Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-28
C. BIDDLE MOVES
UP in LONGWOOD
TENNIS TOURNEY
Only Four Matches Played
on Boston Courts, Owing
to Rain
GRIFFIN AGAIN WINNER

BOSTON, July abandonment weather
conditions almost succeeded In bringing an
other idle day at the Longwood tennis
tournament. The courts were flooded by
heavy showers in the early morning and
though there was some improvement in the
afternoon, another storm followed and the
matches which were completed were fin
ished In the rain. The courts were sodden
and so slippery that the contestants had
difficulty in keeping their footing and the
balls were as heavy as lead.
This was the condition which prevailed
for some of the most promising matches OF
the tournament, for which n gallery OF
nearly 5000 persons had gathered.
In the singles event only four matches
were completed two others being abandoned
after two sets had been played The dou-
bles competition, however, Jared better
These matches were under way in the
afternoon and the third round was finished.
In the singles the victors were William NJ,
Johnston, national champion; Craig Bidde,
of Philadelphia George c. Gamer, of Har.
ward, and Charles S. Garland, of Pitts.
burgh.
Johnston had his first real test of the
tournament in competing against Roland
Roberts the San Francisco champion, He
won i'm straight sets at CO, 81, Ca Biddle
defeated II. r. Scott, of Longwood. 6.3, 81,
so and Gamer pulled out n victory over
r. n. Dana, of Providence, in fve-set
encounter, b-O, so u-Gt O-l' WI III a Niilt
round singles match Charles IL Garland, of
Pittsburgh. advanced by defeating George
p. Gardner Jr., of Longwood, 3d. 6.3, O.b,
CO.
The slow.startinE Peck Griffin. who played
the most astonishing tennis of the tourna'
ment, dropped the first set of his fourth
round match to Joseph ]. Armstrong at 6.3,
but won the set with the same score in his
favor. The rain was by that time sweeping
across the courts, and the contestants de-
cded to call 1t n day. The same thing hap
pened in the third round match between
Nathaniel W. Niles and Richard Harte of
Harvard Niles took the first set at G-S.
and Harte the second at 6.i. They, too.
decided that conditions did not warrant the
continuation of the match. Both of these
unfinished matches will be played early to-
morrow morning.
Charles Garland the 17.year.old Pitts.
burgh youth, furnished quite a surprise by
defeating George Peabody Gardner, Jr.. in
the third round George 81, Church and
willis Il. Davis moved steadily along in the
doubles event. advancing to the fourth
round by scoring an easy victory over Fred
C. Inman and Edwin Z. Larned at 6.2,
6-2 6-2.
Church played sharp net game with pro-
nounced steadiness on his overhead strokes.
Davis. too, was effective. but was not as
steady as his partner His severe service,
however, helped materially in bringing con-
fusion to Inman and Larned. Church's
service, too, proved puzzlIng to them
The other doubles team, which looms up
formidably for the Eastern doubles honors,
Theodore Roosevelt Pell and r. Norris
williams, I'd, played in two matches. In
the second round they defeated Ted Whitney
and Irving Wright, 6-1, 6.3 6.3, and fol-
lowed by winning from J. n. White and
NJ t. Johnston at Go, 6.2 60, in macth
which was played through in 4 rainstorm.