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Show Newport Tennis. NEWPORT. R. T.. Aug. 19. Win. J. , Clothier of Philadelphia defeated R. D. Little of Now York In their match In tho lirsf n-ound of the all-comers' singles tennis ten-nis tournament today In thrco sets of love. Scores were (1-2. C-2. 6-3. Clothlor played all around Little, d!s- playing a cool, calculating game, while the New York player was nervous and erratic. er-ratic. The match was the fenture of today's sport at tho Casino. With the championship In the doubles decided, tennis today settled down to matches in singles, the only question being how many mntehes the committee could run off. of the fifty or more schedules In the second and third rounds. The weather was Ideal. A cablegram' from England today lixed Longwood as tho place for tho playing of .tho preliminary Davis cup matches. The' dale will be September 17. IS and 10. |