New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-01
KING FIGHT ON COURTS
Miss Nicely Wins After Being
Within Stroke of Defeat.
SAME STORY IN DOUBLES
Niles and Johnson to Fight Il
Out for the Middle States
Title.

/ Miss Carrie B. Nicely. the Western girl
won her place In the challenge round OK
the Middle States lawn tennis tournament
on the turf courts Of the Orange Lawn Ten
mis- Club. at Mountain Station. y. j.. yes
terday. She defeated Miss Edith E Rotch,
Of Boston. who. playing powerful and
aggressive game. was twice within a stroke
| of victory before she was beaten at IS,
| IS. G-3 Miss Nelly now becomes the
challenger Of Miss Louise z Hammond.
of this city. who won the championship
title a year ago by default.
The wonen's doubles also produced .
fine volIeying match that went through
/ three. sets before Miss Eleanor Souther and
Miss Grannis defeated Miss Holden and
Miss Clare CasseIl at 6-3. IS, So. Here
again the winning point wavered several
times between the two pairs Miss Souther
and Miss Grannts. however, aIternated lob
bling with fast and sure driving, so that
the steadiness of the team on the opposits
side Of the net was broken Up, and IN
the end they were defeated by the margin
of three games and a few points for the
match
Nathaniel W Niles. OF Harvard. and
Wallace F. Johnson. the Pennsylvania In
tercolegiate champion. won their places
in the final round OF the mems singles.
and as Edward p. I,arned. the holder OF
the title. is in Mexico. the winner Will
earn the title by default Niles experienced
almost a waIkover against Dean Mathey,
Of Princeton, in his senni-final, defeating
him at So, s. Johnson experienced a
harder problem in Richard H Palmer, the
New Jersey and Old Dominion champion.
whose drives came off with considerable
sting. Johnson. however. settled into
cross fire game and finally won at 6-3,
SIS
The summary follows
Middle states championship wonnen's singles
lseHt- anal Toundl-Miss Edith z Rotch defeated
Miss T. Jenkins by default
Final rouud-SIiss Carrie B. Nelly defeated
Women's doubles first rounij-Mrs. George
De Gersdorff and Mrs John T. Blanchard de-
feated Miss Louise E. Hammond and Miss Edna
semi-fnaI round-Miss Eleanor souther and
Clare CasSau. 6-3. 4-6. Sc.
Mems singles semi final round)-Nathaniel W
Niles defeated Dean Mathey. So So; Wallace
F. Johnson defeated Richard H Palmer. SIS.
Mems doubles first round)-J- G. Miles and
J. D. Woodbury. defeated lean Mathey and
G- c Thomas. IT., by default: A P. Hathaway
/ and D. Y. Peiser defeated E A Clark and 3.
Loeder. Ct So
Second round-Paui Martin and H. " BaIch
defeated John @. Nicely, tr-, and partner. BY de-
fault Raymond D. Little and Carleton r Card
defeated RI. l. Hayes and j. p. Strang 6-S.
90: Harold H. Hackstt and FREDERICK b Alex
ander defeated Otto II. Hinck and Harry Tor
rance. il. By default; George NJ Church and
II. y. Tiff. jr.. defeated Richard Fl. Palmer ana
c Gilbert PlymptOn, -. SIS. 6-S; Nathaniel
W. Niles and Arthur s. Dabney defeated 4. 2
Hathaway and D. V. Peiser. 81 81; Wal
lace F. johnson and Lyle E Mahsn defeated
DE- Ewin9 f Taylor and Norman c. Johnson
Third round-FIarold H Fackett and frederick
r Alexander defeated Raymond D. Little and
Carleton r. Gardner, 6-3, 6-3: Nathaniel u.
Niles and Arthur :. Dabuey defeated Wallace
F. Johnson and Lyle z. Mahan. 6-3 81
Consolation singles first rOund)-H- P Banks
defeated H johnson. 4-6 81, 81, 5. Du-
/ bOsque defeated Walter Merrill Hail by de-
fault; Paul Martin defeated n A Cotton. by
default
Second round-G- z. Rhodes defeated n. D.
Buckley by default Otto H Hinck defeated
J. Giffn. 6-2. Go; Walter V. Bennett defeated
DR.. Ewing E Taylor. BY default Frederick F..
I de Rham defeated n. " Balch. by default
Third round-FrederiCk F. de Rham defeated
Walter V Bennett, 50 6-I