New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
Theodore R. PeI Defeated on
Courts at ArmOry.
HALL AND GRANT WIN
Doubles Move Along Rapidly
When Defaults Are Given
to Absentees.

Three 81 the contcndcrs FOR tie ma
tional indoor lawn tennis championship
singles title. Gustayc T. Touchard. Waiter
Merrill Hall ana Wylic G. Grant. won
their places ln the scmi-nnal round of the
Tournament on the courts Of the I'll Regi-
mcnt Armory Yesterday. II fcll 10 the
versatile Touchard To create the sensa-
ton OF the dav 10y defeating Theodore
Roosevelt P"ll. the former holder of the
championship. after three lively sets At
IS. G.. g
There wa not another contest whicl
attracted so great an interest among the
lawn tennis following. and the gallery
numbered nearly all Of IA" officials VINO
had attended tho meeting 81 the national
association on the previous night. PEI
led of with the service and he appeared
20 have hls shots going 50 smoothly that
lie quickly ran into lead OF d on
games before TouChard struck his gait
Then IL was that Touchard the hero II
tho Eastern courts. began TO outplay his
opponent He finished with the tally Of
IS games to Il. s. points 10 -. on placed
shots Pe,l was superior 10 his opponent
counting = 10 Touchard's =. He was
also better on service. as pen scored fou~
service aces TO one for his opponent
Toward tho end Pell became orrstic. lie
asserted that the balls did not act rightly
on the court. and vigorously requested
balls with more "fuzz'' on them. His
nets were p TO Touchard's Is and his
outs q 10 Touchard's -.
-
ago. had kccnly fought battle wits
BENJAMIN NJ Phillips before he won at
-. Ct. The latter led Halt at 81
on games in the first set before Han got
his drives in working order Then he
rapidly finished out the match TO couple
with Touchard for the lower final round
bracket.
BY chalkins UP defaults against alb
scntccs the doubles went along with a
rush. and getting the pairs presen; into
action. G. \. l.. Dionne and g. Gilbert
Piympton won their places in the semi
Anal round The match by which theT
gained this advanced position was con
tested by electric light. II afforded an OK
cellcnt test OF playing under artificial con-
di,ions. for Gustavc g. Grenz and Lester
Y Robinson. of the Washington Heights
club. worked swiftly In the rallies before
,hav were defeated al %. G--S. g. Rob
;rson a hoy OF seventeen years OF age.
acquitted himself splcndidly in this match.
lie handled the high Jobs carefully ana
bi.; onlv mistakes were due TO his faulty
timing OF his drives. rs he was inclined 10
hit the ball on the rise of IN" bound ana
90 land II In the net. Previous To playing
in this match GrcTz and Robinson Do
fcated Walter Hazard and Preston Cum
ming. IT.. the Marine and Field Gun pair,
al %. 6-i -
Among the defaults was that Of Fred
,rick y. Alexander and Theodore Roos,-
volt l,cll. the holders Of tho champion
shin. Alexander failed to appear. al
,houeh nc had devoted himscl: TO prac-
tee for tho tournament.
the points and analysis Of the Toucnarh
and PEI match by games and sets toi-
lows: ,... ..,.-
Points Games.
r eg''' mn. ~ a4t , as 3
Aces Places. Nets. outs faaI,s.
Ton ard. 3 II ii - o
SECOND SET.
Pei on' '' ''''.u..............i - 5ot2 2--3
Aees Places. Nc,s. ou,. faaI's
T Toii "a 10 : /: Q
THIRD SRI Points. Games.
rouchsrd .........i4ot
Pen ..............I I @"-If r,.,,,-