New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
.LAURELS FOR TOUCHARD
Wins Indoor Lawn Tennis
Championship in Singles.
sHAFER WORTHY OPPONENT
Beaten Only After Incessant
Change of Pace Wears
Him Down.

Custave =. Touchard won the four
..enth holding of the national indoor
lawn tennis championship singles title.
vs.terday. on tho courts of the eth Rec-
mont Arm0ry. Goth street and Park ave
are IN the final round of the tournament
Touchard defeated George G. Shafcr.
after four keenly fought sets. by the
core of 81. S-6. 6--5. Ct. The games
,s,ly was p and l.. and the points were
IS 10 10.
BY his victory Touchard. rated tenth
n, the national list for the past season.
Incomes the holder of the national indoor
,ule Tor the second time in his career.
He won il first in 1910. defeating Il. \.
Holden. jr. Of Yale. in tho final. Shafer
stands as runner-up for the second time.
as Theodore Roosevelt Pell beat him in
the final in 1919.
During the first part of the great match
Touchard played ENTHUSIASTICALLY in the
proportion Of three dub shots 10 one
brilliant one. In contrast. Shafcr. the oil
Columbia University athlete was as
steady as a rock. His gets We're phenom-
enal and he outplsced Touchard in such
q way IN the rallies that the latter made
innumerable nets and outs. This made
il possible for Shafer TO forge 20 the
lead al IS Oh games. Then it was that
Torchard treated the crowd 70 bits OF his
'fashing bri!liancN. His low drives 10 the
back hand OF his opponcn, and his scin-
t.llatiug smashing at the net were good
10. three games running and the set at
G..
Shafcr lecled off the first three games
OF the second set lie used good jJdg-
ment in lobbing over Touchards head
every time the latter made one of his
Ughtning-lkc sVoops toward the net.
These lo5s were well played, and the
droppin. ball on several occa sioEs tricked
Tolchard completely. Helped out by his
service. which was unusually strong.
Touchard managed 10 score the fourth
game. Shafer Immediately replied by
winning love game as he sliced the side
lines on his returns. The rallies were long
and furiously played in the closing OF this
set Touchard compelled his adversary to
do miles OF running before Shafcr could
claim the Sc. at &c.
All the tricks of direction and changes
O. speed were rung by the versatile
TeucharG as no made Shafer work and
work hare. for the points al the begin
rl,g 81 the third set. Shafer, by ms
s,eyIiness led at 81 on games. Then ne
beSan 80 fade He could not stand the
pacs and strain. The cunning OF Iou-
charJ was displayed at this point, lie gave
his opponent no rest. but forced the raj
les faster. scoring FIVE games ana the
set with greater ease than at any other
time in the match.
The fourth set found Shafer somewhat
refreshed from the period Of rest. Tou-
chard played him off his feet by lengthy
DlscIre game. and then when Shafev had
the lead Of Al he forced the end. Tou-
chard PLAYED wonderful 'cross-court shots
and sjnashes in the closing games, when
ne scored Eve straight and the set and
match.
The point score by games in sets and
stroke analysis OF the championship
match follows:
FIRST SET. .....
Ty,chard .......1s4o24445SS-33tt 8
sh,rer .........4 20 26 So
Aee.. PAGES Nets. ou,.'suits,
. !. e,:is " 3 = = 10 10 .
SECOND SET
P'ts.G ms
: .ass.4 ......: :4 81 3
Ace.. PAGES Nets. oo,.+Isu ii',
I I2s,ia go. 3 y - 3 .
THIRD SET.
Touchard .......2 . 4 - 50 V
shafer ...........4 8 G. ." rs .
Aces. Places Nets. ouis.fsuts;
s sSa;t1 800. - /
FOURTH SET.
ToueAsrl Up 10 49, 40 .
Sea.er ,......44 50 O0l %
Double
A.s P.ace, Neg. Outs faults.
f sSsft1 a.. = Il Z /
RECAPITULATIoN ~
Togchard Observation-Disclosures. 81 l33
saa,er ......................... Il l2o
Double
Aces PAGES Nets. oIts.fauts.
g Io., ... & e = :