| Show ITS IT'S EAST AGAINST WEST NEST AGAIN TODAY NEWPORT R. R I. I Au Aug 17 It It was East against West in two of ot the l leading matches in th the fourth round of the singlee singles singles sin sin- glee in the Casino lawn tennis tournament tournament tournament ment today William M. M Johnston San Francisco national champion faced W. W M. M Wa Washburn of New York and R. R Norris Williams II of Philadelphia was opposed by C. C J. J Griffin of San Francisco The other matches brought H. H A. A ThrockmortOn of Elizabeth N. N J. J against ei N. N W. W Niles of fO Boston and d I. I Kumagae u the Japanese player against D. D S. S Walters Watters Watters Wat- Wat of New Orleans the Southern champion cham cham- pion Williams yesterday had a a. difficult time In Rowland Roberts and ande there e were r critical periods d dh when h It looked 1 h as if he must yield to the h skill of his opponent In the first set Williams was clearly outplayed ed but he took the second secondI with ease l then From rpm then on through three sets both men played brilliant tennis and I kept the large larg gallery thrilled with ex- ex t. Roberts tired toward the last and with the score tied in the final set at all 5 Williams won the next two I games largely on the other Californians Californian's errors The match between W. W M M. M Johnston and nd Richard Harte the Harvard university university university sity player was staged on the championship champion champlon- ship court u but it ran second Co In Interest te e to o the Williams Roberts Roberts contest The n national champion won In straight sets H H. H one of the Japanese players play play- ers era fell feU before the accurate strokes of young Throckmorton but his fellow countryman Kumagae managed to wrest victory from Harry C. C Johnson of Boston in one of the longest matches of t the 19 day Kumagae won in straight r I S sets ts g me k but took f three forty e games to do It it t The first round of oC doubles was com completed completed com com- and several matches were played In the second round |
