New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-27


the Californian winning the toss AMI
beginning the service. The match wa
all over within forty-iive minutes, the
champion winning At 60, g ., 6-l.
Wright could only get total Of te"
points In the first set and the majority
Of these on NcLoughln's own error.
10 was discouragiug for Wright. but =
treat for the crowd. that surrounded
the enclosure. three thousand strong
and paid their tribute Of applause TO
the magic of Macs game.
Court Craft All in Vain.
Wright called into play all his court
craft .u the eudeavor 20 postpone me
fiery late that relertlessly pursued
him Some Of his opponents terriNc
forehaud drives Wright succeeded IN
returning in the form OF towering !oDS'
but their fate was an evil one.
Mclaughlin would trot slowly back
20 his base line when Wright started
these shots. there 20 await the ball.
with racquet poised for the XII.
Wright would look on helplesSly while
the champion brought his racquet down
with d powerful sweep on the ball.
There would be a streak Of white. a
puff OF dust near Wright's base line
and the point would be called out for
McLouGhlin
Wright knew he was marked as the
sacrifice for Roman holiday. ana
played along evenly, but never brill
iautly. IT, the second set he managed
20 take two games. but not on has own
efforts Mclaughlin. just to show he
is but human like the rest Of Us. coca
Sonally sent balls into the net or out
Of court. and il was then that Wright
broke into the winning column.
Cannon BALI Working.
The dreaded cannon ball" service Of
the Californian found IN Wright d
helpless victim. Ace after ace the
champion scored on his delivery. with
Wright taking his position mechanl-
csllv ~ the service court, swinging
wildly az the aying ball and then walk
ing 10 the other court 70 80 through
the same performance. The final set
went 20 Mclaughlin a. 81, and with II
the match
The second match played on the
championship stretch of turf was be
tween Bchr and lie ROy, with the for
mer winning an impressive victory at
g. Ga. &c. 6-3. The encounter
was staged iu the afternoon. and the
gallery was tully - large and demon
Stratiye as the one that saw McLough-
jim in action.
The first and fourth sets saw Behr
in 4 wonderful vein. brilliant in his net
attack. marvellously quick on his feet
and crafty in forcing lie Roy wide OF
his position. In the second and third
sets. however Behr made the mistake
Of staying in hls back court and trad
ing drives with his opponent lie Roy
fairly revealed in this sort OF warfarr.
and after running the games TO . =. IN
the second set. broke through Behr S
winning streak iu the third, and won i
AZ 8 %
lie Roy made his best stand in the
last set. and after Behr led him at . o
the former intercollegiate champion
started another session OF beautiful
deep driving that earned him three
games In row. That was his last bid.
however. and Behr ran out the last
game. the set and the match with a
sharp cross court shot.
Touchard Catches Tartar.
Gustayc +. Touchard, the national in
door champion, Won a hard fought
match from T.. H. Whitney, Of Harvard,
at 6-4. . Z. 6 g. Is. T. 10. For
three hours and forty-hve minutes the
men battled teuaciously before Touch
ard shot the ball across the court for
tho winning stroke. No less than eight
times I'm the course OF the match was
the winner within stroke OF victory,
and Whitney likewise six times held
victory within his grasp, only 10 fail
Al the crucial moment.
I'm the latter stages Of the contest
both men frequently dropped their
racQucts from sheer exhaustion. but
Touchsrd held tho better dying effort
and won the match as Whitney drove
into tho net.
Frederick {. lnmau and II. {. john
son. Of Providence. also taxed their
STAYING powers TO the limit before In
man won iu five sets, at s .. 6 3, 8 (.
:. 9 e. The men were evenly
matched am around. both going TO the
net IT every opportunity but here
again stamina told its tale and Imam
had just enough I'm reserve TO pull out
the last point.
>arorI champion. hir single. oourth
rorr.H I o.. nual defeated o. O.. Johnson.
's 60 ..N. O. 'Is'a.e J.. Touch
ar| defeated b.. %. Nunc.. & %. ..
OHf.I. 3d. u. -. Nathaniel N. Ni'c-
Ief.ate. u,au NatUc,. 6-c D.5 5-e. &c. A.
Major ac.'.i'i sidney Iialo- jr. 80 o. =
tf no &c. E Norris Williams defeated
,f-.t So pahr', @. o. f-i; Karl ~.
E.Hr defeated Robert Leroy. &C.. 4. s. c--t
tr. Robert fH.4.c, M.rty defeated ~. :.
rirr defeated LEONARD hickman. 8 80
t.- Watson 80. Wa-..lrn ,oteatc1 Harold
g. Ihrp.hwoftoH. o. f.i Cd. Theodore
Roosevelt ron defeated %. o.. owen. %
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