New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-20
LITTLE AND MATHEY WIN AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Play Dashing Lawn Tennis IN
Reaching Semi-FinaI Round.
LATTER DEFEATS T0UCHARD
Niles the Victim of Little, VINO
Scores Many Points by
Placement.

Placement.
Raymond d. Little, the shareholder In
the national doubles championship, and
Dean Mathey, the Princeton title holder,
won their places in the fifth round Of the
metropolitan lawn tennis championship
singles yesterday on the turf courts OF the
West Side Tennis Club, 23Sth street and
Broadway.
Little. with an case that was entirely
unex pected. defeated Nathaniel w Niles.
the Massachusetts state champion. III
straight sets, to the score Of "a, 6-l. This
was the feature match on the programme,
but 1t lasted scarcely an hour, as Little.
rated as No on the national list last
season, made a procession Of II once he
caught his stroke. leaving Niles, No. In
the ranking, far behind, as he reeled OFF
the last six games in regular order.
The point score Of this match created
considerable interest, as Little ia regarded
I'm the light OF a possible national cham
piOn this year. Not only did he earn his
points but his steadness was remarka BILE
The total points were: Little, 30; Niles, A.
passing strokes and % outs. IA nets and
double faults on service by Niles. At
no time was Littes service severe. and he
did not score a service ace. Niles. on the
other hand. worked terrific service, which
did small damage except to win two aces
for him. He scored II placed shots, / pass
and IS points on Little's outs and nets.
Both men elected to fight the match out
a driving. Swiftly PLAYED rallies, with Lit
tie cleverly changing pace or working a
singing 'cross-coUrt shot, always kept him
safely in the lead, and he was never in
danger.
Dean Mathey worked the crowd up to a
fine pitch Of enthusiasm as he defeated
Gustave +. Touchard 10 the score Of -.
2-6, 81. Mathey piled up a lot Of nets
and outs because Of his trying to shave
the side lines too closely and was not uni
rormly good overhead. still, the Princeton
boy had the fighting snap and dash all the
way. He scored the opening game of the
third set at love by clean placements or
passes. Mathey led al 4--2, when TOuchard
by "A tremendous effort carried the games
to f-all Then there were two long
deuce and vantage sessions with Mathey
UnhlUR liP sues LOT pass DlI HE lDIf-
hand that set the crowd 10 applsuding
His winning shot was a streaking cross
court that npped Touchard az he attempted
to gain the net
Little and Mathey are now coupled for
the semi-dnal bracket
The Illness Of A. II. Man, jr.. the Yale
star, caused the only open bracket in the
NTH round II he appears at o'clock this
afternoon he is 10 advance by a default
over Harold n. Hackett. Otherwise Hack
EFT is to take the court against {. X. +.
Andrews. the English player, TO determine
which will get into the semi-fnals.
BY good work three Of the pairs landed
in the seml-fnals Of the doubles. Harold
H. Hackctt and Walter Merrill Hall coup
ling with G. Frederick Watson. jr.. and
George l.. Wrenn. jr.. in the top half A
scratch pair, ". $. Sade and George VI.
Bodman. won in the lower half. Their
victory was one OF the features OF the day.
as they were opposed by father and son,
William Cunningham, who years ago capt
ured the championship OF Spain. and his
son. w. Dickson Cunningham. now a fresh
man at Yale The two generations" as
somebody dubbed them. played splenddly
bFIble AifN IfNilFu w. A'i' oNNA' - -
IS.
In getting past Benny Phillips and Or.
william Rosenbaum to the score OF 81.
90. Hackett, in one Of the rallies along
with Hall. his partner. gave his right ankle
a bad wrench He lmped the rest Of the
afternoon. but was able to continue.
The summary follows:
Metropolitan mems championship singles
Nathaniel W. Niles. q. 81: Dean Mathey
defeated Gustave F. Touchard, 10. -
a. Neal c. Stevens defeated Frank =, B.
Cested Wvlle G Grant, "a. Go. a.: g.
Frederick Watson, jr, defeated Hugh Tallant
Metropolitan mems championship doubles
thrst r5und)-F =. Fuller and A. ). Runyon
defeated Charles Edwards and G y. Joline.
hy default. Wylic G. Grant and l. Millens
burt defeated \. Elliott Ranney and d. Moore.
by default: Nathaniel W. Miles and Arthur 3
Dabney defeated George c. shafer and Lyle Z.
second round-Tarold H. Hackett and wal
ter Merrill Hall defeated BENJAMIN NJ; Phil
lips and Or. william Rosenbaum. 81, %;
Edgar " Leonard and Charles r. Leonard
defeated Frederick G. Bags and 5 Howard
yoshei 81 ct mann a. Frg r Ga,ea WSi'oH' a.
DSderer and F. Moore q. 81; wylLe 9
Grant and l. Mlens Burt defeated F. p
Fuller and \. ;. Runyon, O. d; RAYMOND
u. Little and Gustaye r. Touchard defeated
= W Peaslec and Cedric \. Major 60. 8--3;
Nathaniel W. Niles and Arthur :. Dabney de-
foated Or. Ewing TAYLOR and DR. Alfred stu,
man I'd by default: william Cunningham and
". Dickson cunning defeated \. II. Man. tr,
and Frederick e. Inman. by default; W. :
Slade and George NJ Bodman defeated Ed
ward C. Moen and Hugh Tallant. O.. ct
Third round-HaTold II. Hackett and Wal
ter Merrill Hall defeated Edgar W. Leonard
and Charles L. Leonard, g. 0-3: {. Fred
.rck Watson. r.. and George l. Wrenn. Jr,
defeated WyIle g. Grant and l. Millens Burt
ga d. ". s. Slade and George NJ. Bod
man defeated William Cunningham and W.
Dickson Cunningham. -. Is