New-York tribune., 1911-02-14
TOUCHARD GETS A SCARE
National Indoor Champion Has a
Close Call on Courts.
RALLIES IN NICK OF TIME
Yale Players Weeded Out in
Keen Fight for a Lawn
Tennis Title.

Seven aspirants for the national indoor
lawn tennis championship title in singles
came into the fifth round of the torrna-
ment on the courts Of the 7th Regiment Ar
| rnory Yesterday and good beginning was
made in the doubles Altogether thirty-ive
matches were PLAYED in the second session
OF the meeting There was an abundance
! Of thrilling three-set matches. In one of
these Gustave +. ToJchsrd. the national
indoor champion playing through. narrow
Is missed defeat.
| It was another instance OF the eccen-
trfcty Of this brilliant but at times "rraNc
young player. Touchard In tho fourth
round faced Vt. r Smith. and lot OF DE-
sultory racquet work was in evidence be-
! fore the champion won at 2-s, S-3 s-4
Smith led AZ Al In the last set. Then
Touchard began to slant or bis shots close
/ 10 the net and ran out with FIVE straight
games
! TIL. strong team that Yele put In the
! field ell suffered in the process Of elimina-
tion. Franklin H. Gates. who has per-
| formed we'll in the intercolle giates, was
extended 10 his limit and beyond by a. NJ.
Van der Ryl who won AZ s4 Is. So.
/ Van der Ryl proved ninble Of foot and
getter Of amazing skill He overlook many
of the Yale players shots that seemed good
| for passes and whipped the ball back aiong
the side lines in a way that oYerwhelmeo
the young collegian.
| y. NJ Watrous, rated as one OF the oes'
of the Yale men, had his hopes hlighted oy
Arthur s. Cragin 10 the unexpected ecore
Of Glove 81 In measure the poor
showing Of the Yale player was due 10 tne
moor light He was unable TO see the tas'
drives which Cragin sent skimmins 70 deer
court. and so made faulty returns.
Watrous. however. had the distnctor
Of disposing Of Benjamin NJ. Philips 81
s-3 81. 81 In the round before MS oe
feat. Thereby he created the upset OF the
dav. II was noontime whom Wstrous olo
This eood bit of work He anticipated the
returns and his volley shots and smashes
repeatedlv found Phillips out OF range oi
off his feet The match was one or the
fostost of the dsy and its outcome caused
considerable surprise.
Tho annearance of Frederick 3. Alex
land. the national doubles champion and In
ternationslist paired with Theodore hoose
,,el+ peIl was the feature Of the doubles
They met and defeated Bernon :. frenuc'
and Gardner II. Miller, the veteran har
ward pair. at 81 81 before gallery il
the early afternoon that numbered ruiiS
thousand persons. Alexanders lnld-cour
game. with its singing voley shots an'
terrific smsshes into the alleys, hrougn
forth rounds OF applause Pell WORKED
splendjdIy as the supporting player. HI
backhand was as sure and perfect under tn
most exsctng conditions es his 1orehand
PeU handled deep lobbs and drives IN
manner truly spectacular Whenever th
pIaving turned 70 a rally Pell was quite IN
equal of Alexander and brought on tuly q
many points.
The summary follows:
National indoor championship singles .s'eon
. round Morris 8 Clark defeated ,uto ~
Steinacher, &c. "a. Wylie {. Grant defeate
George G shafer 81. S-s, 81; J. T. Psrs
Gerson'T Gerson defeated James $ cushmsn. 90: 2.e
G-4 +. NJ Watrous defeated w: =. bouTiei
80, 80; BENJAMIN n. Phillips defeated wal
ri Third rouna@Fra9k!n H, Gates 1 estsa,. =.
Gardner II. Miller - 30 a; dosa,,,. NJ; van de
PgIton ig Ts Ssfeated NJ l.. Wilson BY default; Theo
dore Roosevelt, Pell defeated G hilbert G,eert r.'me
Moses. Nose IS, Ia, s-3; Gustave, r. Touehar r
defeated Walter Hazard, 6.8. -: Carleton !
Gardner defeated Morris 1d;sas,s caTs Psret g.,
d Arthur s. Cragin defeated G. A. Ander
| son G-2 SIS. +. NJ. Watrous defeated BenJa
min NJ Phillips, 6--3. 5-I, 6-4; L. Moor
defeated r. NJ Maplesden, 6-f. S-3; William
r Cragin jr., defeated Or. William Kosen
boum. 8-S. s+ william II. Connei defeate
Gustsve J. Steinacher. 3-6. 6-i; 81; /" slte
Merrill Hall defeated Samuel a. WesuaIl' o.
a.; Abraham Bassford jr.. defeated A. l.
reS[asTT' Fonrth Tound0A N. Van der Byl defeate
r-ranklin II. Gates. 81 1-6. So; Theodor
| pooseyeit Pell defeated T. c. Fulton e. GO
= | crstaye r ToIchard defeated J. p: smith; =,
| eG3 6-4; Arthur s. Cragin defeated r. N
Watrous 90 8-4: William r. Cragln de
| feated L. p Moore. 6-1, "a; William H. ION
, neIi defeated Robert NJ. Beckley. e-f. g
!, walter Merrill Hall defeated Abraham Bassforc
jr, Ga, 81. 49,, ,.,,,.. ,a,.
! National championship indoor couoiss m .hrs
| rornd)-Robert NJ Beckley and fdward '" Gun
ther defeated William B. Cragin. Jr.. and WA
ter Merrill Hail. by default; a. II. Man ,r.. an
! = " Pesslee defeated Harry A: Parksr an
PARTNER. bv default; Walter Hazard and Charie
} | q chambers defeated Samuel A. Westiail ana
| Allan San<ey 6-3. 81; ;. Wallis Merrihew az,
| = p Ietson VS.. VI. s. Hagar and Arthur scneI
Ter rs, Sc. unfinished: Frederick - AeS
| sndey and Theodore Roosevelt zen hetea'e
J | Rernon S Prentice and Gardner II Miller. o,
ga: George c. Shafer and Lyle E. Mensn ue
: feated H. j. Fitzpatrick and {. A. Andersof
s-2 8-2; Julio ". Steinachef and , ho%aa :
, ! Voshel defeated Gustave j. Steinacher ana
| & Fulton 81. Ga ,, =
, second round-Walter Hazard and oharles =
, Chambers defeated A. H. Man jr' ana H. "
pea "a 81