New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-25
BEHR AND LONG BEATEN
Well Known Players Eliminated
in AII-Comers Tourney.
MAKE DESPERATE STAND
Little and Niles the Victors In
Gruelling Matches on
Casino Courts.
B. Telegraph 70 The Tribuns.l

Newport r l., Aug. H-Two well knoTd
lawn tennis players, Karl II. Behr, the for
aner interna tionalst, and Melville H. Long.
the Californian, rated No. on the national
HIST, yielded up their places in the national
championship singles to-day on the turf
courts Of the Casino. Behr fought desper-
ately through five sets against Raymond II.
Little, chosen 20 represent the Americans
against the Britons I'm the cup matches, and
held the latter off from victory for time,
although Little was three times within
point Of the match before he won at 60.
l0-S, SIS, 10-6, e. The games tally was
twenty games 20 twenty-siX anc the
points totals ls3 TO 10, close enough 20 in
dictate that Little deserved his advancement
10 the fifth round and justified his selection
for the cup matches.
IL was Nathaniel W. Niles, the former
Harvard expert, who made the first breach
I'm the lines Of tho invading racquet WELD
ers from the Pacific Coast. He outplayed
Long by his driving, for he had the ban
travelling the full length Of the court at 4
pace which Long always found trouble I'm
handling. when Long made quick forays A.
the net Niles passed him down the sides.
finally winning at s--i e., 3-6 60, TIE
games tally being q 10 10 and the points
135 10 10. Otherwise the solid from % the
class as represented by the ranking play
ers both Of the East and the West re-
NAMED unbroken.
Tn each case the two important contests
Of the day stood for a settlement OF Old
scores. Behr paid his debt 10 Little FOR
having defeated him here FIVE years ago
in the semi-hnals. when Little was seven
u.ff int ~ la oh
failed to bring II off. Niles balanced mat
ters with Long for the defeat he expert
enced at the hands of the latter month
ago in the final round for the Achelis tro-
ply Oh the courts of the Sea Bright Cricket
and Lawn Tennis Club.
While these two matches stood out clearly
above the others as the big field OF 200 com
petitors narrowed down TO the last sixteen.
there was all abundance OF exciting sport.
Carleton r. Gardner, Of the California con
tingent. disposed OF J. J. Armstrong the
Minnesota state champion. at 6-1, 81, rs.
Richard II. Palmer, the Net Jersey state
champion held his place In five sets o.
rapid driving against ]. o. Ames. the Rhode
Island player. at 6-i 4-5, 2-6, IS, 50.
while Beals c. Wright demonstrated thai
he is on his game by disposng OF George
y. Lyon, IL, at %, o., oT4.
The other Californians did we'll. Thomas
c. Bun6y OF the international team, easily
disposed of ". p Burden, at s-3. 6-4, g..
while Maurice Z. Mclaughlin did not allow
Arthur 5. Dabney, Of Harvard. 10 get ever
set, for the international player scored
az s-3, 60, rs. Gustave T. Touchard
played brilliantly against Walter L. Pate,
champion Of the Nassau Country Club, and.
despite Pate's stubborn resistance, won sL
"a SIS, &c.
The British expert, e. h. T. Andrews,
had his ground strokes speeding the bali
through the court Of Joseph r. Carpenter,
IT,, the former Pennsylvania state cham
pion, so that, while lie lost set, he finished
ahead 10 the score of 6-1, 81, 2-6, S.
At the start Of his match Behr failed FOB
handle Lttle's dropping yolleys, and bis
many nets allowed the doubles champion
70 win at co. Then Behr leaped for con
tinuous smashing in the second set Away
forcing the games until Little wore down
his backhand and scored again.
In the third set Little worked up a lead
at IS, but could not hold II against the
whirlwind tactics OF Behr. Three times b.
was within a point Of winning, each TIM
Behr pounding him back TO the base lint.
Behr got the third and fourth sets. H
started the fifth set with a tremendous
smash that broke his racket II was u.
last Of the collection he had brought here
He borrowed another and went on--whst
effect it had on his game is problematical
He held on 10 AL, and then Little once
more worked his yoeys successfully and
won.
The point score follows
FIRST SET
Games Pts.