New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-26
TOUCHARD WINS FAST
MATCH AGAINST WARD
Loses First Set and -Four
Games in Second Before Tide
Turns in His Favor.
BULL PUTS BURDEN OUT
Women Also Begin Play in the
Lawn Tennis Tourney for
Championship of
Middle States.

Gustave f. Touchard eliminated Ho,.
combe Ward in the fourth round Of IN.
lawn tennis tournament for the Champion.
ship of New Jersey yesterday afternoon
by Garrison finish.
Outplayed FROM start TO finish in thu
first set, Touchard was beaten Ga. and
the wise heads along the lines predicted
his defeat. Just TO show the critics their
error, he came back strongly, and running
Ward all over the court defeated him
Is. That set took all the go out OF the
old champion, and he was an easy victim
in the third set, going down az 60.
Ward played the same brilliant game
in the first set that won him the national
championship in 1904. Time and again
he pulled his rival up 10 the net and OUT
of position TO pass him with hard smashes
down the side lines Touchard then tried
lobbing, but Ward was right at home at
that style OF play, and drove TO the back
court for points.
In the second set Ward had his oppo.
rent four down, as they say in golf, when
Touchard changed his tactics, and BY
'cross-court drives and clever placing
game bringing the set TO deuce, but Tou-
chard would not be denied and won the
set at IS.
Ward weakened, or seemed to weaken,
in the final set, while Touchard grew
stronger with every stroke. The latter
placed his shots with the skill OF a wizard
and was never in danger.
c. NJ Bull. jr., followed his triumph
over +. G. lnman on Tuesday by defeating
". p. Burden in a slashing three-set
in getting down to his best game and
lost the first set. Rallying strongly, how
ever Bull forced the fight in the second set
and won after a hard battle. His driving
style stood him in good stead. and wore
his opponent down, so that the final set
was much in the nature OF walkoyer
Play began in the mems doubles and
vomens singles. and some prettily fought
matches were witnessed
Miss Edith Rotsch, champion Of the
Longwood Cricket Club. OF Boston, won
easily outplayed Miss Curtis, Of East
Orange. in two love sets and then pro-
ceeded to beat Miss suzette Henry at
e-2, 6--3.
Miss Rotsch is regarded by many
capable judges as the probable winner OF
the tournament She played hard driv::
ing game throughout. and was mistress OF
q service that might do credit 20 many
player Of the stronger sex Her place,
ment shots were we'll nigh perfect, ana
seldom. indeed. was II that she drove into
the net.
The summary follows:
Mfddle states championship NHsH : 81"
giles: third round)-C. ". Bull defeated
". p. Burden, SIS, s.. So; ". VI. Han
defeated G. 4. l.. Dionne, g., 60; Dean
Mathey defeated W T. Mckimm. -
6-i: G. F. Touchard defeated II. Ward.
3-6. rs. So: r. NJ Wash6urn defeated
r. +. Bennett SIS. 81; W. p Burden de-
,ated r. r. Booraem, 60 g.
Womens singles first roundl-Mrs. "
+. Touchard defeated Miss Lois Scheerer'
ga 81: Miss F. Sheldon defeated Mrs
NJ. Dean. So. So; Miss Suzette Henry
defeated Miss Dorthy Enger, O., 81;
Miss Edith Rotsch defeated Miss Curus,
so so; Miss NJ Seymour won from MISS
Gladys Robbins by default: Mrs ). G4r.
don Douglas won from Miss DoTotny
Morch by default. Miss Edith Condlt de-
feated Miss Kathrine Potter, IS, -
Miss r. Cheeseman defeated MISS Grace
Whalev. So, As. 6-3.
Second round-Miss Edith Rotscn ae'
feated Miss Suzette Henry, %. ~ Mls'
]. Gordon Douglas defeated Miss M' Se!'
mour, g.. 60. ,..,s- -
Mems doubles FIRST round -hldde anu
Hinke defeated Durham and Throckmor-
ton. s.. 81: Touchard and asheut5n
defeated Merrill and Smith, - 49, =.
Groesbeck and Pfeiffer were detea,ed ~
McCabe and Griffin, 6, 50. rot.'ii.ss
ham and Mcmillan won from Scheuer anu
Scheuer by default.