Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-14
CLOTH|ER SHINES
IN TENNIS MATCH.
Former Champion Downs
Johnston in Play for Cup
at Southampton.
TOUCHARD is VICTORIOUS
TOUCHARD is VICTORIOUS

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., Aug. A.
w. ]. Clothier, the former national
tennis champion. stopped the progress
of William NJ Johnston, the young
California player, in the Meadow cup
singles here yesterday, defeating him
in a fiery three-set match at 4--6, IS.
S-6. In an earlier round Clothier had
disposed of Robert Leroy at 60,
"a.
In one of those fantastic exhibit
tions to which Gustave f. Touchard
occasionally treats the spectators he
defeated Wallace f. Johnson, reserve
player on the American international
team by the score of 6-3, O-6, H-s.
At the end of the first set Touch
ard lapsed into a session of the most
prodigal driving. Johnson reeled on
six games for the second set and
five in the third. a run of eleven
straight games. and then Touchard's
shifty drives into deep court inter-
spersed with a slashing cross court
shot held Johnson off from victory
despite the fact that the Davis cup
player was four times within stroke
of a win.
These remarkable results almost
eclipsed the splendid performances of
John S. Strachan, recent winner or
| the national clay court champion
ship, and Clarence j. Griffin, his
partner from the Pacific coast.
Strachan is another dazzler. He hits
like a thunderbolt, and IN the third
| round of the singles swept through
S. Miller at 6-1, 6-3. Griffin in the
same round disposed of Frank M.
Watrous, the old Yale star. at e.,
60, and he was just as dynamic as
his partner.
Karl H. Behr, of the International
lists, took the measure of Watson M.
Washburn. of Harvard, at As, 6-2.
60 Behr's net attack was wonder
fully sustained, and he played with
paralyzing speed in the deciding
sets.
Frederick c. Inman defeated George
M. Church, the Princeton intercolle-
giate champion, at As, 6--3, Ga. AL
/ together 1t might be set down as
| bad day for the younger players, for.
with the exception of the newly ar
rived Californians, they all fell by
the wayside.
| In the afternoon the doubles moved
along rapidly, with the result that
despite a brief shower of rain The
iIot TOuild was tpihptCbCos iOutldi
| fresh from his victory over Wallace
Johnson, paired with C. Frederic
Watson, jr., the former national
champion. and faced Leonard Beck
man, the Pawling School captain.
and Allen Tobey. The boys waded
right into the battle and were twice
within stroke of adding another re-
versal to the days portion before
Touchard and Watson won at 3-6
6-3, 1913. The summarizes:
Singles dhird round)-J. S. Strach-
an. California, defeated S. Miller. 81,
6-3: c. J. Griffin, California, de-
feated r. M. 'Watrous, Yale, 60,
60.
Fourth Round-Gustav F. Touch
ard defeated Wallace F. Johnson.
60. 0-6, H.; William ]. Clothier
defeated Robert Leroy, 60, "a;
Howard A. Plummer defeated Stan
ley Wainwright 6-1, 60.
Doubles first round)-Kuhn and
Kidder defeated Kennedy and Nc
Kim. 60, Cd; Watson and Touch
ard defeated Tobey and Beekman.3-6,
Ga, 1913; Freylinghuysen and Win
ston defeated Geary and Livingston,
6-3. Co. DR.. Taylor and Paul de-
feated Bowler and Baron de la Ropp,
60. 60; Lee and Lawrence defeated
Payne and Temple, 10, 6-3, 60;
Bundy and Johnston defeated Bou-
vier and Nixon by default.