New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
UPSETS ON THE COURTS
RANKING PLAYERS LOSE.
CIOthier Fails to Play to Defend His
Cup at SOutRamp tOn.
[Rv TeIegranh to The Tribune. ]

southampton. Long Island Aug. 10-Established
traditions OF the Meadow club lawn tennis tourna-
ment week upheld by sensational matches and
reversals of form to-day. Alfred Stllman Yale's
famous baseball pitcher. the first to send class
topping by his defeat of Harvard's great wieder
of the racket. Arthur s Dabney jr., In straight
sets at IS IS. Then Walter Merrill Hail. of
the Hamilton Grange Club. put another OF the
leading collegians. Dean Mathey. of Princeton. out
OF the contest for the cup by defeating him at ST
Ct 4 hitherto urheari Of expert, George P
Gardner, jr., completed the trio Of upsets by dis
posing Of tho phenomenal younGster, George NJ
Church Of EIGlewOOd. At a 6-3. Among the
defaults which were numerous. was that of w l.
Clothier, holder OF the cup.
Results such as these were sufficient to inspire
the most faded Of lawn tennis followers. But 10
add 10 the briliancy with which the tournament
began the first two rounds We're completed and the
card made hrinfu Of lively and exciting competi-
lions which, while I'm other matches the top flight
Of the ranking men held to their own. were close
enough to keep the outcome always in doubt until
the deciding scored.
Among this number the competition in which
Edwin 2. Iarned. the younger brother of the
national champion. overcame the Philadelphia,
4. l.. James, at s-love. 4-6. s-l- In the second
Sc, James outmanpuvred Larned for the net
position. once at the place of vantage. he sent
the hall scorching through his opponents court for
placed volley shots that found Larned out OF
range for a possible return. But the Phhadel-
could
steadiness so that Larned earned the victory as
James was compelled sacken his pace. Robert
lie Roy experienced some difficulty before he
! was successful I'm defeating Lyle F. Manan'
! OF Columbia, at SIS. -. IS. This was a heart
| breaking competition for Le Roy. I'm which mis-
/ crafty court generalship saved MN from P'a'o
| among the upsets
| The appearance 81 two veterans. Henry W. $40
, cum the former national champion. and the Rhode
| Islander ] d +. Jones. afforded fine contrast
| 20 the work OF the younger experts Slocum was
the fastest man the courts AZ the drive ana ne
snotted the bah down as II shooting for target
! He began by defeating f r. Schley. at 81. -
| and followed with a victory over Herman Hehr'
| a. 81 So Jones was especially go"d oFerhea"
| He started by winning from Lawrence = 'aN'-'
ar 81 e-9 and later from George Rushmore. AT
| 6-l, 81
f-ued with good competitions as was the DAY IN
| terest was centred upon the performances OF we
Columbia players. Lyle + Mahan scored 'nr IN.
match 81 the morning session. IN when ne 'ei'a'
Frederick g. Colston the Maryland state champion
a,s-9 "a al after Colston had a great pun up
| On the third set Mahan figured in the lesohE
match NJ the afternoon also. although ~" onto''T
! u.as against him This was IN" contest IN "hicr
! he met IL Roy and which for speedy '''"'' ''
| Swallowed all else the DAYS card
| -rna victory OF Ie Roy couples him with Wallao"
| = Johnson and the winner Of their match 10
morrow is assured Of "A place In the mas -
was a great turning out for the - N"N
| match. for the gallery Was 'He ia' 80 49,
here and the Columbia PLAYERS h"id W. '',".n
pionship stretch of turf the feature Of the "'"
/ IL Rov began with his deep placing shots vary
| iug direction and pace so sp'"h''"ly '''' -,
| ,,red the arst set at IS before MaiAn M" Ne'
| ,lo. into hts game In the next set Aahan kep
| on the lump for the net Towering AnoN" - -
/ his six feet three inches OF height, ne % -
( slaughtercd I.e Roy's returns. MahAh
| rs terrific II was the kind that the faiT spect"
! ,ors MOD and they appIaLfed hfu literally "hei
y. led AZ 81 e. appeared as II IL Roy was sh"u
10 be snothered to the end OF the match
| :, was AZ This critical period that the genera
rtr ~, the old intercollegiate champion made ltsNi
| -, robbinr high and deep. he captured toui
.arnes before Mahan GOV his balance AGAIN an
was successful in winning the set at - VIZ
| the sets even lie Roy varied his Work so cieN''S
that Mahan was bafled and lost the deciding Sc
al SIS.
| wallace F. Johnson the Pennsylvania stat
champion. IA his matches at his best. and h'
defeated the Philadelphisn. A. l.. Hoskns' eaSi'S
a G-l. 81.
Under the splendid direction Of Adrian T. Larkin
tie referee the Held Of sixty-four reduced 4
fifteen. all OF the first and second rounds bein'
completed, as failure 10 appear or be ready re
suited In a default being posted Gustave F. Tou
chard was the only ono To reach the fourth round
He came through his tches with the loss OF oni,
eleven games. The doubles will begin tomorrow.
The summaries follow:
Mems championship singles Iars' round!-I p F
Iushnore defeated FincKe by default. Walter Mer
| Tll Hall defeated b. Hoffman. Jr., BY default, bcs
Mathey defeated Edgar ". Leonard hy default WilaI
H. defeated r.. Chauncey by default. Frederic
| g.. Imam defeated r. y. Hawk. 6-i IS. %. Waite
| y. Bennett defeated Elliott NJ. Shepard 10y default
Frank j. SulOway defeated S Morris by default. WI
liam Council defeated william Clothisr by default
samuel swift defeated II. Behr BY default: ".
defeated WyIc G.. by default. ClaTenc
le defeated g. Frederick Watson, IT.. "a. g. Edwi
J. Iamed defeated L. l. Stanley by default; r. !
defeated -. knowIeton by default. "
Slocuu defeated Il. Schley. d-l - Herman Behr de
feated DR.. Ewing r. Taylor. G-3. 81. Harry W TIN
g.. defeated n. = clark. 6-i 3-5. g. Nathaniel
Niles defeated ", ". Hoppn. II. . =. 81; Gustav
;. Touchard defeated Wendell Phillips Blagden. g;
G-l; Seymour Johnston defeated X. r. Smith. G.
e. Wallace J.. defeated Frederick l.. DerhaH
Is: Lyle f. Mahan defeated Frederick g. CaistUn. a.
"a. 81: Robert Leroy defeated J. \ Colson. g;
e-i: Norman q. Johnson defeated Stanley Mortimer
Sc. G. g. Russell r. SarI defeated I.ytleton Fol
G-3. G-l; T. Colby defeated Robert u. wrenn by de
fault: Richard IA. Palmer defeated Kirkover. g;
Ga. NJ. Church defeated Alexander Amend. g.
g 81. Arthur $ Dabney. jr.. defeated George Ran
l.. Forbes 90 6-4.
: second Round. u. T. Jones defeated George Rush
Mathey. %. 90 Frederick q. nman defeated WiliaT
j. Bourne. G1. "a; Frank J. sulloway defeated Waite
v Bennett e. g; william H. ~. 5onnsl dsfSate
Cameron. by default: Edwin j. Iarned defeated r..
. James SO. 46. Gi: Henry W. Slocum defeated Her
Behr, e. e Harry ". Tint. r. defeate
defeated Seymour Johnson 6-3 C. Wallace F. John
defeated A l.. Hoskns. 6-i. G-1 Robert Leroy Dc
feated Lyle F. Mahon. "a. 81. "a; r. Sar
| defeated Norman G. johnson; So. %; Richard :
ir. defeated George NJ Church, g. 6-3; Alfred stu
man defeated Arthur 5. Dabney jr.. Ga. -
Third Round-Gustave F. Touchard defeated Harry
, Tiff. Jr-, Co. u =