New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29
TWO LAWN TENNIS
TITLES CHANGE HANDS
Miss RotCh Beats Mrs. Beard
in SingIeS-TouChard and
WaShburn Also Win.
CAPTURE MEMS DOUBLES
Bad Condition of Courts Mars
Lively Matches in Middle
States Tourney at
Orange Club.

Two Of the championships in the Middle
States lawn tennis tournament were de-
cided with the victories of Miss Edith l..
Rotch in the women's singles and of Gus
tave +. Touchard and Watson NJ Wash
burn in the mems doubles yesterday on
the turf courts Of the Orange Club, at
Mountain Station ~ j. Miss Rotch the
player Of the Longwood Cricket Club, Of
Boston. came through two matches with
colors flying. In the final round she de-
feated Mrs J. Gordon Douglass. Of the
West Side Club, at 6-l. 60. Then as
challenger Miss Rotch defeated Mrs
Charles y. Beard, the defending cham
pion. in straight sets at IS. 6-1.
Touchard and Washburn rolled the final
and championship match into one in de-
featins Otto II. Hinck and Frank Kidde.
the Montclair Athletic club title holders,
after four lively sets at q, 6-3 l-6, GO.
There was no challenge match in the
doubles as Harold II. Hackett. one Of the
holders, with Lyle f. Mahan. is in Lon
don as a member Of the American Davis
cup team.
As a consequence a default was chalkcd
up as will be done in the singles this az
ternoon when Touchard meets Dean
Mathey in the singles final Wallace F..
Johnson. who captured the championship
last year, is also IN London as member
Of the cup-seeking American forces.
Rarely has the classic Middle States
tournament. one Of the oldest ON the ma
tional list, had such ideal weather for
the matches. There was a great fash
iouable gallery assembled, but the sport
was hardly up 10 the standard. This was
largely due to the deplorable condition Of
the courts They were like narrowed
fields. The ball came off with all sorts Of
bounds and this Influenced Mrs. Beard 50
much that she appeared 10 chuck the
second set.
The poor playing surfaces caused luck
to enter into the outcome Of the matches
to a great degree. This caused the play
ers TO depend upon a species OF slap dash
stroling of the ball rather than attempt
ing the more skilful shots.
ne lTSN set Ol TIC 4lidANI az " s4A"ii .'''''
Rotch wrested the title from Mrs. Beard
contained some slashng rallies MISS
ROtch led off with the service, an erratic
break to the right, and won the opening
game. She ran TO a lead Of 81 on
games. when the defending champion be-
gan to come up TO the net. she smashed
and drove into the corners 50 iuriouSly
that she reeled of four games, so that
she led at 5-3. At this Miss Rotch speed
cd I'D and carried the set with a run Of
four straight games.
Counting the first 1--WE games Of the sec
ond set, il was nine games in order. Mrs
Beard only went through the motions OF
playing in this set, letting the title slip
from her without an effort 20 retain It,
The points in the first set were 10 to 49,
in the second set "a to 10.
Hinck and Kidde worked hard and I'M
rewardedly through a long afternoon. In
the semi-fnal round they met and de
feated Holcombe Ward. the former ma
tional champion. paired with George H..
Miles. The score was IS. &c, III.
In the third set Of this contest Ward and
Miles led at 5--3 on games and at 40 70
IL on points. with Hinck serving. The
doughty Hinck, a veritable tower OF
strength and resourcefulness, pulled out
the set after Ward and Miles had on four
occasions been within point Of winning.
An unfortunate episode OF this match
was the calling Of footfaults against
Kiddc. II was all TOO evident that there
was A distinct difference of opinion be
tween Kidde and the official, and mat
tiers became somewhat strained for a
time. But Kidde received his recon-
pensc. At this period he touched the net
in coming up for a smash. but the play
ors and the umpire were 30 excited That
il was overlooked and no penalty In
flicted.
After brief rest Hinck and Kldde
faced Touchard and Washburn In the
contest which decided the championship.
Washburn led off with the service, fol-
lowed by Hinck. TouChard and kidde N
| the order named Touchard was attempt
| ing all kinds Of crazy smashcs in tho
early games The result was that the
| Montclair pair led at A. on games by
consistent volleying and smashing.
Then Touchard. got his feet on the
ground. Close up to the net, he sent the
| ball off at glancing angles or burned
| Il straight through the opposite court, 50
that he finished up the set with run Of
| four games The second set was filed
with lot Of rapid action. There was "A
lot Of high lobbing. and Touchard and
Washburn frequently sent their racqucts
crashing together as both tried TO get the
ball at once. Hnck continually worked
Touchard's low backhand. and with some
success.
The closing games Of the set we're filled
with hummlng rallies, Kidde being the
target Of Touchard and Washburn's at
tentioEs He stood up well under the
cross fire. the points in the eighth and
ninth games twice touching at deuce.
The third set was wild orgie OF
smashing and voleying on the part Of
Touchard and Washburn. During the
sixth game a big white bulldog. belonging
to Bob Howard, amhlcd on the court
Touchard rested a moment while the dog
was being coaxed away. II stoadied him,
and he won the game, the only one in the
set Touchard let himself out fun rein
in the fourth set. In II he vas at his best.
serving aces and carrying six straight
games for the match and championship
title
The summary follows:
Middle states womcn's championship
singles (fnal round j--Miss Edith T. Rotch
defeated Mrs. J. Gordon Douglass 81 T. =