New-York tribune., 1912-08-16
FavOriteS Reach SemI-FinaI
Round by Two Set Matches.
WILLIAMS'S STYLE STUDIED
The Result of Years of Coach
ing Shown in This Lawn
Tennis Tourney.
- Talts-apa 70 Tho TtIbuue


final round Of the Meadow Club cup sin
giles failed 70 materialize to-day Speeding
up his game az Il not wishing TO waste
time Nathaniel w. Niles .reeled on twelve
games In order 20 defeat Frederick &.
Co.ston. the Maryland state champion.
al Go 50. Then Edward T. Larned
eliminated Harold y Nickerson. by the
score o: 81. s.. while Wallace r. John
son displayed signs Of being approximate
ly in form. which carried fer him the
place Of No. on the national ranking
list three years ago. as he defeated Al
fred 5. Dsbney at e-5. 81.
The same prevalence OF two set matches
prevailed In the doubles. in which William
J. Clothier and George Peabody Gardner.
Jr. the recent winner ~ the Eastern
championships al LongWoOd. and Wallace
J. Johnson and e. Frederick Watson. j..
drew into the semi-iinal round, the former
at tho top and the latter at the bottom.
During the day the mixed doGbles We're
begun. and that with the consultations
forging toward Il conclusion. marked the
high water mark OF the tournament. Tho
committee kept matches moving along 50
trat at the close of tho lay thirty-eieht
results had been chalked NJ on the cards.
The programme was ably carried out.
with the singles holding tine courts in the
morning and the doubles in the afternoon.
Niles. IN what was the curtain raiser,
smothered COlston in = fashion not ac-
eordipg TO the ethics o. the game, for the
courtesies Of lawn tennis favor allowing
srar.
Following this contest came Williams and
, Gardner. The yOuthf-l clay court cham
/ pion started with the same easy grace 50
characteristic OF his playing upon the
courts He not only had the fashionable
gallery watching him. but also the entire
group Of leading wielders % the racquet
for his style and command II tn ball
have created one OF the unusual stirs
which have caused more than one OF the
[ aspirants for william a. Larued's crown
20 look upon the youth who mas burst
like meteor into the lawn tennis drma-
nent as a dangerous rival
Although he failed 10 win Gardner com
PEELED Williams 10 extend himself In the
second set Gardner fought. stnbbornly
as might a swimmer drawn toward the
vortex oG a whirlpool. bar there was no
escape u was the craftiest cunning that
has been seen on American courts in
many day II was stated by one ~ the
critical observers that his maEolyr-s had
been drilled into Williams by the racquet
masters Of Europe He spent hours IN
constant practice under the tutelsge oI
professionals until he makes the moves
/ in the game with a machlu" like accu-
racv which is bound TO bring tie inev!-
table result-the point. Burke. ono of the
| foremost wielders OF the racquet abroad
( has coached him considerably.
! Williams has devoted himself TO lawn
tennis exclusively since lie was nine years
/ Of age. and every move that lie makes
, IS not the result Of spontaneous move
ment. as with the Americans who have
| FOR the most part been selt-taught, but
each play has been mapped out number-
/ less times. II s. agreed by all OF the
experts assembled here that he Is one OF
] the most astounding performers ever seen
! In action on the courts OF tAis country.
: He is a prodigy whose proficiency IS
amazing, and he Is assurediy steered
straight for the national chanpionship.
a. no great distant date.
/ Gardner opened Rith the service IN hI-
match against Williams only to be the
victim OF the youngsters wonderful drives
ulou. the sides after tho points once
1 touched at deuce. IN the second game
Gardner tried few tricks which worked
90 well that Williams was caught nap
ping by the seemingly guileless returns
and dropped the same Ihe only otheI
game that Williams lost In this set v%t
-be ffth In which Gardner followed the
hail up 10 tie net and worked 30 steadily
that he did not allow Williams TO taly.
The summary follows
Meadow club cup singles ,hfth rognd)--
| ~afraniei W. Niles defeated FREDERICK G Cob
| ston. SO, Go. EDWARD = Ls'Tnsi aeleA'sa :,
| Harold Eickerson. 6-1. %. Wallace +
rnhrsor defeated Alfred :. Dabney. Gs. e
| ~ Norris Williams defeated George Peabody
Gardner. jr. g, 7.5.,.,,,,,. ,c-.. r,,n,-
Alrick II. Man. jr ard e. W; Ieasie- de
go 81 &gE alPh i bh4 sA-SS and 'Ha HsrHeT As by 0g d.
| SsTIt. Henry W. slocum aud Seton Porter De
feaied A. H, Hyde and F. u HYDE. e. g. g.,
SsSsy Sstnsy and and sxatSsne sSSii Mics
Henry y. TINT, jr. ana James r.l-Ssr,a lzwrchee
| Colsion defeated william MeXim and J. II
Larkin Ga. o-3.. ~ go.
! rGund-HON1IQ -
pa,non s prentice defeated Alrick II Man
- .nd u. W Peasee. 81. 60. craig Hid
die and II. Norris Williaine defea'ea hslpi
T. Bsggs ana Allen Tobey, s-2 81; sicors,
p.sbodV Gardner jr and William J. Clothiel
dsfsat.d Henry W Siocum and seton Porter
"a 40; Edward = Larned and Charles II
Teonard defeated Colket Gamer Gnd sha" hc
Eean G-3 6-2: Nathaniel ". Niles and Al
frad 9 Dabney defeated Joseph II Catpshts!
I'D Alexander Thayer, 81. 81; Wallace y
Johnson and {. Frederick Watson, j. &c dS
. aha nj ~.
ston "a, Ga; George N. Church ana and Wen We,
delI Kuhn defeated ". W Hoppin ana sam
uei A Beardsley, e %. ,,.-,-., On,
Third round-Georgc Peabody Gardner an
wilian ]. Clother defeated Edward /. Lar
ned and Charles r. Leonard, 81, 50 "el
Iaoe s johnson and g FREDERICK Nsson y.
defeated George 81 Church ana "ehdeh NUM-
Wixed doubles (nrst round Miss J.
| wright end Edward J.. Larned defeated Als
fnu'se Trevor aud william MeKim, O.
q -. Miss J. Robbins and Craig Biddie d.
Se,t.d Miss Cook and X Livingston. %
7-5; Miss Kane and Clarence flsher ae
: son T. los. Sc Miss Coster and f. w
P~ssieo defeated Miss Condor and d; "
nti,rorth. rs, IS; Mr. and Mrs. william
! Clothier defeated Mics Hyde and Alex
sd W NJ. Tilden defeated mrg Z. l.. smitl
snd Al Hamilton. C-l G-3; Mrs. q. b
~ and Charles r. Leonard defeated ME-
! = sands and wallace +. Johnson. Ct. p-1
. / l,iss TSjsseu and Heary Torrance. jr.. dc
, yantcd Miss Black and W. Chambers. 81
al Mrs MarAhall Mclean and Lyle
Mshan defeated Mrs. T. Morris Carnesf
and Howard Brohaw G-i. 6-2
second round--Mrr. Reginald Brooks an.
J v,sderick &. Colston defeated Miss Blani
ard clarence Fisher Oy default; Arf. Mar
shall Mclean and Lyle T,-rncs +, M%nsn qe'.slt1
al. Mrs. BaTger Wallsch and Watson
: Washturn defeated Mrs. l. Johnson sn'
George NJ. Church 6-z s.Sas,sd ~. hryt yt,,,