The sun., 1916-08-23
STARS DEFAULT AT
SOUTHAMPTON NETS
Johnston, Mclaughlin and
Krmagae Among Those Who
Retire From Singles.
ROBERTS BEATS M1KAMI

national championships to an event only
a little better than ordinary.
Maurice z. Mclaughlin. William NJ.
Johnston, the national title holder
Ichiya Kumagae. the Japanese sensa-
ton Ward Dawson. the Comets doubles
partner: willis Z. Davis OF California,
George NJ. Church and Dean Mathey ali
failed to appear and their matches were
defsuited. Following the withdrawal of
Clarence J. Grimm and r. Lindley Muir.
ray yesterday. the defaults to-day robbed
The singles tournament Of practically ali
is interest. although Richard Norris
williams I'd. champion OF 1914, 10 still
IN the running. Most Of the stars will
play In the doubles. to DO started On
Thursday.
Miami Makes HE Exit.
With Mclaughlin out. 1. was expected
that Kumagae would change his mind
about not playing here, but the Jap
aness star Is being made the subject of
q lot Of attention by the Japan Society
Of New York. which 10 to tender him a
luncheon on Thursday. Mlkami 10 also
to b honored then.
With the McLoughlin-C Cook match of
The boards, the honor position this
morning was accorded to Mikami and
Roland Roberts. the young Californian
who rave Williams so severe a tussie at
Newport Roberts defeated Mikami
after the Japanese had won the opening
sst The scores were 4--e. 6-3. 6-l.
In the afternoon the srand stand
court was given over 10 Richard Harte,
the all around athlete from Harvard,
and Conrad Il. Doyle OF Washington,
one OF the middle Atlantic doubles cham
Nina II vraa avnA,taJ ,Aus vN-.- =
made a brilliant showing In the national
clay court tourney. would eliminate
Harte. but the Harvard man was In
one Of his rare moods and spranR A
surprise, beating Doyle at SIS, as,
SO. The victory put Harte In the
fourth round.
william J. Clothier. the PHILADELPHIA
veteran. showed a world Of speed in de.
feating +. X. Mccormick Of the Unlver-
sty OF Southern California, In the third
round. SIS. 6-l.
williams No Sensation.
Williams had a mild workout IN MI.
victory over Edmund Peaslee. Al ga
-. The match was lust the kind
Williams was wishing for. He ia in
no condition 10 face a stellar performer
as his ankle Is still botherinR him and
MS general game is st!ll below s,ando ID.
Inc FORMER champion wen, out on a
distant stretch ~ turf because he "a
a'erse 20 the criticism OF reporters. His
oacKs ana his general playing were close
~ watched from afar and were seen ,o
oe distinctly weak. He rarely go, a .hot
rom MS backhand across the ne. 7,
was chiefly by cautious placing and
carefrl handling OF ,he bail in the raj.
Nes mat Williams won against the or.
rsNc work % his opponent. A. times
"'llans's game sounded the depths OF
mef!ccr!ty. FOR he piled up "A great num-
Der o! nets. which were more than made
up tor by the overdriv!nG Of the cour,
by peas,ee.
In the second round one OF .he big up-
see wa the easy victory OF O. Coke,
Gamer - Harvard over II. Van DYKE
Johns Of California. Johns. who is very
errat!c on turf. Was absolutely on form
ana could not get going. He los, In
''a'gh' sets at 81, 60. In the same
round Joe Armstrong put L. n. Whitney
~ New York out Of the running with
unlocked FOR case, the tally being 6-3.
a..
Parker Keats Warren.
Count OTTO Salm OF Austria continued
Ms Ane work and defeated Arthur $.
corey the Princeton player. g.. Is.
~ pr william Rosenbaum ended his
laoors In the singles. being eliminated
hyR $ S'oddart OF New York. Eugene
warren, team mate Of Mccormick. fol-
loved the example OF the latter and
made his kit. His conQueror was Harry
Parker Of the IVES. Side club and the
match was over In straight sets.
Parkers fellow member OF the Sew
enth Regiment. Arthur 8. Cragin. was
u" so successful. as he was beaten by
Roland Roberts. Harvard men put IN
a great battle when Gamer and John 8.
Pafman went three sets. with Gamer
The victor a. s--1. IS. e.. The sum-
mar!es:
vM:.tow cub sins'..: Frs. Rouna-Lou!.
scs.rm.rhcrn. New YORK. s-. g.. -
s.e9nd Round-Edward W. Peasel...
r." York won, from Ward Dawson, san
IN y,snsy,Sa, ~ d.'aul,. g A /. pisnne.
New York, 60. SO: Arthur 3 Crag',,
H.T York won from Dean Mathey. Gran
III; =; j. sy defsuli; Harry 3 Parker.
Franz. T Har,.i-. New York, a.s.a,.di
1--WE. Riks- New York. 60. s-s; J. n.
p Fischer New York. won from Wits
ruay,s san Francisco. by default; Eu-
iouii. y Matr%R san new ryaS Ya;s' dsf. s a
-? W. lam Johnston, san Francisco.
N"h ron, 4 n Ernst. Philadelphia, by
ei,'o' 4. ,t.i"in =. Mccormick a Fran.
,ns"o - 60; pr, william Rosen.
So, NV !; Y1rS' ds''st-t Kenneth Hawks,
~. Fn!sde phla, by default; @. s. Humph.
p~,,,nFw ORR, won from A = Dabn"y.
nn,.,hoN,,' by default; Reginald Cook. sag
~, SAY Francisco, BY default: Richard
HHsne Ph'aie,ph ia defeated George Helm.
,ror, TX * 49, ii Joseph J. Arm
h,m,ne, Boston, s-a, &C.; y ". wilson,
lac" YORK. won from Ichiya Kurnagae.
yorss' as ~ i.,"g 81, Theqio,s r. Pei Sew
,,1,nn - John 8 Pfarman, Boston, won
an toward voshei.. New York, by
,.s'.s r1'Es' Gamer. Philadelphia, de-
s.,, Roland Roberts San Francisco.
s's'l H'ct'shlro M!kani. Japan. IS,
y.11' wsinwr,rht,, New Haven.
T,,nSl1 " from Harry A. MacKinney,
r, 't' . R l., by default.
H..,,. "w' yort a 5c':d,.d wsl,n. =
ii9s.P%s p,. ladcIpSla. -. a.? Frrcd.rs.
10y ..''' ~" yors won from J.,N APP
Ken w. York dei.a'ed q A. I T.. pionn !.
81. -. - lhcfaulted): Fred
,sn", ~ -. .'ston, san Francisco. by de-
~. w.. an J "lothler. Phiisdel phia.
az T. M'0ormick. San Francisco,
go" Grad II DOYLE. Wash!ngton
r.I,,'.t % Joseph ] Armstrong
~ Y''t lv default: Frsnri. r. uin.er
H. LEI t''i r. Wainwrisht. New
isf,rr. : - r. Norris william. %.
.. ~ defeated Edmund ". Peas
W.,.r'N York G-3, %; watson NJ.
p'tr.t Sew. York. won from Edward
h.r,, h.f New York. by default:
coi.s., southampton. o., az q.