Show CLOTHIER UNABLE TO CONTEST TITLE TIU NEW YORK ORK Juno 23 Friends of William 7 J. Clothier the thc national lawn tennis champion of 1906 learn learned ell today that ho he is dangerously ill HI with typhoid fever and anel will be bo unable to compete at Ne Newport ort this summer Clothier was the tho challenger to William Wil WilHam Ham liam A. A Lamed Larned in tb the national all aU comers com corn ers ens last year and planned to make another another an an- other effort this season to regain the title He lie had already arcady en engaged aged in diligent dili gent practice and was waR expected to play at Seabright and Westchester l According to a close friend of Clothier it it is regarded as doubtful if he will be he beable heable able ablo to o play in any tournaments for two years t to come It will bo be remembered remembered bored that Clothier met with a n ridin riding a accident in the fall of 1907 1901 which put him out of the game jame for a year 1 |