Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-09
BILLY LARNED IS
BACK ON COURTS
With Wrenn, Jr., as a Partner,
Old Master Wins in the
Doubles.

SEABRIGHT, July civilian A.
Larned, of Summit, the Nestor of the |
American lawn tennis courts, made
his appearance in the doubles at the
tournament of the Seabright Lawn
Tennis and Cricket Club yesterday.
The famous wielder of the racquet
paired with George L. Wrenn, jr.,
and the two defeated II. II. Whit
man, the younger brother of the for
mer champion, Malcolm D. Whitman
and Lyle e. Mahan. The victory of
the veterans came in straight sets, at
"a 6-3.
The playing of Larned had the eff
feet of putting all else in eclipse for
the afternoon. To the delight of the
fashionable gallery the men who won
their laurels on the courts a decade
ago played the old-fashioned game OF
lob and then dash for the net for
slashing session at volleying.
Larned lobbed high and deeply. The
ball landed within inches of the line
as if drawn to the mark by magnet.
It was the kind of high tossing of the
ball that forced Whitman and Mahan,
who, by the way, were substituted for
Walter Merrill Hall and Robert LIE
Roy, far behind their base line. With
their opponents backed off nearly 100
feet, it afforded Larned and George
Wrenn all the time in the world to
get into position for the return shot.
In the rallies, for the younger men
did not shirk their work, the smash
ing of George Wrenn and the wonder
fully alley shots of Larned kept their
side in the lead. The certainty with
which Larned brought off his vol
leyed shots for passes and his gen
eral accuracy kept the spectators in a
hubbub of applause. Altogether the
match was easily the most interesting
of the day.
Another doubles, closely contested,
that had the element of a reversal
in its outcome, was that in which
George NJ. Church and Dean Mathey,
respectively Princeton champion and
ex-champion, defeated Watson M.
Washburn and Gustave F. Touch
ard. at 4-6. CO, 6-2.
The smoothly working team action
of the Princeton pair was never at
fault. When they moved up for
volleying exchange, Touchard's
choppy crossing strokes were
blocked, and there was not an inch
of opening in their court. The vic
tory brought Church and Mathey
into the semi final round
Howard A. Plummer, the former
Yale captain, paired with Charlie
Bull, of the Crescent Athletic Club,
and the two won place in the semi
final round. They defeated William
J. Clothier and George Peabody
Gardner, who are out for the eastern
championship title this season. in
straight sets, at 60, 81 The time
ly lobbing of Plummer, backed up by
the whirlwind smashing of Bull,
carried this match.
The singles resulted in a triumph
for the younger players. Washburn,
Gardner, Touchard and Pell all
landed in the semi-final round.
Washburn outplayed Clothier, the
former national champion at the net,
winning at Cd, Cd. Pell smoth-
cred Raymond D. Little at 6-1, 81,
as the former internationalist was
having an off day. Touehard's swift
cross courts proved too much for
Alfred S. Dabney, who went down
after three sets, at 4-6, "a, 6-3.
The summaries:
Achelis challenge cup, mems singles
first round)-Theodore Roosevelt
Pell defeated Lyle F.. Mahan, by de-
fault.
Second roundr-Watson M. Wash
burn defeated William ]. Clothier,
Ga, Cd; George Peabody Gardner
jr., defeated Frederick c. Inman,
2--6, 6--3 6--3; Gustave F. Touch
ard defeated Alfred S. Dabney, 4-6.
Cd, 6-S; Theodore Roosevelt Pell
defeated Raymond D. Little, 81,
81.
Mems doubles first round)-Will-
lam A. Larned and George l.. Wrenn
jr., defeated II. H. Whitman and
Lyle E. Mahan, Ga, 6-3.
Second round-George NJ. Church
and Dean Mathey defeated Watson
NJ. Washburn and Gustave F. Touch
ard, 4-6. 90. 50; Howard A. Plum
mer and Charles NJ. Bull, jr., de-
feated william J. Clothier and |
George Peabody Gardner ,jr., 6-2, |
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