New-York tribune., 1908-08-16
CLOTH[ER BEATS LEROY
LARNED AND WRENN WIN
Brilliant Lazcn Tennis Games IN
Finals at Southam pton.
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Southampton Long Island Aug 15.-Tn the r,.s
roundS OF the lawn tennis tournament on the eourt,
OF the Meadow Club to-day the ranking plavs-,
carried of the honors. william J. Clothier N.
national ex-champion. won in the singles while w
A. Larned and r. d. Wrenn, the present and pas.
national title holders. scored in the doubles Boz,
the competitions stubbornly contested sns
went to the limit OF four sets. C1othier in n.
match which provided the feature Of the morning.
session defeated Robert Leroy, the Columbia inter-
collegiate champion. by score OF s-3. -i1 -
Ga
Larned and wrenn defeated c. 2. Watson fr
and Rex Fincke in four sets by the score OF So
64 Is 81. This result surprise Il va,
evident at the beginning ot the doubles that thu
pair Of champions were taking no chances with
Fincke's tremendous smashes. They made their ar
tack drectlv to Watson. and kept serving the RAN
to that player until they had him fading from tHs
contest and making poor returns Right through
the twenty games of the first two sets they played
in this manner. Wrenn accomplishing some IN.
work at the net while Larned shooting ;hs
ball along the side alleys for passes
After losing the two sets Watson and Finck,
did some clever changing OF sides IN their court
They used this method with such good effect that
they disconnected the opposing pair In this wsv
they worked into the lead at 5-love. when
Larned and wrenn just dropped out OF the Sc.
and allowed them to take IL at 81 The next
all Lsrned and Wrenn, they took no
chances. but went to the set with well directed
shots to Watson. Watson did some good execu-
tion. but he was playing twe men at once and ths
handicap too much for him
Clothier forced TO the limit Of forty-nius
games in his match with Leroy. He began III.
service with his fast express" and worked II 80
we'll that he led at 2-Iove. the wind made II
impossible for Leroy 10 adjust his place shots TO
the courts BY playing low and deep Leroy man
aged to catch up with Clothier at 81. An
other stand at the net where he Blocked of all
Leroy's returns in splendid styIe again ulaced
CIothier ahead at 5-3- Leroy tried his plays low
again in the next game. but failed to get length.
and lost the set at 6-3 But Leroy steadily
improving. He making his shots more ceanly,
and from 2-aH 3--all ne was successful n
forging into the lead at 5-3. much Clothier's
discontinue 1t at this period that Leroy
began his dropping of the ball at the feet Of hin
towering adversary
Leroy got the vantage game after a series Of
spirited rallies. only to lose the next by C1OthIers
smashing. At IS. 81. 9-s C1Othier held the van
tage. but each time Leroy was too clever for him
This was especially in the sixteenth game. when
CIothier four times within point Of the set
but could not handle the ball at his feet The point
in the next three games touched at deuce. with
Leroy steadily working his fine passing strokes
and he won the set at IL The third and fourth
sets were hercely contested
All of the players journeyed from here 10 New
port where they will enter upon the national cham
pionship Tuesday, with its record breaking list
Of entries.
day of the lawn tennis singles at the Ridgewood
Golf Club defeating Theodore r. PelI after four
sets The victory entities Palmer to meet Charles
2 Watson jr. in the challenge round for the cup
offered by the club.
The first set was so persistently fought out that
1t looked as If Palmer going to fail After
many chances for both, the set went finally 70
PeH. at s-6 But thereafter it became evident
that PelI had finished his playing. Palmer went
through in gorgeous style, winning the next three
sets without particular difficulty.
Play is progressing at the Crescent Athletic Club
In the club championship in singles held by Charles
NJ. Bull. Jr. The holder stands out The final in
the doubles remains to be played Wolcott won the
Class singles handicap. and there has been some
play in Glass i singles
The results follow:
Crescent Athletic Club champtonship Cne.'' singles:
3-6 "a 81; H. c. House defeated Codet 80
aT:nF s@ Beis9 sfaatsd asfsq4s6 fs6aa9Eo 5gyan e "a
Hillman defeated BrookhaUser; 6-s. IS 6-i -.
Clinkenbronmer defeated Bull. ST. f-8. 6-s 6-+
minus half so. defeated CIinkenbromner. minus hat
10 - 1O-s; Lunt, scratch. defeated Bull minus
seTafcb defeated Neaie minus half - s-4 s
First round@Rrvan minus half 10 defeated Parkin-
son. scratch. e. 6-s: Lunt defeated Gin - 90:
minus half SO defeated Trppe scratch 6l g., 8s
nas half o defeated fote ] af 50 &
"a: HiIlman minus half 3d. defeated 2IseIgfoss.
Fedde. scratch "a e.: Liptrott minus half 80
feated MacIean minus 10 rs 6-S. Mddebrook.
scratch. defeated Barnaby scratch g "a; Fisher.
haGssr. minus 10 defeated Robinson, scratch s-1.
second Wolsott eefeatsi ItlTaa o "a :,s.li ml
MiddIebrook, Is. - 6-3 B-uckhauser defeated
semi anal round wolcott defeated oswald s-s'
Final roJInd-woIcott defeated Bruckhaussr, "a