New-York tribune., 1919-08-29

6Nrg9, on the championship court at
| o clock this afternoon
Garlasd defeated Alfred n. Hammet.
the chop stroke player, by Il score of
1-l. 6-i. =, his steaoiness from
deep court and his deadliness in edc
li@ his passing shots down the side
INES and across fore-court bringing
quick defeat 10 Hammet..
NoNAld '. Thomas, the third Aus
ira IAN silll III tho tournament. won his
Match from Henry II. Bassfer{ a.
the Mount Pleasant Tennis Club. bv
4 score Of ;, . >. 6-2, after plav
had TO be halted for more than two
hours as the result Of an accident to
the Australian, who was hit souarelv
IN the stomach by a hard forehand
drive from bassford's racquet. Thomas
w'lI probably make his exit this after
noon when he meets Williams.
Old Champions May Meet
Maurice IL. McLoughiin, the con
queror o. BHoohes and Wiiding in the
Davis Cup matches Of 1917. took the
measure of Leonard Beekman, Of this
city. by score Of 6-3, S-6. g
doing most OF his playing from deep
court. HIS forehand drives carried far
greater pace" than Beekmans, and
only occasionally did he close in at the
net to finish off his points by severe
volleying Or smashing. RED Mac"
faces young Percy L. Kynaston, of Long
Island, this afternoon. and Will un-
doubtedly come through to meet Will
Jams in tho fifth round Tomorrow
Young kynaston, who has been doing
exceptionally we'll in the great tourney,
reached into the fourth round yester-
day by eliminating the veteran chop
81, Ia. =, ,.i
Kings County, by score of 6-1, 6-3,
5 6, G. lie Wed with Chambers in
making great gets" and his steadiness
and accuracy proved too much for his
willy opponent.
Play in the four other championships
proceeded without d hitch Yesterday
several individuals and teams going
into the third round in the veterans
Junior, boys and father and son
tournaments, and they will resume play
this afternoon at / o'clock.
Although the weather was threaten
ing ali day long, the late afternoon
found almost every available seat in
the grandstands filled, and there were
several hundreds more ranged in stand
ing position about the various courts.
1t was Il great tribute to the hold the
game has upon the public
Old Stars Witness Matches
Several former holders of the ma
tional cham pionship title were inter
ested spectators yesterday, Malcolm
d. Whitman, Henry ". Slocum, Clar-
ence Hobart. William A. Larned and
Holcombe Ward being among the
notables present while Williams and
Davis and Patterson and Washburn
were battling for the supremacy
Jane Cowl, the actress, who has been
visitor every day since the start OF
/ the tournament. was one of the most
I enthusiastic fans who watched the
( stars in action After she had been in.
troduced to Ichiya kumagae, just be.
fore his match, Miss Cowl described
the little Japanese as "a perfect little
darling!"
Williams and Davis cane out on the
court just at 3 o'clock, and again the
committee in charge played trumf
card in placing O'Boyle in the UNI
pire's chair. That efficient young mar
called out the points in staccato tones
that carried to the far ends of the
stands, and his announcements were
SO crisp, as were Fred Alexander's or
the previous day. that they uncon
sciously spurred the players on to pu
more snap into their play, although
truth to tell, Williams never seemed
in need of such stimulus.
The match began with Davis serv
ing. The Californian looked yer.
grim and determined as he poised him
self on the base line. ready to crasI
the first ball over Williams, on tn
opposite court, clad in his old whit