The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-28
CL0TH|ER WINS
AGAINST BEHR
At NEWPORT

In an hours play and in straight sets
William j. Clothier OF Philadelphia de-
feated Karl II. Behr on New York today
in the finals OF the all-comers tournament
Of the National lawn tennis champion
ship
The scores were Go, ca, Go. Clothler
will meet the present title holder Beals
G. Wright OF Boston In he challenge
round tomorrow.
The contest today was disappointing.
except that II showed Clother to be in
fine shape, and SO gave promise tor -sesHe
brilliant tennis tomorrow.
Behr except for a brief interval, was
much below the standard which he set in
his match with Little yesterday and oe-
sides had not recovered from the fatigue
OF that long contest
1t is many years since the finals in the
National tournament have been decided
so quickly
Today is inalists day in the all comers
tournament Of the National lawn tennis
championship at the Newport casino, with
William j. Clothier OF Philadelphia, n
Harvard graduate, and Karl II. Behr OF
New York, a Yale alumnus. as confess
ants.
These two players were all who remain
ed of the III players who started in the
event a week ago today; and todays win
ner will meet Beals c. Wright OF Boston.
the title holder, in the challenge match
tomorrow.
Behr and Clothier met four weeks
ago in the finals OF the LonEwood
tournament; and the former won in
straight sets. only to be beaten the
next day by Larned.
In the Nahant tournament, which
followed the same week. Larned put
Of tod Ir
in hard match.
Last Wednesday Behr turned the
tables on Larned in the second round
OF the present tournament in a straight
set contest; and in looking back over
these three recent events, followers
of the game before the match began
today seemed 20 think that Behr's
chances were slightly better than
Clothiers.
The players were very prompt in
coming out and the match began with
Clothier serving. He won the first
game easily while Behr took the sec
ond.
Then Clothier dashed in and run
ming TO the net at every chance quick
ly made the games 3 TO / and then 4
TO l, all the games being decided with
out deuce being called.
Behr tried running up but Clothier
passed him easily and seemed in far
better form than the Yale man.
Clother won the sixth game. deuce
being called for the first time. Then
Behr woke up and took the seventh
game. a long one. passing Clothier
three times at the net. The rally, how
ever. did not hold. and Clothier ran
out the set, GO.
Behr seemed unable TO get his game
going satisfactorily and Clothier soon had
the second set TO 0, both games being
played in quick time. Then Behr appear
ed TO gain confidence. while Clothier be-
gan making errors and soon the Yale
man had the lead 3 TO 2. Three errors
and a double fault by Behr enabled Cloth
fer 10 break through Behr's service and
make the set, 3 games in all. Clothier
dashed of the seventh game with great
est ease passing Behr twice at the net
and then took the eighth on another dou-
BILE fault by Behr at a critical stage.
The ninth game was marked by some
marvellous court covering by both play
ers and Behr won Il on Clothier's SER
vice.
Then Clothier went through Behrs SER
vice and took the tenth and the set, Ga
The points-Second set:
Clothier o.. "A 3 3 4 3 1910
Behr .... .......1 2 8 2 2 5-2s-i
Clothier gave his opponent very little
chance 10 run I'm ond Behr seemed un-
able 10 land the bail outside the court
missing by mere inches. The third set
was soon 3-love
Here tho spectators looked for another
Behr rally but IL did not materialize. and
the set stood at 4-love for Clothier.
Behr won the fifth on Clothier's err
rors and took the sixth on his own ef-
forts his strokes being very well carried
of
The eighth game proved the last Of the
contest and Behr lost 70 on errors. the
match going 10 Clothier I'm straight sets.
The points In the third set were:
Clothier 90. 2 5 500
Rehr .... I 3 1--lS-2
Behr showed very plainly the effects OF
hts 1oTg- TaTd match Win IdttIe yester-
day while. Clothier played IN better form
than he has shown before this year a
fine contest Is looked for tomorrow. be-
tween the winner today and Beals 6.
Wright Of Boston. the title holder. The
points:
ciothier ? - 49,
Behr "a I 2 1-27-l
Final round: w. J. Clothier defeated
Karl IL Behr ca Ga 6-2.