Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-15
WESTERN TENNIS
PLAYERS DOWNED
CaIifornians Eliminated By
Eastern Experts in South
amptOn Competition.
BEHR BEATS STRACHAN

SOUTHAMPTON, L. l., Aug. To-
| The Eastern lawn tennis experts have
eliminated the Western stars from
the meadow cup tourney, The down
fall of the Californians came in rapid
succession yesterday, the fourth dav
of the competition. The defeat ~
John S. Strachan, Clarence j. Grimm
and Thomas c. Bundy was the fea-
ture of yesterdays matches.
The players to reach the semi-f1nal
round are Karl H. Behr, who defeat
ed Strachan; Gustave F. Touchard'
who outplayed Frederick c. Inman;
| William ]. Clothier, the yanquisher
of Johnston, and A. S. Dabney, who
scored a brilliant victory over Grimm
| William A Larned and William j.
| Clothier vanquished c. E. WATSON, Jr'
and Gustave f. Touchard IN the
doubles. The triumph of Larned and
! CIothier was encompassed only after
hard contest in which the veterans
met the New York youngsters al
their own game and won out after
three-set match. Larned played a
strong net game, while Clothler COW
cred the back court. =,
John S. Strachan and Clarence j.
| Griffin, the Western doubles cham
pions, defeated pair of youngsters
f. M. Watrous and S. Wainwright
alter an exceedingly stubborn match'
Ga. Ga. The result did not indicate
that the victors would afford much
opposition to Maurice Il. Mclaughlin
and Thomas C. Bundy in the national
championships at Newport next Week
William M. Johnston and Thomas u
Bundy were forced to extend them
selves in order to win from Rlcharo
Harte and G. C. Gamer, of Ph1ladel-
phia.
The three remaining members of the
California quartet came TO grle1 IN
the third and fourth rounds OF the
singles. Strachan was drawn against
Bundy and fairly smothered his OPP
ponent He won the first set, 6-li
carrying everything before him.
Bundy, with his peculiar chop stroke
service, worried Strachan somewhat
in the second set and carried the
score to all before his opponent raj
lied, and ran out the next two games
winning by the score of TO.
In the lower half Griffin shared the
fate of his clubmate and went down
to defeat before Dabney. Grim
failed to live up to his reputation and
succumbed in straight sets. Dabney
kept him chasing all over the court
The Californian put up better fight
in the second set, but was no match
for the New England player.
Strachan was eliminated in the
fourth round by Karl II. Behr, who
is playing an exceptionally good
game. The Californian did not fol-
low up his strong game. against
Bundy, and, although he made great
struggle he was always behind.
Strachan's service did not bother
Behr in the least, he finding COM
paratively little difficulty in return
ing it. The defeat of Strachan was
a big blow to the Californians, who
expected the youngster. to come
through to the finals.
CAPE MAY, N. J., Aug. 15.-The
second round of the women's singles
tennis tournament-was played yester-
day at the Cape May Golf Club. Miss
e. Bispham defeated Mrs. r. Sewell
and Miss c.. Franklin defeated Mrs
r., Justice. In the second round OF
the mems singles B. Johnson defeated
Bausman, b. Shoemaker defeated j
Fl. Grubb, jr., C. T.. Miller defeated
B. Bispham and L. Oakley defeated
Reyaders.
NEWPORT, Aug. 15.-The prizes
that were offered by Miss Louise
Scott for the women's handicap doub-
les tennis tournament at the Casino
were won yesterday by Miss Edna
Barger and Miss Margaret II. Busk
| by scores of rs, rs, over Miss Lor-
Hard Spencer, jr., and Miss Anna
| Sands