The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-02
Kreuzer Outplays Brookcs in
Third One Of Their Match,
With Score Sc.
RIFT THAT'S ALL HE CAN DO
Wildinc Conquers Froitzheim
in Three Str8ioht-Germans
Want to Sail Home.
Second Section

Australian lawn TENNIS pleEeIs' 'oHp'eteu
ire rout OF the German team when they
tssested oscar Kreuser and Otto Froits-
rain, respectively In the semi-find round
n the tournament for the Dwight r.
p.v,s International lawn tennis trophy at
n. Allegheny Country Club courts here
,o.d4v. Wldug took straight sets from
rro,zhein in the opening match at SIS,
a. s., while BrookeS ended UP the
tn bv vAnaushng kreuIer. three sets to
90 AZ a., s., IS. 6--2. The island
ara r-ti leave Immediately for the Long
vooa Cricket club, outside Boston, where
.hsy will play the British Isles team in
IN Ansl round. beginning next Thursday,
for the right ot challenging America The
are,tsd 'reutons started late tonight for
New York where they will try to engage
psSsag tU home Tot both may DO hee"eo
In case OF war.
There was q little further falling off in
mo number OF enthusiasts who made the
tr4p % So, the game and those who came
out were not very well rewarded for their
pains. excepting in the set which kreuzer
won from RrookeS That set was the
only b. ght feature Of either match, for II
vas the only time anything like really
good tennis vas played. As a matter
Of TACT about half of the crowd missed
the one bright spot of tho afternoon, for
> A shower OF rain fell Just before that par
ocular ST was started and many rushed
from the stands to seek the shelter of the
clubhouse Sor did they make their way
pa-t go tho scene OF conflict until they
were r.ca''ed 10y tho vocferous applause
tlat greeted the winner OF the only set
taken from the Australians uus tar in
N, International matches. When they did
return they must have BEEN disappointed,
s..s. l.as1 t..aa
once more and was beaten easily in the
fourth set
There were quite few who thought
ths Germans mt least might make an
t"o~r to-day and those who have fol-
lowed the play of the Tcutons closely
felt that II they did get little life in
their work they could make the antipo-
deans hustle But the Germans could not
,eem 20 wake themselves up and were
beaten again by their lack OF steadiness
eud apparent Indifference.
Welding started service In the opening
su-Irg5 and by virtue Of the easy way
in which ne pulled Froitzheim out OF posi-
on took the initial game. Strange as it
may seem. the Australian let loose
streak 81 w'ldnsss himself in the second
game and lost II AZ love. The men
dvued the next TWO games each winning
ou his own service. and the score stood
even - all but the Teuton became
,arc'os. and practically threw away the
next three games. Win the score %
against HIM Frotzheim made one of those
spurts ne lets locse occasionally and took
love game on his own service. But
t1a' finished him for the set. as Wllding
Put on full speed in the ninth game and
won T. With The loss Of only one point.
ihe point score Of the set favored Wild
lag a. Ell.
In the second se' the German made
fairly gool Fight FOR time and managed
20 take the lead a. 3--2 and "a. but
=. could not keep going AT n credtabe
nsce and dropped the last three games
by his lack OF ambition IN covering the
our and h" using poor judgment on
making returns. froitzhcim had many
",callent chances 10 score points in this
Sc hut he invariably failed to take ad-
vantage ot them. His service too was not
- strong as n mas been. and the way he
''ssel them over tho net gave one tho
Impression thai he WAS perfectly salts
''d n ne we're able to get them safely
over, His driving also lacked power and
paved the way Tor many a placement by
his rival Wildng led in the total points
AZ 35-25
Errauc ~ the Teuton had been In the
h--t two sets. he became worse in tho
bird He lost the opening gaIne on
hit own serve after leading at 30 love
hut broke through Widings for victory
~ the second From that time on he ap-
p'ared 70 have no control whatever over
ne ball and lost tho next four games in
row. 'corinG only one point In each
Froi'zheim then took a love game on hiss
o'n service and brought the score to
10, but he made four mistakes In the
'-verth game, thereby losing the set and
ne match The points In the final set
we're 2s--i5
Rrookes and Kreuzer came out on the
courts for 'hC last match OF the tie at
nearly o'cloclS and started hostilities
WIN very little preliminary limbering up
Nren1er Won the right 10 serve and i'm
nedlatelr took advantage OF II by maxi
ne clean ace, hut he lost the next
'isht points In a row, thereby dropping
mo first two games with only one point
90 his Or,Iit
No. etSy Nay in which tho Australian
'rrtd on the first brace of games led
-N' crowd 20 believe that II would he
runaway match and quite "A few left
ne ,''ud- Tho German came back in
''e 'hlrd game and won II, scoring three
service aces during the process Not to
no "Nla"n', Brookes served two aces while
N'"llr '0' fourth game, but kreuzer
n"''d brilliantly for two games and won
mem both, ,yeing the score at all.
I've Young Teuton had an eA,ellent
tn'no" OF winning the seventh game too.
10. no otd 'A" score AT 40 love on his own
service, but he lost the next FIVE points
''I me gam" with them and followed by
."NHE iour moro errors in the eighth
'" SWING BroolSe5 the lead at 5--3.
N.'Ht'I outplayed the antipodean in the
Htl game and won IL with the loss
only one point but Brookes was strong
iH' tenth and finished the set with
VI" n"int score az 3i--24
Nh not until the score stood 10
'''"t ann I'm the second set that the
N1s sH.c 10 keep steady for a
' ,@o' enough for him to win a
Il r..NIH a.