New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-27
Reach Final Round in
Middle States Lawn
Tennis Tourney.
WINNER WILL MEET
TOUCHARD FOR TITLE
Mrs. Louise H. Raymond and
Mrs. Charles N. Beard Capture
the Doubles Championship.

Karl II. Behr, the former interne-
tionalst, and Theodore Roosevelt
Pell winner Of the Seabright lawn
tennis tournament last year, will CLASH
in the final round this afternoon on
the turf courts Of the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club, at Mountain Station, N.
D., to decide who shall meet Gustave
+. Touchard, the champion, in the
challenge round Tor the championship
Of the Middle States.
PeH gained his place by defeating
Walter Merrill Hall, former holder
of the title, at "a, Cd, while Behr
reached the final bracket through the
default OF Holcombe Ward, former
national champion. 1t was announced
that Ward had defaulted owing to the
serious illness of Stanley Ward, his
brother.
Mrs. Louise Hammond Raymond and
Mrs. Charles n. Beard won the dou-
bles championship for women, defeat
ing Mrs. Marshall Mclean, former ma
tional champion, and Miss Edna VII
dev. the Plainfeld girl, in three-set
match. at Go, GO, 10.
In the mems doubles Behr and Pell
reached the final round in the top half
by defeating A. II. Coifey and !. D.
Stickney i'm a runaway match at b-i,
Il . In the lower half F. c. Watson,
ir and George J.. Wrenn gained their
final bracket by defeating u. II. Mlles
and L. d. Woodbury. at 6-3, -.
Ii is planned to play the final and
challenge rounds in the women's SIN
oles today. together with the fnal
rounds in the mems singles and dou-
bles. with the challenge rounds IN the
latter two features to be played on
Monday or Tuesday.
When Pell faced Hall late IN the
afternoon the largest gallery OF the
week was on hand TO see the struggie'
Hall relied on his hard forehano driy-
ing game to pull out the matcn againsl
Pell's deadly backhand, out the la''eI
proved the stronger -..-.r
The Seabright tournament winner
.lv,ovs exDerienced trouble in handing
Uoll's high bounding drives, as the pail
cama twisting and turning waist hlgn'
Tell's opponent made all his shot WIN
ono object in yiew-to keep the Dall
,,oipo 10 Pell's forehand. He avoided
tho latter's backhand as though II were
+bo nIaque. and when he was successful
i'm that respect he managed TO pun out
the games. ,,,d
Rut Peu knew his own weakness ana
so mappuvred about the court that as
rule he brought into service MS
sveenino. speedy backhand. At inter
walls Hall drew applause from the gal
Iorv with brilliant sOrties at the net,
during which he shot the ball through
oDeDines in his opponents mldcour1'
PelI usually held the upper hand
however. and although Hall was gulIty
many times Of sending easy balls INTO
The net his opponent won on his meEI1s'
The women took the courts before
any of the matches in the mems events
had been played, and those who Wateheu
the fair sex perform saw splendlo lawn
AGAINST Miss Edna Wildey Mrs. Ray
r,oTd cot going at top speed, being
equally at home in bac.- ~c"rt or at the
net. Many times she caught the ram
field girl out of position as the latter
came i'm to the net, and upon such oc-
casions Mrs. Raymond showed rare
ability in her placement shots from
After taking the first set at GO,
Mrs. RAYMOND kept right on, never
making the mistake of lowering the
speed Of her game, and although the
women engaged in several long volleys
at the net Mrs. Raymond was the more
accurate and took the second set and
the match at 6-3.
A reversal in the first set only
served to put Mrs. Mclean on her met
tie. however. and she proceeded TO
gather the points quickly in the sec
ond and third sessions, forcing MISS
Sheldon TO remain in the back OF her
court throughout. The Montclalr girl
could only get three games IN the
rrrl,iph wont AGAINST her
al 6-1, GO.
Although a new combination, Mrs.
RAYMOND and Mrs. Beard proved for
midable one. and after dropping the
first set without winning game
against Mrs Mclean and Miss Wlldey,
came back strongly, and by better all
around work at the net earned the
last two sets and the title at g
IS. Twice in the last set Mrs. Nc
Lean and her partner were within a
point Of the championship. Bad breaks
in the luck, however, gave Mrs. Ray
mond and Mrs. Beard the points they
needed.
The summaries follow:
Neps singles tsemi-hnal Iound) kari
D. Behr won from Holcombe Ward by dc
nut: Theodore Roosevelt Pcl defeated
Waller Merrill Hall, ca, Cd
V-omcn's singles tsemi-hnal round Mrs
Louise Hammond Raymond defeated Miss
Egua Widev GO. G-3; Mrs. Marshall
Mclean defeated Miss Polly sheldon, 3-6
C-l. C.
Mems doubles (scmi-fnal round) -Behr
and pei defeated Coffey and Suckney,
81 %. watson aud Wrcnn defeated
Mics and woodbury., G-3, %.
W0mcu's doubles (semi- 6nal round) =
Mrs H. d. RAYMOND and Mrs. Charles n.
Beard defeated Mrs LOWS Gouverneur
Morris and Miss Katherine Force, Go
st. Mrs Marshall Mclean and Miss Edna
W-ffGDt defeated Miss Polly Sheldon ana
Mrs william H. Iuderhul. G-3. G-1.
FINAL rounj-Mrs. Raymond and Mrs
Pclrd defeated Mrs Mclean and Miss
NUdCy &c. CO IS.
Entries To Day at Aqueduct.