New-York tribune., 1910-06-25
.LARNED SHOWS HIS GRIT
Pulls a Tendon, but Fights His
Way to Victory.
INJURY MAY BE SERIOUS
National Lawn Tennis Champion
Says He Will Play in
Final Round.

William A Larued, the national lawn
tennis champion injured his leg in the first
set of his match in the serni-finsi round OF
the metropolitan championship tournament
on the turf courts Of the West Side Tennis
Club, 13sth street and Review Place. yesteT-
day. He again pulled the tendon Of his
right leg. which has troubled him ever since
his return from the Spanish-Arnerican " ar
as a Rough Rider Submitting 20 treat
n1ent by Dr. James Ewing and DR.. James
Lee il was possible for Larned 70 finish
out his match. and ne defeated Carleton r
Gardner, SIS, e-s, 6-S.
Larned Is now coupled in the final round
fer the championship trophy and title with
Gustave 2. Touchard. who defeated Theo-
dore Roosevelt PeII BY. the score Of s.
Sc. In a hopeful and pIucky spirit Larnsd
declared that he would play the final
match to-day
The accident that happened to Lsrned
came after he had been trying out Gard
ner's game in the first set. The battling
chop and cut strokes of the tall Californian
bothered the national champion. Gardner
had obtained lead of 81 on games. and
in order 10 overcome this Larned set sail
for the net on every return to meet the
bah before the bound. and by volleyed
place or ''ki1r' avoid the cut and thereby
make certain OF his points.
II. this way he pulled up to 5-all. and was
in full swing IN the eleventh game when~
snapAand he pulled up like a lame horse
He grinaced with pain, and Gardner
stopped and offered TO postpone the match
Larned would not hear of such thing.
however, and hobbfing around best he
could. lost the set at s-6
Frederick B. Alexander sat in the UNI
pire's chair, and he Joined with Gardner in
requesting that LaTned save himself further
injury to his feg But Larned would have
nothing but play. so the second set went
on. BY handling C;ardner's service Wen for
passing returns Larned held fairly even. AZ
e-5 Gardner was in front, and twice within
two strokes of the victory. Even 50 the
crippled champion each time averted the
danger hobbling around and bringing off
superb place shots until he captured the set
at 81.
Following this set Larne,. retired for
treatment Former Captain Jerry MahOnev
of the New York Athletic Club. from his
considerable experience with athletes, adj
vised tight bandaging Drs Ewing and Lee.
however after an examination, used mas
sage and boiling hot applications until Dr..
Lee had blistered the champions leg. The
heroic measures made ii possible for Larned
to get out on the court half an hour iaters
and by steady driving ne SO oUtplaced Gard
ned that he took the deciding set at 6-S..
The progress Of the doubles brought Har-
old H Hackett and Frederick 3. Alexander
into the semi-finaIs- The summary fOllOwsi
Metropolitan championship mems singles Csemts
final round1-WiIIiann A. Earned defeated earle
Touehard defeated Theodore Roosevelt Pell. s.
S6.
ond round)-Williar B. Cras1n, jr., and water
Merrill Hail defeated c. Leonard and Edgar W.
I Leonard, Sc. 6-4, 6-S.
Roosevelt PeII defeated Harry Torrance. Jr-. and
Otto H. Hinck. 81. 11-9: Charles NJ Bull jr:
and Henry c. Martin defeated 5. Howard EosheiI
and r. L, Baggs. 2-6. Go 6-3: Dr. William
Rosenbaum and Morris 5. Clark defeated Lyle
F Touchard and Carleton r. Gardner vs. Will
lam B. Cragfn. jr., and Walter Merrill Hall. -;
sevmoure johnson defeated ". 3 siade and
George NJ BOdrhan. 81. e.
Fourth round-HaroId H. Hackett and Fred
and Henry c. Martin. Sc, 81. 81
The team of the New York Lawn Tennis
Club made clean sweep over the team OF
the Park Slope Tennis Club on the courts
of the former yesterday, in a postponed
match series of the Metropolitan League
championship.
Roberts beat whiting. 81, 4-s. 81.
while Bryan defeated Chambers, 81. Sc
In the doubles Bryan and Roberts paired
against Chambers and whiting. defeating
them 6-2, "a.
N Fl. Bundy won the newly offered cup
for the Amackassin mems singles yesteT-
day. He defeated Or. William Rosenbauu
in the delayed final OF the tournament BY
the score 81 e.. Is and 64
Tuglishmau-D rou have q pleasant
voyage from London to New York.
American-No. The puTser gave us orr
CT stoTn house declaration slips on the sec
ond DAY out.-Iife.