The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
LEADERS TO PLAY IN
SEABRIGHT TOURNEY
Mclaughlin Favored to Meet
Williams in Challenge
Round for Cup.
GOVERNOR TO ATTEND

SrABRIGur. y. j., Aug. Tt looks as
II Maurice Z. Mclaughlin. rated as the
worlds greatest tennis player. and Rich
ard Norris Williams 81. the national
champion. will have at least one more
| duel prior TO the pla Tying of the national
championship. The Californian Is entered
i'm tho tournament which begins at the
! courts OF the Seabright Lawn Tennis and
cricket Club on Monday for the Achelis
challenge cup now held by Williams, ana
although the draw looks like the upper
! section Of the official ranking list there
does not appear to he any one IN the
| running who can stop Mclaughlin from
! winning the event and challenging VIII
| Jams
Mclaughlin is in the second quarter
| of the draw and In the first round VIII
he opposed by Lyle +. Mahan OF New
/, York In the upper half with the comet,
the best of the talent Is made up oil
Nathaniel W Niles Of the Longwood
| Cricket club, Boston $. ". Noshell.
Merrill Hail. Vanderbilt Ward. Fred
Inman and Alrick Man OF New YORK
and Young Harold Throckmorton, chal-
lenger for the middle States title. TAX
ing 1t for granted that Mclaughlin VIII
dispose OF Mahan. his next opponent IL
likely to he Noshell, the lSong Island
champion and holder Of the Rockaway
Hunting club cup. Noshell IN drawh
against y. Morgan % the Chevy Chas
club. Washington, and II the LETT hander
plays to form he shout have no aim
Guilty in winning.
I'm the lower half followers OF the
game In the metropolitan district viii
get their first glimpse OF Ward Dawson.
the phenomenal %younBster from Califor-
mia. il drawn against sidney
Thayer, Jr., OF Philadelphia. Theodore
Il. Pell. who won the cup in 1913 and
forced Williams to Ave sets In the chat
lenae round last year, also is in the
lower section. drawn against Richard
Harte OF Philadelphia. Harte has shown
some brilliant tennis me should give
Pell a fight. Karl II. Behr. rated third
in the country and n member OF last
years Davis cup team. will play against
Hugh Tallant. the veteran Harvard
PLAYER. In the second half. Bernoh =
Prentice the local club champion. u In
the same half and will meet u. c. law.
a Yale player in his first match.
The doubles event which will not start
until Tuesday has an entry OF nine
tea ms, of which Ave are new comblna-
4lIlSH III "At N'Af
young Dawson and will play his first
match against Throckmorton and Dun
ham. a pair that has been playing to-
gether for a couple OF years. Edwin J..
Larned and Fred Inman have kept
their team intact and will meet Noshell
and Tallant. a new combination.
Friday has been set apart as Gov
ernor's Day. ON that day Governor
Fl lder OF this state will visit the club
with other state officials and join the
host of spectators in watching the
matches. The draws:
Achelis challenge cup Singles. Upper
Halt second round-Nathanisl W. Niles.
Boston. vs.. Walter Merrill Hail, Sew York.
Hooker Talcott. seahright, vs. Vanderbilt
first Round-Maurice = ~Mci.oughlin
san Franr!sc". vs. Lyle r M'han' NsT
York d MorEs2 Wa,nI1s,on1 VS. nD II
If. New York, Lindsay Durham, Wood.
I!Sse Thsodore u pei,' New York, w
Richard Harte, Philadelphia: Charles l..
Johnston, Jr.. New yors, ", NJ. de Camp.
". sidney ThayNr. lr. Philadelphia' Re-
pon :. Prentice. Seahrighi, vs. II. c. Law,
New York
Lower H~aIf-Second round-ksri
Behr, New York vs. Hugh rallan,. New
York Leonard Reskman. RronNviile' VS.
round-Fred Inman and Edwin r. L.arned,
New York, IS, : u Nosheli and Hugh
raliant. New York l. Beekman and l.. =.
Mahan, New York, vs. winner Of \. II.
Man and &. |. Johnston, Jr-T. r. Psil and
u :, Prentice match
FRS, Round-Man and Johnston vs.. Pei
and Prentice
Lower Half-Second round-M l.. Nc.
l.oughlin and W Dawson. san Francisco,
vs.. Throckmorton and Durham. Ridge
wood: g. Fred watson and c NJ. Bull. Jr.
New York, W., W, NJ, Hall and V. Il. Ward,
New York