New-York tribune., 1913-08-13
LINES DRAWN CLOSER
IN BATTLES ON TURF
Seventeen Players Survive in
Lawn Tennis Tournament
at Southampton.
JOHNSTON HARD PRESSED
Californian Finds Beekman, a
Youth His Own Age, More
a Thorn than He
Expected.


courts of the Meadow Club here to-day
the lines we're fairly well defined between
the stars of the East and Of the West.
out of the scventy-fve players who began
so ralanuy yesterday the list OF those
lett alive and representing this section
Of the country included Watson NJ Wash
burn. tie young Harvard player; George
NJ. Church. Princeton's intercollegiate
champion; Robert Leroy, William }.
Clothier. the former national champion
and Karl H. Behr and Wallace +. John-
son. two of the men who have represent
ed this nation I'm the Davis Cup matches.
As the winners came through the most
important victories were those scored ~
Leroy. who defeated Henry w, Slocum'
cx-natonal champion, at g. %, g.;
Johnson. the Davis cup player VINO
scored two splendid victories against j.
6. X. Lawrence. at 6-l, 6-3 and then r.
Winston. at the same score, and Clothler'
who defeated G.. Colket Gamer. the Young
Harvard giant. at 6-2, Ct Behr playing
i'm wonderful form, defeated Rlcnard
Harte. z slashing sledge-hammer-handed
youth from Philadelphia, at 6-i' -.
pect him TO move up steadily toward the
national title il he perfects his already
brilliant game.
II remained for Johnston, the wonder
ruI boy from California, and Leonard
Reckman. the Pawling School captain 20
furnish the thrills right AT the closing
hours OF play. The match was one OF
those affairs staged to Ill up the balance
of the day and was put upon one OF the
outlying courts-;he suburbs OF the ols
field OF forty-as II was hooked upon as a
walkover for Johnston. II was not many
minutes. however. before the news
sn-ead that Beekman was winning ana
pressing his famous young opponent hard.
Beekman IS exactly the same age as
Iohnston-seventeen years-and he had
listened 10 some OF the expert opinions
as 10 the Calfornian's game from men
M the Crescent Athletic Club last week.
He began with the service, and by con-
stantlv driving the ball low and deep ne
soon had Johnston trailing behind. to the
amusement of the crowd that had quickly
gathered about the court. Beekman won
/ the first set at CO
The youncster. playing with the steadi
| ness OF veteran and hitting the bail al
a sizzling pace. continued 10 force th'
match against Johnston in the secont
set His aggressiyoness and the fact that
he was bringing off wonderful passne
shots kept him in the lead at 6-5 and
3O-all. when he was within two points
of the match Johnston fought this on
and again, at 81. the Eastern boy led
hut could not capture the winning game
when Johnston came UP 10 the net. Final
/ ~ after a lot OF desperate rallies the
/ Californian won at l0-S, and then ne
sailed into the third set. Beekman had
! become fatiCued from his running ana
wonderful gets He made a pluoky fight
but Johnston held him deep In his court
and Rcekman's returns began 10 ind the
net with the result that no was defeated
/ at 81
Before winning this match Johnston
had defea,ed G. Frederick Watson, jr., al
iO-S. 6-l. upon the main court. He ac-
complished this so easily, using his snort
cbop strokes 10 considerable degree, that
| Watson was run down to "A standstill. and
was so tired that in the second set he
was not able 10 chase after the ball.
Rundy held his place in the tourna-
n,ent after a lively match with one or the
best of the Eastern youngsters. william
NcKim. the Princeton interscholasuc
champion. McKlm outplayed Bnndy at
the beginning by slashlng 'cross-cour'
shots. lie led at 81 on games ana
/ then the doughty Napoleon OF the courts
bestlrred himself Coming To the ne'
Rundv recled off Ave games ard captured
the set. taking the next set after some
~ the fastest rallying seen during the
| day.
one Of the disappointments of the day
was the default Of William a. Larned'
the former national champion. Larned
,r,ed ont his strokes In practice, and then
decided that he was not equal to golhs
! through the event, so he retired IN laVo'
OF Alfred s. Dabney.
! pundv this afternoon said that he eN-
nected Mclaughlin TO join him here nj
orce unon his arrival He will pair win
Johnston in the doubles, which begin TO-
morrow. and not wait for his famous part
| ner
! The summary follows:
| Meadow Iub cup mems singles thrst round
81 Hartshorne defeated G. Schemrrhorne;
"a 50. 1O-S; J. @. X. Lawrence deIea'eu
/ / d e. Jones. by default. ,-,..,o1
! second round-Alfrcd :. Dabney deteatto
! nav Klmball. e. 6-l; {. Frederick wa.
con ir. defeated James Parish Lee, o--
= r. Coikct Gamer defeated DR.. Ewlns
/ TayIor. G-3. -. Ga: Henry ". slocun
| defeat.d J. Bowen, 6-3, 90; NaHacc
| Iohnson defeated j. c. X. Lawrence ~
| ca. Wendell =. Kuhn defeated +. w r"ut
q ia. Richard Harte defeated Z. >
VVor,t a q al. Eric winston defeated n
! Uprtshorne 4-G, "a, 8-4; j. ort ueITnte'
| .,',,,,r Johnson by default; Stanley VAN
! y'right defeated f. II. whitney by detautt.
! ,rbird round-Howard \. Plunher aeiv"t
/ al Samuel A. Beardsley 6-l, - kooeL
| i NOV defeated Henry w. Slocum, o. -
80. Gustave f. Touchard defeated Z; heh
Uedy ir., C. @; Frederick c. lnha'
, nS, nc1S, "a "A Hoffman Wickerson. 6 6-4
Watson NJ. Washburn defeated G. w GrieT
! - ID. Thomas G. Bundy defeated VIII
ia,, NcKim Ga 8-t. Karl II. Behf de
| faated Picnard Harte. Cd, 10; Georg
/ NJ church defeated Wendell 7. huhn' ~"
"a. wallace +. Johnson defeated r. WIN
| atom. 8-t. Ga: william J; Clothler 1ele"',, =,
| - colket Gamer 90. Ct; WHliam VI
| Iobnston defeated C. Frederick watson 1r
i0s G-i: Leonard Beckman defeated I
| - Tbom,s 90 g: Stanley Wainwrgh
! Ic,eatcd ! orr. 6-3. 81: Alfred 5 Dab
| nov defeated william ~ Iarned nN ueldui'
| Fourth round-William NJ Johnston q,
| featcd Leonard Beekman' - Us W
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