New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
X. Norris Williams
Shines Once More
Wins intercollegiate Lawn Ten
mis- Title in Singles on
Soggy Courts.
MEETS DEFEAT IN DOUBLES
Washburn and Armstrong Carry
Off This Title After Losing
Two Sets-Clean Sweep
for Harvard.

Havcrford. Penn. Sept s.-R. Norris
Williams. I'd, who played such big part
in lawn tennis on both sides of the At
lantic this year, as a member of the
Davis Cup team and runner UP at New
port for the national title won the inter-
collegiate singles championship to-day.
defeating W. H. Washburn at Ga, IS.
6i. 81
In the doubles championship Washburn.
paired with J. ]. Armstrong, defeated
Williams and f II. Whitney In FIVE bril-
liant sets. at As. As rs. 81, 81
All the players to-day wore the Har-
ward colors. the last OF the contenders
from other colleges having been elimi-
mated from the championships yesterday.
A drilling rain fell most Of the day and
the courts were soggy.
The lawn tennis shown in the doubles
match was the most brilliant seen in this
vicinity for a long time. Washburn ana
Armstrong rather upset calculations. as
Williams and Whitney were looked upon
as sure winners.
Ten games were required in the first
set before Williams and Whitney could
claim the victory at "a. Whitney
smashes and Willams's service were
easily the features. The same number OF
games accounted for the second set, al
though tho first six see-sawed. the
match was then looked upon as a victory
for Williams and Whitney. but Washburn
and Armstrong showed in the third set
that they were far from defeated. win
their opponents having five games TO
their one, the latter two proceeded 10
win the next six games and with them
the set Washburn shone brightly In TINS
set. his returns of Wiliams's services
bringing frequent applause from the spec
tstors.
The fourth set was the hardest fought
Of the match. Sixteen games were played
before Washburn and Armstrong won IL
at at In this set the victors completely
outplayed Williams and Whitney. Wash
burn being head and shoulders over WHIT
new In spectacular placements and Arm
strong giving wonderful exhibition or
close court work They were aided by
s.vsraI double faults. Williams being the
chief offender.
With each side having two sets, the
fifth had the crowd on its feet from END
10 end Games were called one ana TWO
all. when williams changed his racquet
and Whitney did likewise. but to no avail
Washburn completely overwhelmed MS
opponents with his returns and Arm
strong also kept up his brilliant work ana
they carried the games to %, IN ther
favor. In the next and deciding game
Washburn. with 'cross-court SMASH
we'll out OF reach Of Williams, gave his
side the victory.
The drjzzling rain had it's effect or
the Williams Washburn match for the
singles title. Both players experienced
difHculty in keeping their feet, and tho
wet balls failed TO heed the racquets I'M
petus.
Williams started off in the first set by
winning three of the first four games
With an opportunity TO win the set, Will
Jams served a double fault, but this only
prolonged the inevitable, as the Davis
Cup player ran out the set at g..
washburn reversed the order Of things
in the second set, which he won at 6-o
He really outplayed Williams IN this set
more than the score indicates. as MS
placements were seldom returned by his
rpponent. Washburn hung on hard In
the third set also, but could not get the
Aad at any stage, and this went to VIII
Jams at 64.
There was nothing but Williams IN the
fourth and deciding set. Winning hVe
,traight games before he allowed his OPP
sonent one, he won the seventh game ana
with IL the set, match and title.
The summary follows:
Singles esemi-hnal round; unfinished Friday)V,
u n Washburn, Harvard, defeated j. D.
A,ustyono Harvard 2-s, Sc. 81, l4-l2
Final round-R Norris Williams. jr. haI-
ward defeated w. NJ. Nashourn' Harvard
Donhles (fnal roundup. NJ Washburn ana
7 J. Armstrong. Harvard. defeated X Norris
Williams. IT., and 3. III. Whitney Harvard
4-e as, is. 81, 81.