New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-05
Edwin p. Fights Way to
Top Bracket in Middle
States Championships.
BEACH.

Executing his drives with confidence ana
blocking off his opponents crossing Shots'
Edwin T. Larned won his place on the
topmost bracket of the Middle STATES lawn
tennis championship singles yesterday on
the turf courts of the orange Lawn Ten
mis- club. at Mountain Station. y. !. The
Young brother Of the national champion
had ONLY one match TO play. and In that
he defeated BENJAMIN NJ Phillips by the
score og 6-1. 81 In fairness 10 Phillips
n must be set down that the heat Slapped
much of the vigor Of his usual game. HIS
slanting drives. usually so speedy. lacked
momentum. II was easy for young Larned
10 handle the ball. pick out his opening
and slash 1t through. often Phillips did
not appear TO have strength, because or
the heat. TO run for the ball.
The tropical warmth Of the cay MADE
big hole In the tournament, as altogether
so,,.ntao,, dafauIts were recorded The
number Of experts who retired was re-
markable, and tho list contained GustaVe
T. Touchard, A. 5. Dabney, Of Harvard
Henry c. Martin, of the Crescent Athletic
club. and the two Californians, Melville ~.
Long and Carlton r. Gardner The men
who did compete worked YEARLY.
OF the men who took the chance NJ pros
tration Reuben A. Holden, jr., Gale's in
tercollegiate champion, proved to he AZ
the pinnacle of his game. In his hrst
match Holden met L. VI. Brigham n
Princeton, and the two had a slashing SEES
sion at cross volieying. The Yale player S
shots came off with uniform accuracy, de
sp,te q pluckv stand by Brigham In the
second set, so that the match went 10
Holden by the score OF 60, IL Holden
next match was easier, and he defeated
r r Cooke by the score Of e. s..
Princeton kept one of It's players In the
tournament, however, as Dean Mathey IN
turn DISPOSED OF ]. NJ. X. Lyetts, Go, o.
and r. p Bennett by the score OF 6-l
GO Mathey waged warfare at the net in
both of his matches He seemed 10 be-
lieye that a swift, short game was to be
preferred TO a long one, so he volloyed
and smashed all around his opponents los
ing only one game In each competition.
Walter T. Pate. the Brooklyn champion,
was of the same opinion In the only match
in which he contested. He was fast and
sure I'm his racquet welding, so that he
defeated y. w. Douglas by the score OF
60, 6-1.
ING QdY was not NlNHpht Ato DNi bAi~'"
as Augustus Wadsworth defeated c. Fred
erick Watson. tr. the Orange ranking
plaver. by the score OF 1-s. ca "a. Once
Wadsworth had mastered Watson's chop
strokes the end came quickly for the rat
ing player. Then I. u. Woodbury. defeated
X. c. Gates. OF Yale. after gruelling
driving first set by the score OF 1o-h 6-l
The first set weakened tho Yale man, and
he was easily outplayed In the second set
beginning was made In the doubles
In this event the starred match was that
in which William ]. Clothier. the former
national champion. paired with Edwin p.
Larned. The two defeated the Gates broth
ers. OF Yale. In straight sets. Clothier
handled his racquet with all of his oidtime
dash and power. II was only overhead that
he displayed weakness. When he attempt
ed 10 pull Gown high lobs for smashes
he lost more than he made. but his per
Torrance, on the whole. was excellent af-
ter an absence from the courts or two
years A Yae-Princeton combination ap-
psaIsd IN, thu doublss- ~ Holden pAiteS