New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
IOUCHARD FALLS IN
BATTLE WITH WILLIAMS
Youthful Lawn Tennis Players
WAGE Brilliant Warfare on
Courts at Newport.
SPECTATORS SPELLBOUND
Davis Cup Star Forced to the
Limit Through Five Matches
and Strong Stand at
Net Turns the Tide.

From a STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune
Newport. r. l.. Aug 1e.-Brilnsntly
plaved matches marked the second day
n, the lawn tennis championship singles.
The field was reduced TO thirty-hve sur
vivors tonight. when the competitions
ended on the turf courts OF the Casino
p Norris Williams. ID. OF the victorious
Davis Cup team. held the championship
stretch Of turf in what was. by every
measurement, the most important contest
decided so far. He faced Gustave T.
Touchard holder Of the Middle States
title who was an aspirant for place on
the international quartet The willy
Touchard extended Williams 10 the limit
NJ FIVE sets before the latter won, al
as a. ID. Ga, rs.
The contest was filed with dramatic
features, and through its later games It
held A big gallery spellbound. Touchard
uncovered a twist to his shots into the
left hand corner OF williams's court that
made II almost an impossibility 20 play
the ball over the net. AS a consequence,
Williams piled up IS outs and 81 nets, 10
81 and 50. respectively. for his crafty op-
ponent.
With the tide OF battle going against
him. Williams made his attack at the
net. II was his only hope. BY wonder
fully steady playing, in which he wrested
the offensive from Touchard by sheer
power OF his game, the young interna-
,ioualist took the lead after he was two
sets behind IL was a marvellous display
Of grit. To what extent he played an
uphill game may be judged from the
fact that on the final tally Touchard had
won more games and points than the
man who defeated him. Touchard's total
on games was q TO %. and on points les
10 lse.
Few players this season have shown
such an average of winning strokes rs
Williams. He counted y winning aces
10 1ls losing shots. while Touchard had
only 47 winning aces 10 So losing shots.
Both OF the players ran afoul Of the SER
vice rule. as administered by p. A. Vale.
the English critic. Vale had no mercy
on either Of them. and several times
Touchard displayed his temper 10 the
gallery. once viciously smashing the ball
az Williams in his abandonment 10 anger
as the two came up 10 the net
Williams earned his victory and richly
deserved the praise that was showered
upon him Al the end. Touchard almost
tore his backhand 20 tatters as he kept
pounding and hammering away at il with
the spinning ball. Several times Touchard
won games after Williams had led him At
81 and 4O-love by using the shot that was
almost certain TO bring the response OF an
out or net from the opposite court.
II was not until the fourth set that
Williams mastered the strange flight or
the ball. Even then he depended chiefly
upon his play at the net, making use OF
viciou. chop himself. ToIchard was as
mad as a halter when he could not get
the ball squarely on his racquet. and
Wales calls OF foot faults did not help
matters. Al the close Williams worked
his own service so that he ran out with
two love games So impressed was Will
Jams with Touchard's corner shot that ne
tried IL out with Mclaughlin Immediately
at the close OF the match, and the nation
al champion only got the ball over for
fair retdrn once in FIVE times. Williams
has the hardest row 10 hoe through the
tournament, for he meets 5. Howard
Voshsu tomorrow and William NJ. John-
ston. the young Californian. who has per-
formed so ably. on Thursday.
The point score OF the match follows: