New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-23
LIVELY LAWN TENNIS
LITTLE AND BEHR YIN.
LdrHed and W'renn Beat fright
Brothers On Close Match.

Raymond .. Little and Karl H. Behr, IT,
beat Edgar W. Leonard and Theodore Roose-
Welt Peil by a score OF 81. 70 in the continu-
alton OF The round robin lawn tennis doubles
tournament at the St. Nicholas Rink yester-
day. Billy Larned and George L. Wrenn, IT,
afss defeated Beats c. Wright and his brother
Irving after three lively sets, by a score OF
Ga, 81, 60
The prominence Of the players and the ia
vogabIs conditions attrarted large and fash
iORsble gallery 70 ths courts. Among ths JaOst
interested spectators was Miss May Sutton. who
declared that the necessarily swift play on the
hard canvas surface provided the best practice
she knew of for outdoor competitions Among
the other spectators who applauded the good
shots and slipped tea in the balcony boxes were
Mrs I1OTilIard Spencer. tr.. Mrs. Lawrence
Waterbury, Mrs. s. q. Brown. Mrs. Norman De
r. whitehouse. Miss Juliet Adee and Miss Wet
more,
From the opening service Of the first match
Little and Behr played masterful lawn tennis.
on the ground and overhead their strokes kept
the ball going at dizzy pace. 1t was I'm the Fal-
lies at the net which Leonard and PeH sought
from their side that the veteran PrincetOnian
and the younger player from Yale came or
with flying colors. Little and Behr had the
best Of the scoring I'm the first set up TO 81 on
games. Pell the national indoor champion had
the service In the following game SO cleverly
did Little and BehF handle their returns for
passes down the alleys that PelI was faced with
loVe-4O on the ace score before his side was
successful in making a stand.
By frequent changes from driving and VOIIey-
ing 10 deep and careful lobbing Pell and Leon
ard We're successful In winning the game after
deuce had been called three times. They fol-
lowed with the next two games. and tried hard
10 bring tho games 10 deuce at all Behr was
in full swing around his court. however. clip
ping back some telling drives for passes. so that
his side took the set at e..
The service proved all powerful I'm the second
set. As each OF the teams made splendid eff
forts 20 break through by fast rallying az the
net some slashing racket work was developed
Psll distinguished himself. but in many hard
fought points Leonard failed him. Both Little
and Behr played to the former Harvard cham
pion at the critical periods. with the result that
the games touched deuce but they won at 10.
The second defeat for the Wright brothers
placed them out of all chance of winning prize
in the present tournament. The opposing pair
Larned and WFenn led them into all manner OF
pitfalls and OutmanCeuVred them generally
Beals Wright in better form than on Satur-
day but his game appeared strong and weak
by turns The most costly error on the Wright
side Of the net was the constant playing of out
strokes by Irving Wright. Too often the cut
acted so that ii brought the bali down before il
reached the net. and the loss OF the ace proved
costly.
The second set was won by the Wrights after
hey had fallen behind. BY dint of persistent play
ms and concerted action in getting TO the net for
some smashing they brought the games to deuce
AZ all, despite the efforts OF Iarned and
Nrenn 10 hold them OF. BOalS Wright took
things into his own hands for the next two games
HIS cross court shots were brilliantly played
and no distinguished himself in the rallies. drop
look the set at -. Larned and Wrenn easily
scored the third set. that che first prize lies
between them and Little and Behr Frederick |
W. Mansfield acted as referee