New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-23
Larry Waterbury Wins
National Racquet Title
Captures Four Games to One in
Spirited Contest with Harold
F. Mccormick.
CLUBMEN THR0NG COURTS
Rochefeller's Son in Law Fails
to Solve Varying Pace OF Home
Player-Soutar Defeats
Standing.

PLAYING with remarkable dash and brill
.arcv. Lawrence Waterbury Won the ma
tionsi amateur racquet championship by
defeating Harold f. Mccormick, OF chi
cage. a son-in-law Of John - Eockcfcl-
Ter. games TO . at the Racquet and
Tennis CLUB I'm this city yesterday. Con
sid.riue the ability and unqucstioncd
class Of rotn players. It would be- unjust
70 criticisc either man adversely II was
apparent. however. that thc> represented
different types.
Mccormick played his usual hard ana
aegr,s sivc strokes. ever ready To- US for
gets that looked wcllnigh impossible.
sighting nothing On the other haudt
Waterbury, always cool match player
never lost his head and by varying Dds
service and Keeping the bail down quickly
assumed tho upper hand afte- losins the
first game.
Where Waterbury stood out prominent
~ over HIS opponent Was .n mis- ability 90
crowd the board on h.s return. Espc-
cialy after the first game bis strokes
would take the for.Wall dangerously close
20 the top Of the tclitalc. ana as the bail
came sizzling back his opponent va
loft with the meancst kind OF gets That
Mccormick handled ~ many OF these as
he did speaks volumes for his ability as g
racquet player.
Mccormick. As q rule, PLAYED straight
hard racqucts with comparatively slight
varying OF pace. At times his service
was accurate at others comparauNc!y
slmulc 10 handle. simple al least for
Waterbury. to whom nothing appeared
impossible waterbury last hold th"
racquet utlc iu 1908.
When VI = Patton. the referee saw that
everything was I'm READINGS for the start
Z; was only a few minutes aftcr tn" APP
pointed time-i2 O'Clock. Every available
foot OF room in both galleries was occu-
Iied with interested clubmcn. The HON"
contingent. Of course, pulled hard for
Larry. though they were fair in their APP
plause. giving the visitor every possible
encouragement.
Starting with all OF hts accustomed
speed. Mccormick kept his opponent on
the defensive most Of the time I'm the
opening game. The frst hand AZ all pro-
ductiyc Of aces VAS tho fourth. whcr"
Waterbury began by corralinG five points,
four on service. His opponent promptly
discounted this with run OF Ave in HE
half Tho game was then o-ail, ou'
thereafter WatcTbury's service became
Icss effective. as he twice retired himself
through faults Mccormick was getting
everything in sight and would not be- de-
uicd. quito the reverse of the local player
who moved about much more deliberately.
Waterbury had been credited with only
scvop points when his opponent ran out
tho game.
For A time I'm the second game the
ri,-,ls wont from hand TO hand with little
IN choose between them and II was not
until his half Of the seventh inning that
Waterbury took command OF the sltia-
zion IN TO that time he had missed TWO
cor,parativcly easy shots. but he suddenly
oo,tlcd down and by keeping the ball
sl;pn,inc low at once placed his opponent
at a disadvantage.
brilliant nalf yolley place, which
scorod an ace for Waterbury In the min
hand was easily the spectacular shot OF
tho third game Because OF the accurate
etroxes Of Waterbury. Mccormick found
8, difficult at times 10 do more than merely
sord the ball. and. as tho return was IRE
ouopt,v high, Waterbury did the rest
rho accuracy OF the local man IN this
,.ar,e may be the better appreciated when
&, ia said that ten Of his fifteen aces were
,corod ON placement. Mccormick was
credited with eight points when the game
finished.
There was some doubt in the minds OF
tho snectators whether or not Waterbury.
rbo had no, been enjoying good health
~ late would be able 10 keep up the
,oco for another game \ brief rest.
hoCoyer. seemed TO freshen him up. and
no showed no signs OF WEAKNESS. lie took
command of the situation With run OF
nyo in the second hand. and when he
scored a point in the seventh the score
rcad Q TO | in his favor.
Nothing daunted Mccormick made
brave stand in his half OF the inning. scor-
inc eight aces six Of which were on SER
vice The Wcsterncr lost control there
after. and Waterbury, continuing along
with the same deadly accuracy. won the
..,.e .,,d tho match in the elcN cnth ana,