Show lEADERS SURVIVE IN NATIONAL NA TOURNEY FOREST HILLS N N. N Y V. Aug 31 31 two Thirty-two players Including nearly all the leaders have survived the first three days of the National lawn tennis ment I Interest In the struggle for the championship Increased today as the di diminishing diminishing diminishing di- di field Improved the quality of the matches Seven CalifornIans and one Southerner are still In the contest All Au the ethers others are from the East The greatest Interest was displayed today in the battle between Maurice E. E McLoughlin and T T. R. R Pell From the result the spectators hoped to get the first reliable Indication of Continued on page e 3 3 LEADERS SURVIVE Continued from pa page e 2 chances of regaining the championship William 31 M. M Johnston national champion also has a hard match before beCore him today He will meet Nathaniel W W. Niles the Boston star The last of the foreign n entrants w were ere round eliminated Ja of the Me Mep here p play yesterday I in t the Kumagae eu second champion of Japan went down In straight sets acts before the smashing net play of George Georte M. M Church of Tenafly N N. J. J 6 3 6 6 Dean Mathey of Cranford N. N J. J cut short the career of A. A W. W MacPherson champion of Russia in a set four-set match at 6 4 7 5 6 2 8 06 T. T R. R Pell of oC New NewYork NewYork NewYork York won from Frederick B B. Alexander also of nf N Now New York 6 6 64 fi 63 2 26 fi 63 I |