New-York tribune., 1906-08-18
LARNED WINS TROPHY.
IN BRILLIANT MATCH.
Defeats Bekr IN Final Sets an La5cR
Tennis Contests.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Southampton. Long Island. Aug. 11.-In
stubbornly contested five set match. William A
Larned, the national ex-champiOn. won the
trophy for the singles to-day on the lawn tennis
courts OF the Meadow Club. He met and de-
| feated Karl H Behr. jr, the Yale captain. in
the final by the score OF 3-6 "a, 6-S. 6--1
and rs. The young expert compelled the
| veteran 20 show his most resourCeful game and
once in the fifth and deciding set. he was within
a stroke of taking the cup.
The match was filled with racket work OF the
most brilliant description but because Of the
speed at which the two men played and the
nature OF their game, at the close both suffered
from the gruelling and heart-brealing pace. and
were physically exhausted at the end.
Behr did not make use of his strategic centre
line drive in the first set. This overturned
Larned's method Of attack, and by erratio re-
turns Behr was successful at winning the first
set at 6-3. The latter obtained commanding
lead in the second set by the same tactics being
in front at Al before Larned got his strokes
in working order. Once he had found the vuiner-
able spots in Behr's court, Larned won five
games in rapid ORDER and the set at 6-4
Forcing the play at the net Behr won the third
set, and then after the rest let down on his
game, and Larned easily made the score two
sets ALL capturing the fourth set by prettily
placed line drives.
The deciding set Of the whirlwind order.
Behr covered his court with amazing show Of
skill and had not Larned attained his cool and
calculating stage he would have been swept
, away by the herceness of Behr's attack AS the
younger man playing with a frenzy of speed,
the eX-champion played to get the ball back to
him and TO allow him TO work his own downfall
by his faulty returns. This method achieved it's
end until deuce was called at Sail. Then
Larncd cut loose, and, forcing the Voleying at
close range. the match at 7-5
Tho doubles We're brought up to the semi-flnai
round. Larned and Clothier won their brackets
in the lower half defeating c. Frederick Wat
son, jr., and Frederick c. Colston after three
hOtly contested sets. in which the volleying
severe The winning pair will tomorrow meet
Beals c. Wright and his partner Alfred Still
man, in the final. The mixed doubles also made
rapid progress. TWO pairs, Miss A Tone and Ed
gar w. Leonard and Miss Cryder and Edward
B. Dewhurst gaining the semi-finals. The an
nual tennis ball was held tonight at the Meadow
Club. preceded by many dinner parties. The
summaries follow:
4 Larned 0ranse Lawn Tennis club, defeated Kari II.
d@ Behr' jr Crescent Athletic Club a-S' g. s-S'
Mems open doubles CseGond round>-Edgar W. Leon
ard and B B. v Lyon. Harvard University and Will
Jams College. defeated Theodore Roosevelt Pen and
Larned and William j. Clothier, Orange Lawn Tennis
B. Dewhurst and H J. Holt. University OF Pennsylvania
semi NAL TogndzBeais 6 Wright and Alfred st
versity. defeated Edgar w. and B. B. Y. Lyon
William A Lerned and william 6iefber orange
Lawn Tennis Club and Philadelphia Cricket Club, de-
stoH Orange Lawn Tennis Club and Catonsville COun
Mixed doubles preliminary round)-Miss S. Tone and
B. 3. V. Lyon defeated Miss Clark and w. Blagden.
g. a. Sc Miss Kane and Clarence Pen defeated Mrs
Cryder and F. F. Derham defeated Miss Nicholas and
First ro1nd-Niiss s Tone and B B. V Lyon defeated
Miss Kane and Clarence Pen. %, 6-1. Miss Coffin
and Edward b. Dewhurst defeated Mrs. and Mr. William
= ClO+hteF e. e Mrs and Gir D. b Eddy defeated
A Tone and Edgar w: Leonard defeated Miss Parsons
ana -, =. d R=egster = - o. Miss Stevenson and
A. LaTned. by and G Frederick Wat
iF., defeated Miss Beresford L.
Go 81; Miss Kssel and w johnson defeated Miss Z.
Clark and Alfred Stillman. IS. 63; Miss Cryden
F. F. Derhem defeated Miss Jenkins and H J. Holt
g. e % Second round-Miss A. Tone and Edgar
fault: Miss CrydeF and F. r. defeated
sci and w. Johnson Ga. g. Consolation singles Sec
ond Ioundl-C. Frederick Watson, jr defeated H. B.
Feni-hnal round-w. Johnson defeated H J Holt Ia.
I3. g C. Frederick Watson jr. defeated Clarence