New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-19
PeII and Behr Force the
NictorS Into a Five
Set Match.
LOSERS THREATEN
WITH FINE RALLY
Team Work of the Champions
Is the Greatest Factor in
Their Triumph.
~ FRED HAWTHORNE.

SeaOrignt. \. j.. july lo.-by the
vs-roweSt OF margins Maurice K. Nc
LouShlin and Thomas c. Bundy, the
national doubles lawn tennis cham
riors defeated Theodore Roosevelt
pei and Karl II. Behr, the Middle
states champions. on the classic turf
.ourtS o. the Ssabright Lawn Tennis
and Cricket Club to-day. The score
was l. 10. >, I 80. -, ..
The match was IN the final round OF
me annual invitation tournament. and
because Of the Importance attached TO
re result was probably the most crit
,cal one that will be played this year.
v'tr the exception OF the DAVIS Cup
matches themselves.
The international committee having
I'm charge the selection Of the team
that viii defend the famous trophy
from the attacs or the foreigners next
month. had previously caused II TO De
known that the performances of the
players engaged m this final testing
Ornament would 90 a long way to-
ward deciding VINO shall be the four
men on the team. For this reason the
rattle between the opening pairs was
fought 20 4 bitter finish. with neither
DC willing TO take backward step.
After Mclaughlin and his partner
lad gained the first sets and seemed
co WELD an almost overwhelming ad-
vs0tage. Pell and Behr By one Of the
crandest uphill battles ever seen on the
courts. pulled up 70 an even score or
sets and I'm the third set actually led
A. 81 on games. only TO lose out in
hose final thrilling moments that kept
fne immense crowd continually IN
doubt as 20 which team would IN the
end prevail.
Losers Excel at Net.
Man for man and team for team Pell
and Behr were By far the more bril-
liant. Their work al the net was su
perior 10 anything Mclaughlin and
hundy showed. and generally the waves
of applause that swept from end 20
md % the great field were in tribute
% the savage brilliancy of Behr who
lairiy outdid himself in mis- frantic ef-
'orts 70 gain victory. Results are
the things that count, however. and so
tne national champions proved them
selves the better combination. Their
team work left nothing to be desired,
and a. for steadiness. Gibraltar itself
was not more lmmovaDle than the red
haired Mclaughlin and the quiet, be-
-pectacled Band.
Even when the tide temporarily set
against them IN the last set and Il
looked as # Pell and Behr might pull
OUT the victory they had fought so
valiautly for. the tactics OF Mclaughlin
and his partner never changed. There
we're no loud shouts as TO who should
,akc this ball and who that; there was
not single instance when either man
invaded the others court. and the red
haired Californian by tacit agreement
vas the director or the battle. IL was
unot his Iov-epoken word and his only
that the campaign was conducted. and
rarely did he speak IN error.
PeH and Behr's tactics were III direct
cootrast. Tn their anxiety 10 gain the
winning points they fairly yeiied a.
each other. and frequently they boldly
-,cod into each others territory m
+beir desperate endeavors 20 repel ire
st-scE OF the national champ ons.
Rebr ,tss nc more 20 De censured IN
.b.q -csoec-. but he would make amends
tor .-,s fault by the dashlng manner
ia ,,b,cb ne outvo,.eyed every man IN
the court.
vcroyrhlin and Bundv treated th~lrr
,o,orerts 20 an endless procession o.
lobs and u vas their unsteaolness III
handling these pulling oaiis tnS'
eventually spelled defeat Tor the -Hlu-
die States champions Kareiy mas
~ match been played under more
ND that poets nave written aDout, DGI
,.bich Is seldom seen IN reality. Fully
: 200 persons we're jammed IN ne
...ode and on chairs placed or the tur1
,relosing the playing court IN an I'M
-,crse SQUARE brilliant IN colorlnG ana
,ors.ar.lv alive with the movement Of
utterly tinted Darssols.
or me clubhouse verands sat seVera.
--o~e hundred. and the WINDOWS OF
-osr5r mansion we're hled WIN me
form or ye' more ceVotees OF me
.aroc. 4 snoring line o. automoolIes
-a- packed within the cuo
and along the famous RumsCH hosH ~
a. - he quiet flowing Shrewsbury
hair = mile distant. warm sun
1eared down or the scene. ana mere
-.- iuet .uHicient breeze % make y
..,.,eo~.s5le without interfering WIN
me zane. Under such conditions vas
.-e match played. and - was an ideai
sctting for great match
Behr Places Shots Well.
the players faced battery Of news
o1Der photographer when they came
o. fhe court and began 70 warm up
Ala reerned 20 be in perfect trim ioT
tEe fray. and tre crowd sfttleo oacN
.r4 eeste and prepared 20 sec the
.,,-e,,, struggie Peil started the
ersice and no. and Behr quickly ran
80 +. lead o. 90 20 o. 2Hth the latter
..,,,og On beautiful placement snots
Ola. found oDcninge in 10" opposing
.o.-, for tvo aces NcLougnii and
bu.d, took tte neat $50 pointf on an
-e, I'D on ou' h. peli. but then the
atdele -ta.er champion cam" through
,.54h .ts winning mot and ne game.
Jbe ns1t to games also vent '"
Poll and hie partner, Who were OUT
vlzying tie national Champion two
20 one Ncf.ough1n seemed unable 10
gauge tho angle ~ fhe net accurately
and cent rrnayn after smasn INTO y,
,.hile 'he crowd wondered and waited.
Gradually The red haired one and
ais partner began 70 get the range Oh
the court and the game began 20
come 20 them, three ia ron, until
they led a. 3 3. Pell and Bchr came
rIght bach however, and ran M" the
lead - .. with behr dong the
nsj1r hare o. she WORK. The daring
With NhIeh he sprsnz 20 The net 70
. set Jci.oughlin's teTibc driYes drew
-.srmz u applause from the crowd,
ma the d8els between these two we're
Abouf even In the end. Mclaughlin
isuslly ended the voiicyiDg with
.plsrdid smhsh from deep court. Behr
foos me revenge b. slieing The ball