New Britain herald., 1924-08-19
Famous Combination Is Divided-Today's Play Is Third Round in Some In stances.

cup doubles team Of year ago-w' T. Tliden. snd, and R, Norris Will Hams. snd. both of Phlladelphia,- was divided against itself today. Yet in their play on opposing teams in the national lawn tennis doubles cham pionship tournament on the courts or the Longwood Cricket club they were under the eye Of the Davis cup helcc- ton committee as likely combina- ton 10 make the doubles defense again,
 Tilden had with him Young san dy" Wiener. of Philadelphia. his pros teEe. They won out In second round match with Emmett Pare and George Lott. Jr, of Chicago yester- day opiy after i've sets. Williams had as partner Watson Washburn.
 They had one grand stand court as- rgned them. On the other, the French Davis cup team Of Rene La Coste and Jean Borotra, one with a white cap. the other with cap of blue, were drawn against the young western stars, Harvey snodgrass and Walter Wesbrook of Los Aneles.
 Howard o. Kinsey and Robert G. Kinsey of San Francisco had the vet teran Sam Hardy of New York, and John Hennessy of Indianapolis to contend with, while w. M. Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin. of San Fran cisco, were drawn against Manual Llano of the Philippines and J. w. Foster Of Boston.
 Af Frederick kalms of the Australian team, playing with Willard Crocker of Montreal, should meet Norman E. Brookes and R. E. Schlesinger, fellow Australians. Lewis White, and Louis N. Thalheimer, the Texans. who are intercollegiate champions had Irving weinstein of San Francisco and H. c. Johnson of Boston as opponents.
 These were third round matches. Still contending in the second round, having failed to draw byes, were the Olympic champions, Vincent Richards and Francis T. Hunter and the Aus tralian Davis cup doubles team of Ger aid Patterson and Pat O'Hara Wood, in separate matches. They had two matches each scheduled today to catch up with the players in the third round, but looked for an easy time in the first of these engagements, at least.
 The women players, headed by Miss Helen Wills, national champion, who came here from the national cham pionship tournament at Forest Hills, expected 10 get into action in an in- yitati2n singles tournament today, and beginning tomorrow will join with the men in the play Of the national mixed doubles championship tourna- nent.
 The opening days play of the tour nament marked the passing of Jac- aues Brugnon, a member of the French Davis Cup challengers, who have just arrived in this country. Teamed with l.. E. Rice of Boston. Brugnon bowed to the team play of Lewis White and Louis N. Thal- heimer, University of Texas players. who hold the intercollegiate cham pionship. The scores were 9-7, 7-5, 13-11.
 Norton Out.
  Davis Cup team and Willard Crocker, one Of Canada's Davis Cup players, formed the combination that put out Norton and Wray Brown of St. Louis, 10-S, 9-7, 6-4.
 Australians Win.
 Brugnon's compatriots Jean Boro- tra and Rene Lacoste, went through their match with J. H. Barr and Le- ven Jester of Dallas, Tex, Southwes- tern titleholders, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, GA, and the Australian team of Gerald Patterson and Pat O'Hara Woods, whom they are to meet for the Davis Cup challenge honors shortly, had an unexpectedly easy victory over the internationalist Karl II. Bchr and Dean Mathey of New York, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Advance came with lesser com petition than expected also to Will liam J, Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco. former ma tional champions, who defeated k. l.. | Murray of Niagara Falls, N. r., and | N. w. Niles of Boston, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
 The Olympic champions, Vincent Richards and Francis T. Hunter of New York, seeded first in this tourna- ment, in which they arc cndeavoring l to gain places as American defenders | ot the Davis Cup. lost set and were | forced twice to dcduce in tho second | set before they could win from Ray | BidwelI and W. E. Porter, Jr. of Bos- l ton, 3-6, S-6, 6-3, 60.
 Kinscy Brothers Win.
 Robert c and Howard 0. kinsey of | San Francisco had d hard TOW to hoe ! tc advance.
 The Northwestern champions, Clar- . ence Sanders and M. +. Hutchinson. | Jr., or st. Paul, took the first set IS, | possibly while Robert kinscy was | testing out the leg that he strained | at Newport Saturday. The kinseys . then brought into play the team work . that they have perfected to high de- gree, and the chopStroke and smash . gained victory in the succeeding sets, 6-a, 6-4, 6-4.
 l.. Norris Williams, 2d., Of Phila i delphia, and his old partner. Watson Washburn Of New York, was a third team upon whom interest centered as Davis Cup material. Williams proved his ankle. weakened over weeks, was in shape again when they ran through John r. Whitbeck and H. E. Fischer, Jr.. of New York, in straiht sets, 6-2, b-6. G-4.
 Norman Brookes and k. l.. Schles- singer, the second ustralian team. de- fcatcd J. 5. Fenno of Boston and l.. T.. Williams Of Chicago. 7-5, 6-S. 9-7. s-6. in match characterized by pro- ionged lobbing ducls and sharp rallies 4 the net.
 The Mexican combination of 1g-