New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-16
SHOW THEIR TRUE FORM
Little and Touchard finaIIv
Win Brilliant Victory.
DEFEAT BEHR AND INMAN
Former Champions Rally After
Losing Lead to Desperate
Opponents.

Spectacular volleying and SMASHING
spiced the match in which RAYMOND D
Little and Gustave +. Touchard won the
twin cups in the lawn tennis doubles vos
terday on the turf courts Of the Nassau
Country Club. at Glen Cove. Long Island
The former national champions easily
surpassed all Of their previous work this
season. They plucked victory out OF de.
feat after Kari II. Behr and Frederick e
Inman had led them at two sets TO one
finishing by the score Of 6-3. 4-6. Is
So, e.. II was match desperately
fought I'm every game. and with the total
tallies standing at "a games to % games
at the end and 149 points 10 liO
The singles was not brought TO a con.
clusion, as Little held a leading position
in this event as well as in the doubles. In
his semi-final match, which was decided
I'm the morning. Little defeated Walter
Merrill Hall al st 0-6, st Strange.
ly enough, in this match the winning
player scored the fewer games, as on the
total tally Hall led him at il games N r.
In the second set Hall had his foreband
shots going at tremendous pace and
Siinplg hllilliIldA'b lills' 'llpl'N dt i'lN-
ing and volleying He could not hold to
the speed however, and as he let down
Little came through to couple with Tou-
chard for the singles cup. This match
will be decided later this week.
Rarely have the courts IN the vicinity
of this city staged such a contest as that
I'm which Little and Touchard emerged
the victors The match was played at
time when the sun had broken through
the threatening clouds and a big gallery
surrounded the court. The linesmen were
Herbert l.. Pratt, Charles l.. Tiffany
Henry L. Batterman, w. Eugene Kimban
Felix n. Doubleday. Charles NJ Bull, jr,
Lyle F.. Mahan and Walter Merrill Hal.
with Walter l.. Pate officiating from the
chair
Touchard began the service. followed
by Behr, Little and Gnman. The frs,
break in the service came with Inman's
game, and as Touchard secured the next
IL gave Little and Touchard command
ing lead at Al in the first set Inman
steadied himself later on. so that hls
service was easily the best of the four.
as his aces on service were splendldly
brought off. Inman showed bis hand at
this in the eighth game as he discounted
Titles swift low volleys by taking the
game on aces after deuce hal twice been
called.
Behr opened the service in the second
set. but lost the game. as the crafty
Touchard tricked him by crossing shots
as he Jumped for the net II was then
that the tide turned, however. As Rehr
beat back Titles volleys by most
audacious overhead strokes. while In
mans picking out the holes sent the pair
ahead 10 lead Of 81 and So on games.
Little CALAMITY tried to break through
He was daring To the point OF reckless
ness, however. losing his service IN the
second sixth and tenth games.
II was I'm the third set that Inmans
service showed at its best. He scored IN,
first and fifth games at love. and as
Behr also took the third game al love IL
looked as II II was all over. so Ear as the
old champions were concerned Touchard
was woefully 'erratic in this set His
shots 10 the sides missed the alleys, ard
Il proved a procession for Behr and In
man all the way
The phenomenal ability Of Little as
general of the courts was demonstrated
I'm the fourth set. He inspired Touchard
to steadiness. while he outyolleyed Behr,
and by singing the ball 10 lnman's back
hand, the right side Of that player, he
managed 10 break through Inman's SER
vice for the first game. The old cham
pons lifted their racquet work 70 siz-
zling pace. forging 10 a lead OF 81. with
Little taking the fourth game al love,
the first that the old champions had taken
by such score Touchard, by wonderful
crossing shots against Behr, Likewise TOOK
the sixth game at love. Little ana
Touchard kept Behr from WORKING ms
terrific smashes In this set, and by beat
ing back the powerfully PLAYED VolleHs
OF the internationalist carried the tsiH
TO two sets all.
With both pairs working a terrific pace
the games fell evenly on service I'D 10
sail, in the fifth set. Then Little sent
Behr's service back across the net tor
crashing vOlleys. Both Behr and lnman
worked feverishly TO protect their cour,
Little kept finding the holes and scored
the game after one deuce on points. IL.
tie made good his own service IN tue
next game at love by volleying the re-
turns at a wnrlwind pace. This gave
the former champions the lead at o-S
and they finished out the victors. win
Touchard serving ably I'm the tenth game