The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-27
SEM|-F|NAL|STS'
ON THE NEWPORT
TENNIS COURTS

This is semi-filnalists day in the all
comers tournament OF the National Lawn
Tennis championship at the Newport Ca
sino. with j. ID Il. Jones OF Providence,
w. j. Clothier OF Philadelphia Karl II
Behr and r. D. Little of New York. the
survivors of last weeks struggle. as the
actors i'm the two amphitheaters.
Jones was drawn against Clothier, while
Behr was scheduled TO play Little. Vie
tory carried with IL the honor of playing
In the finals, where "a second success
would bring the player inSo the challenge
round against the title holder. Beals c.
Wright.
As usual there was considerable amount
OF speculation on the days play before
the sport began, with Clothier and Behr
as favorltes i'm what small wagers were
made by careful followers OF the game.
All four players are veterans Of nsmer-
Gus tournaments. Jones stands as the
Rhode Island champion. Cothler as
runner-up in several previous national
tournaments, Behr was looked upon as
one of the coming players and the con
queror OF former champion Larned last
week, while Little headed the American
team to England earlier in the year.
The players were unusually late I'm ar
-
before Little and Behr appeared on the
championship court. Little started the
service and won the first point on a drib-
BILE over the net.
The first game was a long one, but
Behr won IL after deuce had been called
three times.
Little followed by breaking through
Behr's service for the second game Both
players ran In almost at once, and some
of the returns a the net uae vary "a
The play alternated after n while. each
man getting his own service: but deuce
games We're frequent
In the sixth game. Behr was 40-15
when he made several errors and finally
lost H. giving Little the lead and games
10 two. Behr seemed slow i'm getting
into his game and Little ran out the set
easily. Points on first set were as fol-
lows:
Little ... 2 4 2 6 4-35-6
Behr ...... / 4 2 2-26-2
Behr seemed 10 wake up i'm the sec
ond set, for after the games were two
all he began a series of fast place hits
which Little could not reach while the
latter helped his opponent by smashing
the slow ones into the net Some Of
Behrs returns seemed almost impossible
and his getting them naturally aroused
considerable enthusiasm.
The seventh game went 10 deuce three
times; but Behr won it and then took the
next and the set The points i'm the sec
ond set were
Behr ..... 4 l 4 3 4-31-6
Little ..... 2 4 , 1 G 2-24-2
Little started the third set with rush.
taking the first three games, principally
on his strength al the net. Behr won
the fourth but lost the fifth on driving
outside. The sixth went 20 Behr. the
nv-t 81 III, -.
Yale man won the seventh. but in the
eighth four of the shots went outside by
mere inches. He managed 10 make the
set deuce.
II was a pretty fight and close deci-
sions on the base lines inquired I'm IT, The
last point was One of them The points
in the third set were:
Little 4442 4 2 20 4 4--3s-s
Behr 1124 424 0 4 / 4 . 1-34-6
The fourth set was one Of the most ex-
citing played on the Casino courts for
many years. Four times Little was
within a point of the match, but Behrs
game playing saved him. Little ran the
games TO 4 to /. Behr made his sensa-
tiona rally and tied the set. Then Lit
tie made II 6-5. and within a point of
the match, but could not win.
The games went to Tall. when Behr
forged into the lead but here Little
Steadled ana made IL S-aIl ana then 3
all. The exertion proved too much.
and amid great excitement Behr ran out
the two games and the set. squaring the
match. the last set being IL to 8. The
points follow:
Behr-
s5O1O4O565562 44-72-11
Little
6744#24 OO-71- .
'Behr and Clothier will meet i'm the
finals tomorrow. Clother defeated J. d.
+. Jones in straight sets. SO. 6-3, So.
Although Little ran the fifth set to
5 TO 2, Behr once more showed his stay
ing powers and made IL all.
Then he took the next tko games
and the set and match. after an in
tensely exciting three-hour contest.
The points on the fifth set were:
Behr ...... 4--35-6
Little 900. 6 2 1-2S-2
In the other semi-hnal contest
Clothier had little difliclty in defeating
Jones in straight sets, Ga, 6--S, 6--3.
KNIGHTS 0E IN, IIMRllS