New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
WASHBURN BEATS LITTLE
international Player Eliminated
in Newport Tourney.
BUNDY HAS CLOSE CALL
Californian Slaves Of Church,
Another Youth, After Only the
Hardest Kind of Fight.
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribunr

By Telegraph 70 The Iribunf
Newport. r. T.. Aug. 1.-TWO schoolboy
lawn tennis champions-Walter ". WASH
burn. the Columbia University inter-
scholastic champion Of 1910 and 1911, and the
Princeton title holder George NJ. Church.
who captured the national interscholastic
honors yesterday-put two Of the interns-
tional team 10 rout in the fifth round ~
the championship singles to-day on the
courts OF the Casino. Washburn. tail
and sturdy youth OF seventeen years. over
turned the ranking list by defeating Ray
mond ID. Little. a holder Of many titles
and recent victor In the national doubles.
after five sensational sets. OF which tho
scores were 81. -. 3-s, So. 81. The
boy not only outplsyed the veteran. but
he outwitted him and By his Dol, calm
and perfect mastery Of shots had Little 50
fatgued al the end that he was stagger-
ing. The coup will long stand as one 81
the most remarkable reversais ever scored
IN lawn tennis annals. How closely the
contest was played IL indicated in the
tally OF games. which stands % to ~ and
the points at Isl TO 10
Church. who Is a year older than WASH
burn. just fell short OF eliminating Thomas
G. Bundy, the Californian. and also OF the
international team. Bundy managed TO
bring OF one OF his tremendous smashes
10 the side when Church was within a
stroke OF victory in the last set.
The final score OF this match was SIS.
3-6. 6-s. 81. - In the last set OF this
contest Church. by his amazingly eYectivs
blocking OF Bundy's shots and his steadi-
ness in driving and smashing overhead.
overlook and passed the Californian. after
l.
games With Church in front at - and
40. II was a severe test FOR the doughty
Napoleon OF the courts. He rose 20 the
emergency, however. and by prodigious
effort managed to retain his place in tho
tournament.
Defeat was a staggering blow to Little
All the more so "a Little ranked No. 10
on the list and washburn No 81. so that
it was fair leap OF forty-seven places for
the boy While Bundy came through. ths
escape was too close for comfort, especially
"a Church, who IS ranked No o. nearly
| placed the No. 10 William A. Larned in
| total eclipse. The others OF the field. which
| drew down 10 the eight survivors IN the
sixth round. the one before The semi-fnal-
| all had smooth sailing. The courts wers
/ Wet and soggy and the wind blew a gale
/ from the northeast
on the stretch OF turf before the grand
stand few enthusiasts huddled in rugs
and under umbrellas watched Beals G.
! Wright the champion Of 1905. defeat tbs
| English player. c. X. F. Andrews after
| four sets Of driving at 81. s.. "a, g..
with the games tally at % to 10 and the
! points 1874 to a. Wright did not give IA
vorsble impression Of champion coming
| back into his title. The Briton in the third
set, when he began to get his shots work
| ing outplayed his famous American oppo-
nent The Englshman led in the fourth
| set at 2-love, then Wright. who appeared
! 10 be firing rapidly. carried six games in
order by tour de force. the Briton only
/ getting six points as Wright ran out the
set
Carleton R. Gardner, Gustave F. Tou-
: chard. Maurice +. Mclaughlin. Nathaniel
". Niles and J. y. r. Jones, the veteran
| Rhode Island champion all finished splen-
didy Charles VI. Bull. jr. Of the Crescent
Athletic Club. worked Jones hard before
the Rhode Islander scored ar 6-love SO.
S., 81.
The matches in which the young experts
competed surpassed all Of the others in
point OF interest and that in which Little
met his Waterloo took first place. Little
|. started off with the service, and. making
his drop yolley shots do execution from
the beginning. he ran 70 a lead Of 5-loye
on games before Wasnburn steadied. Then
came the revelation as the boy settled HIM
self, and by a peculiarly effective wrist
shot which he plays remarkably well. he
whipped the ball back 10 Little for passes
and returned the veterans volley shots
with apparently no more effort on his part
than he would take 70 shoe away a trouble
some fly II did not make any difference
how desperately Little fought. He was
several times within a stroke OF the set
The boy reeled of the games. always play
ing the ball surely through Littles terri
tory until he had won six times in order
and led at 50. Then Little who had
learned caution, outwitted the yOungster By
guiding his drives low, and took the lead
at IS. That was his last stand In the set.
for Washburn brought OF some wonder
fully snowy crossing shots as Little came
into close range and scored the set at
81.
Again it was Little who went 20 tho
front In the second set He led at al.
%, by his smashing which held the boy
TO get up. But. with the courage OF youth.
Washburn never wayered. His drives. MT
with prodigious power, tantslizingly kept
the ball TO court. so that Little was COM
PEELED 10 run miles in the rallies. which
We're of unusual length. At sail, Little
made brilliant burst Of speed, and by
Selling upon every opening he managed 10
score the set at -
The third set was largely played out az
the base line by Washburn who took the
tull range OF the court for his shots. Little
forged along 10 5-loVe before the boy began
70 exert himself This time he started TOO
late. for the International player captured
the set az 80 The rest following this set
did not benefit Little II seemed 70 have
had the effect OF throwing or his shots.
The steadiness on Washburn part al
lowed the latter easily 20 lead ar Il a.
ball either into the net or out OF court
so that Washburn scored AZ s.
Nerving himself for the final test. Little
timed his drives prettly and accumulated
commanding lead OF 81. and then hs
wayered The pace had been a staggering
one. and he could no longer race FOR the
swiftly placed fOrehanders which the boT
sent ripping into the corners Of the court.
Cool as 10 Judgment and watching the Va.
eran closely. the boy just covered COMM
and waited Gradually he wore Little down
until the games came level at ALI. Then
Washburn bestirred himself He made a
fiery attack. sending the ball along the
sides and across court until Little weak
ened. and on his ill-timed retarns. Wash
burn overthrow the veteran at g.
The summary follows:
FIRST SET
washhurn .... 2332O46 44-4o-s
Little. ......... 455t4232 32I442i O-4s-1
SECOND SET.
LITTLE. .'.......... a. 5iic@It 30