New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
DEAN MATHEY BEATS
BULL IN FAST MATCH
Reaches Final Round in Play for
Middle States Lawn
Tennis Title.
WASHBURN PUTS OUT HALL
Overcomes Handicap in Loss of
First Set to Win by a
Pretty Show of Clever,
Dashing Play.


Dean Mathey, the young Princeton ath-
lete. playing with the skill and speed of
a Mclaughlin, fought his way into the
! final round for the lawn tennis champion
ship Of the Middle States at Mountain
Station, =. j.. yesterday
Meeting c. NJ Bull, jr. in the semi
Z final round. Mathey won a brilliantly
played and bitterly fought match at 6-3.
As, Ga. Half dozen times in the last
set he was within one point of the match.
only 10 have the Crescent Athletic Club
man cut loose with a burst OF brilliant
play that would not be denied for the
moment
Mathey had little trouble in outplaying
Bull I'm the first set Alert, active and
quick To seize every opening he placed
shot after shot where 1t gave Bull the
most trouble TO return, and when the
right moment came was ever ready to
rush to the net TO make his kill.
Mathey flushed with success, forced the
play in the second set, but Bull met him
stroke for stroke and finally had him
fighting defensive battle. Forcing the
Princeton man into the back court. Bull
made him do a little running. while he
came up to the net with clever shots for
points
In the third set however, Bull suddenly
went to pieces. He simply could not get
himself going right, and as a result
Mathey had him 3-love in no time. With
defeat staring him in the face Bull rallied
and won two games, but then suffered
another relapse. and Mathey led at 81
oFrr k,FH
game once more Bull showed his met
tie lie went at Mathey hammer and
tOngs. brought the game TO deuce in a
few we'll played strokes, and forged ahead
TO win the game, making the score 5-3.
He won the next one, too. and In the
final game forced the score to deuce fully
half a dozen times before he was finally
pulled out OF position and passed by
smash down the centre.
Walter Merrill Hall, champion Of the
Middle States two years ago. was elm
mated by Watson Washburn, the Har-
ward player after another we'll fought
match in the fourth round. Hall rOmped
through the rrst match. winning games
20 3. but IL Washburn was iustered he
certainly did not show any signs Of II. on
the other hand. he went about his work
in a nonchalant manner. accepting every
thing as IL came. but taking great pains
20 place his strokes so nat Hall had 10
do the running He thus wore Hall down
and beat him in the second set 6 games TO
p The third set was a hummer. With
his back 20 the wall. fighting gamely
again a 10 score. Hall won two
games before Washburn finally ran out
the match. lie will face Touohard in the
lower half Of the semi-hnal round.
Miss Edith Rotch the champion OF the
Longwood Cricket Club, Of Boston, defeat
ed the girl whom critics judged as her
most dangerous rival in winning over Miss
r.. sheldon i'm two sets. Miss Sheldon
forced the Boston woman TO - in the
first set but she tired badly in the second
and was beaten at 6-3.
one OF the best matches OF the day was
between Miss Cheeseman and Miss Con-
dit. The latter won the opening set nj
TO 8 but the athletic Miss Cheeseman
came back with a rush and won the Sec
ond by a score Of 10 . The third was
a nastorpiece. and Miss Cheeseman finally
won by a score Of l0-s. Every stroke
was fought 10 the last bitter ditch, and
there were times when Miss Condit ap-
peared 10 be on the high road to victory.
She lacked the stamina OF her opponent.
and was finally forced to dip her colors.
90. e.
There was a plenitude OF excellent lawn
tennis ana furious action in the mems
doubles match between Or. Rosenbaum
and c. 4. Dionne and Glazebrook and
Reimer. which the former pair won at
I0-S, 81, 6-3
The summaries follow:
Middle States lawn tennis championship
mems singles. fourth roundl-Watson VI.
Washburn defeated Walter Merrill Han.
3-6 %. 6-i.
Semi-dnal round-Dean Mathey defeated
&. NJ. Rull jr, 6-3. 90. g.
Mems doubles first round)-Booream
and Mclean defeated Heal and Balch.
6-i, Id. 6-3. ogden and woodbury. de
f,ated Gates and Gates by default: Ward
and Miles defeated Braggaw and Fiske.
60 6-i. Rosenbaum and Dionee defeated
Clazebrook and Reimer. l0-S 81. SIS.
second round-Kid idde and Hnke defeat
cd Booream and Mclean. 90. 6-3;
Frothingham and McGill defeated Nc
Cabe and Grossbeck. %, 6-4
Ladies singles Second roundl-Miss +.
sheldon defeated Mrs. G.. F. Touchard.
"a Go: Miss r. Cheeseman defeated
Miss +. Condt. 81. e., l0-S.
Third round-Mlss Edith Rotch defeated
Miss +. Sheldon. 70. 6-3.
Mixed douhles-Mrs. G. +. Touchard and
". p. Burden defeated Miss Marjorie
Plerson and r. Booream. 50 g.: Miss
NJ SEYMOUR and r. 4. Clarke defeated
Miss Dot March and I. Griffin, 2-6. 6-i.
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