New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-11
OLYMPIC Games x Golf x Other Sports
TIGERS WIN TWO MATCHES
Make Good Showing Against
West Side Tennis Club Team.
CRAGIN AND INMAN LOSE
Tiff and Kuhn Bring About Re-
markable Form Reversals
on Courts.

Princetons lawn tennis team won two OF
the series OF nine matches against the team
of the West Side Tennis Club yesterday on
the field at 23Sth street and Broadway
Henry ~ Tiff ir, and w S. Kuhn scored
for the cOlleslans and brought about re-
markable reversals. Tiff, who made a
campaign OF several OF the leading tourrn-
ments last season, defeated William b.
Cragin. IT,, the eth Regiment champion
and former Long Island title holder, after
three sets. at 80, 6-3. -. Kuhn also
took three sets to defeat Frederick {. In
man, the former New York state champion
by a score OF %. "a. Ct Altogether. the
Princeton players acquitted themselves adj
mirably The tally was : matches 10 ,, 10
sets to s. and a total Of l25 games 10 Il
The first match off Ill the singles brought
Dean Mathey, the Princeton captain.
against Gustaye +. Touchard. Playing up
to the net in nimble fashion and driving
prettly for his placed returns, Mathey
scored the first set at 6-l. Then Touchard
opened up his volleying game. He was in
clined to be erratic, frequently sending the
ball into the net or out OF court. lie stead
led at the critical stages in the game,
however. and won both the deciding sets
by 6-l scores.
Raymond d. Little, VINO began his lawn
tennis career which led to national titla
on the courts at Princeton. experienced
some difficulty with e. r. Butler, the sec
ond string OF the Tiger team, before Little
won. at S., 81. Butler displayed shitty
game He brought of the most unexpected
shots against the veteran Little in the hrsl
set Then he had shade of luck in the
rallies at close range. 50 that the games
fell 10 deuce twc. before Little took the
set After that it was easy sailing tor
Little, and he scored the second set with
the loss or only one game.
BY all odds the hardest, swifteSt driver
on the Princeton side proved 10 ie Harry
INT. lie was alert. and intercepted all OF
W!ll Cragin's shots that were calculated for
passes Likewise. I've kent Craein on tho
move and the latter was compelled 10 DO
MS best sprgad-eaGliug over the court Al
ter each had won set Cragin opened the
third with = lead Of 3-loye. II was then
that Tint, by changes of pace and a timely
Ion, APPEARED to lie tIdglu : strokes into
knots. He worked skilfully and so v'll
that he caught Cragin al all, and won the
match At -.
In the doubles Little paired with Harold
n Hackett tie former national champion,
and the two smothered the intercollegiate
champion pair. Mathey and g. T. Butler.
At 6-love. 81 Touci ard paired with Lyle
T.. Mahan against Tiff and Kuhn. finally
defFatlnE thom at -, o., -. IN iIl0
match Mahau was At his worst overhead.
and he repeatedly drove over tn" lines
TCuchard was also unsteady He managed
to brace Up at the critical points, however,
20 that tho two scored n match which went
through n lengthy series of deuce and van
taCo games
The scores follow:
Princeton W West side Tcnni, club. singles
Gustaye T. Touchard. West SIDE. defeated Dean
Nathcv Princeton. I-6. 81 . !. RAYMOND
u Little Wet side defeated g. T Bgr'r.
Princeton S. 81. W :. Kuhn. Princeton.
defeated Fredcrich G.. Inman. West side -.
G-4. G-4 Henry y TINT y. Princeton. a"teaL-
ed William y. "raGiu. Jr., Wet side. -. '.5
-. George g. Shafer. West side. defeated
Allen Tobey, Princeton. G-3. g. Ross bur
chard. West Side defeated J. A. H. Mago.n
Princeton. 6-l. 81
Doubles-Hsrod H. Hacksit and Raymond y.
Little, West Side defeated Dean Mathey ana
& T. Butler Princeton. 50. 81. Lyle
Mahan and Gustayc =. Touchatd. West SIDE.
,,T"aJed Henry y. TINT Jr. and ". 5 kuhn.
Princeton. G-2 -. g. George .. Shafer and
william y. Cragin. j., VEST Side. defeated
Allen Tobey and J. A. II. Magoun. Princeton.
g.. 1l-9
Gustave i. Touchard the holder OF tho
Drcuv lawn tennis championship cup IN the