The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-13
WASHBURN PUT OUT
BY MELVILLE LONG
First Eastern Tennis Star to
Meet Defeat Succumbs
by Is. G--3.
VETERAN IN FINE FORM

SAN Francisco. July i2.-Score first
blood for the West. OF the long series
OF clashes between the foremost tennis
players OF the two extreme sections Of
the country that will be witnessed dur
ing this summer the initial one came
to-day, and Watson NJ. washblrn OF
New York went into the discard. Or.
Melville II. Long of San Francisco was
his conqueror.
Until this afternoon the four cracks
comprising the all Eastern team
selected by the United states Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Nssot alton
had met only mediocre players I'm
the panama-Pacihc international En-
position tournament and had disposed
OF thcm with ease. n. Norris Williams.
I'd. the national champion, and also Dean
Mathey and George VI. Church. the othcr
members OF the Eastern quartet. sim
survive In the competition. but they have
not come NJ against any formidable
opponent such as Washburu met to-day.
When DR.. Long was dcvut.ug most of
his time to tennis he was rated pruc-
tically on a par with Maurice r.. Me
Loughlin Ave years ago. Now he IL "a
practising physician and has given only
slight attention to the game during TIA,
last few years until this spring. when
he devoted himself ~assiduously to tn,
task Of getting in shape to help repol
the Eastern invasion.
DR.. Long played tennis to-day that
vas reminiscent OF his very best efforts
of years past. Washburn. who Is rated
about even with Church and just under
Williams for the premier position on ths
Eastern team. showed ennis of a higf
grade. but was ou~tclassed. lie made q
stern battle In the opening set, carryiuf
the score to deuce before he finally
dropped IL at -. but was an easy
victim for Long In the second set, sue
cumblng at 6-3. This match had 10y
far the largest gallery Of the day. fo'
In no other case did recognized stars
collide. though several OF them appcare,
on the courts against players Of mino'
calibre. One of these was William VI
Johnston, the youngster who created
sensation In the East two ummc aS'
when the American Davis cup team wa
in England. Johnston had al easy TINT
d~!sposlng OF Leon Strauss, another a
fornla man, 6--3. 60. There was onll
one other match in the mems singles
r. ]. Grcenberg defeating r. Harrar. Jr.
60. ID. i. r. Noursc defaultcd t.
Willis Davis. All these results were u
the third round.
The mems doubles have not progresse'
through the entire first round rs yet
but a goodly number Of matches wer'
gone through witt to-day. Johnston an'
his team mate. Strachan, survived with
out trouble. as also did Clarence Griihi
and Sam Hardy. X. Lindley Murray
another leader amorlg the California
contingent. was paired with Carl Gard
ner and went through the first roun'
successfully.
None OF the favorites played In tn
wo,nen's singles to-day. This branch o
the tournament now has reached tn
fourth round. The summaries
Mems singles. THIRD Rouni-R.
Greenberg beat II H.rrAr, lT- % -
MINIS DAVIS beat u + N.ursc by a.
fault. pr. VI II Long beat W VI, Wasa
burn. ID. 6-3, william NJ. J"husto
heal Leon strauss. as, 20. d.
Mems Doubles. Fire; Rognd w y
Johnston and StraChnn beat 9 II Mrfc'
and r.. +. Finigan. s., - l.. 4
sanchez and ID. +. Hardy beat II H'rk~o