New-York tribune., 1913-06-28
IOUCHARD BL|GHTS
HOPES Of WASHDURN
Wins in Straight Sets, Reach
ing Semi-FinaI Round in
Lawn Tennis Tourney.
KEEPS UP A HOT PACE
Mrs. Douglass Defeats Miss
Cheeseman in Middle
States Fixture 1T
Orange Club.

Gustave F. Touchard defeated Watson
NJ. Washburn in the semi-hnal round Of
the Middle States lawn tennis champion
ship singles yesterday. The young Har-
ward player met his Waterloo in straight
sets at 6-1, 6-3 on the turf courts OF the
Orange Club. at Mountain Station, \. J''
with unexpected ease II was simply
case OF Touchard never allowing him 70
get his game into action. The more eX-
perienced player at all stages consistently
dshed up the ball 10 Washburn's fore
hand side. AS a result Washburn sent
the ball into the net. varied by an occa-
sional out. and his light fiickered and
was quenched.
Touchard led off by winning the hrst
game against Washburn's service. In IL
he revealed his clever line of attack, and
in the second game the Harvard boy
potted the returns regularly IN the net
The best that Washburn could do In the
set was 20 win the third game on his
service by making some sizzling passes
down the opposite side lines. Touchard
ran out the set, on the way having two
love games, with the points at 2 TO lS'
In the second set Touchard ran the
games I'D 10 40. Washburn was coming
IN TO close range, battling desperately,
hut with little success. AS he got into
posltion Touchard worked his VoIleys
with a lot OF twist 20 the ball. 1t was
speeded up so that the young player
never handled Il with any certainty. Inc
set was closer than the first. Touchard'
however. was always safely In front the
point tally being Al 20 80. The final match
OF the tournament. with which VIII go
the title. is likely 10 be played on Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. !. Gordon Douglass, OF the west
side Club, won her place in the semi-hnal
round of the wOmens singles IN her
third round match Mrs Douglass defeated
Miss Cheeseman after three lively sets al
81 6-2, 10-S. In the deciding set
Miss Cheeseman was several times WITHIN
two points Of the victory.
II was on these occasions that Mrs
Douglass sent her fast overland service
crashing through the opposite court She
n,aced the bali skilfully. and had Miss
Cheeseman and her large straw nat Ooo-
hing around on the other side OF the net
in a wild scamper TO retrieve the oriVeS
that landed In the corners.
Altogether the speed, power and aOility
NJ Mrs. Douglass 10 lift her game up
notch or two when necessary carried hsr
through 20 meet Miss Edith Rotch OF
the Iongwood Cricket Club. OF Boston, In
the contest for the final round.
One Of the best Of the doubles matches
y, the day was that in which Touchard
and Washburn. a new partnership, defeat-
ed Charles NJ Bull. jr., and Walter MerrNi
Hall al 90. O.. So good were the win
ming pair that they reeled of seven
straight games before Bull and Han
scored a game. Touchard and Washburn
worked their rallies we'll rarely missing
n volleying exchange at the net
As Washburn is scheduled in the tour
nament at orange to-day his champion
chin match in the metropolitan tourna-
nent at the West side Club against Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pell has been put over until
next Saturday.
The summary follows
Middle states championship lmen's sin
giles: semi-hnal round l-Gustave +. Ioucna'u
g,f,9ted Watson NJ WRshburn. O-l, ID.
Mems championship doubles Second
round) Charles NJ. Bull. jr. and waiter
Merrill Han defeated Spencer Miller IT,
and r ". Seabury -. e.
Third round-Gustave +. rouchard ana
Watson NJ Washburn defeated Charles ~
p,it ,r and Walter Merrill Hall 60.
6%4 Holcombe Ward and George II. Miles
defeated G. A. l. Dionne and DR.. william
Kc.enrsum G--i, d.
Championship mixed doubles second
round1 Miss seymour and +. a. clark de-
feated Mrs Gustave F. Touchard and w. 2.
BURDEN. Is B--4. CO.
Championship womens singles (third
round Mrs =. Gordon Douglass defeated
Miss Cheeseman. 5-7. 6-2, lO-s