Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-30
TOUCRARD TENNIS CHAMPION
BY DEFEATING DEAN MATHEY
Veteran Wins the Final Round
and the Challenger
Defaults.
OTHER HONORs Also
Shares in Mems Doubles Title
and May Figure in Mixed
Doubles.

Gustave F. Touchard is the new
Middle States tennis championship.
He won his spurs at the courts of the
range Lawn Tennis Club yesterday
afternoon by defeating Dean Mathey
in the final. The title goes to Touch
ard for the reason that Wallace F.
Johnson, the holder, is in London,
and will not be here to defend it.
The match with Mathey was a most
interesting one. It required five sets
to finish it, and the scores were 4-6,
So. 81, 3-6, SIS.
In the other championship matches
the contests were keen, and there is
still one to be decided. The mixed
doubles will be decided today. So
far Touchard has won the singles and
the mems doubles with Watson M.
washburn as partner. and he has
a chance to win the mixed doubles
With Mrs J. Gordon Douglas as
partner.
AS a result of the championship
matches decided the winners are:
Mems championship singles, Gus
fave F. Touhcard defeated Dean
Mathey, 4-6, 60, 81, 56, SIS.
Women's championship singles,
Miss Edith Rotch. challenger, defeat
ed Mrs. Charles n. Beard, holder,
rs, 81.
Mems championship doubles, Gus
fave F. Touchard and Watson M.
Washburn, chaIlengers. defeated Har-
old H. Hackett and Lyle e. Mahan,
holders, by default
The Touchard -Mathey match at
tracted a big gallery and was keenly
contested. Mathews placement and
overhead shots were good, while his
service was effective in spots. He,
however, lacked balance. and after
making a clever shot fell away and
followed with a number of poor ones.
He was guilty of nine double faults.
Touchard was steady. He was DELHI
crate, but not brilliant, finally wearing
his opponent down and securing the
title.
During the long contest 81 games
we're played, of which Mathey won y,
or only 3 less than his opponent. In
the points made by each player
Mathey was credited with 1873 and
Touchard 191 In view of the unusual
length of the contest the number of
deuce games was surprisingly small,
each player winning the majority of
his series.
The third and fifth sets were ex-
citing. and each contestant was with
in a point of winning several times,
but a smart rally changed the condi-
tions and brought the sets back to
deuce.
In the opening set Touchard ran
four games to one. when the Prince
stonian rallied and ran five games in
succession. Touchard again went into
the lead in the second set but held it
this time, and ran out. GO.
. Sixteen games were played in the
kxrd set, with the players alternating
the lead Only five deuce games
rked the contest, and Touchard
bred the winning point on Mathews
re. The fourth set was an easy
for the Princeton expert, and the
ch was 2-all.
the deciding set Mathey changed
order of things, and won the first
games. Each player then cap
a game, WIFI 1OuCudIu IdlllSu
added three points to his score.
this point it was an even thing
y the fifteenth game. when
ard won, 81. and then took the
hg game at love. The sum-
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FIFTH SET.
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