Show TENNIS RANKS RAMS THINNED Only Sixteen Players Left in m th the National Amateur Struggle Newport R R. R I Aug 23 AlI All All records re records re- re cords of lawn tennis national national na na- na- na championships ha have been broken here With the third da day of play In the biggest m meeting ever held heldon heldon heldon on the thu famous ramous Casino courts only sixteen out of 11 j starters remain as survivors sur This This' small remnant Is also remarkable remark remark- able allie In that it Is e evenly divided between lIe lIe- be tween the younger players and the veterans Of the former class hurl T H. H Bela Jr jl the Yale captain easily tops nil all of the tho others He lie Is faster than the re redoubtable Bob Wrenn tenn In his days so that his pl place ce I In the finals Is regarded ed a assured William J J. J Clothier was given gi the I post of honor with the the young oung Harvard lIar lIar- vard yard player F. F J J. J Sullo ay as his opponent In the starred match upon the championship stretch of oC turf to today to- to day lie He scon scored d at C 0 G- G C 3 and C t. But with such a a. card as ns tho time program I presented 1 the fashionable gallery and the kl keen n followers of or the game were torn between the time desire to witness J this contest and also those In which Behr Bela Frederick B. B Alexander Raymond Raymond Ray Ray- mond Little and Robert Leroy came through As Assemblage 5 Is 1 Large The as assemblage one of the largest that has ever attended a n. tournament scattered about the courts of ur their fa favorites Clothier failed to display at all nil I times his top form that In other years ha had 1 caused him to be rated with the tho champions and In 1 for fol the in international international In- In team He lie only gained tho the first set nt at love after anel had passed pa ed him so cleverly erly in lit his left hand line that the tho points Joints touched deuce and all of or Clothiers Clothier's 81 skill at It forcing play was necessary to save the tho games In the second set won games by his wonderful cross court smashing and swift volleying that at times threatened to lo carr carry the older oilIer player before before- him The rhe line drives of oC the thc younger oung l' l expert worried I Clothier and when took the time lead for fOI the first tine time by scoring nto at nt 2 0 o In this set the veteran made a quick attack at nt the net and antl brought off ore the points by hy smashing There was no question but that the prominence given the comer had hall set his nerves It caused him to make erratic returns when he most need needed ell the tho points Joints and took look full tull ant nd advantage ge of It The two men scored evenly up to all 4 on this set and then Clothier cut loose and b by fast driving which his towering six feet teet made mado most effective tive live he won Avon on the necessary ary ry games and set at G 4 Those who vho survived today's games were W W. V. V E 13 R Putnam jr Edgar W. W Leonard J J. J D. D E E. Jones E. E T T. Gross J. J O. O Ames F. F n Il B. B Alexander P B B. Hawk V W. J. J Clothier Karl H. H Bela Jr E. E V V. Page I I. I C. C Wright right Robert Ielo Leroy A A. C. C Wa Way R R. R D. D Little It II n. II H. Hackett and Alfred Stillman |