New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-07
LITTLE MEETS LIE ROY
PLAY FOR STATE TITLE.
Pacific Coast Champion Put ont at
Bay Ridge by old InternatiOnaEst.

by The time that Melville H Long the Pacific
CCast champion. had raced through nine sets OF
lawn tennis yesterday. in the finals of the New
4OrK state championship tournament he fully
cohversant with the difference between the asphalt
courts OF California and the turf of the Crescent
Athetalc Club at Bay Ridge In cOntss:ing this
lawn tennis Marathon he also learned the lesson
that the shooting drop stroke ball OF the Eastern
CIacAs VIII not rise to any height of bound upon
the grass playing surface. 1t took Long the better
part or ninety-six games, which was his amazing
portion OF the days play. to realize and acknowl
edge this Before ne had reached this conclusion.
nay mona D. Little had defeated him for the place
IN the hnAl round of tho singles at e. Ga. 81
IN coming through Little played his best. Rarely
has the former internationaIist demonstrated the
ace winning quality or his short drop stroke game
so completely On the cross shots ana straight
ones Long got his racket to the ball with the ex
pectation OF its rising few inches It's failure to
DO so caused him 20 net and send IT out often
mat Little had the match well IN hand all the way
The other final bracket won by Robert lie
Roy, who defeated Clarence c. Pel at Ga, Ga
60. Pel played a hard and aggressive match but
ne was Outgeneralled completely by the willy lie
Roy as TO cause the competition to appear one
sided. From the beginning 20 end lie Roy. the
former intercollegiate champion forced Pen, ex-
harvard expert, out Of position by his cleverness
at placing on the drives and then shot pass over
through his vacant portion OF his court.
The play in the doubles produced three good
matches and one unfinished semi-fnal In the
ton. finally got their bearings. aud were playing
the two former internstiOnsIsts Karl H. Behr
and Raymond ID Little to standstl when the
setting sun the Staten Island hills saved the
latter from defeat with the score at 90. 7-5 and
lQ-s In favor OF the pair from the West.
Before beginning this contest Long and Mac
quiston had gained their place in the fifth round
by defeating their team mates from the Pacific
Coast. Thomas G. Bundy and Simpson NJ. Sinsa-
baugh -. So IS. Long and MacQuistOn then
took the level stretch OF the gallery court
facing Little and Behr The latter by stin vOTey-
ing and low through the first set easily al GO.
began 70 happen. Both Long and Maequiston be-
gan 70 lob continuously ana smash returns
from their base line Ii swift playing bat they
lodged the low grOunders rapidly Keeling of four
games, and taking the set at ID. balancing the
Little and Behr again led in the third set at 5-3.
ou!y 10 have their opponents forge ahead more
20 6-5 from which stage the match wavered TO
10-s Long won the seventeenth game at love on
Eis smashing service although he was suffering
from fatigue The set was lost Behr's service.
Il was too dark 10 the lines. The match WI!
De finished to-day
" A. Campbell and = Otto ASeld gained the
fourth round 81 the doubles In the lower half By
defeating G. Frederick Watson. jr.. and George II
Miles OF Orange. IS &c 6-2 Campbell and
ATeld then Walter Merrill Hail and George II
Church the latter winning by their fast ralyiHg al
- 81. 6-I This victory brings Hall and Church
aader and Harold II Hacke,t for the lower nua1
bracket.
Perfect lawn tennis conditions prevailed yesterday
and the excellent management viii bring the cham
pionshp a decision this afternoon In both singles
and doubles.