The sun., 1916-08-22
WILLIAMS VICTOR,
FAILS TO IMPRESS
Former Tennis Champion Is
Handicapped by a Weak
Ankle at southampton.
SCORES OVER WATERS

SOUTHAMPTON. y. l., AUG. Ill WO
Nlnss stood forth wildly as a remark
able assemblage Of ranking lawn tennis
o,ayers began the competitions for the
classic Meadow Club singles cup to-day
on the turf court here. There was q
manifest desire on the part OF such able
men as Il. Norris Williams I'd. Theodore
n peil. Joseph j. Armstrong and Ro-
land Roberts. the San Francisco cham
nlon. 10 test their ,roke before tho
ns1ona, championship meeting next
week.
strangely enough there were also a
,umber. and among the group were
ishiya Kumagac. william NJ. Johnston.
he national title holder. and Clarence
+ Griffin. VINO favored \ complete rest
from tournament tennis. The opinion
vas GENERALLY voiced among some Of the
close campaign followers that several Of
me sreat players had begun to hedge In
theft hopes Oh sa'ihx 'he'r Tahk'hSs tor
next year.
Gririn was drawn against whitney
Richardson In the second round but de-
Hul,ed. II. LIudley Murray defaulted
" John pfaffman In the second round.
williams heats waters.
, Williams. all too evidently n trife lame
AMI ,,yoring his ankle that he strained
N his match against Roland Roberts at
Newport last week. maze mis- start. He
faced Douglas $. Waters, the famous
hard hitter from louisiana. the lat
,r foIfelting his place In the tOurna-
msnt BY the straight set score OF e-3.
Ga. Those who have pinned their
faith 10 the great Harvard captain to
regain his lost laurels could find little
- l~y d. NAA match ayktAh
WAS fought on the secondary stretch Of
turf before the clubhouse porch which
serves as the grand stand.
The best thing that Williams accom-
Nished In the two sets was his clever
I ness at mannuvring. He used his
lengthy drives sufficiently we'll to cause
waters to break ground. There was
reyer much severity in his strokes. n
only scan,y traces OF certainty. When
ever Waters directed his hre to WILL
,aus's back hand he usually took the
point. Likewise in the second set when
no consistently chopped the ball so that
II aoated over the net and then dropped
IN the short court the New Orleans man
took the point, for 1t was impossible for
williams TO accomplish anything In the
vsy OF sprinting for the net. Occasion
ally Williams WAS brilliant and smashed
well on his overhead strokes. 1t was
these things. augmented by the poor
Judgment; with which Waters conducted
his game, that contributed to q Williams
victory.
There Is no doubt, but that tho great
Haryard PLAYER will do his best to stay
IN the tournament. for he Is keen to make
10 70. recent reverses. Maurice Nc.
Loush,in IL scheduled TO make his start
IN the matches tomorrow morning
.--l..s nA-lrAA rr.L Qa0 HnRhnr
crack. but 1t 10 not likely that the Come:
vii play here In singles.
Leading Players Defasltsd.
There was no d!lly dailyins with the
tournament. James +. Lee. the referee.
and Wilson Murray. the professional
coach. sen. things bustling along with
q ruthless lot Of defaults. There was no
mercy for the d%elinquents In the hrst
round. and among those who suffered the
ehA!k!ng OF were. Murray. Nathaniel
". Niles. and Charles NJ. Bull. Jr. OF
he men who did rot get into action. two
u the younger Harvard football play
ss. Richard Har,e and @. Colket Caner.
along With n. van Dyke Johns and Eu-
gene Warren. the Californians, performed
brilliantly and with sufficient snap to
satisy those who consider opening rounds
rtlAllN as il ll'NliapiU Nb' cs -
cess. Har,e smashed and forehanded
his way through f. Van Ingen to the
Core OF 6-3. Ga.
Har,e plays the aggressive game 10
No limit. He caps for thu ball like
. panther for its prey n he gave his
opponent A lively and dazzling battle.
Carers game was built OF much the
a sort OF strokes and quite AZ severe.
He simply %smothered the golf veteran
v. R. Tuckernan. for twelve straight
games In a row to win At 60. 60.
Johns and Warren indicated that they
ere fast acquiring a liking and ability
10 compete with sound results on turf.
They won In straight sets, always using
their overhead strokes with deadly ef-
fen. Warren created a surprise as he
ou'pNayed Ralph L.. Bags in straight
Ais al e-3, ca.
The Count Springs . Surprise.
II remained for Count Otto Salm. the
Austrian, TO win in the three set competi-
Yen. thai may be set down in the light
OF An upset. Count Otto was experience
Ing one Of those days when his drive. NJ
matter how f~uriously played, uniformly
", the ball down inside the v He
pe'ea'ed william Rand. Sd. In a series
o. nashing rallies. with the Harvard mar
coming GU, badly 10 lose at Ga, 80,
e-S.
Tne playing surfaces are in the best
condition they have been In many years,
eha there Is the promise Of tennis that
W. o~vershadow the national meeting
peiore the players have moved forward
many rounds.
The Summaries.
nesdow club Singles. First Round
SS"ss Helm. New York Defeated Frank
pp.,n'' rhiIad"lpt!s 49,. S--3: Richard
So" Philadelphia. defeated T.. Van In
Tx New YORK, Is. e.: Edward H..
rr,nnhey New York. defeated r. +.
imomas Jr Morr.stown, N. j., 81. s-2;
S.s",pn j. .Arms'rong, Philadelphia. de-
ceSDpch ~ St"bbinS, New York. Go.
j,,e,H 49,. Dlonn., New York. defeated
coi.pp. Hun, Sew York. G-l. 6-l; q.
ry"Ir',nsner Philadelphia. defeated W.. Il.
ihp,s IN Ihii9delphia. 60, SO; Ar
w. titg.n, Sew York. defeated +. W.
MI V" YORK. 90, 90; HArhishiro
~, Japan, defeated Paul Vanderven-
rev. Hsw YORK 90, s-2; Eugene War
p,,.'sn FttnC!sco, defeated Ralph l.
JnS.. View York, ca, c-t: N. Van Dyke
i.y ~ san Francisco. defeated II. L Coax
NV w lofh G., a.; Zion II. Hooker.
,o, ,''tk defeated w y. Bciknap, Bos-