New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
WORLDS CHAMPION AT
RACQUETS IN DEFEAT
Beaten by SOuter in Trying to
concede Three Aces in 9
Handicap Match.
WILLIAMS OFF HIS GAME
,.w York Breaks Even with
Philadelphia in First Half
of the Intercity
Match.
WILLIAMS OFF HIS GAME
,n. rol.rrnnh 70 The Tribune. ]

o.uaSephia, Jan. l6.-Ine nome prayers
han held their own at racquets in
no'e .o,,rt Of the Racquet Club here to-day.
ne starter Philadelphia broke even with
W w. vork in the first OF the intercity
.,.hss with the Racquet and Tennis Club,
n s later on Jock Souter professional at
=. ,ocsi club, won easily in handicap
..,cb from Charles Williams, Of England,
,ha worlds champion, who recently defeat
1 a csorge Standing in New York.
n u-ruians conceded three aces, and Souter
N ...sntlng his odds at the start Of each
NJ ssr,s had no trouble in winning at l5-6,
r. lE7. In the form the men displayed
,sis afternoon souter would have beaten
"a, onponent even, although in justice TO
,bs Briton It may be said that he was hard
,v himself, because Of a severe cold on his
host which prevented him from talking
s,arcely above a whisper
George Brooke, who had distinguished
himself in the intercity contest earlier in
me afternoon, was referee, while +. {.
Tompklns, head professional at the home
club did the marking.
From the moment the men began to play
Il was apparent 10 all that Souter was on
his game. He had great speed and frequently
scored with brilliant smashes that bafned
the champion. 1t did not seem TO matter
rom what angle the ball came, Souter
always was ready. On the other hand,
Williams was slower than usual, frequently
being caught mapping on soft" ones that
souter dropped with a cut close 10 the
teltale.
williams won the toss and started in TO
serve in the opening game, but he was
hand out an instant later. Souter then pro-
ceeded to supplement his gift OF aces
with as many more as a result Of fine
play and two misses by the champion. In
fact. Williams did not succeed in scoring
until the fourth hand, when he counted
three times, twice on places and once on
service. In the meantime Souter had not
been idle, for at the end Of the same inning
the Philadelphian had II points to his credit.
He counted again in the fifth hand, and
ran out the game on his next session in
the service box, the final count being Is
10 6.
The second game was much like the first
souter assuming a commanding lead in the
second hand and always having command
Of the situation thereafter. The collection
due TO a variety of fine shots, including
three aces on placement. The score stood
II TO in Souter's favor al the end Of the
fifth hand In the next Williams added one
on place. and then followed one of the
longest rallies of the match, which finally
ended with Souter putting the champion
out. The Philadelphia won the game in
the next hand with run Of 4.
II looked as If the third and last game
was going to be the most one sided Of the
match. Souter failed to add to his start Of
three aces, while Williams got one. only 10
lose his hand on short place by the light
aired Souter. The last named then scored
five aces, the first on service, three on plac-
ing and the next on a miss by his op-
ponent. Three more in the third hand ran
the total up TO II to ! in Souter's favor.
Williams braced sufficiently TO score. four
times in the fifth hand on misses by Sou
ter. but these were the last points credited
10 the champion. who surprised the gallery
by making a double fault in the seventh
hand. souter won the game and match
moment later with a superb get.
FIRST GAME.
souieT iiitS-'' ...........S . I as
Aces by service-Wiliams. 3: by opponents
mss: by placing, 2. Aces by service-sou-
ter o. by opponents miss .; by placing, ?.
SECOND GAME.
vSH}Sdi %iiiiam.........:::: &fG ia &
Aces by service-souter. .: by opponents
miss 4; by placing. 6 Aces by service-will-
iams' /; by opponents miss. 2; by placing, g.
THIRD GAME
SsHiSli %}iiiam..::::::::: ii::,:::: 9 Q K 1-14
Aces. By servlce-souter 81 by opponents
miss. 4; by placing, 4 Aces by service-Wlll-
ians, o: by opponents miss, 8. by placing l.
Referee-George Brooke. Marker-F. c.
Tompkins.
Because of the late arrival Of the New
York train there was considerable delay in
starting the intercity four-handed contest.
1t 80 happened that neither Reginald Fincke
nor Lawrence Waterbury were available,
conse quently ]. Gordon Douglas and w.
Stackpole played as New York's first team,
while Payne Whitney and Milton S. Barger
were known as the second team.
The fun began with Barger and Whitney
playing against w. NJ Tilden and Walter
Thayer. Philadelphia's second couple. Con-
ditions called for best four out Of seven
games. Edgar Scott was referee and John
Friel marker
IT took the New Workers a couple Of
hands TO get going but after that the
Philadelphians never had chance. Whit
ney was as steady as a rock. while Barger
never appeared TO better advantage. his
service being particularly effective. The
visiting pair only allowed their opponents
four points by the time the first named ran
out the game in the fourth hand
Puzzling service combined with difficult
shots along the side walls had the home
pair at such disadvantage in the next
game that the best they could get was 3
aces. The New York combination scored
six times on service and eight on misses
by the opposition. Thayer seemed out of
practice and unable to do himself Justice.
Barger and Whitney smothered their op-
ponents in the third game, but Thayer and
Tilden made their best stand In the fifth
set-to, showing more speed than at any pre-
vious stage. In this way they gathered I'm
nine aces in the first two hands, but that
ended their scoring.
The disappointment from a Now York
point Of view resulted IN the showing made
by Douglas and Stackpole against George
Brooke and Wilson Potter. Brooke, for
mer champion, likewise a fine player when
on his game. had not expected to take part
this year. but as his club was short eof
strong players the old time fullback was
prevailed upon 10 help out. How well he
helped ont was shown to the sorrow Of the
New Workers. for the home pair won the
match four games 10 one.
Douglas. admittedly one OF the most brill
liant of the New York racquet players, is
better at singles than the four handed
game. stackp0ie was also at disadvanI
tage, missing frequently. Furthermore the