The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-24
Newport Has Day
of Tennis; Women
in TOurna ment
japanese Davis Cup Players
Arrive and Attract Large
Gallery to Courts.

Special Despatch 90 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 23.-This was
strictly tennis day for Newport So
ciety. and was gratifying to the indie
fatigable Tom Petit, the veteran trainer,
who Is in charge OF the courts. To
whit the appetite of the enthusiasts the
japanese Davis cup team arrived and
began to practise on the courts. while
the Australians. who have been here sew
eral days were practising on an ada
cent court. The Japan Sc players are
Kuna gaze. z. Schmidzu md 5. kashio.
Mr.. Kashio preferred to rest but the
two former went at It in earnest and at
tracted a large gallery.
women's intercity tournament will
start Monday. and somo OF the best play
ers in the country are expected. AL
though it is termed intercity II win not
be confined to that, for 1t is expected
that Mile. Lenglen, the French cham
pion, will compete. and also Mrs. Mall
Brown. Mrs. Bundy. Mrs. Cole and Miss
Sigourney are entered. and Boston. New
York. Philadelphia and San Franclsco
arc therefore represented.
MIR Petit has arranged to have the
matches on two newly laid or courts
in front Of the clubhouse, and a grand
stand will be erected opposite on the
lawn for the first time. This Is done
because it will be the first day of the
horse show and the riding ring will be
about the grandstand court.
In the womens doubles. played this
morning, the results were as follows
Mrs. W. Goadby Loew and Miss Florence
Loew defeated Miss Helen Moran and
Countess Szechenyi, 6--I, 6-3; Miss
Edna Barger and Mrs. Henry G. Russell
won from Mrs. Henry G.. Gray and Mrs.
Lewis G. Morris in well played match
by the score of GO. CO. Miss Dorothy
Kane and Mrs. George Peabody Gardner.
Jr., defeated Miss Evelyn Loew and Miss
Annie Burr Auchincloss. 6-3, 6-1. and
Mrs. Lorillard Spencer and Mrs Barger
Wallace won by default.
The finals in the boys tournament
were played this afternoon between
Alexander Shaw and Gordon Douglas,
Jr., and the latter won IN hard tussle.
Cd, 4--6, 81.
In the senl-hnals O. tho women's
tournament. althcrs Us Loew and
Miss Florence had alread. gayed one
match this afternoon, they succeeded
In defeating Miss Darger and Mrs. Rus
sell In straight sets. rs, Sc. This was
the best tennis OF the day. and the cream
of the match must be awarded to Miss
Loew for her excellent speed as well as
steadness.
In the other half Mrs Georea Pea hody
Gardner, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Kane
won easily from Mrs. Barger Wallace
and Mrs. Lorillard Spencer by Go, 6-3.
Mrs. Vincent Aston and Mrs. Gardner
acted as umpires for the first OF the
sem!-final matches. The finals will be
played tomorrow.
There were ente- ailments galore in
the colony to-day It'll luncheons pre-
dominating. Mr.. W lam r. Carter gave
n large luncheon at the Hill Top Inn,
Mrs. Oliver G, Jennings gave a lunch
con at Bellairc, Mrs. George Henry War
rem gave a large luncheon at her villa,
and Mrs. Eugene S. Reynal gave an
other at the Muenchingcr King. Mrs
Reynal was also O dinner hostess this
evening.
Gen. and Mrs. ]. Fred Pierson gave a
dirner this evening and Bishop and
Mrs. James Henry Darlington were lin
ner hosts at the Corners.
dinner was given last evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mac Rae at the
home Of the latter's mother. Mrs Leroy
French Among the guests were Mrs
Herman Oelrichs. Mrs. Mae Brady Har-
riman. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gould
Shaw I'd. the Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Herbert
Shipfnan, Mrs. Stuyvesant Leroy. Mrs.
Leroy French and Mr.. William Iselin.