New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-10
CHAMPIONS LOSE AT LAST
Hackett and Alexander Beaten
Easily by PelI and Mahan.
HELD TITLE FOR SIX YEARS
Touchard and Little Also Win
Match in New York State
Tournament.

After six years Of supremacy Frederick
: Alexander and Harold H. Hackett. the
national and state lawn tennis doubles
champions. Welded TO the slashing racquet
work OF Theodore Roosevelt Pell and Lyle
= Mahan in straight sets 10 the score OF
81 6-love Yesterday in the fourth round
NJ the New York State championship tour
raruent N the courts OF the Crescent Ath-
,etic Club al Bay Ridge. II was a case Of
champions being outplayed. The points.
which tailed g. to As. fail TO give an ade-
c,ate idea OF the closeness of the match,
which held a large gallery excitedly cheer
ing about the stretch OF historic turf on
0bich TIE famous Doherty brothers, the
,ea-s OF English lawn tennis, were defeat
e5 IN their first visit TO this country.
while the overthrowins Of the champions.
1,bich IS taken by the experts as fore
--,nner OF what is 10 happen at the chal-
longe match for the title at Newport ten
d.vs hence. cast all else into the back
erourd. the victory OF Pell in the singles
nd NJ the national challengers, Gustave F
Toucbsrd and Raymond d Little in the
souhles would nave been noteworthy per
,or-nances on any other day Pell arrived
q, the singles semi-fnal by disposins OF
George NJ Church. the young Princeton in
,e-scholastic title holder by the score Of
. So. "a That the boy should take
q set from Pell was regarded as nothing
short % sensational. Touchard and Little
also gained a position in the semi-hnal OF
The doubles by defeating Charles NJ. Bull
4r and Henry C. Martin. the Western
champions at Sc, 81 IN this contest Lit
fie was the hero Of the first set. while the
ronors Of the second set were easily carried
IF by Tnuchard. whose brlliancy held the
crowd spellbound
The order OF the service in the match
which resulted in the downfall OF the
champions was Pell. Hackett. Mahan and
Alexander r was sequence which
strongly favored the title holders. Pells
swift tvisters. coupled with Mahan's
smashing and wonderful gets, captured the
first game AT love Then the amazing thing
happened. Both Pell and Mahan srnothered
-He puzzling soft service OF Hackett for a
love game. The thing had not been thought
POSSIBLE. Then the giant Mahan followed
with a winning game, although he lost one
roint. the first that the champions scored,
b.. q pretty cross shot from Alexander.
Alexander and Hackett stiffened their
~
AS in the old DAYS. they forced the open
ings Each was alert to take advantage
Of The faintest giimmer Of space in the
opposite court. so well did they work al
ways rallytng IN perfect unison, that they
carried the games to sail
Then followed a game that set the spec
tators wildly cheering. The crashing vol
leys as the TWO pairs met in close conflict
al the net far surpassed any Of the lawn
tennis that has been seen on the Crescent
courts in many years. Three times the
points touched al deuce. Then the speed
o. Peu and Mahan forced the ball through
AIexander's side. and the games went TO
+-3. Alexander failed TO sustain MS ser
vice so that Pells whipping backhanders
found the corners for aces, me champions
falling further behind ar 5-3. BY a spec
tscular pull-up against Pells service Alex
ander made great stand. winning the last
game Of the match for the champions.
The point score follows:
Pei ard Mahan Pts. GINS.
Alsrarde- and Hackstt.
q o %
The rallies were swiftly PLAYED in the
second set. Emboldened by success. Pell
ana Mahan appeared TO take desperate
chances The second Of the games produced
a series OF splendid rallies. At the second
deuce Pell and Alexander had II out be-
tween them Finally Alexander shot the
ball past Pell 70 the corner. There Mahan
recovered IL for a backhand lob that
dropped the ball outside by an inch Still
the game. as did all the others. went 10
Pei and Mahen IN the last game. with
4 Alexander serving and he ounged for
lid IN
from behind 70 deuce after the score had
been 3n-love against them. Il vas their
las, EFFORT. for Mahans drives TO the alleys
found their mark. and the champions were
beaten as a finale 70 a career on the courts
that stands as an American record.
The point score follows:
SECOND SET
go $3.50 81 Is
80 6 10 - o
Church surprised the gallery by his per
feet court covering in the first set OF his
singles match against Pen The sweeping
cr.ves from over the net neld no terrors
for the BOY He was lightning fast. and
while his strength lasted ne out-speeded
Psn The point totals Of the hrst set in
favor ~ Church were Is 10 IS. That was
the youngsters limit. He fought well. but
was 1utplayed in the next two sets on
points al 81 20 q and IS TO 25.
AS a result Of the matches yesterday
Pei meets Bundy in the senni-fnal Of the
singles and Bull meets Mclaughlin. In
the doubles Pell and Mahan meet the Cali
1ornia pair. Bundy and Mclaughlin. while
7ouchard and Little meet Dean Mathey
and Church