New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
MATHEY DEFEATS NMAN
Brilliant Lawn Tennis on Turf
Courts at Newport.
PRINCEToNlAN FORCES PLAY
Malcolm Chace Beaten by Wright
Championship Candidates
DWin0Ie Down.
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Princeton student furnished fitting climax
10 the FIRST week Of competitions to-day in
the thirtieth all-ccmeTs' national lawn ter
,,,e crsr,7rjonsbjp tournament on the turf
courts of the Casino
This vouthfll follower Of the game, OF
what y7irninutive stature. overwheln1-
ingly defeated Frederick c lnman IN
straight sets. 6-3, 90. g
Inn7an this season not only won the New
York State championship from a represent
alive field on the courts Of the Crescent
Athletic Club. at Bay Ridge. but he earlier
6isnleved his form by winning the Florida
state championship at Palm Beach. and he
is former holder of the metropolitan title
without displaying any of that nervous
ness which often attacks the youngsters
when showing their skill on the cham
pionsbip stretch of turf. Mcthey went al
his opponent from the beginning with
rigerisf intensity of purpose that al once
had Inman on the defensive The Princeton
boy kept him there
AT every change of Inmans game he
matched him with better one, and en-
phasized his scoring of defeat against
Charles NJ. Bull, jr-, of the Crescent Ath-
aetic Club, in the previous round
In the narrowing of the field. which orig
tnally began with the record entry Of lsl
contestants. to the last eight survivors
nothing throughout the day approached in
point of interest the playing Of the Prince
1onian.
For the time even wricht's defeat Of the
veteran Malcolm C'hece 6-1. g, 6-5 and
NcBoughln's win over the grand old man
Of Rhode Island. j. d Jones. -. 6-4. 64,
were relesated to secondary consideration
There were reasons for il This playing
rfro 0.-- Ir-E,
was not only outpayed. but what game he
possessed was torn to tatters under the
naasterful forcing tactics Of the boy.
The point totals we're los TO S. and in re-
spective sets IS 10 70 % 10 % and IS to 81.
Not since the advent of the wonderful
Mclaughlin. q year ago, has the lawn ten
mis- following been stirred. especially
II was a revelation OF winning maneuvring
sll the way. and in 70 sense q fiuke Of
fortune
AS a comparison, it may be said that In
man was rated 16 on last years list, with
Mathey al sG. Matheys victory is all the
more astounding when the records of the
two players are considered relative TO what
each has accomplished this season.
Inmen who is g former metropolitan
champion. scored his New York title by in
turn defeating Wallace F. Johnson. Carl
ton r Gardner and Charles A Bull jr
after the latter had overcome Maurice z.
Mclaughlin. Bull was rated 80 for last
year
The wonderful little Princeton PLAYER be
gan u show his form al Southampton,
LoTE Island, last week. There he beat
Richard H. Palmer New Jersey champion
and Palmer. rated IL While he pressed
Frederick c. Colston hard the Marvlarder
being rated 13.
was At LongNsood in July. when he defeated
Raymond .. Little, the internationalist
rated .. by an overwhelming score
From the beginning of the match that
was the sensation of the day. NIathey was
nothlng If not aggressive. From the first
return that 1nrnan sent across the net TO
MIN he was on tiptoe, and he danced about
anticipating the direction the ball was to
take. and moved with ligiltnlnglike rapidity
He was filled with ginger as to cause
few OF the gallery 10 smile for Innan
had a host of friends who looked to him 10
win Nathey at once began to place his
shots deep with fine pace and length. He
seemed 10 have the base line gauged TO
perfection. and he cut it by inches
Innan was for forcing matters. and he
tried to force his attack at the ret. but
the Princeton player sent high Iobs soaring
straight TO the base line. and when Inman
tried 10 Tolley or smash, he either sent the
ball slapping into the net or sailing out OF
court at the sides
He never appea red sure of Mathews
court, and as the latter footed fast and coy
cred Up spIendidly Inman's efforts toward
passing went for naught From his side
Mathey never let an opening show without
shooting through a pass He whipped his
shots over on fore and back hand with
back hand was uncertain. he rnade the most
ef that weakness.
1nrnan worked hard and fast Yet il was
impossible for him TO control the bali. and
his service was wofully poor that no
fewer than twelve times in three sets ne
double faujted
Mathey was correspondngly steady He
varied his service sufficiently, but did not
depend on il for points. Six times in the
match the Princeton player broke through
Inman's service. while only once in the
first, and again i'm the second. was Innau
alert enough to do the same
Fighting desperately as a forIorn hope. In
man carried all but the last game Of the
third SET al deuce. That was his last stand
In the final game Matley clearly outpIayed
him, driving the ball straight through his
forehand, 50 that Inman scored only one
point in that game
AS If 10 dispel any thought that ne was
not in the best of form, Wright simply an
initiated the veteran Chace The driving of
Chace was blocked of at the net or sIa shed
down the side lines by Wright as if II were
child's play
with his oldtime steadiness Wright
smashed with terrific sweeping strokes of
his racket, the ball often bounding far over
the heads OF the spectators who stood at
the back of the court
Altogether his work was consistently
strong and aggressive. with the element of
steadiness so perfectly balanced as TO cause
many TO believe that al last channicn
might possibly come back
Mclaughlin made short work Of his nm
finished match against Jones held over
from yesterday because Of the rain He
covered the court with his usual surpris-
ing zeal. and kept smothering the Rhode
Islander with deep smashes to the cor
ners, after forcing him far TO the opposite
sloe OF the court Relatively, McIlouphl,n
had little 70 do. bat he did that little welt
He mt the bail harder than he has been
dcing in other of his recent matches, as
he seemed to have deserted speed for a
tirae to develop the finer points of strategic
playing. His friends and others of the
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