New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-29
Sensational Play Marks
Victory of Former Chan
pion Over Californian.
WILLIAMS, TOO,
WINS HIS GAME
Defeats G. F. Gardner, Present
Holder of the Bay
State Title.

Boston, Mass, July 28.-The Ea,,
scored sensational triumph over N.
West to-day, on the turf courts OF n.
Longwood Cricket Club. when Nathaniel
W. Niles, former state champion ID.
feated William VI. Johnston. Of Ca,
Francisco, by a score Of 6 $780,
Cd, in the annual lawn tennis tourra.
ment here.
Richard Norris Williams, Cd, national
champion, gained an impressive yictorv
over George Peabody Gardner. h
state champion, in straight sets By
score of g, 6 2, 6-l, and RoSer,
lie Roy, of the West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills, Long Island, continued
his unbroken string of victories by Do.
feating j. S. Seabury. Of this city. a,
6-1, 81. &c.
The doubles provided no striking IN.
sets, although Frederick c. Inman and
Edward 2. Larned, the New York pair
were defeated in the third round he
Irving c. Wright and Wallace F. John.
son. at So, 6-3, Cd.
In accomplishing the downfall Of
Johnston to-day Niles excelled himself
He went into the match with confidence
and 4 world Of speed, and in all except
the second set fairly outplayed the
hard hitting Johnston.
Niles's service was breaking sharply
and he seemed to have perfect control
Of the ball, placing it TO such ad.
vantage that the man from the Coas.
never knew just where 20 expect II.
The Boston man was also extremely
accurate overhead, winning many Of
his points by smashing straight 70 the
lines.
Johnston, who gave Maurice Ne.
Loughlin a terrific fiye-set struggle on
the Coast two weeks ago, was appar.
emily handicapped by the softer turf
surface to-day, and his wonderful fore
hand drives lacked their usual sting.
Williams gave indications that he
will soon reach his full playing
strength by the manner in which he
handled Gardner. The latter is one
of those players who are always fight
ing for the points, and his chop strokes
are calculated 10 wear down almost any
opponent Williams, however, was in
one Of his rare moods and reeled OF
startling shots, his backhand being
particularly strong. He ripped these
strokes diagonally across the court 70
the base line, drawing Gardner out OF
position.
The national champion also showed
amazing control, aiming always for
the lines and almost invariably shaw
ing them with his meteoric returns
He covered up his shots so WELL 100,
that Gardner rarely knew where TO ex.
rect the next attack
Tomorrow Williams will face Clsr-
ence J. Griffin, of California, who de-
feated him on the Coast two weeks
ago, and this match should attract
great gallery, the more so as II Is
known that Williams is out for reyenga
Griffin defeated H. T. Emerson, Of Cin.
cinnati, to-day by q score OF &C.
81, Cd.
Mclaughlin, who arrived here this
morning from New York, went out On
the courts this afternoon and prae.
tised for upward of an hour with Ward
Dawson, champion of Southern CALI
fornia. He seems 10 lack none OF bis
usual speed and strength.
The summaries follow:
. h9asToGd 'ip I5os oqf'S5 f9u9a zoo s
defeated C. c. Gamer 6--3 IS "a, ~ ~;
4. j. Griren defeated III. ]. Emerson, - ~
O.. ". F. johnson defeated II. Nlck,rson ~
6-3. g. y. W. Niles defeated W. " iona
ston. 6-4 2-s. Ct Ct. Robert Leroy e.
nAted J. $ se4buy; 81 81, -: \
e 6--l. ". NJ. wa'hourn defeated H0'is
Taylor. SIS &c. 6--3. 6-3.
Eastern doubles (irst rouni'-A. r Kat rd
r. Goodrdse defeated d. Wethe5 and r. I Hos
e. e.. 81.
second rouna-A y Resao and R 3. L0'..,'
defeated Z. Currier and J. W. Foster. ~ ~
6-3. I'll; y. W. Niles and q. P. Gsrdnsf y
defeated H.. A. Mckinney and r. " Dana ~
6-3. 50: c. Hu'chins and L: p Pickm.n. y
defeated W. T. Whiiehouse and A. Car.ea
6-l. So. 4-5. 81 G.. A Lyon and J. Whe.lsrf'
defeated II. r. Scott and : - Beai, e-4 ~
SO 6-3 r. A Holden ard II. T. Eme1on y
fcated H.. V. Greenough and C. Froihnghi1' j.
81 e.. q
feated II. Holt and II l. Foster 81. 6-l, ~
Craig Biddle and H. c. John,on defeated : n
Hooker. New York. and IT, ". Mason. Boses
g. 60. 6--I. c. T. Porter and G. II. Colleas
defeated c. II. Ne,tleton and r W Cole -
81. %. 6-4. -. G. g. Gamer and n y
Bundy defeated J. T. AMI T. Tunis - ~
81. 60. e. A. Il. Kent ard =. J. Ioci
ridge defeated A. p. R0t-h ami J.. 4 NlT
Go g. 50 50. l. &. Wright ard W =
Johnson defeated E. 2. Larned and T. C. lnn~
So. 6-3. G.