New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
HALL MAKES GOOD FIGHT
Forces Mclaughlin Out to WIR a
Fast Match.
TOUCHARD OUT OF TOURNEY
Niles Also Defaults IN Play for
State Lawn Tennis
Championship.

The speed of Maurice e. McLoGshlns
service held no terror for Walter Merr1H
Hall yesterday. when the young player
from the Pacific Coast and the Fastener
met in the second round OF the New YORK
State championship singles on the turf
courts of the Crescent Athletic Club. at
Bay Ridge The match went TO the limit
of three sets before Mclaughlin won, at
4S @ s3. That Hall should get a
set was the surprise Of the day. especially
as il was admittedly due to excellent fore
ing lawn tennis on his part
Aside from this result the dsfsultins OF
prominent players took the snap out Of the
lower section OF the draw Gustave =
Touchard retired IN favor OF Walter l.
Pate, the Brooklyn player. and the reason
announced was that Toucharc was suner-
ing from appendicitis II was said that tho
physician had ordered Touchard not 20 play
William A Larned IN the final round for
the metropolitan championship on Wednes-
day and that Touchard's action IN playing
had not improved his condition Another
to default was Nathaniel w Niles, Of Har-
ward.
Pate disposed Of the Princeton interschc-
Iastic winner, George NJ Church. with r.
dfculous ease at S-2 s. as the boy was
never successful IN maintaining passing
opening against his opponent Then Henry
y. TIT, jr-. OF Princeton, revealed a game
OF considerable versatility and strength
against Frederick G. Baggs, whom he de-
feated at 2-6, S. [S. after Basgs had
repeatedly been within strokes OF the
match Carleton R Gardner. the other
Californian, kept his place By defeating
Otto H. Hinck of the Montclair Athlete
Club. in straight sets at 50 6-3-
Hall opened his match against McLoush-
lin by winning on service as the Calffor-
nian was bit erratic. Then Mclaughlin
worked his service for love game, the
ball breaking far out TO the side beiore
Hall learned the trick OF receiving II. By
fast playing and the OF a slicfng over
head stroke that sent the ball bounding
away at puzZiinS angles Mclaughlin led
at 80 by breaking through Halls service
but the latter balanced the score. and as
Mclaughlin could not do better than win
the eighth game the Set went TO Hall.
The games followed service up TO 4-a1I
IN the second set. Hall made good use or
his drives and his crossing Of returns held
him safely up 70 that point. Then Nc
LoughIin steadted ard won at 81
The third set found both men playing
we'll Mclaughlin worked up lead OF
81. only TO have Hall overtake him at
s-au by his good driving That was Halls
last stand. as Mclaughlin ran out the set
and match.
The summary follows:
New York State Championship (aen's s.n-
giles; first round Charles NJ. Bull. jr-- de-
feated Edward g Con!fn. e. 60: Gr.n-
Vile clark defeated Henry j. Mollenhausr. b.
default: Waiter L Pate defeated Gtn-aye z
Touchard by default: Stephen c. MiIiett de-
fested William II. Connell. by default; J. g.
Billings. r., defeated Allan Fox by defauit-
Cleveland. SIS, O-6. 12. Robert Cassa-na-
ior defeated c. Gilbert Plymptor- By defauit,
George s. Groesbeck defeated Ser1p Russ. oy
default, Charles NJ Bull. jr, defeated A. NJ
CoiIens 81 -I; Benjamin NJ Phillips de-
reated GrenviIIe Clark rs. 81: Maurtcs z
Mclaughlin defeated Walter Merrill Hall. "a.
"a. 6S; Miles 8 Charlock defeated John
c. Toullinson. tr-, s.. 6-4; Walter L Pate
defeated George NJ Church Ga. g.; Ste
phen G Millstt defeated William D. Bourne,
6-2. SIS; Henry W Slocun dsfsSSed J. s
defeated Frederick C. Bags 2-5. S-6. 10.
L NJ Brigham defeated Samuel A Wesctal,
bv default; c. GIL defeated Nathaniel "
Niles By default. DR.. Phillip 3. Hawk defeat-
ed F. Otto Areid. 5r-; by deiauit: Ed~in =
william B Crsgin. il, defeated & Wallis
third rouad-waIIace 2. johnson defeated
Dr. Ewing E. Taylor. Is. s-s: Tseodors
e.. Frederick G Inman defeated AleIandeT
Amend e. e.: s Howard VosheU defeated
n d Chatter 6-3. So: Richard h Pslrnsr
ert Cassanafor defeated George g. GroesoecA.
"a st. Alfred StfIIraan defeated ". n
Wsshburu rs, 6-S: Carleton r Gardner
defeated Otto H Hinck. 64. s.: G. GIL
Beecher defeated Dr. Philip 3 Hawk. Ia
IS. default