Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-26
DEFEAT OF WARD
A KEEN SURPRISE
TOuchard's Victory Over Vet.
eran in Middle States Ten
mis- Tourney Unexpected.
BULL, JR., PLAYING WELL

The defeat Of Holeombe Ward n the
fourth round Of the Middle States
tennis tourney. played on the Mont
rose courts IN South Orange, was the
big surprise so far of the compett-
ton. Ward, though a veteran, Is an
old national champion, and he was
looked upon as a likely winner over
Gustave F. Touehard. who. BY the
way. is also a strong player: but
Ward, after winning the first set,
s-s. dropped the next two sets and
the match, rs and So. In the other
championship matches C. NJ. Bull de-
feated W. P. Burden, 3-6. 81. Cos
W. NJ. Hall defeated G. A. l. Dionne.
So. 60; Dean AIathey defeated w.
L. McKimm. So, 81; r. N. Wash
burn defeated r. P Bennett, Ga, 6--1.
and ". P. Burden defeated R r.
Booraem, Go. 60.
Easily outplayed in the first set
Touchard was beaten 6-s, and the
gallery along the lines predicted his
defeat. Just to show the critics their
error he came back strongly. and rum
ming Ward all over the court de-
feated him rs. That set took all the
go out Of the old champion. and he
was an easy victim Ia the third set,
going down at 6-2.
Ward played the same brilliant
game in the first set that won him
the national championship In 1904.
Time and again he pulled hts rival
up 20 the net and out OF position to
pass him with hard smashes down the
side lines. Touchard then tried lob
bying, 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 OPP
ponent four down, as they say in
golf. when Touchard changed his tao
tics. and by cross-court drives and
clever placing pulled up to TO 4.
Ward then won a game, bringing the
set to deuce, but Touchard would not
be denied and won the set at rs.
Ward weakened. or seemed to weak
en-, In the final set, while Touchard
grew stronger with every stroke The
latter placed his shots with the skill
of wizard and was never in danger.
C. NJ. Bull. IT.. followed his triumph
over r. c. Inman on Tuesday by de-
feating w. P. Burden in a slashing
three-set match at SIS. O., SO. He
was slow in getting down to his best
game and lost the first set. Rally
ing strongly, however, 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 q walk
over.
Play began in the mems doubles
and women's singles, and some ex-
cellent matches were witnessed.
Miss Edith Rotsch. champion Of
the Longwood Cricket Club. of Bos-
ton, won her two matches in decisive
style. She easily outplayed Miss
Curtis, of East Orange, In two love
sets, and then proceeded to beat Miss
Suzette Henry at Ga. 6-s-
Miss Rotsch is regarded by many
capable Judges as the probable win
ner OF the tournament. She played
a hard, driving game throughout,
and was mistress of a service that
might do credit to many player OF
| the stronger sex. Her placement
shots were well nigh perfect. and
seldom, indeed, was it that she drove
| into the net
| Burden, Rockaway Hunt Club defeated
/ Rolfe p. Booream, 60, So. Dean Ma
| they. Princeton. defeated Lindsay Dun
KIM kim f en- School Pottst CIVILIAN dsfea ms
so; Watson washburn, West Side. de-
feated Robert Bennett, Orange. s-s, 81
Fourth Round-Dean Mathey, Princeton.
| defeated William S. McKim, Pottstown,
Pa. 60, 81; Gustave #. Touchard. West
Side, defeated Holeombe Ward, Orange
-. -. ga; Charles Bull. Bay Bla9e
! Club, So. 81, &C.
wonen's Singles. First Round--MisJ
Florence Sheldon, Monteiair, defeated,
| Mrs. NJ; Dean, O., SIS; Miss s9zette'
thy Enger. South Orange. 60. 81; Miss
Edith E. Roteh defeated Mrs Curtis. cd
| so; Miss Margaret Seymour defeateyf
Gordon Douglas, New York. defeate}i
| Miss Dorothy March, Orange, by defaultj.
Miss Edith Condit, Orange. defeated Miss
Katherine Potter, 65s, Is; Miss Rutf
second Round-Miss Edith E. Rotch de-
| feated Miss Suzette Henry, East Orange.
| Go 6-3: Mrs Gordon Douglas, New
/ York, defeated Miss Margaret Seymour.
| 6-4, Ga.
Mems Doubles preliminary roundl-
| Frank Kidde and Otto Hinck, Montclair.
aefeated Lindsay Durham, Railway. and
| Harold Throckmorton, GA, al; Gustave
| r. Touchard. New York, and Watson NJ.
| Washhurn, West Side, defeated Joseph
Merrill and G. B. Smith, Glen Ridge. 81,
/ 60
First Round-E. F. Rockingham and c.
w, McAfuilen defeated Paul Scheerer and
william Scheerer, by default; E. A; Nc
Cabe and c. Fl. CHM defeated G. A.
4 Rolfe p Booream and ]. NJ. Mclean de-
| feated 2. b Heal and Harry n. Batch,
| 6-3 1-6, 6-3; Montgomery Ogden and
| Lawrence D. Woodbury. defeated F. H
i Gates and r. c. Gates, by default.
i second Round-E. Y. Rockingham and