New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
NILES BEATS CLO|H|ER
Wins Second Holding OF the
AcheIis Cups on Courts.
ONE LONG GRUELLING FIGHT
Hackett and Mahan Also Win a
Lawn Tennis Trophy at
Seabright.
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! seabright. n. J., July 19.-Nathaniel W.
Niles won his second holding OF the Acnelis
challenge cup for the singles to-day on the
turf courts Of the Seabright Lawn Tennis
and Cricket Club here. In the final OF the
tournament the famous old Harvard player
defeated william J. Clothier. the former
national champion. three sets TO one b. tn
score Of 4-6, 6-3, 81, e.. Upon the
official default of Melville H. Long, the
Californian, who captured the trophy last
year, Niles received the holding OF the
valuable trophy which he had previously
won in 1910.
Smoothly working team play contributed
to the victory Of Harold II. Hackett and
Lyle E. Mahan in the final for the Barrows-
Crawford doubles cups. In this match
Hackett and Mahan defeated Karl II. Behr
and Frederick c. Inman after four nard
fought sets, the score being 81 4-6.
liz, ca. The games tally was 80 to
2S. a narrow margin for such a victory.
Bernon S. Prentice officiated Is umpire for
this match.
At no stage Of the great singles match
to-day did Clothier attain to that flight OF
his game which carried him into the ma
ticnal championship in 1906. He was re-
sourceful. often brilliant and always alert
to take advantage Of any opportunity which
his younger opponent afforded him. Alto
gether the conditions did not suit the game
of either Of the famous racquet wieIders.
The overhanging clouds and the gusty, Mt
ful wind compelled continuous hard driving.
With the playing surfaces heavy because OF
the weather nice judgment as to the con-
troll Of the ball became necessary Conse-
quently, physical stamina played an I'M
portant part in the match, for four sets
proved a gruelling stint Of work Niles
| wore out to the end much better than his
famous adversary. who hoped by his third
victory TO make the cup his personal prop
erty.
| The threatening day failed to diminish
the large gallery. All four sides Of the
court were surrounded and the stands
| filled when Colonel Edwin D. Babbitt
climbed into the referees tall chair and
called the opening service On his side Of
the net Clothier Immediately began to fol-
low the service up TO the net. Clothier,
with his commanding reach, was success
ful In blocking of the majority OF Niles's
returns in the first set. He outspeeded the
famous Eastern States player by sheer
overpowering force In the ten sames In the
| first set Niles was shaken by the furious
attack. He was always fighting, however.
and he compelled Clothier 10 cover a lot
OF ground on the run to score at 64.
With the beginning OF the second set
Clother's exertions lessened. He tried TO
match his drives against those OF Niles
l 4 ha rhav
| sadly deficient BY crafty tactics Niles
trapped him In one corner Of his court
while he slashed a passing shot through on
the opposite side. Then Niles kept him
pumping az he placed the ball low, forcing
tho -. ClothIer TO double UP and dig down
for the ball At times Clothier played
short returns. with the hope OF tricking
Niles out OF length But Niles was not TO
be fooled, for he came up TO the net 10
| send the ball OF sharply TO tho sides for
the points. Niles was always safely in the
lead in the next two sets. winning them
with the loss OF only four games.
Clothier pluckily fought for the net po-
sitiOn again In the fourth set From
tired. heavy fotted player. he flashed once
attack only had tho effect OF making the
playing spectacular for Niles coolly CAL
culatcd the inches for his passing drives,
gradually beating back his adversary. until
by his own steadlness he won the match
at g.
FOR a pair that had had little prepara-
tion. Behr and Inman divided the work
most admirably. Bchr, the famous old
Yale star and interna ationalst, was the
captain OF tho situation when the pairs
clashed at the net He smashed at n
hurricane pace. tearing to tatters the lobbs
by which Hackett and Mahan vainly tried
20 dslodge him. II was a. deep court and
at driving that lnman made his mark.
Against such work as this, II was Hack
etts wonderful ability 20 pick out open
ings for passing shots that saved the long
third set for his side.
II was after that twenty-game session
had gone against them that Behr and In
man began 10 waver. Under Hacketts
commanding guidance. Mahan speeded up
his service, which had been going un-
usually well. This had the desired effect
OF holding Behr and Inman back. The CON
certed team work OF the Yale Columbia
veterans pulled them through many ught
places in the deciding set before they
scored e.. and took the valuable cups
which were offered outright 10 the winners