The New York herald., 1921-08-09
Messrs. Lowe, Gilbert, Turn
bull and Woosman Come
Through Successfully.
TILDEN WILL NOT PLAY
Women Experts Of the Coun-
try Competing for Chance
to Meet Mile. Lenglen.
BY SAMUEL ). BRocKMAN.

nual invitation tennis tournament on
the courts of the Seabright Cricket and
Lawn Tennis Club to-day. They came
through successfully, all of them, but
with the exception of f. Gordon Lowe,
the veteran of the team. they We're hard
pressed to win. Samuel Hardy carried
j. B. Gilbert along for three close sets
before he yielded his match. Q. g. N.
Turnbull had very little to spare in de-
feating Henry S. Parker in another ex-
ira set tussle, and Max Woosman took
two hard fought sets, featured by long
deuce games. from Hugh Kelleher.
The presence of the British players
had added considerable interest to the
tournament and atones for the absence
of three American stars. William L.
Tilden I'd. Watson NJ. Washburn and
Willis e. Davis. who have decided to
take a weeks rest. There is the assur-
ance. however. that any Of the visitors
who hopes to reach the cup round viii!
have to play the best tennis of his ca
reer to prevent defeat, for among those
they will have to pass are William M.
Johnston. last years national champion /;
r. Norris Williams Vincent Richards,
Robert Kinsey and s. Howard Voshell.
Perfect weather attracted a gathering
that was unusually large for an OPEN
ing day. There were not so many on
hand in the morning when the top rank
ing women's players in the country be-
gan their singles matches, but in the
afternoon the New Jersey coast summer
colony was well represented.
#. Gordon Lowe.
or the Britishers +. Gordon Lowe
played by far the most impressive ten
mis-. He was not brilliant but remark
ably steady, and he sent his low drives
through with the accuracy of sharp
shooter. shaving the side lines and plac-
ing the ball into the corners What
the shots lacked in speed they made up
in control. and Walter Merrill Hall. VINO
opposed the Englishman, could win only
three games all Of them in the second
set
Max Woosman was easily the most
aggressive of the foreigners but his
skill was not as marked as that OF Love-
nor of J. b. Gilbertt The last named
played heady, versatile tennis against
Samuel Hardy, who was In particularly
good stroke but who tired in the Anal
set of close match.
William NJ. Johnston who played
erraticnlly at Newport continued to
have trouble in the. matter Of control
and was forced into a long deuce set.
SIS. by r G. Van Vliet. He was
getting better with every game, how
ever. and In the second set flashed some
cf the championship tennis he Is capa-
BILE OF.
Thirteen players advanced to the third
u 1T. u
who defeated A. Wallis Myers. tennis
editor of the London Field. Robert and
Howard Kinsey Of San Francisco, Philip
Neer OF Stanford University. the ma
tionar intercollegiate champion. Dean
Mathey, S. Howard Voshell, and the
four British racquet wielders There
was nothing approaching an upset.
Many Noted Women Players.
Not in many years has SO notable a
field competed In a women's tennis
event in this country as that which
started play In invitation singles this
morning Every player who rates as a
contender for the womens national
championship next week has been drawn
in the tournament. which should go q
long way toward determining who is
likely to be Mile. Suzanne Lenglen's
most formidable opponent at Forest
Hills.
Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory, national
champion. Mrs. Benjamin H. Cole. clay
court title holder. Mrs. Marion Finder
stein Jessup, Miss Eleanor Goss, Miss
Mary X. Browne and Mrs. May Sutton
Bundy all played as though they sensed'
the Importance OF attaining their best
FORM In the few days remaining before
the national title event
without pxcaptipu the Coptardara ANA
through decisively. Mrs. Mallory, re-
suming whore she had left off In the
Metropolitan title tournament last week
yielded only one game In each set to
Miss Helen Hooker. Mrs. Bundy won
just as impressively from Miss Edith
Mandy. 6--2, 60, and Mrs. Jessup.
Miss Goss and Mrs. Cole all triumphed
without the loss Of q game. Miss
Browne completed the list OF top rank
ing players who ended their frat round
matches In a hurry,
The Summaries.
seabriEht Invitation, women's Singles
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy defeated Miss Edith
Handy. g., Cd Mrs; ,,l,i, Marion zndersten
60; Miss Leslie Bancroft defeated Miss
Madeline Hooker, G--s. Q-T; Mrs. Edward
ssn Mss nG,S sssarnsy s S. o Mrs
Townserd. Ga. 6-l Miss Martha Bayard
defeated Miss NJ, Hurd g., Go; Mrs.
Franklin T. Mallory defeated Miss Helen
Hooker, e-i, 0-l; Mrs. Benjamin T.. Cole
defeated Miss Lamarche, Go. Go: Miss
Eleanor Goss defeated Miss Sarah Atha.
Go. a-ci Mics Phyllis Walsh defeated Miss
boxer, 60, 6-i Miss Ceres Baker de-
teatod Miss Brlsted, OF. Id. e-2; Miss
Helen Wills defeated Mrs. s. A. Young, 6--i
O.: Mss Helen Gnleaudeau defeated Mrs
d. $. DAVIS, G-S. Ga; Miss Margaret Grow
defeated Miss McCarter, 6-i. 6-i; Mrs.
Robert Lo-oy defeated Mrs Edward Whit
man. 6--i. 81; Mirs Mary X. Browne de-
featad Mrs. q. v. Hitchins,' al. G-i,
Second Round-Mss Eleanor Goss defeated
Miss Phyllis Walsh. 60, e-4
Mems Singles, First Round-Percy T.. Kyn-
aston defeated Elon N. Hooker. rs. Ga.
Jafpos Davies defeated Alan J. Lowrey 6--2
4-6, li-9 :. Howard Voshell defeated H. s.
Prentice, Ga. Cd J. Brooks Fenno, Jr.
acfestsd John 7. Howard, OIL Go; Arthur
by default; Robert Klnsey defeated Joseph
'. werner o.: g.: Dwight +. Davis de-
feated Harold 6odahali, Cd; 10 e-2
Dean Mathey defeated n. IT, Banks, Jr., Cd
40. OIL Luclen Il Williams defeated Lud-
low Vandeventer. a.. G--s, Ga; A. III.
a-T; Philip vandeyenter won from wills
~, Davis by default William NJ. Johnston
defeated r. &. Van Nict, SO, B-2
Second Round-Edmund J. Levy defeated
Robert Leroy, g. 7-5 Vincent Richards
defeated defeat A, Wallis Myers. 60. e.; Philip
Max Woosnam defeated Hugh g. M. Kelleher
Id, O.; John r. whitbeck defeated Harry
Cogsin, Ga, e--i; +. @. Lowe defeated W.
Merrill Hall. 60, o-s; J. II. Gilbert de-
feated Samuel Hardy. 81, GA, o-s; o. q,
y. .Turnbull defeated n. $. Parker, 1-5. 2--s
a--6, o.. Ga. s. Howard vosheii defeated
phitip Vandeventer "A a. Il nrooL.