The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-17
TENNIS CHAMPIONS
|R1ET UNDER Way
\ FOR TITLE TODAY
Both Western Winners and
National Champions Two
D Years Ago Carded to Play.

Uo8po1E, Mana, Aug. 1T.-Ten Of
tNha fourteen first round matches
bdhoduled In the national doubles
nHWu tennis championship tourna-
huasn4 vuero played at tho Chestnut
Eun courts of the Longwood Cricket
fRu6S two were defaIlted and two
yens postponed until to-day. when
aaaf = dozen Oecond round matches
,pHm Dc fought.
Te1o 6hAlurs OF W. T. Hayes and r.
- BurdiciE. tho Western sectional
'lDhanCaons. % reach Boston In time
i0ecessfbabed putting over their match
with Nv. Foster and ]. Wheelwright
Sor . day. while w. NJ. Johnston and
c. J. Coffin. twtce holders OF the
Caampaonshap before tho advent Of
RroolCes and Patterson last year, only
worked out yesterday and to-day will
ct under way by playing J. Hen
massey and b. Bastian.
Thu former champions are drawn
IN the upper half Of the list and their
poAA toward tho finals seems not
Nicely TO be beset by 90 many OBJ
Wearlas as VIII that of Williams and
Hnrte, tho team rated az having the
NaSt chance 70 upset the calculations
~ ne CalifoEnians in the title-decid-
IN round. The lower half OF the
draw includes several very formid-
able teams and the former Harvard
players VIII not get into action again
un&il wednesday.
Yesterday Williams and Hsrte very
haa1y disposed of Bundy and Dell.
ana their second round match will be
against Niles and Dahney. Williams
and Harte's scores in their first round
match were 6-1, 60, Ga, while Niles
: and Dabney beat Speice and Parks
Ga, 60, 6-l. Tomorrow afternoon
Niles, winner OF this years Longwood
,Aournament. will play the challenge
match with the present holder OF
the bowl, William L. Johnston. the
latter already having taken two legs
iSn the trophy. Because of this match
Niles and Dabney will not meet Will
Hams and Harte until Wednesday.
In the hrst round the veteran play
,hmu, b. G. Wright and w. j. Clothier
.Ss=zosS national doubles champions
were eliminated by Willis Davis and
Roland Roberts of California in 9
,o1ur-Oet match. The younger players
khook the first tvo sets by "a, losi
the third by the same score, but
made a fast finish after their Older
opponents had acquired 81 lead II
inc fourth Get. The Pacific Coa.s
players teamed together splendidly
were strong on service and DID som'
beautiful placing. Clothier wal
0teadier than Wright, making severa
brilliant side line passes and holding
has own In volleying. Davis anC
Roborts, however, had the speed anC
,abdlity 70 force the going in the tigh
places.
Bill Tilden's appearance was vel.
coined by a big gallery. He and Gar
Land were far superior to Putnam
and Seaver. Tilden played wonder
fth tennis, getting apparently impos
slble shots from all angles, II making
very little difference whether pack
hand or fore. His placing was yer!
Ane and his terrific service was eX
.ceedingly accurate. Garland CAV,
Sood support to Tilden, but did no
chow any such form, The pair VOL
their match 6-3, 60, 6-1
Vincent Richards could not com
East this year. so he and Yenken de
fAulted to Biddle and Pell. Yenken
however, was on hand and as A
Mann of the New York sectlona
team was absent, he teamed with L
n. Mahan. The pair took four Sc
match from Irving Wright and ]
Rice. 63, -, Is. 60. The Midi
states champions. w. F. johnson ant
q W. Pearson, disposed of the Pacifi
Northwest pair, Allen and Burrill, Il
Uralght sets, 81, %, Ga