New-York tribune., 1913-08-14
CIothier Eliminates Johnston
After Three Bitterly
Fought Sets.
T0UCHARD VS.. JOHNSTON
Strachan and Griffin Play
Like McLoughlin's and Win
Their Matches in South.
ampton Tourney.

Southampton. y. Y. Aug l3-Sensa.
tions followed thick and fast with the
breaking Of the ranks of the invaders
from California and the downfall OF a
lawn tennis tournament progressed on the
turf courts OF the Meadow Club. William
J. Clothier the national champion Of 1906
defeated William NJ Johnston. the phe-
nomenal youth from the Pacific Coast. IN
fiery three-set match by score Of
IS. - Sc. In an earlier round Clothier
had disposed Of Robert Leroy al 50.
s.. and i'm both Of the contests there
were glittering sessions Of racquet work
that foreshadowed the coming back OF
the old title holder
In one Of those fantastic exhibitions n
which Gustave r, Touchard occasionally
treats the SPECTATORS. he defeated Wallace
F. Johnston. reserve PLAYER on the Ameri-
can international team. by a score ot 5-3.
O-s. ll-9 Touchard was in his most
extravagant mood. At the end % the
first set hc lapsed into q session ot the
most prodigal driving. Johnston reeled OF
ak games for the second set and five IN
the third a run Of eleven straight games,
and then Touchard reformed from MS dis
sipation His shifty drives into deep court
Interspersed with now and then a slash
ing cross-court shot held Johnston or
from the victory despite the fac; that the
Davis Cup player was four times within
stroke of the goal
81 al
10 eclipse the splendid performance %
John s Strachan. recent winner of the
national clay court championship. and
Clarence J. Grifln. his partner from the
| Pacific Coast. The baggage OF the two
Young Californians failed 20 arrive so N
+ borrowed plumage. everything from SHOES
10 racquets. the two went on the court and
furnished splendid limitations ot Maurice
r McL.oughlin at his best Strachan is
another dazzler He hits like thunder
bolt and in tho third round OF the singles
swept through 3 Miller at 81 '-@
/ Grimm In the same round disposed or
I Frank NJ Watrous. the old Yale star,
az 81. So and he vas just as dynamic
/ as his partner.
/ Closely approaching these matches IN
point Of interest was the contest N
which Karl H. Behr. one Of the inter
national players. took the measure ~
Watson NJ Washburn. OF Harvard. a.
/ sc. So. O. Behrs net attack was
wonderfully sustained and he PLAYED With
paralyzing speed in the deciding sets
Frederick C. inman likewise upheld he
ratings Of the veterans by defeating
I George NJ Church. the Princeton inter
collegiate champion. Al 80 6-a -
Altogether II might be set down as
bad day for the younger PLAYERS to'
with the exception OF the newly arrived
Californians they all fell by the way
side
The summary follows
Meadow Club Cup (men's singles 'h.rd
/ round)-John s. Strachsn defeated ; ME-
/ Ter. 81. 6-3. Clarence !. Griffin deteatea
/ Frank VI. Watrous. So. 50.
Fourth round-Karl n. Behr deteatea
Watson NJ Washburn, - s. ~
Frederick {. Inman defeated George u.
/ church, 50 SIS. 81 Gustave Iotcn-
/ ard defeated Wallace +. Johnston: -
O-S ia william J Clothier de.eele'
Robert Leroy. so. 6-i: Howard 4. F'l'u-
mer defeated Stanley Wainwrisnt ''
s-2
Fifth round-W William !. Clothier .ae-
/ feated William VI. Johnston. -, -. =
Mems doubles first roundl-Nenoei!
Kuhn and A NJ Kidder defeated - Ne'-
nedy. ir. and William Mckim. 8. =
/ II G. Babcock and r. Trevor defeated n
Brown and n Leroy. Sd. %. s. ~.
} William A I,arned and William J. ="
/ th!er defeated n Bufum and G J. Nor.hii
ga 81 c Frederick Watson. II" az
/ Gustave + Touchard defeated A'''
/ Tobev and Leonard Beekman. - ~,
/ lO-s: f. Frelinghuysen and Eric lhStC
defeated w. O Geary and Goodhue Nv
ingston. IS. so. John ; SlraIhan
! Clarence ] Griffin defeated ". y. : naui.
! her. and n HartShorn. %. ~, %
! NJ Watrous and Stanley Wain"rient - "a
feated n Rea and j. Orr, 60. -, NllI.'
: Dabnev and George NJ Church deied,,
cd Louis Gouverneur Morris and LOUIS
. prnt Irving 81 81. Or. E~lng ayto.
and F W. Paul defeated l. G. BoIVlrii
/ and Baron de la Ropp. g. - NJ N
Uar,e and c. Colket Gamer defeated
/ " sprouI and T. 6. Thomas. -
/ G. r. Payne and \. Temple 9T'S
/ lanes Parrish Lee end J. 6. Is -
r,rce. 20. 6-S. So. Thomas I. bI'N
| and William NJ Johnston defeated = -
/ Ecuvier and G. r. Dixon by detault
/ second round-karl II. Behr ana ion
ord Plummer defeated Wenden "a
/ Iuhn and A. NJ kidder, o-t -
Th1mas c. Bundy and William NJ ,,,n sonn
sion defeated \. II. Larkin ana ho''''''
/ Nickerson. 6-3, 6-i