New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
KEEN PLAY ON COURTS
Stirring Matches Mark South
ampton Lawn Tennis Tourney.
TWELVE PLAYERS SURVIVE
Big Field of Seventy-five Aspi'
rants for Trophy Reduced
on Third Day.
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Meadow Club Cup brought Thomas g.
Bundy, the Californian selected for the
international team George Peabody Gard
ner jr, Harvard's champion hurdler, Mel
willie II. Long. the Californian and C. Fred
Hr.ok Watson. il, Of orange. mp 10 the hfth
round to-day on the turf courts here THIS
s. the round before the semi-fnal, which
viii be brought level tomorrow. Alto
pether twenty-three matches were record
a. in the singles, which reduced the original
field Of seventy-fiVe aspirants for tho trophy
Z" twelve survivors
Karl Behr and Melville Ions created the
sensation Of the day. Behr began in the
morning with his defeat Of William j
Clothier. the former national champion, al
s-s. rs. Ga Later he met j. D. T.. Jones,
the Rhode Island champion scoring this
match al sc. 2-6, SIS
The last set contained ono OF those
1resthless moments which, when II was
over and Behr had won his point. found
The fashionable gallery cheering. II came
;n the last set. when Jones, always a hard
hitting driver. led at 81 on games and
80-lOve on points. Jones smashed A re-
turn directly at Behr's feet IT was a
sizzling shot and II seemed as If Behr
must lose the point. He made low
sweep With his racquet caught the ball
squarely and returned II for placement be-
Yond the Rhode islanders reach That
marked the turning point of the contest
Behr picked up four games by an attack
r. the net that was daring in its brillancy
Then Jones brought the score 10 6-all by
some wonderful driving for passes. 1t was
lit final stand. however for Behr was not
L. be denied, and he scored the set and
match at SIS
Long also had an eventful ana busy
DAY. In turn he won three matches, be-
ginning with his sensational defeat of the
Canadian champion. Bernhard F. Schwen-
gers, at 6-S, SIS, 6-S, following by elm
mating Henry y. Tiff. jr., of Princeton, at
C? O., and ending with d wonderful bit
Of racquet work that resulted IN the defeat
a George A. Lyon, jr.. the Eastern crack
Ct 70, 81 It was the tremendously pow
erful net game Of the Canadian that caused
Long trouble. nearly causing hicl to lose
his place 1t had the effect Of steadying
him for his later competitions. however
snd the Californian finished fully Up 20 the
form which he displayed when ne first ap-
reared in the Eastern tournaments. two
years ago. On the analysis Of play COR the
rame through three matches, playing d tota
Of sixty-eight games, with the Joss of only
iwenty-six games. Behr was 4 clos. sec
ond He engaged in two three-set match
e. winning a total of thirty-four games
out Of total Of sixty-siX.
Altogether the day was filled with brill
iant lawn tennis. In addition 70 the rapid
progress made IN the singles. sixteen re-
suits went down on the doubles card. There
was sufficient 10 attract and hold the lar
est gallery Of the fashionable summe~ col
Oily that has ever assembled about the
courts. So great was Ahe demand made
upon the club that II was necessarv TO ex-
Clude automobiles from the grounds for
want Of parking space. AS a result, the
roads near the club gates We're crowded
with waiting cars. while the owners and
Their guests cheered on the contestants
from the broad yeranda which se-ved IS
the grandstand
Thirtyfour pairs were drawn in the dou-
tle7. Because OF their being nominated for
the International cup team. Thomas {.
Bundy and Maurice L. Mclaughlin, the
Pacific Coast champions, were the centre
a. attention Working their rallies with
tie swiftness which distinguishes their
method. they defeated Schwensers, the
Canadian, who paired with Dr. Phillip +.
Hawk Of the University Of Illinois, by az
score Of 60. e.. McLoughln's dazzling
Shots 10 the sides. coupled with Bundys
ecrtness i'm finding the openings, made
TINS slasling match, despite its one-side-
odness
This match was tho betting match of the
day. Schwengers, because Of his earlier
work, found favor with many of the eX-
pers. The Californian contingent, how
ever. declared that the Canadian had not
chance against Long, with the result that
there we're some lively wagers that Long
could not bring off the match in straight
scts Few. however. even took the odds
offered that Schwengcrs would win.
Hsryard's track athlete George Peabody
Gardner jr. who IS showing sensational
ski with the racquet again, made ruiz
eUay Of his contest with Roland Evans,
Winning by score So. Sc. 50 far in the
tournament Gardner has only lost one set
lis running In court covering is quite a
effective AS hls racquet work. Against
Evans he worked his drives splendidy, al
ways forcing for position and then by quick
!ushes TO the net hc brought IF aces by
tuiiing smashes that delighted the gallery.
Edward J.. Larned ana William A. Larn-
e. Isired The famous brothers engaged
D. tao matches. winning first against ].
Auchincloss and n. NJ col. at Glove.
t-ovc. and then defeating q. G. Buel and
j. 4. Locke. at 81, 81
Altogether remarkable progress was made
ue tournament and the field in the
ths.es "iil bo narrowed down 10 the semi
ihailsts tomorrow