New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-20
INVADERS ARE HUMBLED
Hopes of Three Germans
Snuffed Out on Casino Courts.
LITTLE DEFEATS TOUCHARD
Record Progress in First Round
of Allcomers' Lawn Tennis
Tourney at Newport.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

man invaders at the thrty-second annual
holding Of the national all corners SIN
giles championship tournament, which
began here to-day on the turf courts OF
the Casino The Teutons had surprised
the Americans. and had come to wrest
the crown which William A. Larncd had
, held for so long without the formality cf
: an announcement. There was some con-
' sternation at first, but when G.. Colkct
Gamer. a dashng Harvard freshman,
started off by defeating Herman klcins-
roth. the leading player Of the German'c
forces, after four furiously fast sets, ut
4S. 81, ca, 81, all breathed somewhat
easier.
BY an oversight this match was not put
upon the grandstand court, but IT should
| have been staged there. for the contest
| between RAYMOND -. Little and Gustav
| F. Touchard proved practically walk
| over for Little to score Of 6-3. e.. 81.
The gallery that assembled 10 witness
the opening OF the tournament and who
sat I'm the new grandstands were only
/ partially rewarded with an occasional
flashing rally In this match. II was Lit
! tie all the way, for he outdrove Touchard
and played all around him. ending up
with the point totals at go to 81. He out
placed Touchard almost two 10 one at
| IS to 49, and II was almost the same on
nets and outs.
A long delay, the only untoward feat
ure OF remarkable day, was occasioned
at the beginning Of this match, as Little
wished to default, but was finally per
suaded to take the court. All OF the
critics watched the match intently, how
ever. because of the fact that Little and
Touchard will defend their national
doubles title against Mclaughlin and
Bundy, the Pacific Coast challengers, to-
morrow morning. After Touchard had
lost the match the betting on the doubles
at once favored Mclaughlin and Bundy
at odds Of 3 TO 1. Late in the afternoon
the Pacific Coast stars limbered up their
! strokes against Karl II. Behr and Clifton
| B. Herd. Behr and Herd made the Call
! fornians play, but they won all the way
! 10 the end.
The second Of The Germans. Y. v
Feithaus. did not appear until the after
noon session on the courts. and then he
| fell a victim TO the lively court covering
! and racquet work Of W. Il. lizard. OF Wash
I ington. who won by the score OF SIS. 6-l
! 90. Then the third German, Il. Auspit-
! czer. defaulted his place TO 4. r. Ken
nedy. jr.. OF Philadelphia, and the attack
of the Teutons was at an end. II had
| been hoped that as II was the FIRST time
Germans had made an attack upon the
courts OF Newport they would last
through long enough 10 try out some oI
| the foremost Americans, such as Maurice
! Z. Mclaughlin Karl Behr or the brilliant
T. Norris Williams.
Their snuffing out at the beginning II
things has been disappointing TO the FOL
lowers and to the Germans themselves.
Kleinsroth held the greater part or the
gallery interested. as Gamer. Il DiOnd
haired young giant outdrove him and
outplaced him Occasionally, when he
got up 20 the net. the German volleyed
prettily His strokes were distinctly Eu-
ropean. however. always swift direction
and little severity This allowed Gamer t.
handle the ball easily and TO place his
drives in the corners for the points.
OF the winning players all preserved
form-Karl II. Behr. Mclaughlin. Fred
erick G. Inmsn. Walter l.. Pate. Richard
Stevens Nathaniel W. Niles and the
others winning in straight sets Alto
gether eighty -four results were chalhed
| on the card, aud only eight OF the second
| round brackets were left open at the emu
! OF the day. which amounted TO record
nrogress Karl Behr In his match was
especiaIly good with his straight volleys
| Ia 10 defeating -. Is
Smith at 81, 60, 6-3.
Bob Wrenn, who Is acting as referee
expects 10 bring the fourth round level
| tomorrow. Tonight the executive COM
mittee held meeting to DISCUSS the IN
| ternational situation and to send the
| formal answer to Australia as to the IN
ability Of this nation to send challenge
team for the Davis Cup.
The points In games and sets and the
| stroke analysis follow.
FIRST SET
T 1;eSr ..........l - 2t27 1-ss-3
L.ttle-Aces. !. places. u, outs. II: nets, D
double faults Q. rouchard-Aces. 0; places
S: outs. TO- nets s; double fauit, J.
SECOND SET
Little ..;............".ss x 90 90
Touchard ..............3
Iittle-Aces. 0; places. 10. outs. ?. nets j;
| double faults 0. Touchard-Aces. 0, places
| 8. outs. a. nets 4; double fault l.
THIRD SET.
! Little ....................i 81
Touchard .................O Oil
Lnte-Aces. 0: places. NJ; outs. s; nets. o.
double faults. O. Touchard-Aces. 0; places
| Z: outs TO- nets, o; double fauls 0. Totals
Little, 20 points; Touchsrd, 81 points. Little
| Aces. ]; places, &c. outs. p; nets. II double
! faults. 0. Touchsrd-Aces, 0: places. 10; outs
| 81 nets. IL; double faults, 2
| The summary follows:
| National tennis championship (first round)-
| G. &. Gamer. Philadelphia defeated II. Klein
schroth. Berlin Germany t-s. %. s. O.;
IL - A