New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-20
TOUCHARD WIEIIE
MASTER RAClNr,
Beats Phillips, Seemioa.
with Little Effort n y
Two Sets.
PAIRS WITH CRAGTN
TO WIN IN DOUBlr,
Rosenbaum Also Victor in S;,.,.
in Indoor Lawn Ten.
mis- Tourney.

Gustave r. Touchard. the as,
through title holder. defeated p.,
VI. Phillips in the semi-Anal roma -
national indoor lawn tennis chamrs,,..'
singles on the courts Of the p,
mont Armory yesterday. Touch.,s
in straight sets By score o,7It,
on the adjoining court Dr. wm
Rosenbaum disposed OF A. VI Lea
the regimental champion. in N.
half Of the seml-hnal bracket. Th,, 49,.
went three sets before the rnas,.r
decided. the score being &c. s-aS|
Having settled the aspirations ., ..
lips in the singles. Touchard trsn,,.-.
his attention TO the doubles. ~
paired with William B. Cragln I,
defeated Phillips and steinsch.r :, :
round before the semi-hnal. soor,,. .
81, 90
The semi-fnal rounds in the h~,.-
will be played this afternoon A. :.
o'clock. Touchard and Cragin VIII A..
Groesbeck and Mckay in the upo.r =
Of the draw, while Grant and shsf.r 4,
bles champions OF last year, will ma
strokes with Alexander anc Psll 1, a
lower half
The final match In the doubles /, oh,
uled for tomorrow afternoon. n 4,
o'clock On Monday. the last day a, a.
tournament Touchsrd will defend \,
title against Or. Rosenbaum.
The semi-hnal round in the corsol,n..
singles will be played this afternoon. ~,
King Smith opposed to Walter H..s
and II. W. Robinson meeting W |,
Crdgin. jr.
In his match against Philips rouela,i
showed his mastery OF strokes ssd N
court generalship. Although his oprc,~.
was playing with every ounce Of rrr
in his system. the champion seemed 70 \
taking things easily at all tines ~.
lips, an ambitious and tirel.s pAyv
never let an opportunity go by and fo,,s
IL constantly from one side OF the cor
TO the other.
The champion, on the other hand N
~ seemed 70 exert himself TO get ~
and yet he was always in pos.to, !,
bring or the winning shot when \ W
most needed.
In the first set Touchard was ustes|
with a stroke score OF - against N n
OF his opponent, and in the last N b.
champion scored "a strokes to Nv
Phillips.
DR.. Rosenbaum scored his victor ~
Lov1bond by sheer aggressiyenesa n
losing the first set at as. RosGG
began to run 20 the net. alternating -
court shots with hard snashes that y
orally found a hole In his opponents b
fence. Before Lovibond could unx
I'D his game he had lost the second n
by a score OF 90.
In the final set Rosenbaun never :
I'd IN his forcing tactics. and brousnf 2,
his strokes with a snap and q sting ~
I,ovibond found hard 10 combat suoee1
fully. The final set and the match ~
TO Ut. .fOstIOdDll ~ 1S~so -
Schumacher and Phillips were nss
match for Todchard and Cras'n N =
only doubles match OF the day. IN usn
set the losing pair managed to sa W
games, but in doing 80 they played -.
selves out and Cragin's terrinc snss
to deep court and the tle-holdrs =
cling net play in the second se. ~
practically no opposition. the sss ~
scored at so.
The summary follows;
National indoor chanpionthlp nunSa -
final round)-Gustsye +. Iouchrs wsSr
BENJAMIN VI. Phillips. IS. %, ~. u
Rosenbaum 1efeatei A. N. Lo"'''A'
National indoor championship do.oS 80, -,
before the semi-fnall -,Iustave rssscc
ana William q. Cragin, IT,. delsne' 80
NJ Phillips and Julio ". steinacner .,.,,as .
National indoor championship eon'o str B
giles round before the semi-hnlsn a as;ny
Sea,ed Groesoeck, 81, % hsI.ss 49,
Rourne go. 10; II. ". hooins'"