New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-08
HONORS CO TO WILLIAMS .
Boy Beats Little After Two
Long. GrueIIlng Sets.
M'LOUGHLIN ALSO WINS
Easily Eliminates Mahan IN
Lawn Tennis Singles on
Crescent Courts.

match against EavmoDd Z. Little. the
~a1kinc veteran yesterday IN the fifth
sound Of Tho Now York state champion
e1'r singles on tire turf courts Of tn
'-escert Athletic club AZ Bay Ridge.
Tn tall youth. who has recently captured
-ne Pennsylvania STATE and national clay
COR, titles eliminated the former holder
of 1s NON vo-k state honors after Two
-ru,uiug sets 20 los and 80
Tho Performance of Williams was the
.eu-auou a ,he DAY in which both the
singles ana doubles were brought level n
..e .eiul-hua, rounds. He displayed splen-
.j1 fChtire qualities along with perfect
inning or mis- shots once he got into a.
tor. This was nor until Little had led
riu at 81 orr came~ n the first set. As
,. bcyl. 900 lycrI0u' Little t0e crowd Of
$500 thousand spectators vent Wild with
enthusiasm fUs brilliantly placed re-
-u-u. re,~- failed for applause fo~ NO
....~l, o,.tn,aysd Dis veteran oppoueD'.
o.. course. enc .Vo PLAYERS from the Pa
.-ac coast. Thomas C. Rundy and Maurice
.. .-t-sct,on Fun0y. IN arriving n the
--rI-97a defeated Frederick c. Bags
80 So SIS without being extended NC
.vgh'ir took the measure OF Lyle f
l1anan e. t-i Go in much the same
name .herebv coupling with his mate
iron California for the anal The two
.,fH meet this afternoon a. O'Clock. me
eo-cefr.' Passing strokes o. walter her-
SIN Hall also advanced him. as ne lis
..ogcd OF Charles " Bull, IT,. the Crescent
.te- az 5-3. 6-5.
NicIoughlin and Bundy also performed
well an the doubles The challensers TOT
the national championship met Howard
Plr-nue- and Bernon s. Prentice. a
combination II Yale and Harvard vet
Grams defeating them a. a. -. Ihe
Pacific Coas. pair will meet O.. Frederick
Watson. ,r and Charles r Leonard for
the fna, this afternoon. following tneir
singles contest
Tho Other iuO-sssIre match ~ the
doubles was thai ir which Ksrl u. Behr
and Frederick G.. I1man disposed o.
George NJ Bodnan and x :. Slade a.
o. - The steadinsss and resourcefO-
ness OF the losing pair caused their op-
ronents considerable trouble. lnman
rorehand came 20 the rescue several times
Fan the last set earning aces by sizzling
cross court shots a. critical times
There was considerable conjecture
among the critics as to the showing Will
Jams made agaius+ Little. L was the
FIRST tine n the tournament that the
young player had met one OF the seasoned
veterans and one skllful al al OF the
manoeuyres Of the courts. Williams
opened with the service speeding the bail
81 well that ne took the game a. love.
r. was an suspicious beginning Few OF
Tho crowd were surprised however, when
Little then proceeded 10 run hve games
or the reel 70 lead al 5-l. A. tais stage
little made the most % his service
games. Re gave the bail an outside twist
when playing 70 Wilhsmss lefthand
lo-,rt which forced me boz wide OF pos
zion allowing Little 20 pass or the op-
posi.e side Having gradually attained
20 his speed Williams began coming up
~ the net There b. blocked Of Mttle'z
sbots As Tho younEster began 20 oUtplsy
Little Dy clea1lv PLAYED place shots
the crowd cheered him Oh. Finally
with Lirtle serving IN the tenth
zane. Williams carried II Oy straight
volleys after the points had touched al
deuce. i vas a run OF 1--WE straight
games fo- him. the games falling 70 all.
The next six games followed service.
AAttle came plunging in 10 the net behind
lis own service always trying for voleyed
passes l. was test Of WillisnEs skill
His faultless timing o. his shots at this
stage proved him 10 b OF the top fight
in this country. He picked out the far
corners OF ths court, getting the ball past
Little often enough 10 worry him. Little
uncovered hts side lines TOO much or the
eighteenth game as he followed Up his
.ervice L was Williams opportunity,
and he flashed the ball through for passes
10 win the set a. 10--s
Carefully working mis- half volleys Little
Scored the first two games q the second
set H failed 10 hold tho advantage
however. a. Williams crafty began 20
change pace. Then q peculiar change
came as Little steadied himself 20 break
down the others service From the third
10 the ninth game each alternately lost
his service-s run OF seven games. VIII
iarus was the first 10 overcome this, a. IN
the eleventh game he placed so as TO make
Little take long reaches for his shots,
which resulted IN Little never getting the
ball safely back across the net Williams
likewise forced position In the next game.
taking the final point as Little slapped the
ball into the net on a difficult return.
throughout the match Williams displayed
SPLENDID qualities Of courage, and is re-
zarded as a probab!s nnalist when the
PLAYERS compete at Newport later In the
month
The points Of The games IN gets follow
FIRST SET.
+SI2e:+s+S4l4i4ls+ &c 10
Little
SECOND SET.
Williams ....is44242+54ss
Umpire-Harold II. Haekett.
The summary follows
New YORK state championship singles Gifth
round)--Thomas G. Burdy defeated Frsderick
in defeated Lyle T. Mahsn. 81, SO; Wal
ter Merrill Hall defeated Charles NJ. Bull. r.,
"a ga r. Norris Williams defeated Ray
fnon6 o. Little. 10--s, 10.
New York state championship doubles f'hird
roundo-Howard a. Piummsr and Bernon 5.
Prentice defeated Richard Il Palmer and Dr.
Fourth round-Karl y. Behr and Frederick
a.. Inman defeated George " Bodran and W
slade. Ga ID. Watson 81, Washeu-n
ara Lgie 2 Mshan defeated Airiek II. Man.
n and L. . Woodbury.. by default; Maurice
y Mclaughlin and Thomas C. Bundy de-
tssted Howard 4; Piumrner and sernon :.