New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
JOHNSTON COMES TO
GRIEF IN DOUBLES
With Mathey as Partner Proves
No Match for Little
and lnman.
VOSHELL BEATS SL0CUM
New York State Lawn Tennis
Tourney Advances on the
Crescent Athletic
Club Courts.
VOSHELL BEATS SL0CUM

AZ doubles player william NJ John
ston, the boy lawn tennis player from
California. came TO grief. along with Dean
Mathey. as his partner, on the turf courts
Of the Crescent Athletic Club. at Bay
Ridge. The two youngsters fell before
tho slashing volleying and deceptive cross
courts Of Raymond d. Little and Fred
erick c. Inman. at 6-3, s.
Then the veterans. one former ma
tional champion and international player.
won their way through TO the semi-nnal
round by eliminating Or. Ewing Taylor
and F. T. Frelinghuysen nj g.. SO.
Little and Inman showed speedy and high
class lawn tennis in both OF the matches.
Little was phenomenal at half volley
shots. and he put a bit OF chop into his
strokes that made II difficult for John
ston 10 hit under the ball with any GER
tainty in his returns. Inman had his side
line shots working much better than they
had been on the previous day.
Two other pairs-Charles NJ. Bull. tr..
and Henry c. Martin and c. Frederick
Watson. jr. and Lyle E. Mahan-also
came through TO hll the open brackets In
the semi-hnal round. With the exception
OF the former, the matches were won In
straight sets Watson and Mahan defeat
ed S. c. Cook and J. F.. Richards Mt 81.
6-l, and Bull and Martin defeated
George s Groesbeck and w d. Love az
e-3. as. g.
s Howard Voshell. OF the Borough Park
cub. was the victor in the only match
decided In the singles. by which he led
the survivors into the final and cham
pionship round. The default Of Theodore
Roosevelt Pell was posted. as expected
which advanced Henry w. Slocum into
the semi-hnal round. There the veteran
OF the corps OF ex-national champions
fell before the speed and vigor OF Vo-
shells attack at 6-3. 6-3. 81.
The kick in Voshelrs service and his
splendid overhead playing of the ball
when he met the return OF service caused
him to lead in every set. He was in front
at 30 on gamts in the first set; at 81
in the second and at % in the third. At
times Slocum brought off wonderful pass
Ing drives, but Voshell was fast enough
to smother most OF his shots and easily
hold the lead.
The real feature OF the day was the APP
pearance OF Johnston and Mathey in the
doubles. Little opened the service. fol-
lowed by Mathey. Inman and Johnston.
The youngsters. by their quick playing
into openings. won the first two games.
At this Little and Inman worked splen-
ddly together. and. presenting an impreg-
nable front. reeled off five straight games
by sheer force of volleying. and that was
practically the ending OF the set, with the
point totals at "a TO g.
Mathey started the service in the Sec
ond set by prettily crossing the ball,
Little and Imam scored the game ar
love. Then the younger pair retaliated
by breaking through lrman's service. af-
ter some flashing rallies. Johnston lost
his service which followed at love, after
which Little and Inman reeled off three
games depending chiefly upon their cross
fire shots.
BY tremendously hard hitting, Johnston
managed TO get sufficient kick into the
ball as he served the seventh game TO
hold both of his famous opponents back
and win. 1t was the last stand. how
ever. for Little and Inman continued to
force their volleys through I'm the next
game. TO capture the set and match.
TO 49,
Johnston is scheduled TO meet AlrclS
II. Man, jr., OF Yale. in the semi-flnal
round OF the singles this afternoon. and
also the semi-fnal matches in the dou-
bles will be decided. Bob Wrenn. who
returned from the Davis Cup matches.
was greatly interested In Johnston's per-
Torrance. and may attend the contests.
The summary follows:
New York State mems championship
singles Qifth round)-Henry w Slocum
defeated Theodore Roosevelt Pell by de-
fault
Semi-hnal rounds. Howard Voshell
defeated Henry w. Socum. S-3. 6--3.
6-i.
New York State mems championship
doubles third round)-Raymond d. Little
and Frederick c. Inman defeated Will
lam NJ. Johnston and Dean Mathey, 6-S,
ca; DR. Ewing Taylor and f. r. Frey
linghuysen defeated William A. Campbell
and G. Ballin. 60, SO. 60
Fourth round-Charles NJ. Bull. jr., and
Henry c. Martin defeated George =.
Groesbeck and w. ID. Love. 6-3, S--6 e.;
Raymond ID. Little and Frederick c. In
man defeated DIR. Ewing Taylor and f.
T; Freylinghuysen. 6-i. go: c. Freder-
lex Watson, tr.. and Lyle Il. Mahan de-
feated S. C. Cook and j. E. Richie. 81.