Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-28
TOUCHARD REACHES FINAL
IN MIDDLE STATES TOURNEY
New Yorker Defeats Watson
Washburn in Straight
Sets.
VETERAN PLAYS FINE GAME
Play in Mems and Women's
Contests Is Being INDUCED
in Today.

PLAY in the Middle states tennis
tourney is now up to the final round.
and as a result of his victorious match
against Watson NJ. Washburn on the
COURTS of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Cub at Montrose yesterday Gustave
IF Touchard, of New York, veteran
at the game, has become one of the
hnalists. Touchard won the match in
straight sets. 6--f, 6-S without APP
parent effort. He never allowed his
younger opponent to get in the game,
outgeneraling him at every stage.
There were matches also in the mems
doubles. the mixed singles and the
women's singles. Play in the main,
was spirited and the attendance was
excellent. The weather was rather
trying on the players, although the
matches generally were very interest
ing.
In the first game Touchard led on
bv winning against Washburn' S serV-
ice. In 1t he revealed his clever line
of attack, and in the second game the
Harvard boy potted the returns regu-
larly in the net The best that Wash
burn could do in the set was to win
the third game on his service by max
ing some sizzling passes down the OPP
posite side lines. Touchard ran out
the set. on the way having two love
games, with the points at Is to IL.
In the second set Touchard ran the
games up to 20. Washburn was COM
ing up to close range, battling des-
perateIy. but with little success. As
he got into position Touchard worked
his volleys with a lot of twist to the
ball It was speeded up so that the
young player never handled it with
any certainty. The set was closer
than the first. Touchard. however.
was always safely in front, the point
tally being Al to 80. The final match
of the tournament, with which will
60 the title, is likely to be played on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs ]. Gordon Douglass of the
West Side Club, won her place in the
,emi-final round of the womens
Nngles. In her third round match
Mrs. Douglass defeated Miss Cheese
man after three lively sets at 81,
60. 10-s. In the deciding set Miss
Cheeseman was several times within
two points of the victory.
It was on these occasions that Mrs
Douglass sent her fast overland serv-
ice crashing through the opposite
court. She placed the ball skilfully,
and had Miss Cheeseman and her
large straw hat bobbing around on
the other side of the net in wild
scamper to retrieve the drives that
landed in the corners.
Altogether the speed, power and
ability of Mrs. Douglass to lift her
game UP a notch or two when neces-
sary carried her through to meet Miss
Edith Rotch. of the Longwood Cricket
Club, of Boston, in the contest for the
final round.
One of the best of the doubles
matches of the day was that in which
Touchard and Washburn a new part
nership, defeated Charles M. Bull. 1r,
and Walter Merrill Hall at Go, Cd.
So good were the winning pair that
they reeled off seven straight games
before Bull and Hall scored game.
rouchard and Washburn worked their
Naliies well, rarely missing volley-
Il exchange at the net
jas Washburn is scheduled in the
at Orange today, his
championship match in the metro
polttan tournament at the West Side
club against Theodore Roosevelt Pel
hasl been put over until next Satur-
dayl The summaries follow:
Mems Singles. Semi-Final Round-Gus-
fave If. Touchard;. West Side Club; New
York; defeated Watson NJ. Washburn,
West Side A. G., New York, 6r-l, SD
Mems Doubles. Third Ronnd-Watson
n Washburn and Gustave F. Touchard,
New York, defeated Walter Merrill Hall.
Seventh Regiment. New York. and
Charles Bull. ir.. Crescent A. G., Bay
Ridge Go, e.: Holeombe Ward and
Club defeated DR.. William Rosenbaum
and G. A. L. Dionne, West side Club
New York. Ga, 6--3.
women's Singles Semi Final Round
AIRS. i. Gordon Douglas New York, de-
sPated Miss Ruth Cheesman, East Or
anee. rs. 60
Mixed Doubles. First Round-Mrs. j.
Gordon Douglas and Gustaye f. Tow
sAard--New York. defeated Miss Edith
aotch. Boston. and Spencer Miller. Am
Mss NJ. Potter and MONTGOMERY Ogden.
-emnge. defeated Miss Ruth Cheesman
aud G. W. BRYAN. 60. 81. 81
pemi-Final Round-Miss Margaret Sey-
nssur. East Orange. and q a. Clark, de-
York. and w p. Burden New York, 60
Consolation. Mems Singles, Second
Round-Chapman Ropes defeated e. II.
Prefer. New York by default Norman
FORK bv default r. W Seabury. Orange
fRfeated J. H O'Connell, Princeton, 81,
! Mems Consolation. Singles Third Round
ER w Seabury. Orange. defeated Nor
man Johnson, Orange, by default.