New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
Rapid Progress Made on Courts
in Southampton Tourney.
BUNDY DEFEATS WASHBURN
Yale Player Forces Californian
to Three Sets and Puts Up
Game Resistance.
[Bv Telegraph TO The Tribun.

of the tournament closed only fourteen
field of sixty-nlne who started yesterday
afternoon.
The thing which impressed the critical
observers was the fact that Thomas G.
Bundy. the playing through cupholder;
Nathaniel w. Niles. the once famous Har-
ward star and Frederick c. Colston. for
mer MARYLAND state titleholder. each
player who has attained high ranking, re-
quired the fun limit Of three sets to win
No less an authority than Harry Tor
rance. jr.. stated after tho days battles
on the courts was finished that ii ap-
reared as II American class was moving
backward and that few of the corners
displayed promise of filling the pedestals
left vacant by such mon as Malcolm
Whitman. PLY Larued and Bob Nrenn
Bundy scored his three sets at SIS. 81
So, TO defeat Watson ". Washburn. OF
Yale The latters peculiar whipping
wrist stroke by which he covers UP dircc-
ton bothered Bundy considerably. The
tall youngster ran into n lead OF 81 on
games in the first set before the Califor-
MAN was successful in checking him
Bundy had a lead of 81 and 4-3 on gains
In the second set. only to have young
Washburn oipplay him in tire last three
games and win Hut WsshbUrn could not
hold before the more experienced gen
eral Of the courts, only getting two games
in the third set.
The deep driving interspersed by sud
den shifts 10 crossing shots, did not come
as spontaneously from the racquet Of
Niles as IN former years. The continuous
hard hitting Of craig Riddle. his Oppo-
nent. appeared to worry him and he made
frequent outs. because Of tn" faulty
length. before he eliminated Biddle AT 3
81. IS Coleton found difficulty IN cop
Ing with tho slsshuc overhead returns Of
LYLE T. Mahon before he advanced IN the
tournament 10 tho srorc of 81. 4-e s.
Three OF tho survivors Of tho days bat
tics on tive courts Edward =. Iarnod,
Wallace = Johnson and George Peabody
Gardner. won their places in tho hfth
round
Tho younger brother OF tho national
champion was in rare form. lIo began the
DAY hy dispCsing Of g. Frederick Wat
son. ir. at 6-S, IS, and finished up with
Shaw McKeen at "a. IS. Sidoine
shots off his backhand-the favorite shot
Of the famous brother Rilly strong
y In evidence and earned the majority OF
his points In both Of the matches.
Tho staIvart Johnson. the former inter
collegiate champion Of the University or
Pennsylvania. experienced lively session
with George NJ church. of Princeton tn"
overhead smashing Of Church was superb.
The Young millionaire worked as n hts
life depended upon his overcoming John
sons attack He made gallant fight.
but lost AZ 6-i IS. Tho point totals
were ~ 10 20 and IS TO 50 for the sets.
: Church brought of n lot OF clover plac"
shots against tho Pennsylvania, but m"
latters chop strokes always bothered him.
! Previous TO engaging Johnson Church do
feated Joseph ". Carpenter, jr., the for
mer Pennsylvania state champion. At
6-3. 50. as he outvoleycd Carpenter
and blocked off his returns at tho net
Gardner in coming through practically
had another walko,or, as he has had all
the luck of Ia" draw lie smashed his
way through Clarence Fisher to the score
of G-1. G--l.
! In the other important matches honors
3 we're evenly balanced between players OF
. experience and the dashns youngsters.
Kari II. Behr, tho former internationalist
worked w TO spectacular flights of smash
ing against Alrich VI. Man jr.. OF Yale,
whom he defeated SIS. g.
r. Norris Williams was again 10 the
fore with his amazing assortment OF place
shots by which he disposed OF Samuel
Rurdsley at 6--3, g. by this victory
the youthful Williams couples with Behr
for the starred match tomorrow, when
he will match his skill against one OF the
, fastest and most spectacular players ever
known on the American courts.
Maurice E. Mclaughlin decided to de-
fault his place in the singles to-day. He
will compete in the doubles along with
Bundy, his partner in the Pacific Coast
doubles, In preparation for the national
championship challenge match at Newport
next week The doubles will begin to-
morrow.
The summaries follow:
Meadow Club cup singles Chrst round)--A.
Second round-Thomas G. Bundy defeated V.
Ward by default: Frederick c. Colston de
feated Seymour Johnson 0-3, 10 FREDERICK
, G. Inman defeated Ford Huntington by default
G. Frederick Watson. jr.. defeated G. p. Dixon.
ID o. GO, 6-l; II. Nickerson defeated
william swift BY default; A 1hayer defeated
Karl Smith. 7-5. e.: c. s. cutting defeated
Roland Hazard, 8-i. G-l; Henry y. Tint, jr..
defeated W. ". Hopping 81. 4-8. 6-l;
| Henry w. Socum defeated Henry Torrance
jr., e. GO: samuel Beardsley defeated
! Cyril Hatch by default: Maurice Y. McLough-
lin defeated Stanley Henshaw by default
, Third round-Nathaniel w. Niles defeated
Craig Biddie. 6-3. 81, Ga: Thomas G
Bundy defeated Watson NJ. Washburn SIS
81. .: Frederick C. Colston defeated Lyle
f. Mahan. 81. &c. e.: Dr. Ewing Taylor
| defeated Frederick g. Inman by default Ed
ward p Larned defeated c. Frederick Watson.
, r.. 8--3 6-3. Shaw McKeen defeated NJ
Hamilton. ss GO; H. Nickerson defeated
| Howard A. Plummer. IS. O-6. 81 Alfred
S. Dabney defeated Henry " TINT. st.. Ga
8-i; Henry W slocum defeated F. NJ. Hyde
e G-l; George NJ. Church defeated Joseph
r. Carpenter jr., 6-3. 90; Wallace F. John
son defeated Alfred Goldman. e-I 60: Karl
II. Behr defeated Arick II. Man. jr., SIS
90; X. Norris Williams defeated Samuel
Beardsley Ga, 90: George Peabody Gard
ner jr.. defeated Maurice T. Mclaughlin by
default. e. Fisher defeated Robert Huntington
b. default.
Fourth round-Edward p Iarned defeated
Shaw Mckee 6-3, IS: Wallace F. Johnson
defeated George NJ. Church. ca. Sc: George
Peabody Gardner. jr., defeated e. Fisher, 6-l
6-l