The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
WILLIAMS WINS IN
4 LONGWOOD TENNIS
Former Champion Downs R. n.
Dana Easily in Straight
Sets at Ga, 6-3.
Special Despasch 10 Tnn suy.


BOSTON, July 21.--To-days opening OF
the Longwood Cricket Clubs famous an
nual bowl tennis tournament was a
great disappointment to the throns OF
enthusiasts who made the journey to the
Chestnut Hill courts in expectancy OF
seeing the majority OF the countrys
stars in action. Most of these were en-
tered. but when the play started this
afternoon default after default was
posted.
The first cause for chagrin came when
It was announced that H. Lindley Mur-
ray, national champion, had decided not
to come to Longwood, but to go back TO
Buffalo to attend to some important ousi-
ness Clarence Griffin, the Californian
elected to go to Kansas City with BIZ
Johnston for the Northwestern sectional
doubles, although Johnston Will. come
here later to defend his Longwood bowl
title of 1916.
KumaEae Defaults Too.
Watson washburn will play only in
doubles and Ichiya Kumagae the Japan
csc. failed to put in an appearance here
to-day and I'D to the end of the DAY s
play the Caiifornians. Robert Kinsey
and Axel Craven, had not arrived from
Chicago. K. Norris Williams, nat
Niles, Dick Harte and Charles $. Gar
the strongest contenders Tor the poWi
competition this year.
Owing to the soft conditions or tine
new grass courts, play was not started
until mid afternoon and continued al
most as long as the daylight saving law
would allow. The first and second
rounds were completed and two matches
were played in the third round DICK
Harte and C. Z. Shaw, both OF Long
wood, coming through, the latter dis
posing of X S. Pfaffman. the former
Harvard player.
Niles, Garland and Williams all had
comparatively easy second round
matches and, in fact. two set matches
were the general rule for the opening
days play. l.. B. Rice OF Yale lost the
middle set to r. Carver. but ran away
e-l in the third, while A. y. Reggie
dropped a 2--6 set to ]. S. Nichol be-
fore taking Ga and 60 sets from
his Longwood clubmate.
X. Yamasaki did not Play, getting a
default over Clarence Griffin or san
Francisco. and Craig Biddle won over
G. C. Gamer by default, also. The sum-
maries:
Longwocd sinsle..,rirst R9gndwG NJ F.: Helm Heir,
heat NJ. Hobbs. 6-S 50; W. W. Hice peat
second Round-R. C. sesver beat II. Nicker-
son, e-s, c-a: r.: n. Williams I'd. beat R. n
nings, IS. e-s; Craig Biddle beat q. c. Ca
ner by default: L. B. Rice beat r. Carver, 81,
Is, 6-l; w. II. Abbott beat lchiya Kumagse
by default: c. X Shaw beat II. S. Parker.
5s. 50; g. CARRIE heat II. Swain, 81,
s. n. W. Niles beat g. W. Pike, e-S, 90;
A. y. Resgo beat J. s. Nicoli %, "a
80 r. C. Bray beat G. W. Helm, - 80
u. G. johnson beat ". W; Rice. 80 81;
II. s. Guild beat II Bullock, So. 81: Nor
man johnson beat wallace Johnson by de-
fault; J. W. Foster beat A. 8. Peabody. 90,
81; Charles Garland beat G, A. L. Dionne
81. 80; Willard Cocker beat F. B. Alex.
ander by default; J. b. Fenno, Jr.. beat r.
II. yosheil by default; C. p. Gardner, Jr.,
beat Horace Taylor, 80. 81; A. s. Dabney.
Jr.. beat A. A. Chahin. SIS, 81: Frank T.
solloway beat ]. d. Ewing. 60, 50; k
1amssaki beat c; ]. Griffin by default; W.
8. Warland beat II. II. Crane. s-s, 50; X
g. Pfanman beat T. b. Plimpton by default;
=: G. Hsrte beat c. b. wilbar. 81, 50: +.
W. Fsiolemsn beat ". D. Bourne, "a, Is;
Wheelwright beat W. F. Boeringhaus,
81. 60.
Third Round-C. X. Shaw beat Fl. s. Par
ker, 90, 50; r. c. Harte beat X. S. Pfsn-
man, 81, Ga.