Show I I OPENING ROUND OF LAWN TENNIS I IS HARD FOUGHT Eastern Team Defeats Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- Coast Men Ien for New England Title Newton Mass ass Aug 11 Two Two hard hard- comprised the matches fou fought ht four set Bet round of or the national na na- na- na play In the opening lawn awn tennis doubles championship champion champlon- hill bill ship tournament on the Chestnut courts o of the Ion LongwOod wood Cricket club today Tho winners Inners were R R. Norris orr Williams II 11 of or Boston Doston an and Waton atson M. M New York holders of Washburn of ew the New England title and ond Maurice l urlce E. E McLoughlin and T. T C. C Bundy both bothof champ cham cham- of Los Angeles Pacific coast p ions and Bundy defeated another another another an an- McLoughlin other C California pair Willis Davis DaviN and hold the western west west- H. H VanDyke Johns who em ern sectional title tille Tho The score was 6 4 9 7 4 6 6 In the second set et which Davis Dals and Johns lost Jost 7 9 the they had three fifty forty fort points to their opponents wont ont Twelve of or tho the six forty games to deuce Williams and Washburn ashburn won on from Ichiya Kumagae of Japan and Harold Throckmorton of Elizabeth N. N J. J who hold the middle states sectional championship championship cham cham- 6 4 6 3 6 6 1 S 8 with McLoughlin Mc- Mc Throughout hout tho the match Lou Loughlin and Bund Bundy Davis Davis' work ork was superior to that thal of ot his partner Bund Bundy who although h less spectacular than was steadier The comet was In somewhat better form than at al Newport last week and seemed to lo get over the court faster taster The points scored In the four tour sets totalled for tho the winners and for the losers In the Kuma Washburn Kuma Throckmorton gac match the pia play was I brilliant throughout hout This was particularly particularly par par- true of Kumagae as some of Impossible his ils gets sets seemed almost achieved the Williams has ha not yet et form Corm he showed before he entered tho the of or tho the er errors errors or- or arm army and made a majority mrs charged to his teams team The Tho point total for the four tour sets showed for tor Williams and Washburn ashburn and 1 6 for r Kuma Kumagae ae and ond orlOn Tomorrows Tomorrow's play pia will bring the Australians Aus Aus- Norman E. E Brookes and ami Gerald Geraid Gerald Ger Ger- ald aid Patterson and Williams and ond Washburn Washburn Wash Wash- burn together In the feature match I Tho National Soccer Football league will next season consist of or ten ton cl clubs bs A home and game ame will be played Each victory victor will count two points and anda a drawn game one point The trophy troph Is held by the m 1 F. F C. C who are arc a again entered the other clubs be beinS' beinS being being be- be ing inS New lew York F. F C. C Paterson F. F C. C of Paterson N. N J. J West Yest Hudsons of Newark Eric A. A C. C of or Newark eark RobIns RobIns Robins Rob- Rob Ins Dr Dry Dock of Brooklyn Morse Dr Dry DryDock Dock of Newark Merchant Ship F. F C. C of Babcock of or Bayonne and of at Tacony Tacon P Pa As slowing sHowing how difficult It is In England for tor a soccer football player to leave his club for or pastures new new it may bo be stated that 11 H. A A. A White an amateur for the Brentford team tho the champions Champion of the tho London Combination tion sought his release but the tho club invited him to remain and play pla as an 31 amateur or offered to pay him the maximum wage wago as a professional The Southern league has decided that the club chub is justified in holding tho the player White hl e appealed tho the decision but bul w wa was waa a again aln overruled o |