Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-30
TENNIS WINNERS REPEAT
MLOUGHLIN AND DAWSON BOW
TO JOHNSTON AND GRIFFIN
Famous Pnir Lust icnr Defeated Me-
'""shItn nhtI Bundy In Ten
mis- Doubles.

FOREST HILLS, y. y. Aurust 90
| Inc first national turf tennis cb,m-
! pionship OF 1916 was won on the court.
OF the West Side Club to-day. when W
VI johnston and Clarence j. Griffin. ne
n'n francisco, successfully defended
'heir doubles title against Maurice T..
McLoughlin and Ward Dawson M In.
81. G-3 "' W. W.
e. me winners wrested doubles honors
from McLouehiin and Bundy on tLo
sumo turf Il year ago
Mci.onshiin. paired with Dawson
teamwork Of Johnston and ';ri IN ,, .ns
700 much for the newly formed nair
ur EX n,,!,,,i for the third set in Which
form. the outcome was never In tlouht
, ime ,sEimpnthies Of the gallery wers
ist aud his, Youthful partner. EVER
n'iiIiant placement smash by Nc.
,;GqGh', ,ho was sreeted with cheers.
ana Dawson brought groans The visi-
Tors with occasional lapscs. PLAYED
"tll-hiSh perfect doubles
vi tn" winning pair. Griffin was Tho
more spectacular. His smashes and
cI,"Ss-c""rt placemcn, drives from
close 10 tho net scored many points
Johnston played "a steady game Tha
par repeatedly nancuvcrcd the losers
"H' o. position by their change in point
haShc" Of form. but on tho whole Vas
praIf' ana much Of tho play was di-
Johnston ANA Griffin repeatedly hon
hhr""d MIN with overhead and half
,%"d'ey hrivrs. ~ emporium" moments
IN" ,tIthck would nc switched suddenly
I" IN" comets side. aud this uneven
ness IN III" play frequently caught
MN out OF position
The entire first round OF tho si,,,o
championship was cleared without any
, "i'SI,, IN" more prominent players
f "r,,, IN ,hF"mgh genernily according TO
'"in' ''hH rank ing. The best match
maS N" first set contest between Kari
!, iishr. Of New York. and Conrad II.
10y lie, OF Washington. which Rehr won.
-" -. g., 6-i, Ga Tho wnshinw
,"M!"u opened in brillan, fashion aid
ran through two sets before Enhr
could check his rush Of service acns
aud piac"men, shots. when Echr
n ,.:i"'' ,5oL """p /" carefUl play. how
though lac pat mp a brilliant co,rt
battle; was uuabl" 10 hold his lead
Wiiiinm J. cio,htcr. tho 1905 cham
p'"t. eliminated Iiashishirc Makimi in
straight sets. 60. o. G-l N,Li,ri
:'i'noush playing steadily. was unable
c L" cope Win The vigtor's steady deep
court play. lchiya Kumagae the other
Jap"ncs" "ntraut for the Amcricnn
..li., was more Fortunate. beating DAN
rom IccF; ~ Of Hoosicii Fails. ut
r. I.indley Murray came through by
+: Iavis. a University az PENNSYLVANIA
student eliminated Joseph j. Arm
Of 'I the r o. Psi;aIsiphia an, exponent
" Mcrherson ,'F Diayin S '- anh srl tho M
c9ior# Of The PctroErad Russia) Ton
nus cub Won from Frederick c. In
man, Of New York. i0-S g. SO
u. Norris Williams, H.. the 1914
champion, easily beat Jerry Weber. or
h,CaI" 81. VI. 81. Richard Ste
N"is. o. Newport, a veteran Of many
national TOURNAMENTS. Won from ..bra-
nam lass Ford. Jr., %, 81. Ga. 6-i
h"F" we're a number Of defaults I'm
inc opening round, several prominent
pihEcis railing TO appear. J. w. An
person, or BROOK !yu. won from Charl..
:. Garland OF Pittsburgh, in this man
nor. as did Wallace T. johnson, or
ih!!a6"iphia. from Harry Seymour, OF
Pittsburgh.
Tn" principal matches to be played
\ w Mcpherson vs. Dean Mathey
Robert LcRoy vs. T. Norris vii
lians. H.
7. r Poll vs. +. Il Alexander.
George ". church vs.. Ichiya Kuma-