New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-20
WASHBURN AND PELL
TO CLASH ON COURTS
Reach Final Round in PIav fl,
the Metropolitan Lawn
Tennis Title.
FORMER CHAMPION BEATEN
Inman Goes Down Before -.
slashing Game of Peu.
Losing Three of Four
Sets in Match.

marc hltting, supported by stasd,.
in the rallies, brought Watson NJ ne S
burn and Theodore Roosevelt Dan ~,
the final round Of the metropoli,a, -"
tennis championship singles yesterd.r
the turf courts Of the West Side IT,"
Club. -ennH
Nashburn, the young Harvard visa,
came through in the upper semi.sr.,
match by defeating c. Frederick vo,.1e
jr, Of the Orange club. in stralgb, e..
by a score of 60, Is. So
Pell who represented this oop,,..
year ago in the Olympic games ar,...-
up his match against George " Cb,,,,
the Princeton intercollegiate champio,
taking the deciding set with the los, =,
only one game. The complete score ~ -.
match was 10. 6--3, 6-l.
Church, despite his long experionc.
the courts, was visibly nervous WI,
i. \. Vale. tho English player. csu,,,
foot faults. the Princeton man wen, ;,
pieces. lie made two double faults q,
service in the first game and eight in y.
set Pell from his side Of the net d..
voted himself to driving Church out n,
position and then sending the ball ,t,.
zling through for the point.
In fairness 10 Church II must be SAD
that he never displayed the skill which h
has exhibited in the previous rounds q
the tournament, his shots at every stag.
being unsteady ana erratic.
Pell Immediately entered upon his sem.
final round contest with Frederick C.
Inman, the former holder Of the cham.
pionship. whom he defeated after fo.i
cracking sets at e., 10 e., 6-l, as N.
semi-hnal matches were decided on Tx
basis Of the best three out Of five sets.
II was the match in which Pell and In.
man battled for supremacy that attracted
the chief interest OF the gallery. lnmsl
was on his toes from the opening SET.
vice lie attempted TO force The pIaYns
through Pelrs court. only 10 be met ai;h
slashing cross-court shots and drives tia,
sent the ball within inches Of the sd,
lines for the points.
Inman changed 10 a .1bbiuc game IN he
second set. lie had tried this with e.
cellent results against Noshel, and %
just one set IL served % d.sconceri Pei
As the latter attempted 20 return he
ball on the drive Inman came up to lie
net smashing splendidly into the corners
The loss of the set WAS enough iH
pell he timed his returns ~ the hsl
dropping ball SO perfectly that lhilal
was usually caught out Of position loi
swiftly played pass on his rgnt NAM
side. which. as he Is ltithdndel, va
his back hand. He fought gdm,y az.
occasionally brought of smasheS mo ~.
corners which Pell could not get ou' ~
critical points the old champion isle
10 steady himself and he lost impoTl4N
points by sending the ball inches o'a
the lines.
PeU was unusually steady. rcelinE or
twelve games 10 three for ms oplonsA' "
the deciding portion of the malcn. -,
The doubles progressed SLOWLY 'ua.' .
NJ Bull. IT,. and Washburn winning tlsa
placcs i'm the semi-nual round ny deisat
Ing Or William Rosenoaum ana A'u-
NJ Lovibond at Sc. 81
The summary follows. 49,,
METROPOLITAN mems ,hamponsh Pup Sas
fourth rouudD- Theodore Roosevelt y
fssfs5 George VI church, -. % VI
fcated q. Frederick Watson. o.. = v-.S
>; Theodore Roosevelt F,- '','a,e' ''''
eri-f g. Inman. Ct 60. @ e. ,..,,.
Metropolitan mems champ .'Hsl'F ,.Jsr
,orst rouudl-George g. Shairr ana -
Wshan defeated r. q. Norris and r. + IT,. 5S3
In. 6-i. 60. Cnarlcs L'ouaf. a.' .,.,,f
rrick Watson jr., defeated /. - L~s-
and T. Froustein. by default ,.r ..i
an. ,,,,i rnurt Treod0re Roosevelt zen 81
f;gsfsvc r Touchsrd iefcat'i Gto'ss a
Gfocsheck and r. r.. Pfe'nsr - -, - D.
Dickson Cunningham and Man ~. Ma.
f,stSd l. y. Frothingham ani arc, =.
Mullen. %. lo-S. -. charles Hs'"vsi Ea.
g Frederick Watson. ir.. eo,,ea.'1 -, y. ~ rr'3r
der and r. r. Fuller hy default pi' 1'f.a,f
Rosenhaum and Arthur VI. .', ,,..-.tostsr &
PAM y GooId and Henry ~. Man 49,,
Jafsiilt. charles VI BILL. 3D.. ara ., A.,
Washburu defeated lnsu hartmann
Georco Brinkcrhcd, 81 - and va
Third rouud-tharlcs VI e,.-. ,,...'isr, 70
son NJ Washburn defeated l'r. 81
scnbaum and Arthur N. Lo''''''