New-York tribune., 1906-08-16
WIND MAKES PLAY HARn
STRENGTH AGAINST SKTrr
Wright and Larned Win Set. !,
La5Cn Tennis Contest
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southampton. Long Island. Aug 15--rs -,
TOOK hand in the lawn tennis matches "a -
on the courts OF the Meadow Club. ana n 80
sequence several reversals or form on Oh. -.
Of the competitors were only narrowly 49,,
AS 1t was, the men who achieved the b-,~.-e
Of the semi-finaI rOdnd-Edward r. T,.u,.,sN.es
Karl III. Behr, 1rs William A. T.arned "a -
national champion. Beals G. Wright-au 80.
through more by stronger driving than bv -.
show OF strategic skill and fnesse. h, e,...
Quence. nothing but hard hitting ana sls,sTr
playing OF the ball was at all possible a-a :
pleased the best gallery that has satbaraa -
witness the competition since the besinni,. :.
the tournament
Straight set victories were the oras- .
Wright and Larned. The former proved u,.,
pectedly FesOUrcefUl against Richard e.ar,-.
and defeated him at 81 and 60 Iar.4,s -
classes ahead OF Henry w. SIocurn. the De:.~,~
ex-chamPiOn, and won from him a. t-2 a-S
6-l The younger players. DewhUrst and e..-
found in men Of even attainments more di,cr,,
problems. The intercollegiate title holder -.
Robert Leroy. COlUmbia's captain. and the Iassa.
forced the playing all the way through 49,
match. although he lost IN the endaat 4-G Ia
and Sc. Frederick c. COIston had ssrsrsT
Behr's game so carefully that the young ysl,
expert was not. allowed to make use Of his elsV..
compelled to drop back because OF the high Irs.
that Cclston dared TO send in air. BY persiz,sr.
vOIleying. however Behr finally won the rsfe.-
despite the fact that COlston was once vithl, 4.
stroke Of theavictOry In thetfinaI set The sso,.
was 6-3. 4-6 and -
The mems doubles were begun to-day. VIII,
sixteen pairs entered for the valuable Guns Or
feTed. William a. Larned and William r
ClOthieT have again paired, they did for n.
Eastern doubles title at LGngWOod. where they
were defeated by HacketI and Alexander. In
the absence Of HOlcOmbe Ward. the partner ID
Wright in the national doubles chaTnpionsrr-s
Wright took as his partner Alfred SriIInan ia
young ale player. They were somewhat ragg4S
their team work In the opening set agsia,-
w Johnson OF the Belmont Cricket Club All
Frank p. Hague. MOntclar Athletic Club ths
pair that opposed them. BY some pretty TsIiv
ing Johnson and Hague won the first set az -
After that Wright and Sttllman disuavsl
greater smOOthness in their tactics. and captured
the second and third sets by the score OF g.
and Ct The drawings of the WOmen'S cor-
tests will be made tomorrow. and then al ths
competition OF the tournament viii be In faI
swing.
The summaries follow:
Mems open singles second Zouni,KaEI sshF r. Cs.,
IS: Robert Leroy CoIumbaas defeated E. :. DsrSas
SS.,5 - r 51TIry " sIocon HoSAaZay A
80. 81; william LaEnsd ogangs Z. G. dsfssss1
Third round-KarI H Behg 1r Crescent A q d.
aos more. ss 4s - ESaard -s'ETs B. pshT, n = &
yania defeated Robert Leroy Columbia s6 "a IS:
Richard stevens. St George G and L r C. ell 60:
William A. LzsTned Orange La T. c.. defeated Heny V
SlOcum. ROckaWay H. q. &C. 81
Mems open doubles FIRST round)-Bsss G. WFisht AT
Alfred Stillmau IOngwood c. c and Yale. defeated
Johnson and Fra1k b. Hague. Belmont c C. and Mo1s-
clair A. Q. 81. 6-2 6-4: ". p, Bagte1 Rz-f-s
nald FIncse ROckawaI H c, defeated J. NJ Morse
and l.. Graeme Scott Harvard and Meadow Club. G-ls
6-3-
Mems consolation singles preliminary rouud)-n p
jr-, defeated H. H Boyecen. eC& S-a
First rOund-0eorse AttsrbuFy defeated HaFrv Tor
jr. by default: H ]. Holt defeated Alszands-
Amend 6-1 S-9; Clarence Pel defeated I. GTasna
Scott 6-A rs: Stewart Waller defeated Russell SarT
e-2. g.; H. b Register defeated Z v. Kendall ST
81. IS: G. Frederick Watson, Ire defeated A Dab
uey, Ga, G-l.