New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-24
CHAMPIONS Welded OUT
Larned, Wright and Hackett
Beaten in Metropolitan Tennis.
MATHEY LOSES IN SINGLES
Defeated by Inman, New York
State Champion, Who Wins
Place in Final Round. rs

cbar,nion; experienced bad and sad day
-. 4. ,,.,,, william \. Larned, Beals G.
Wright Harold r. Hackett and Dean
Matbey % Princeton. all being weeded out
~ tho rnetropoiitau championship tourna-
mont on tho turf courts OF the West side
~, Tennis club. OF course the fact
that II was that unlucky day designated as
Friday may have explained some Of the
lack ~ form. and then, again. the facts
thar Wright had 10 borrow and play with
q stranca racket and that the playing sur
faces were somewhat soft from the rain OF
the night before also contributed 10 the re-
versals.
William A. Iarned. paired with his
brother. Edwin r Larned. met defeat IN
the second round OF the doubles by Harold
II Hackett and Carlton +. Gardner By the
score of IS. S. G.. Neither OF the
I.arneds appeared able to fathom the puz-
cling soft service which Hackett uses so
successfully in doubles. They managed 10
win the first set before Gardner. the cali
fornian. had settled into bis game. Then
as the two Iarned brothers charged upon
the net for volleylng exchanges Gardner
got his dropping cross shots working, and
passed Edwin Tarned almost az VIII The
redoubtable Billy" Larned experienced OF
manner Of trouble with Hackett's service.
lie appeared unable TO gauge It's speed
with the result that his nets and outs were
costly IN the second and third sets.
Following this match Hackett and Card
nor took tho court against Karl n. Behr
and Raymond y. Little The latter had had
an oasv victory over Dean Mathcy and
George VI. Church by the score cf 60, g.
They were. therefore. fresh, while Hackett
and Gardner were tagged. swiftly PLAYED
rallies forced upon them caused them 10
make innunerable errors. so that Behr and
Little won at 81 e. and thereby arrived
In the semi-fnal round.
Beals Wright and his partner. Nathanle'
w. Niles. were defeated IN their unfinished
match Of the first round by Gustave i.
Touchard and Lyle Z. Mahan by the score
OF Ga. As. O.. only overhead was the
old national champion as deadly As in other
wears. Both Touchard and Nahan soon
learned this. and gave him few oppor-
tunities to bring off kills while they nipped
all OF his drives and had him playing I'M
steadily TO the lines. Niles got bad fal
IN the second game OF the second set as
he reached for a bail. and this unGuesiion-
ably hurt his game. Touchard was clever
IN all departments. while Mahau displayed
remarkable ability in court covering.
Touchard and Mahan eventually arrived IN
the sem-fnal round. defeating o. u Bost-
wick and IF. p Smith and the Gates broth
ers Of Yale.
Frederick g Inman. the New York State
champion. turned tho tables on Dean
Nathey Of Princeton IN tho singles by the
score Of 6-3. 2-G. 81 and won his place
I'm the final round. Imam had his passing
shots I'm perfect working order and drove
the ball through the openings as M1tHer
came ND 10 the net. George G.. Shafer and
w. VI. Hail met i'm the other serIi-final but
were unable 10 finish. Hall scored the first
sci 10. and Shafer the second, at q.
The deciding set and the doubles were,
therefore put over until this afternoon
The summary follows