New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
CHAMPIONS FALL IN
BATTLE ON COURTS
Little and Touchard Go Down
Before Spirited Attack OF
Bundy and CLoughlln.
BIG GALLERY SEES MATCH
Same Pairs Will Play for Ma
tional Championship on
Casino Courts at New
port This Month.

DOA 4 no 1AOhS0'
Lawn tennis followers who have pre-
dicted that when Maurice L. Mclaughlin
and Thomas G.. Bundy met the national
doubles champions for rho title at New
por, the crowns would slip easily
uuor the Pacific Coast poir had a fore
Taste Of what is coming when Raymond
u. Little and Gustavc T. Touchard went
down to defeat 1T IS. 9-G YESTERDAY on
tho courts Of the Crescent Athletic Club
40 Bay Ridge The meeting OF the chai-
longing pair from the Pacific Coast and
Tho champions who must meet thcm OH
The turf courts Of tho Casino two weeks
.ron to-day came in the third round Of
rhe New York state championship. Il
had NOT been expected that tho champions
would consent 70 such test ., 'his stag
which would serve as an aru-climo% 70
-ho match 20 como az Newport They
we've vulius however and gallery Of
rverty-fyc hundred spectators found
places of vantage on the grassy terraces
and were we'll paid for THEW tourney 70
ruc courts Tor II was slashing, spirited
racquet work from beginning to end.
Early in tho day Miles S. Charlock. the
referee OF the tournament. had decided TO
stage only doubles and 70 let the sin
giles competitions for brackets IN m"
serni-fnal round 20 over until this after-
noon AZ d consequence. the chief feat
NE Of the day was staged on the main
court ~ the beginning OF the afternoon.
McJouzhlin led of with the service. lie
was splendid on his overhead shots and.
supported by Buudy IN the rallies. the
Two scored rhc FIRST game. Then McLougn-
lin and Ruudv captured IN" next against
Iittle's service while RunGv. whose ser
vice was always a puzzle 10 both Little
ton and Touchard won his game. This
placed Tho Pacific Coast champions in
the lead at S-lovo. Up To this point both
" the pairs had been working straight
drives and volioyS The pace was siz-
zlinx ono. With tho Wonderful crossing
shots o. the CaliforniaHs reap.ng the
points on the opposite side Of the net.
Touchard finished the order OF the ser
vice He was vastly improved in his
~, .,,l he made tbi1es bur, for Nc
q o,,,.bIir ~ Tho -aris fro rallies ne
hanged oui,kl. 20 E,rdv. and managed
so well as IN win his service game without
flowing Mclaughlin and Rurdv 10 get
= point Then the games began TO follow
rho service r,ttlo had a difficult task in
scorirs his s,srce fo- Do. WAS not ,,r m
MS ,,s,,aI standard p-obahl, because OF
,is iri,,-sd -s,d s,d E, reouir.d "a lot az
,,,s,car,.r,,,e against Rurd, ia score after
mo noin,s rad touched Al deuce Tou-
cha~d,s service wa also "a deuco game.
but the Pacific Coast men held steadily to-
setho-. and with some brief bits % lob
ping TOOL; tho set M c-9
Ilt-le onaned tnc service iu tho second
set the national char,niore plunged into
il beadlonc Touchard was his old self
Il this game. his cross court shots hold
Ing McIoughru and Brndv back a.
though the latter forced the points 70
deuce before the champions won. The
service was again the important thing.
the games falling evenly 10 all In the
next game Mclaughlin and Bundv began
10 lobb. With occasional variations the,
kept II I'D 10 tho end. From their side
Little and Touchard seemed unable 10 re-
strain = desire 10 49, TO- q kill" every
,irno tho hirh sailing hall came over
- -.
Neltner OF the champions Wa T@nld' hdu.J
successful Il this and Titles outs helped
NcIoOSHHh anu huHuN ~ '"'' a'V"S 10 d
lead Of % on games.
H. r. .t,t.t .-o.,,. ,->.,.t.-7 =
III N"r e4eA -"'i'' -V'-''" '''o O. 'i''
lis skill against that Of Mclaughlin.
zach H.. off his r,oSr snecta~tiIar shots
hut II was iouchard VINO always seemed
10 fpd the vulnerable gpot. ms bee -cor.d
-., t,, ...
tHc S"IiN dIiO'' Sin7i' """H'' "7"'''''
NcI ouzhlin's service That uas the last
- r.. 49,. .t..,..,il,.- 40. ~, p,c;e-
~dH4t 4oi ''' '''"'''i''l'S' a. ''. "'''''
Coast paiT worked some pretty lObbS.