The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
CLOTHIER AND PELL
WIN WAY INTO FINAL
VIII Battle To-day for Honors
Of Nassau Country Club
Tennis Tourney.
DOUBLES ARE ONE SIDED
Pell and Behr Down ClOthier
and Wrenn in Three
Straight Sets.

GLEN Cow, L. J., July l-william J.
Ciothier OF Philadelphia and Theodore r
Pen or the West Side Tennis Club, New
YORK. reached the final round In the sin
gles OF the invitation lawn tennis tourna-
ment on the grass courts OF the Nassau
country Club here to-day. Clothier de-
ieated George VI. Church. captain OF the
Princeton tennis team. In the semi.finai
round OF e.. 6--1, while Pell disposed
OF Lyle r. Mahan. a clubmate, In the
same round az Is. So. Church had
advanced earlier in the day by defeating
walter Merrill Hall OF the West Side Ten
mic Club In the third round in straight
sets at 6--4, 81. Pell and Clothier will
meet In the anal OF the doubles tomorrow
morning At 10 80.
Tho winners came through to the final
round ny defeating Charles NJ Bull, Jr
or the Crescent Athletic Club and Mahan
IN the ssml-hnal round at IS, 2-s, G--I
while Clothier and Wrcnn were having
their own troubles defeating Church and
Dean Mathey on another court at g.
SIS, 6--4.
Pell started service and his team took
the opening game at love, for the returns
OF both Cloth;er and Wrenu were weak
For the next thirteen games the teams
took turns a. winning on their own service
ana the set went to deuce three times be-
lore either side could break the deadlock
Then Clothier and Wrenn broke through
Beh'S service and won n deuce game
which put them In the lead at 81. Pcll
ana Bchr evened things up on the next
game, however. by winning on Wrenu's
service, moved INFO the lead with Peil on
the firing line and took tho set by break
ing through on the Philadclphians service.
The winners played some da ring tennis
IN the opening set and had Il not been
for great stcsdiness on the part Of C'loihier
and Wreen. the Middle Statas champions
would have wvn Inc set much more easily
than they did. Clother and Wrcun did a
great deal OF lobblng to stave Off impend-
Ing defeat, but both Behr and Pell were
especially strong overhead and made short
work OF any lob that fell IN the smashing
zone.
In the secoad set the games again alter
mated, but this time Clothler and Wrern
held their own only until the score
reached all when their opponents
broke through AMI won the set. Pell was
at his best In this set, and q was duo to
his work To- tTr mos; part that his team
won. for he placed beautifully and his
hard backhand drives frequently found
the corners.
Pell and Behr started with rush in
the third and last set, and their forcing
tactics soon broke down the defence of
their rivals, with the result that Ciothier
and Wrcnn We're soor left in the lIrch
with tho score BE- against them. They
mode a momcntary night and managed 10
take two more games. nut the last spur;
was only a fash ANA II died out on the
tenth game which was won by Pell and
Behr with the lose OF only one point, The
| summaries:
riRs set
| Pell and Bshr:
iIt6t2l34 70ot235ai -ss--iO
| ciothicr and wrrnn;
o4S7O.O5295 2-5s- 3
SECOND SET
| Peil and and Behr:
24issf5I5St1t TT 8
| Clothicr and Wreuu:
igii513i35l4: -
THIRD SET
| Pell and Bshr.... 356065i 1T
! Ciothisr and Wrcnn 53344Gi Id
Recapitulltion--Pei aud Hehr. 0 sets
! C'othier ami Wrenn, nom. prli and Bohr
/ - gamee. Clo'hifr and Nrcnn. Is games
! re'i and nrhr. lji points. C'othlor and
! wrenn, 1871 points
| Mems Invitation singles. Third Round
George N. Chnrch defeated Waite. MerrN
| HAL. "a, CT.
SNml-nn Round-will.am y. Clothie- de-
! fcgtci George ". Church. 81, 81; Theo
dove X. Pel defeated Lyle +. Mahsn "a
! 81
Mens Invitation Doubles. sem,.nna