New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
RACQUETS OF THE BEST
Williams and SOuter Capture
Fast Four-Handed Match.
WIN FOUR OF FIVE GAMES
Standing and Rodgers Go Down
to Defeat After Making
Brilliant Stand,

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Four-handed racquets Of the liveliest
kind attracted a large as we'll as an ap-
preciative gallery TO the court OF the
Racquet and Tennis Club yesterday after
oeoo The entertainers were Charles Will
fans. OF England, the worlds champion.
and. incidentally, tho American champion
and Jack Souter. the Philadelphia profess
sional on one side against George Standing
and Edward Rodgers, representing the
home club on the other. The visitors won
by games TO !.
In the matter OF points IT was case OF
"a for the victors as against ~ for the
losers. the first named pair scoring on
service. l6 on placing and 30 on opponents
misses. Standing and Rodgers counted ~
times each on service and placement ana
were credited with p points on misses py
their opponents. Williams and Souter won
as follows: 1872. 14-l7, 15-6, l5-A, l5-S. q.
From a competitive point of view the
playing Of the first two games marked the
best part Of the match. In that period the
home players made their best stand. After
that the champion and his partner put on
so much speed that the points were tailed
in rapid sequence
NJ. s. Patton, as usual, acted as referee
while Vincent Ellis attended to the mark
ing Among those present were II. /. Wht-
ney. Payne Whitney, Harry Holbrook, FOX
hall P. Keene, Alfred l. Norris, w. +.
Burden, Pierre Lorillard, James Brown.
Reginald Brooks. e. A. Mccullough, D. b.
Underhill, z. Davis. Harry La Montague
Maurice La Montague, Charles e. sanos'
d. c. Clark, II. p. Case, Louis e. Stoddaro'
Devereux Emmett, c. T. Emmet, Louis La
roaue, sherman Day, j. r. Steers, Milton
S. Barger, D. a. sherman and L. Dodge
Frank Forester. the Lakewood Tofesslohal
who taught Jay Gould how to play court
tennis, was also an interested spectator.
Many of those who saw yesterdays Iour-
HANDED contest are planning to run over
10 Philadelphia on Saturday to see Williams
and souter clash in handicap match' anu
incidentally, TO take in the first half OF th'
intercity match between Philadelphia anc
New York. In the professional AFFAIR VIII
Jams will attempt TO give Souter tnre'
aces. The champion will leave for Bostot
after his Philadelphia engagement, as h'
Intends 10 play in the first named city OF
Sunday and Monday. He Will then return
10 New York, and will sail for England
one week from to-day.
| Williams and Souter opened the first game
with souter serving. The visitors scoreu
twice. when the hand was out on miss
by Williams. The home pair counted one
or more aces for six consecutive hands
standing doing most of the effective WORK
for his side. on the other hand, the visit
ing couple sent the ball TO the corners for
SO many difficult gets that Standing and
anf
ming out the game in the seventh inning.
Williams and Souter were blanked in their
first two hands Of the second game, where
as the home pair got five aces, one III the
first and four in the second Williams was
not as accurate as usual I'm this game, but
his partner had a world of speed. At the
~ end of the seventh hand the score stood
u-S in favor Of Standing and Rodgers
Two blanks followed for both Sides ana
then the visitors, by clever placing anu
speedy service. ran the count up to l4-aii'
The hardest playing of the match then en-
sued. but Standing and Rodgers got the
necessary three aces.
From that point the speed of the visiting
pair became greater, and In this respect
the work of Souter did not suffer in com
harrison with his famous partner. They
nroved a great combination. finishing the
third game in the fourth hand with run
of 10 Souter scored two of the aces on
service.
The fourth and fifth games were repeti'
tions of the third, only trife more de-
cisive. At the end Standing stated that
Williams and Souter played the fastes'
kind of racquets toward the end. soutel
and the champion tried an occasional fancy
stroke. but as rule they stuck strlctiy 10
business.
FIRST GAME. ,r
Standing and Rodgers. ........ . x
Aces by service--williams and soutsr' II bS, by
seryice@standing and Rodgers, ?; by placing
4; by opponents miss. G.
SECOND GAME
M5lliams sansins snS sns Rodsers
Aces by servlce-wiiams and Souter, ?; by
placing. &: by opponents miss. o.. Aces 6y ser
vlce-standing and Rodgers 6; by piacinS' D.
THIRD GAME.
Standing and Rodgers '.'..'.''.'''' ,o-1S
Williams and souter. .'''''''''','.' l ~ ,''
Aces by service-Standing and Rodgers z; by
placing 2; by opponents miss, 2, Aces Dy ser SET
vice-Williams and souter, g. by placing !; by
opponents miss, II.
FOURTH GAME.
williams and souter. ......'.''.'..'' i 2 -lo
Standing and Rodgers. ........'.'''' U x
Aces by service-WiIiams and souter. o; by
placing, 4; by opponents miss, H. Aces by ser
FIFTH GAME.
Williams and Souter. ............-.s . q DO
Standing and Rodgers. .........'..'' x
Aces by service-Williams and souter, 2; by
placing 5: by opponents miss, B. Aces by ser
vice-standng and Rodgers 0; by placing l.
Referee-M. s. Patton Marker-Nincent ElIls.