
al.