New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-11
MORE FORM REVERSALS
Gardner Defeats Holden in a
Spirited Lawn Tennis Match.
HENDRICK EASILY BEATEN
Niles the Only Player to Defeat
Californian on South
ampton Courts.
IkH Hslerranh 10 The Tribune

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lawn tennis tournament preparatory 10
| the all corners national championship next
week the Casino courts. at Newport
! Reuben A. Holden. jr.. the Yale champion
| and captain. had been looked to to defeat
| the tall Pacific Coast player. Carleton R
Gardner hut the latter STAYED off defeat al
though the Yale expert was three times
within a stroke OF winning
| He fought braveIy in the second set but
could not overcome Gardeners low bound
IS. 1-12 60. Holden at ali times dis
played mary ellous execution and the pro-
verbal grit. Gardner lowered above him
ike msn-of-uar to a bull pup. Holden
never let up. however, and Gardner COM
PEELED him TO run miles over his court as
he crossed the ball.
This match and the Nathaniel W Niles s
defeat of Trowbridse Hendrck the only
player Of the California group TO be de-
feated. went down. on the records as the
unexpected. Niles scored this match SIS,
6-love
The surprise In the doubles in which
great progress was made in the afternoon
under cloudy skies that threatened rain was
the defeat Of the famous Harvard pair.
Nathaniel W Niles and Arthur a. Dabney.
1r-. ar SIS, 50. by Rex Fincke and c.
Frederick Watson. jr. That the two Har
ward men were not az their best was evil
dent during the first match IN which they
competed, for the Phila6elphians, Alexan-
der Thayer and Joseph z Carpenter. ir.,
pushed them 70 their limit the Harvard
men only being successful by narrow
margin, the final score mas 2-s, SIS,
So
The Class = doubles is exceptionally high,
as il includes William ) Larned the ma
tional champion, PLAYING with Maurice Z
Mclaughlin. the brilliant Young Californian,
and the Pacific Coast chaIlengers for the
national title, Troubridee Eendrick and
Thomas g Rundy. together with Yale and
Princeton pairs still remaining. Larned
seems 70 have made protsEe OF McLough-
lin and adntres his uuickness in catching
the finer points OF the game. In Larned' s
estimation McIouehlin is soon destined to
win the highest honors the courts OF this
country have 70 offer.
For downright gruelIing lawn tennis the
contest which engaged Holden and Gard
ner proved the hearthreaker of the day.
During the first set the Yale man used his
line drives. speeding the ball low. and Gov
cred up on his own courts SO we'll that the
Californian had lost the first set before he
had settled into his game. In the second
set Gardner began 10 work his .cross-drop
shots, smearing the ball with plenty Of
chop, so that the Yale player had sll he
could do 70 keep UP. AS Holden began to
play position better Gardner increased his
pace. flashing his cross-court shots at
sharp angles TO the sides.
Under the FIRE of rapid change OF place
after the elusive ball, which Gardner re-
turned always little beyond his reach.
SO that the Yale expert was tearing over
the turf at a great rate OF speed. The
continual activity had the effect of break
Ing Holdens game. He tried to retrieve
himself by some excellent volleying. and ii
was at this critical stage that he was
three times within the winning point.
When Gardner had balanced the set score
by winning. at 14-l2. Holden faded for he
could not continue the fast footing. When
he failed TO get up to the net in time
Gardner had it all to himself and his
whipping cross shots won the final set
with the loss of only two games
Mclaughlin. in his match against the
Rhode Islander. j H E Jones, exhibited
the fruits Of the recent coaching he has
had in playing in practice with LaTned here.
While not completely deserving speed he
worked up the strategy of his attack This
suited Jones. for he had won his spurs at
the tricks of the driving same, and the two
brought off some long and spirited rallies.
Jones hit the ball like a piledriver and from
deep court he made the Californian work
for his points. His shots to the corners
pierced McLoughlins court like an arrow
When Mclaughlin shortened his game, how
ever, Jones could not cope with him.
The summary follows:
Meadow CLUB Cup mems singles third round
%; Richard H. Palmer defeated seymour
Johnson. e 6-2; Carleton R. Gardner defeated
erick c. Colston defeated Wenden Phillips bag
den. - c =: Maurice E. Mclaughlin de
feated J. D. T. Jones. Ga. 81: Nathaniel "
Thomas c. Bunday defeated George A Lyon.
Mrs 7. Morris Carnegie defeated Miss Mar
saret Trevor, -, g,
Meadow Club cup mems doubles Grst round
Henry v Slocum ana Lyle z. Mahan de
feated G s Baker and 5, B. French. 6-l. 6-4:
Paul Brinsmaid and A. Thomas defeated Samuel
Swift and NJ. L. Borden by default
Second round-williarn A. Larn@d and Maurice
F. Mclaughlin defeated James 6. X. Lawrence
and Harry Sproul, 81. 6-2; Wallace F. John
and Richard P. Palmer defeated Goodhue
Livingston and A. iallatin, @, 81 Fred
erick c Colston and George A Lyon jr-, de-
feated Howard Bretz and A Bellanly, 81. 80.
James s. Billings ir.. and Walter '. Bennett
defeated r. F. Loree and J. F. Loree, 90, 50.
Felix NJ. Doubleday and Walter l. Pate de
feated William L. McKim and J. A McKim.
e -: Edwin P. Fisher and Carleton r.
Gardner defeated Alfred Stillman and Wendell
Phillips Ragden s., a..
Thomas 9 Bundy and Trovbridge Hendrick
defeated Elliott NJ. Sheppard and Edwin r.
TORY. il, by default: Reuben A. Holden, ir-.
and 2 NJ Watrous defeated c Drummond
Jones and Dr. Phillip b Hawk, 81 81.
Clarence c. PelI and Frederick T. De Rham de
feated J. D z. Jones and DR.. Ewing E Taylor.
s-2 2-6 e.: J. P Lee and a. J. Cumnock
defeated Paul Brinsnaid and A. Thomas, by
default: Henry W. Slocum and Lyle E. Nahan
defeated Herman Behr and partner by default;
Dean Mathey and Henry y. Tift, jr.. defeated
Rowland Evans and Ewing Philbin 81, "a:
Seymour Johnson and c. P. Dixon defeated J.
c Cooley and Z. a. Thompson, 6-5. e-5: Ma
thaniel " Niles and Arthur 6. Dabney, il, de-
feared Alexander Thayer and Joseph r Car
penter jr 2-6. 6-3, s.: Rex Fincke and {.
Frederick watson. jr-. defeated Reginald Liv-
inssron and X. Morris Tiden, 81, e.. Wal
lace 2 Johnson and Richard H Palmer de
feated C;oodhue Livingston and A Gallatin,
s. e.
Thru rotInd-Clarence e. Pel and Frederick
= de Rhann defeated James ? Lee and A J.
C,,mnock 81 SIS. William A Larned and
Maurice Z Mclaughlin defeated Seymour John
son and { ? Dixon, S-;. S-3; Rex Ftncke
apd Q Frederick Watson defeated Nathaniel ".
Niles and Arthur :. Dabney. ir.. Ga, "a.