New-York tribune., 1911-02-17
CHAMPIONS MEET DEFEAT
Alexander and PeII Beat Gardner
and TOuohard.
DASHlNG PLAY ON COURTS
Final Round Reached in Play
for the Indoor Lawn
Tennis Title.

Stirring matches in doubles brought Fred.
erick 3. Alexander. the internatoRalisi. and
Theodore Roosevelt Pell into the final round
Of the national indoor championship lawn
tennis tournament, along with Calhoun
Cragin and Wylie c. Grant, on the courts
Of the ith Regiment Armory yesterday In
the semi-final round Alexander and 'Peli
defeated Gustave F. Touchard and Carlton
r. Gardner. the playing through holders.
So. -. Cragin and Grant IL their match
defeated Charles c. Chambers and Walter
! Hazard, 60, 6-3
Before their semi-hnal Touchard ana
/ Gardner had a match in the third round
and in this they defeated julio NJ Stein
acher and S Howard Yoshell, g. 6-a
default against the champions had been
recorded for this match as Toucnard was
more than an hour late. The sentiment or
the lawn tennis following was against its
standing, so that the decision was erased.
Touchard and Gardner taking the court and
winning.
The conditions were perfect for the Inn
portant matches IN the doubles, and great
gallery turned out 10 witness the fast play
Interest centred upon the match IN whieh
Alexander and Pell faced the champion
holders as It was regarded as foreshad~
owing the fnal outcome. Gardner besan
the service His outside twisters held no
terrors for either Alexander or Peli. and
the two whipped across alley shots, SO mat
they won the first game. Then the cham-
) pions scored against Alexanders service
while Touchard won his and the holders
: took the lead at 2-l.
! That was their last game Of the set. AL
t exander's splendid drives as he ran up 10
; the net TO intercept returns and PelFs spec
1 tacular smashing from deep court allowed
5 the pair to score the next five games IN
r regular order without the points In one OF
! the games touching at deuce.
During this portion Of the contest Teu-
chard continually poached upon Gardner
side Of the court. 1t led 10 unfortunate
2 mx-ups. so that both Alexander and Fell
\ found openings as the champions left vide
snaces Through these they shot the ball
!, for many points, and won with the tally al
II 10 10
\ The point score Of the set follows:
FIRST SET
= Alexander and PeIl.......4 .4l2ttttt g
Touchard and Gardner q 4 2 2 10
+ The champions stiaened their game In the
! second set. Touchard worked splendidly for
the net and reached the height OF his game
. On the other hand, Pell weakened, and
Alexander for a time bore the brunt or
the playing The rallies were hotly fought.
:. land hv the hardest kind of work Alsxan-
: der and Pell forged into the lead at 81
:, the points in their winning games touching
4 at deuce
: BY good lobhing and taking advantage
: OF every opening for the corner and alleys
:, the champions kept forcing the play Ser
: vice counted for little, and all OF the four
took turns at losing Alexander In this
r respect proved the weaker. as he twice
: lost lie was excellent in action, however
end he saved several of the games by ms
,S flying trips TO the net as ne drove the bal
through the opposing court for the Poin
at terrific speed.
'e Playing all over the court in splendid
y fashion, so that his shots frequently earned
ic the applause OF the crowd, Alexander car
v. ried the games along TO lead OF 80 ~ ~
" of the nervy racquet work at slasnlhS Tn
le ball through The smallest OF openings .
n that he won two games and brought the
: scCre 70 all That was his supreme ef
fort for he could not hold the pace, anc
= Alexander and Pell won the two remainl'.
L. games with the loss of only a point - u
h. eaeh. The point totals were Closes 20 T.
- The point score follows
SECOND SET.
Il Alexander and Pell .. 76247l23tt ~
~ Tluchard and Gardner 34s 2 4fSil ~
lc The deciding match OF the champlonshi
w doubles will be played this afternoon Pe
ms in the singles will meet the winner of IN
d, William b Cragin, jr., and Walter Aerri'
n Hall match on Saturday.
ri The summary follows:
II National indoor championship doubles tthir
d. rounal-Ciustaye F. Touchard and Carston
Gardner defeated Julio u. stsinaeher ana
Howard Voshsll So. SIS.
te Seminal round-Frsderick 3 Alsxanaer an
= ! Theodore Roosevelt Pell defeated Carleton
ne fsrGner and Gustave F. Touchard. s-2. -
e Calhoun Cragin and Wylie c Grant dsfeste
IN Charles c. Chambers and Walter Hszaa %
-. 6-3