New-York tribune., 1907-06-24
LAWN TENNIS ACTIVITY
Competitions on Harlem Lascr' and
Hamilton Clubs Yesterday.

Lawn tennis players continued their competitions
in the open tournament on the courts OF the Har-
lem Lawn Tennis Club yesterday, and on the
courts of the Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club
matches were begun in the Glass handicap. 1t
was expected that Hugh Tallant and Irving C.
Wright would meet in the final Of the Dunwoodie
County Club meeting at Yonkers, but this i'm
portant final was held over until this afternoon
On the courts of the Harlem club George +.
Touchard proved to be In splendid stroke He
came through to the final round Of the singles In
the lower half, showing speed and accuracy in two
matches against steady and classy opponents. The
young expert from California made his passing
strokes the points in his match with Fred
erick P Fox. of the New York Club, in his opening
contest. Fox was never able to get up to the net
and when he tried lobbing TOuchard ran in and
smashed with such terrific strokes that Fox was
frequently compelled to turn his back the ball
as 1t sped through his court Touchard won this
match at Glove and g. and it brought him
against George A salinger, Hollywood Golf Club
who had come through to the seIni-flnal round by
his defeat OF ". D. Chase. Hamilton Grange at
ca and e. AS there something of the
element of an upset about this match the Salinger-
Touchard competition was looked upon as a prob
able tussle.
From the opening service Touchard played care
fully. as Salinger was inclined to drive steadily
and not TO take too many chances in trying to
bring on passes by placing closely to the side lines
Salinger was on several occasions able to make
clean aces straight through Touchard's court. so
that the Californian settled down to make all OF
his shots tell. He outmaneuvred salnger by
forcing tactics that at the critical stages the
latter drove into the net and lost at 6-l and
6-2 The summary follows:
Mems singles rhird rOundGeorge F. Touchard Ham
nton Grange, defeated Frederick P. Fox New York
60 62 George ~ Salinger Hollywood Golf. defeated
seIHi-1nal round-GeOrge F. Touchard Hamilton
Grange defeated George A. Salinger. 6-1. Ga
Consolation singles first Tound)-H. W. Robinson de-
feated William Barnes by default: r defeated
Dr. A McAiicheel. Sc, 6-4.
second round-R Barnes defeated II. W. Robinson
e. CO.
The matches in the Hamilton Grange Handicap
resulted in Mead at minus 80, taking his place in
the semi-fnal round in the upper half Of the draw
which comprises twenty-five competitors who are
slightly below the top class OF the organization.
He played splendid tennis against Abbihl, at plus
Is. and won at 6-S and 81 Libaire, minus 10
was IN excellent form IN the second round as hav-
Ing drawn bye Ia the first he met Hutchins at
the same odds and the two had IL out for three
sets Of heavy volleyng Of the ding-dong order.
L1ba1re finally won his steadiness and his good
eye for the side lines. Even with this TO help
him In the final set his opponent was four times
within q stroke of winning the match. the set
went TO deuce and only decided by the final
score OF 6-2. S-6, rs. This tournament will be
continued during the week and with Sunday play.
The summary follows:
Class handicap singles (rninus S0)
thompson tnlnus 10
p3eton (pus l5l defeated Livingston by
taut Ovitt (scratch) defeated Sayer (plus 49,
fault; Miller Cninus 15) defeated NJ minus
@ IS Shepard (scTatch) defeated DR.. Cpus I5
by default
Second round-AbbihI (pIus 15 defeated Lockwood
(nnus lo(. by default: Mead ninus defeated Ruis
(pUs 49, by default; Lbaire (nnus 15y defeated Hutch
ins minus 15). 60 3-6 -; Banks tIninus 30)
Third round-Nead Glinus SO defeated AbhlhI CpIus
i5). 6-S. 81.