New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-10
.LARNED BEATEN IN
LAWN TENNIS DOUBLES
Paired with George Wrenn.
Bows to Behr and Inman
in Straight Sets.
FINDS SERVICE PULLING
Gardner Beats Washburn in
Semi Final Round for the
Achelis Cup in Sea.
bright Tourney.

Despite a plucky uphill battle acros,
the net, William A. Larned, the forns,
national champion met defeat in IN.
doubles, paired with George L. Wrenn. (,
yesterday on the turf courts Of the e.,
bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket CHM
The appearance of the seven times holds.
Of the American title attracted a fashion.
able crowd about the main court wher..
on the two veterans met Karl II. Behr ana
Frederick c. Inman TO dispute their prog.
ress into the semi-final round. II was
great contest-in many respects the b,.,
Of the day-out it went to the younger
pair by the score Of 60, IL.
Larned was by no means as certain 4,
his racquet work as he had been on IN.
previous day. To begin with he found
Tnman's twisting service, with its with.
ing, wriggling ball, something Of an enlr.
ma. Larned, with all Of his experience
always found the service puzzng and
complained OF II after the match was an.
ished.
Behr and Imam sailed through the fri
set with but small show OF opposition.
Behr's volleys and smashes were conirY
off with regularity. Emboldened by his
success he worked the short game with
dynamic power and was impartial as 10
whether he dished the ball up 10 IArned
or Wrenn. Imam was also In fine fettla
His favortte cross court shots into thu
corners were true TO the mark and the
two always rose superior TO the lobbIng
Of their opponents.
In the second set Larned, by his beauti.
| fully placed shots along the alleys, man.
| aged TO pull the games even at sail.
| From that on TO 9-all there was a smash.
| ing series of rallies. each one seemingly
more desperately fought than the one be.
fore. At the critical points Larned was
unsteady. He seemed to play the shots
with an effort. and not with his easy.
finished freedom. After games all
Iarned's stroke played him false and
Behr and Inmsn drew ahead 70 the vic.
| tory.
Another strongly played match in tie
/ doubles was that in which Nathaniel W.
| Niles and Alfred S. Dabney, the Eastern
| States stars. defeated Teddy PeN and
| Bernon S. Prentice at Sc. 81 This
match was a dashlng series OF rallies
! from end TO end.
/ In the continuation Of the singles FOR
the Achelis cup George Peabody Gardner.
| IT., defeated Watson NJ. Washburn, the
recent winner Of the metropolitan cham-
pionship. at 2-6, q, g. Gardner by
his victory gained place in the final
! round.
Washburn made all Of the playing n
/ the first set. He outdroye his opponent
! and passed him with apparently slight ei-
| fort every time he tried 10 come 70 close
quarters at the net. With one set against
him, Gardner cut loose for the slashins
| assault at volleying that he can play 50
well on occasions. The match was one
of the most glittering periods Of this sort
Washburn simply crumpled up under the
tremendous fire of Gardner's attack. he
could not hold the latter's speedy returns
while Gardner repeatedly repu!sed MIN
when he tried also TO play the net game
/ The match was the only one IN the slns'ss
/ during the afternoon.
The summary follows.
| Achels challenge cup tmen's sing..s'
| semi final round George PEABODY S@'eNN
| ir.. defeated Watson NJ. NashouIn' -
Ct, -. >..,.t.,
Mems doubles second round)-Nathaas
| ". Niles and Alfred ;. Daoney Ge1ee1'
| Theodore Roosevelt Pell and Bernon :. Irea
! tice. Sc 81: Karl II Behr and FIs.s
! crick 4. Inman defeated william y LA'h7s
| and George l.. Wrenn. Jr, g. IL