New-York tribune., 1910-06-29
JOHNSON BEATS HOLDEN.
Yale Lawn Tennis Champion
Makes Hard Fight.
CHURCH PUTS OUT lNMAN
Keen Play Marks Matches in
Middle States Tourney
at Orange.

Only three collegians, Wallace F. John
son, of the University of Pennsylvania;
Nathaniel ". Niles, of Harvard, and Dean
Mathey. of Princeton remain IN the singles
OF the Middle States championship lawn
tennis tournament. The wedding out proc
ess of the second day of competitions on
the turf of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club,
at Mountain Station n. J., disposed of
Reuben A. Holden, ir., the Yale cham
pion. and Arthur s. Dabney, of Harvard.
The young Princeton interscholastic win
ner, George NJ Church. demonstrated the
strength of his game by defeating the for
mer Metropolitan champion, Frederick c.
1nman. g.. s-3 and Carleton Fl Gardner
outplayed the Western champion, Louis
H. Waidner of Chicago, 2-6. 81, GO.
Johnson, Niles and Church divided the
honors of the day The Pennsylvania,
who ranked third on the national list last
season, was as strong and resourceful as
could be imagined. In meeting Holden OF
Yale, Johnson was pushed 70 his limit be-
fore he scored a 6-3, 4-6, SIS. The cross
fire drives with q puzzlins short drop
bothered Johnson in all of the three sets.
He was quick at getting 70 the net and he
used his excellent cut strokes with uni
formlyi good effect in the close games.
Johnson was tired in the second set in
which he contented himself by compelling
Holden 10 play running game. The Yale
man suffered from this in the third after
working up a lead Of 43. and johnson
finally pulled out the set and match at
Sc
Niles in his match defeated his collegs
mate Arthur s. Dabney, 3-6, GO, e. In
tie
played marked Improvement to stroke
and mannuvring. His drives possessed
both speed and direction. and once under
way he passed Dabney almost at will
Inrnan seemed to hold Church too cheaply
in their match. The former Metropolitan
winner attempted to sweep Church before
him by force of drives. This suited the
youngster 10 a T. He accepted the shots
passing aces.
The summary follows:
Middle states mems championship singles
first round)-J. a. Jenkins defeated l. ID
fea1ed Il Johnson, "a e-I c; E, Rhodes de
defeated Raymond D. Little, by default; Ly!ee e
George s Groesbeck defeated H, \. Balch,
90. 7-9. s-4; E: Townsend defeated d Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pell, by default: Wallace
johnson defeated Walter Merrill Hail. %
4-s 6-2
Second round-LyIe E Mahan defeated G
E Rhodes, FL 6-3: Frank ktdde defeated
Edgar F Leo Ga. -: Dean Mathey de-
feated John c; Neely, tr 6-5, e.: Ben
iamin NJ. Phillips defeated H J. Lawrence,
% 6-I: Carleton E Gardner defeated Louis
H Waidner, %. 81. e-2; G. c. Thomas
defeated George s Groesbeck, 60. 6-5'
Reuben A. Holden. jr.. defeated z. Townsend.
6-3 6-3 Wallace F Johnson defeated j. A
Jenkins &c 6-3: Charles NJ. Bull, jr.. de-
feated c G. Reynolds. by default
Third round-George NJ Church defeated
Frederick c. Inman, G-4, 6-3: Nathaniel
w Niles defeated Arthur s. Dabney, 3-6
e. 6-4; Dean Mathey defeated Benjamin
NJ Phillips 60. 6-S. 6-1; Lyle E. Mahar
defeated Frank EIdde. "a 6-2; Carleton r
wallace F. johnson defeated Reuben A. Hol-
den tr Ga, 4-6. Sc c. Frederick Watson
tr defeated Charles n. Bull. jr-. by defaul
Richard H Palmer defeated H. K. Hathaway
6-1, e.