New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-04
MAHAN HUMBLES
HARMED ON COURTS
Former Champion, Not at
His Best. Bows After
Three Fast Sets.
CLOTHIER ELIMINATES
BULL IN JIG TIME
Pell Also Reaches Semi-Finals
in Lawn Tennis Singles at
Nassau Club.

Lyle Evans Mshsn, the former Co
lumbia University player. created the
eensation o. the day yesterday by de-
fcating William 4. Lsrned, seven times
national champion. on the turf lawn
tennis courts of the Nassau Country
Club. a. Glen Cove. Long Island. The
score vas 4. 8 S, 6 4.
While Nshan deserved gerst credit
for his victory. IL was not the real
Iarned he vas playing against. but a
nan crippled by rheumatism and IN
able 70 get about his court in his usual
peerless style. The damp weather
brought on return Of the former
champions old complaint. which threat
tns 10 interfere seriously with his as
pirstions 20 make the Davis Cup team.
William J. Clothier. a former ma
tiOnal champion, and Theodore Roosc-
welt Pell, holder OF the Achelis chal-
lenge cup. came through with Mahsr
T. the semi-fnal round in the singles.
Clothier defeated Charles VI. Bull. jr..
at 6-3. 6. and Pell disposed Of
Frederick {. Inman. a former metro
politan champion. ~ Sc, IS.
The doubles also were started yes
the final round IN this contest to-mor-
singles for to-dar.
kari Behr and T. r. Pell. Middle
States champions, showed we'll in de-
fsatinC Harold r. Hsckett and Walter
Merrill Hall in straight sets at s..
50. George " Church and Dean
Nafhey, who recently won the metro
pclitsn champion ship. defeated Ray
mond d. Little and r. c. Inman in a
three-set match by a score Of g..
IS. o..
Soon after Larned and Mshan took
the court il was seen that the Nestor
OF the American courts was not him
self. That freedom Of stroke and that
ease Of movement so indelibly associ-
ated with the old champions play
were lacking, and although in the sec
end set he managed 10 pull himself to-
gether sufficiently TO win. at -, Il
was an effort from which he did no.
recover during the rest Of the match.
and Mahan. smashing brilliantly at the
net and using clever change OF pace.
pulled out a victory.
Not being able 70 execute his sting
ing drives with any degree of certainty,
Larned was stripped Of half the power
OF his game. and Mahsn was quick TO
see this. He closed in at the net AZ
every opportunity. smothering his OPP
ponent's weak attempts at PASSING
shots and himself bombarding Larned's
court with a fusillsde Of well directed
shots for placement
Larned seemed discouraged after the
match. not so much owing 70 his de-
feat as 70 the fact that the match had
demonstrated that the pangs OF
rheumatism had again marked him for
is own after long period OF free
dom from the disease.
Clothier easily outplsyed Bull and
always dominated the court. His
smashes we're forccful and his eye for
distance and placement was extremely
accurate Time after time he sent the
ball crashing through Bulls court for
clean aces. and he varied this style OF
play with ground strokes that were
clearly executed and had plenty OF
speed.
Pcll cut short Inman's ambitions in
straight sets. at .. 6-3. and out
played the former metropolitan cham
pOn from every angle. The former in
ternationalist's backhand drives forced
Bull 10 keen in back court, where he
was helpless.
Behr and Pell and Church and
Mathey displayed the best team work
Of all the pairs engaged yesterday, and
the general opinion seems TO be that
these four will be fighting it out for
the mastery in the final round Both
combinations are hard hitting and
show a faculty for working together
which many other pairs lack.
The summaries follow:
Nassau CUP singles OhirI round Will
Jam T. t1o'hier defeated charles N. Bull
ir IS s-@. Theodore Roosevelt Pcll de-
'earrd FREDERICK g.. Inmau. q 6
Lyle r Nahan defeated William s.
fs.rod. O Go 6
Nassau CUP doubles lfrst round Blu.
and lahan defeated Beekman and p. "
Doub'.dsy. Go. Go. Karl B-hr and r
T. Peii defeated r. II Hsck-tt ana ". NJ
Hall s. g. ClOthier and O. l.. Wrenn
IT, defeated " a ". stewart and Walter
r. Pate. 60. 81. George Church snd
Dean Nathey defeated r.. n. Little and r.
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