New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-19
WESTERNERS SHOW FORM
LONG and Bundy Set a Stiff Pace
in Singles at Southampton.
REACH THE FINAL ROUND
Pell and Behr, Although Playing
Well, Are Beaten by tht
Californians.
rBv telegraph 70 The Tribune.

tho cun finals for the singles here to-day
on the courts Of the Meado" LUZ
Long STAYED off Theodore Roosevelt feii'
the national indoor champion, from VIC
torv when the Eastern crack was wlthlh
two strokes OF the match. finally over
| whelming him by score of SD %.
Is Bundy the Little Napoleon OF
the courts. raced Karl II. Behr, the for-
rner internationaist, off his feet, winning
at As, Sc, 6-2.
| Az the result Of these contests the Cali"
fornians stand supreme on the courts nero
IN the singles. as they did year ago.
when Maurice f. Mclaughlin captured
the cup which has been held by Wiiiian'
A. Larned. Beals c. Wright, William ].
| Ciothier and the famous Briton. hugh
Lawrence Doherty At no period In the
| competition to-day when the players from
| the Pacific Coast needed n point was IL
possible for the Eastern experts to checH
them. Even when Behr made his merry
rushes for the net Bundy handled tho DAN
as coolly as IL Behr had not been working
| like demon In the opposite court
1t was this match which produced all o.
the lawn tennis fireworks. The otheh
match was less spectacular. Powerfully
as Pel stroked the ball Long was always
able 10 smear II with more speed. and az
| certainty of placing he was easily the
better Of the two. From the manner IN
which the Californians played the experts
are agreed that II will he strange II one
Of the trio. which includes Maurice +. NC
| Loughlin, does not come through as tha
| challenger for the national title at News
| port.
Pell was at the top Of his game wnen Nc
| faced Long He sent the ball skimming ths
top Of the net for splendid length INTO inc
CalIfornian's court He was alert 70 am
ticipate the direction OF Longs returns 50
the opening rallies were remarkable exhi-
billions OF fast and skilfully managed driv-
ing. Holding himself well In hand Pen
worked NJ a lead Of Al on games hls
back handlers were coming off for cracking
shots deep TO the corners OF the opposite
court and Long was quick 10 notice IL. ho
at once changed his pace running the
gamut Of variations. He played the side
lines carefully, and as Pell attempted an
attack at the net Long ran into the lead' az
"a. Some lively rallies followed until tho
games tailed Sail. Then the indoor cham-
pion let himself out for one OF his dazzlins
streaks, his passing shots wingiug through
Longs court until Pell won. at 10-s.
In the second set Long made use OF his
wonderfully effective service, frequently
acing Pell without a return. The latter
worked for all that was in him, but he
could not check the Californian. who won
the set at e-3 Pell worked desperately IN
the third set He blocked Longs shots, and
by steadily forcing the openings for passes
| led at So and SO-love. Then Long LEI out
| his speed. Nothing Pell could do stopped
| him, and In series OF spectacular rallies
| he scored four games in rotation, winning
the match at IL
Bundy displayed no traces Of his lapse Of
| form when he began his contest against
Behr. As the latter set OF hot foot for a
slashing net attack the Californian devoted
all OF his energies TO getting the range OF
the courts, as he kept driving steadily for
| passes occasionally shooting over a cross
| ing shot. He kept Behr on the move and
was his crafty self as he allowed Behr TO
do all OF the racing during the first set At
this stage the former internationalist was
covering court with all OF HIS oldtime
briliancy. II did not bother Bundy. how
ever. and Behr kept going until he had won
the set, at "a
! erly working Behr out OF position. the Lifts
tie Napoleon" OF the courts trtcked him re-
peatedly with the prettiest Of passes Bundy
played fast only when he was compelled to
do so. Sometimes. with Behr wide OF court.
he only tapped the ball back. 1t was sufi-
cient, and II saved his strength. BY such
facts Bundy ran into a lead at -, SIS.
Then Behr began to show the strain. He
made several plucky rallies. and by some
sensational smashing carried the games to
deuce at sail 6-all. At this Bundy set
tied down. so that in the last game OF tho
set he beat Behr at love TO SIS by four
straight passing aces.
In the third set Behr was 50 worn down
that he was compelled TO play on the de-
fensive He tried lobbing at times but IL
did no good and Bundy forged TO the
front at S-love. Once more Behr made a
stand. He scored two games by volleying
and smashing That was his last fash OF
form. Steadily Bundy drove him out OF
position and passed That was the story Of
the finishing games as the doughty CALI
fornian took the set and match at So.
Edward P. Larned and William A. Larued
arrived in the final round OF the doubles
after n poor beginning which cost them a
set. and which for n time looked as II
they were sure 10 lose They finally
Strengthened out their game and defeated
William ]. Clothier. who paired with
George Peabody Gardner. jr., the Harvard
hurdler. by a score OF "a. Ga So.
The finals In all Of the events will be
finished tomorrow. Bundy and Long will
meet for the cup In the morning. while the
doubles will be the feature OF the after
noon. The summaries follow:
Meadow Club cup mems singles cifth round
Thomas C. Bundy defeated Hugh Tsilant.
~ semi-hnaI round Melville H. Long dessssed
Thomas G Bundy defeated Kari Fl. Rshr. "a
Meadow Club mems doubles fourth roundp--
Theodore Roosevelt PeI and Lyle E. Mahan de-
feated Roland Evans and Fisher Goodhne a.
6.s Edward F. Lsrned and William A. IArnsd
Niles. "a. l2-lo: William ]. Clothier and
George I pes ss GaTdnsr & defeated coket
Seminal .round-Edwani p IArned ard
William A. Larnsd defeated William J. Csothisr
So ''0's' feA'0'' ''''ner' IT, '@ 80
Mixed doubles Cnrst round)-Mi.s Cook and
and partner by default; Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel
W. Niles defeated Mrs. A. c. Winthrop and u.
hue defested Miss livingston and partner by
Default; Miss Marion Fenno and Reginald
Ftncke defeated Miss Prehn and Ralph q.
Bagss. 60. 6-3; Mrs. Ambrose Mcneil and
Clarence Fisher defeated Mrs. De Lancey Nicoli
and partner by default: Miss Marie stllman
and George A. Lyon, jr.. defeated Mrs u.
Reginald Bishop and partner by default: Miss
Mary Livingston and Bernhard P. schwcngrs
defeated Miss Edith Rogers and Stanley Cutting.
IS 90: Miss Breese and Arthur 8 Dabney
defeated Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Peii
by default; Mrs. Harry Nicholas and George y.
SNOW defeated Miss Eugena Philbin and Roland
Evans, IS. Ga; Miss Louise Trevor and Wal
lace F. johnson defeated Mr.. and Mrs. George
HOLSTER by default; Miss Whitney and J. T.
Hammond defeated Miss Lsndon and IT. Lam