New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-21
COMES FINAL TEST IN
RACQUETS TOURNEY
Mccormick and Waterbury to
Meet in Tilt for the
Championship.
BOTH WIN QUITE EASILY
Greenshields Makes Costly
Blunder in Match-Larry
Outplays Mortimer All
the Way.

Harold f. Mccormick, of Chicago. and
Lawrence Waterbury. representing the
homo club. won their matches in the
semi final round of the national cham
pionship racquets tournament on the
courts of the Racquet and Tennis Club
yesterday.
They will meet in the decisive tilt at
noon tomorrow. Mccormick defeated
Edward Greenshields. promising Ca
madam player, while Waterbury disposed
If Stanley Mortimer, jr.. the hard-hitting
racquet wieder from Tuxedo.
Roth matches were won in straight
games. although had Greenshields kept
his head he might have won the third
from Mccormick. In fact, he was guilty
of two mental plumbers more costly than
all the other physical mistakes. The first
OF these came in the fourteenth hand,
when, with an ace on service, the Ca
madam brought his count up to game
all"
He then served himself out with a fault.
Both were blanked in the next hand, but
Mccormick scored in the following inn
ing, and with place in the sixteenth
hand brought the count up TO fall. Ac-
cording TO the rules. Greenshields had the
privilege of naming set four" but over
looked the point, so when Mccormick
scored again a moment later the game
and match passed into history.
When these men took the court the
lower gallery was we'll filled with CLUB
men curious TO see if the little Canadian
would be able 10 force Mccormick TO the
limit. as in the recent match at Tuxedo.
Because Of slow start Mccormick al
lowed his opponent to accumulate aces
for several hands until the marker called
II "one-ten' as the Chicago man went
into the service box TO start the fifth
hand Both were BANKED in that inning.
but in the next Mccormick corralled four
aces. two on service.
The Western player kept increasing his
speed. and as his service became more
and more effective soon broke mp his op-
pcrcnts attack. Several times Green
shields scored an ace or retired his oppo-
ncnt with some exceptionally neat stroke,
Tut he gradually weakened before the re-
lcntless game Of the Chicago man. who
won at 10 10 II. Greenshields only scored
five aces in the second game, and how he
frittered away his chances in the third
has already been mentioned.
McCormicks speed either TO the fore or
back hand and his accurate volleying
drew forth the admiration of the spec
tators His friends contend that when he
Gets going at full speed tomorrow against
Waterbury the latter will lose much OF
his accuracy. Opinion is rife as 10 the
probable outcome. both men having host
of supporters.
The brand OF racquets put up by Water
bury Yesterday made even George Stand
ing the professional. who marked tine
came wax enthusiastic. Waterbury, IN
addition to overwhelming Mortimer who
lacks tournament experience, resorted TO
= variety of strokes that would have puz-
z.ed a champion.
Because of his not feeling any too well
Waterbury started slowly. and when Nor
timer finished q run of four In the third
hand the count stood 10 in his favor.
Waterbury collected two aces in his haii'
and thereafter the local man added 10 ms
total with each succeeding hand. Always
using great speed, Mortimer frequently
sent the ball 10 the back wall in a manner
that required a Tot of getting as they
saw. When the decisive point was called
Mortimer had corralled nine.
Thereafter Waterbury was invincibie
ue had the little white ball darling hfther
and thther like an obedient servant.
When ne was not scoring aces on puz-
cling service he had Mortimer on the
lump with deft places 10 the corners.
Mortimer was beaten TO a standstill, fail
ing to score more than two aces.
The third game was more brief than
the second. 1t mattered not how faSt
Mortimer slammed the ball. his opponent
met it at every angle and sent 1t speed
ing 10 the corners for difficult gets and
occasional hicks. Mortimer was BANKED
completely.
Although Standing did not care TO be
quoted as making any prediction as 10 the
probable outcome. il was easy TO see
that he entertained high regard for
Waterbury's game. He likened him TO a
stake horse. and Standing knows. for he
has played a good deal Of racquets with
Larry" recently.
The summary follows.
National championship semi-fnal round
Lawrence Waterbury, New York, beat
Stanley G.. Mortimer Tuxedo. 15-9, 15-2,
80. Harold =. Mccormick. Chicago. beat
>, 15-l4.