New-York tribune., 1910-07-12
|aGHT FOR ACHEL|S CUP
Issrkinu Lawn Tennis Players
in Fast Matches.
0HNSON DEFEATS NILES
r.u Known Experts Meet IL
tourney on seabright Turf
Courts.

,sgu TERMS players have the oppor-
maj came 70 Wallace F. johnson.
- .-5.,.svIyania intercollegiate champion.
-sev n his meeting with Nathaniel
.-res the Harvard expert. on the turf
n the Seabright Lawn Tennis and
80, club. a week ago Niles had de-
- bis rival for the Middle. States cham
80 IN the closest sort Of q match.
re tables were turned yesterday as
-, overwhelmed Niles by the score
80 s-S g. landing in the semi-final
NJ the Achelis challenge cup sin
nc trorhy being held By William J.
-S;Aisr-
fashionable cottage colony, and the
- we're [rInged by beautifully gowned
.~ throughout the afternoon. They
-a-ssseG lawn tennis playing Of better
- tran the Casino Newport affords. for
- snt7s1t IN the tournament was the
H.,ssr Of some important title at the sport.
: ese other matches Carleton r. Gardner.
- -sr Californian defeated the former
r,s,uesa University champion. Lyle z. Ma
= SO. s. s. The internationalist
p,--nan6 2. Little, smothered Frederick
De Rharn. O. 6-5, while Theodore
pooserelt Pei, the New England cham
-g, defeated the 1a3e captain and cham
,5n. Reuben A Holden. il. As. 81. -
surprising feature was the ease with
rhch c. Frederick Watson, 5r-. OF Orange.
ss.estes tie former national champion.
| rsn-r x. slecum, 81, Is.
ne turf courts were IA perfect trim. and
| =, bs-5. from the recent dry weather as 70
!. exceedingly fast This was 10 Niles S
r.fne when he faced Johnson fer the semi
s-si each having advanced through an
.,-l;s- round by default But Niles soon
,ra6 that Johnson was on the jump for
,,s ret and finding all Of the openings
| M came ND on the run. covering his own
o--r IN perfect fashion. Through the first
). rbe Harvard nan did the best he could.
-- he never fairly got started, although
: 5ns5e some fne rallies that extended
sa5scn.
/ zas fn The second set that the dashing,
szEng lawn tennis came. The two fought
1 - sscb point bitterly. Johnson's service
1 Ed his sLic-ng cut 10 the bail kept Niles
4 r the move. But the latter footed well
81 saved the acing shot repeatedly.
sally after & superb rally. Niles scored
r. SCI. q S-6- L was the sort Of burst Of
- tLa- had drawn h-s game, however
he third set ne was compelled 10 let
eEn, and il vas evident that he had shot
Z bolt The Pennsylvanian smashed TO
as sides and placed at top speed. SO that
b finished out the match. with Niles scor-
= Only TWO games iIs the last set.
Rszs 6efeat> Of the Yale man, Holden,
zE lively three sets Holden outpIaced
s-H Il IHe first set Then Peu found the
S5srt-ss and 7ras so steady overhead that
,hs enc came quickly for the Yale player.
Tie summary follows
Acle-is Challenge cup, mems singles tfirst
-E1dl-.5Es-aFe :. TouChard defeated Frederic K
+ Alexzrlcr. by default: Carleton r Gardner
5eeatc7 Lyle z Nahan. S-IO. s. e: Pay
--1i = Little defeated Frederick r d f2harl,
80 5-3- Theodore Roosevelt Fell defeated
ssa5ea A. Holden, y, a.. 6-i. 6-4; 9
rreierfck Watson. 1--. defeated Henry D..
l.cu--- g., -: wallace r johnson defeated
8 ? Ec-5ner- 5r- bx 5efsUi-, Nathaniel "
glaS zsfEa-ed kaTI z Beh-. IN default
ser1rf rouuF-Valiace ?. Johnson defeated
ys.lz-f1- NT Niles s-2 SIS. e
Ns7z cup doubles thrsr Toundl-Theodore
s,osepeIt Pei and 3erDon : Prentice defeated
zsree- A. Holden. jr-. and r. NJ NatrouS'