New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
.HACKEH AND LITTLE WIN
Catch Tartars, However, in Still
man and Taylor on Courts.
RAIN SPOILS PROGRAMME
Darkness Saves Touchard and
Leonard in Lawn Tennis Tour
ney at Ardsley.

The semi-fnal round of the Ardsley lawn
tennis doubles was filed with exciting play
yesterday on the turf Of the Casino. The
two brackets in the lower section were
filed, Harold H. Hackett and Raymond d.
Little finding a place on one side. while
Stephen c. Millett and Howard A. Plum
mer coupled with them.
An effort was made TO bring out the
other semi-inaists but the showers and
fading light left Gustave +. Touchard and
Edgar w. Leonard at split sets with George
G. Shafer and Miles S. Charock. Then the
pairs that were to meet for the other place
were incomplete due to misunderstand-
ing. so that Walter Merrill Hall and Lyle
f. Mahan are scheduled TO meet Karl n.
Behr and Frederick c. Inman to-day.
The match which attracted the most at
tention was a sort OF triangular intercol-
legiate affair with Hackett and Little,
Princeton combination, on one side of
the net, opposed by DR.. Alfred Stillman, %.
and DR.. Ewing Taylor. the team Of Harvard
veterans This contest went the limit OF
three sets before Hackett and Little scored
al As, 81, 6-i.
Dr. Stilman, who has twice won the ma
tional squash championship. was the CEN
trail figure In the rallies. The ability TO foot
fast on the squash courts and to handle the
bali rapidly doomed large In the work of
Dr. Stillman. He hit with more power AMI
certainty than any of the others in the first
and third sets.
With set In the hole. Hackett began TO
show his generalship. The cool calculation
Of his assembling soon had the opposing
pair on the defensive Hackett assumed
the directorate. and he managed so Skill
fully that despite some close work in the
third set he pulled his side through. Ther
Hackett and Little took on q A. Gordon
| and r B Washburn and romped through
two sets to the score of So. 81.
The improvised pair of Gustav F. Tou-
chard and Edgar W, Leonard had its trou'
rles. Helped out by good deal Of luck
they managed to defeat Edwin p. Lorned
and G.. Frederick Watson, jr.. of Orange
in the first match at 6-3. 2-5, ID. Then
they divided sets with George G. Shafer ano
Miles s Charlock at 81, As, and seemed
TO be I'm line for a defeat II II had been pos
sible for the match to have continued 70 the
end Touchard's brillancy flashed at tne
opportune moments. But both he ana
Leonard played lot of in and out lawn
tennis with complete disregard for team
work Shafer and Charlock We're seem
ingly tearing their opponents game to tat
ters bv lobbng and driving when 1t be-
CANA necessary TO postpone the finish until
this afternoon
The summary follows
ArdsIev Gun. mems doubles first roundl.karl
~ Behr and Frederick c. Innan defeated franz ~.
IT. Gates and Russell z. Gates by detau ~
George G. Shafer and Miles > Cnari4G 49, ~,
feated George 81 Bodman AL c. A. binaley'
mond y little defeated DIT. Alfred stillman' "a
Gnrdon and + r. Washburn defeated W. II. J.
Hackett and Charles r. Leonard. Iuo' -
Ga: Gustave F. Touchard and Edgar W. iso pnL
ard defeated EdSi9 7; 1aTRed ana - '''''
" s.sonS ronndciastave F. rouchsrd and Edgar
W Leonard vs. George c, snater Sn Harold II.
Usckett and Raymond d. Little defeated u. A.
Gordon and +. p. Washburn 6-Z u o,ep. .H
9. Mnlett and Howard a. Plummero 9eics'eo
The matches in the Marine and Field
Gun singles will begin this afternoon on the
courts OF that club, Bath Beach. the
meeting f. the third holding Of the tourna-
rncnt under the direction OF the United
States National Lawn Tennis Association.
O. A. I. Dionne, Of the West Side Tennls
club. Is the holder OF the trophy, and he
will again play through. Doubles will begin
on Saturday Dr. Retson Stevenson VIII
act az referee The tournament comWittee
includes Preston Cumming, jr.. chairman;
Andrew w Warden, George $. Groesbeck'
Walter Hazard. John f. Bailey, II. g. De
chant. James Jenkins. jr., Mark A. Noble.
Harold f Blandy. w. h. lizard. Edwin A.
Stillman, william +. Carell and william
H. BreVOOri. ir.