New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-09
FAST MATCHES ON COURTS
Sound Games Played in Opening
Rounds for ACheIis Cup.
HEAT TOO MUCH FOR LARNED
Defaults in Singles, but to Play
in Doubles in Tourney
at Seabright.
rBy telegraph to The Tribune.

Seabright, n. J., July s.-Ranking players
Of the country met in the lawn tennis
singles for the AchelIs challenge cup here
to-day on the turf courts OF the Cricket
and Lawn Tennis Club. Karl VI Behr, Ma
thanieI w. Niles. Arthur S. Dabney. ir., and
LYLE e. Mahan were winners in stirring
matches, while Raymond u. Little and Ed
gar w Leonard advanced by defaults
Richard Stevens, the oldtime base line
player, retired in favor of Little, while O.
f. Touchard made way for Leonard. II
was the flashing racquet work OF Behr. the
former internationalist. and the strategic
driving OF the Harvard players, Niles and
Dabney. that held the attention OF the
spectators, the latter pulling out thrilling
threc-set match. He appeared TO be In
form to score leg on the cup, which will
not he defended by Melville II. Long, Of
California, against the winner OF the tour
n8mont.
william A. Larned. the national cham
plon, decided to default because Of the heat
His place I'm the singles was taken by A. T..
Thurber. the former Columbia star, who
was defeated in straight sets by Lyle T.
Mohan at Ga, 81.
Larned sgnifcd his intention NJ playing
in the doubles paired with Robert y. Wrenn.
the former national champion. AS a conse-
qucnce the two were advanced TO the semi
final round OF that event, receiving a bye
in the first round and then by default
over Dean Mathey and George NJ. Church,
jr.. of Princeton.
The best Of the singles was that in which
Dabncy defeated Frederick G. 1nman, the
former New York State and Metropolitan
champion, after three fast sets at p,
S.. O.. 1nman was successful In the
first set In forcing his low drives and vol
Ieys at close range II took Dabney full
set TO find out how TO meet the play. Then
he began 10 send the ball streakng along
the side lines as Inman came In. lie made
# impossible for Inmsn to block him Off
and the latter fought plucky uphill game
TO the end
Karl Behr smothered Robert lie Roy, the
former Columbia intercollegiate star, TO the
score Of Glove, 81 The famous Yale
veteran was at his old trick Of shortening
UP his game along the centre line. Then
he plunged for the net TO bring OF the
point by a smash or volley.
There was a stirring three-set match In
the doubles. in which Howard A. Plummer
and Bernon s. Prentice. a Yale-Harvard
combination, defeated G. Frederick wat
son. tr., and George l.. Wrenn, jr., at -
-. G-3. From their side OF the net Wat
son and Wrenn mixed up their lobbing and
smashing SO skilfully that even good de-
fence failed the opposing pair
Prentice started off the second set work
ing some splendldly played passes straight
through wrenn's side Of the court. lie was
helped out by the dependable lobblng OF
Plummer Al the critical stages Watson
threw away points by careless and erratc
racquet work. Wrenn at such times coached
his partner carefully 1t was the steadl-
ness Of Wrenn that held the second set TO
three deuces. for Plummer and Prentice
were several times within stroke OF TAX
ing II before they won. once the sets were
level Plummer and Prentice forced their
game and scored the winning set with the
loss Of only three games.
The summary follows.
Achelis challenge cup singles gnrst roln4)--
Kan n BNhr defeated Robert lie Roy. 90.
I. Iyls T. Mahsn defeated A Y. Thurber.
6-f. G-l, Nathaniel " Niles defeated George
NJ Church. II. 6-3 IS RAYMOND j.. LII"
defsatcd Richard stevens, by default. Arthur 5.
Uabncy. jr. defeated Frederick {. Imam. IS,
G-3. g, Edgar " LEONARD defeated Gustaye
Harrows-Crawford cup doubles Cnrst round
Howard a Piummer aud Eernon Prentice De
featod e Frederick Watson. y. and George J..
second round William A Isrned aud Robert
d Wrsun defeated Dean Msthey end George VI
church. r., by default