New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-21
Former Champion Wins Match
in Straight Sets.
POSTPONE THE DOUBLES
illness Of Bundy Necessitates
Delay Until To day in Play
ing Championships.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribun. !


or the DAY, and to add to the vexations
the sudden illness of Thomas c. Bundy.
which made the championship match in
the doubles impossible, the field Of the
all-ccmers tourna nent was brought down
TO thirty-three survivors to-day on the
turf courts Of the Casino. 1t was not &C
complished without considerable effort.
and when the last Of the matches was fin
ished the moon was brightly shining over
the picturesque Enclosure.
! In every way II was a strenuous day.
| Faced with the problem Of bringing the
competitors for the crown worn so long
and ably by William A. I-arncd into the
fourth round the loss OF the entire morn
ing was a serious handicap. II was finally
| arranged TO stage the match between
William J. Clothier and Edward Y.
Larned upon the championship court.
The selection proved a good one. for both
PLAYED brilliantly. with Clothcr. the
former national champion Of 1906, going
tie steadier to win at -. ca. 40.
Relatively Clothicr was outplayed. FOR
Larned. when he flashed TO the net for
| wonderful sessions OF smashing and VOL
leyiag. held Clothicr at his mercy for ~
placed shots 10 81. Unfortunately Larned
was unable to stand the gruellinG stralh'
and in his wavering he became errauc' so
that he made so outs and - nets to 50
and % respectively for ClotmcT. me
no,nt tallies Of the match were lJ' to 49,
The failure Of the doubles match 10 MA
terialize was bitter disappointment 10
many who had journeycd from iar anu
| resr to witness the Calfornians, Maurice
= NcI,oughlin and Thomas {. Bunny
meet RAYMOND u. Little and GustaVe r.
Toucbard. the defending champions Inc
hest that could be done. however was 10
schedule the match for tomorrow as IL IS
ovnectsd that Bundy will have recovered
bv that time.
Tho victory Of CIothier was not as con
vircinc ~ the return 10 form Of the old
cbaun,on as had been expected II was
vic etoadincse alone that saved him, lot
he WAS always at his best when larhco
was compelled 10 take breathing SpeH
On his game. IArned opened the service
in every set and the only time ne won II
was in the third when he cleverly passed
| Clotbier as the latter tried to get up TO
| the net.
| What came being near upset was the
victory OF Frederick G. lnman over .
| Howard Noshell by a score OF % -
e. the points being closer than the score
indicates Voshell brought off his fast
drives beautifully and kept lnman foollhg
| AZ q lively pace over his court retrieving
tho hall Then. to the surprise Of the gal
|
playing IS alwoys marvel Of accuracy,
disposed Of Dr. William ROsenbaum 10
| the score Of Ga Ga. 60.
| Another Of the competitions when
caused surprise and comment was that in
which George Peabody Gardner, IT. the
old Harvard star. disposed Of Alrick II.
Man. jr., the Yale captain, at 60, 81,
4-6. 6-3 Both Of the men made dash
ing attack on the net in this match.
Gardner was superior at volleying. how
ovov and he also held more steadily 20
nlaciug the ball on his line drives. At
| every point Man fought him 10 the limit,
ana the two held big section OF the gal
Ilarv on the court beside the theatre build
| ing.
| Maurice T. Mclaughlin. r. Morris Will
Jams. Walter Merrill Hall, Raymond II.
Little. Wallace +. Johnson, Nathaniel w.
| Niles and George NJ Church all preserved
| form bv coming through in straight sets.
! II was one OF the group Of CalifornianR
II r. Whiting, who played the lawn ten
nts marathon Of the day. In hve-set
match he defeated j. A. Williams By the
| core Of %. IS. GO. 12-1o, Eli. This
match Of seventy-two games, is one OF
the longest on record here. Whiting won
on phvscaI condition, for each was Oily
wildly stabbing at the ball When ne M
,ebed and when that time came the moon
had begun 20 shine over the Casino courts
Il is exnected that unless Bundy suffers
further from his illness the championship
match in the doubles will be played TO-
marrow morning. Bundy's bracket in the
fourtb round was the only one lett Open
and he will be required to meet waiter -
PATE the former Cornell crack foIo"ihs
Its doubIes match tomorrow II ne Is
O., condition 10 play. Bob Wrenn IS at
| terontine 10 rush the tournament 10
conc,rs,on by next Monday morning
| The summaries follow
National lawn tennis singles Gha, ra'T61
/ st,iD. ali comers' turnament (second r0uiE'
! ~, ,ton porter. New York, deieslcG =; ~
/ - 30. I'd CO. 6-1 GO; W. NJ nan
| ~ S,u. w defeated H. w. Stness, ROY
| 49,, nv default: r. -. Gate"o0d; - q =
| Jcfeai.d H. G Smith, PniIadelp9'"it vo,er
az g 60: Clifton 70. Herd a hHe,ft,,
! Injected i II. Weber chicago, by 1eISui ~
| W. Va ceabury New York, defeated II -
| T. - philadelphia. I5-l3 e. - -
| '"o, II Man. tr, Yale, defeated u: ~ o.
| tIt,L,,,an + os Angeles, Cd. O., ~, -
] - - Gardner. Boston, defeated a. -; ' H1Io
| Oh tadeInhia 6. Go, 60 y. w. 800 80,
| p"tt,n drfeated f. S. II. Pendeigas'; T ,t,
DosSo'c "a al. Cd: r. Evans. jr;, PhiIa-
! tInf, defeated walter Roberts HartIoGn'
% G-1; S. Henshaw, Proyl1Ien,gI,,.
| Itl,tod - & Wright. Boston Dy uelduIli
| V,iiif,,,, Rosenbaum, New YORK. oeicat. %.
| ~, - Bournc, New York g G., - p'
| Richard stevens. Hoboken' oeisntnu y u
Jones. st. Louis, Co; ~ 8 Brown.
n }G, Nf ps P Tt1cket. defeated 8 Miller: ]r;
| DTnbcrst 81. e. 81; u. W. Ieasi.e'
Norfolk. Conn. defeated A. L. DeVe1si ~
| Boston. Go Cd, g.; william Il inscomb'
| Short IIuls. y. j., defeated a. ", pate
Tew york. defeated H. Il. Boyer Phiade ds
! nbia 90 60 81: 7. c. Bunny; ~
| kn@eles defeated r. L. Bags. New IN IN
| Nv default. 6. NJ Church, New forA'e n
| festcd ] G. Nelson. Concord, -; DO
| "a. G-3. 6. Mexican. PhiauecPa' 90
| feaied ". r. Grouse. Detroli ss,ed A s
6--8; g. 8 Cutting Boston, Seit 20 "a;
| u " Register. philadelphia. defeated T. r.
! Terrcy. Utica e., g, % n,.uadeIntia.
| Third round-Craig Biddle. PhdiaIe'ee o
| defeated r. g. Maynard. Boston; -, de-
! 6-I: r. y. Williams fnliIi"e "a d
| featod Seaton Porter. New VOTE; y ID
81. W. H. Hall. New York; deiee'e@1 20. cIif-