The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
VETERAN LARNED IN
FORM WITH RACQUET
Former Champion Shows Skill
az Of Old in Beating Mcr-
rill Hall.
HIS SPEED FOOLS EXPERTS
lie Roy Surprises by Reaching
Semi.final Round at
Cedarhurst

CsDARHrHsr, l.. l., May so.--PIay for
the Cedarhurst cups In the invitation lawn
tennis tournament OF the Rockaway Hunt.
Ing Club started at the club turf courts
here to-day with tho cream Of the Eastern
racket wiclders AZ competitors. Among
tho starters. many of whom are OF inter-
national reputation, was william A.
Larned. national champion for many
years. and all OF the followers OF the game
who gathered around tho courts turned
their attention 10 him. for they all
wanted to 500 II tho veteran had any OF
his old skill loft.
Larned lost no time In showing them
that even IL he IL no longer king Of tho
courts he can still get around tho turf
with considerable agility, for he defeated
Merrill Hail. former middle states title
holder In fast three set match at Ga,
St. 8--t. Larncd's strokes SIM showed
the finish that made him famous as mas
ter OF technlO when he was In the game
regularly, but he lacked much OF the old
time power.
After Larned had won the first set by
scant margin and then had lost the see
ond practically every ono felt that the
veteran had sho, his bolt In tho opener
and would no, last through tho third.
even more speed In tho last than he did
In the first and N he was tired he did
not show II to any marked degree. As
n matter OF fact, In the last set, Hall
displayed signs OF fatigue. and well he
might. for Larned had kept him chasing
from one side OF the court 10 the other
and from the net to the base line IN the
first and second sets
Robert lie Roy. erstwhile intercollegi-
ate champion. moved out into the ssin-
fnai round by defeating Roy Pier In the
| hrst round Mt 6--l, Go. ana Frederick
G. fnman, former New York state cham
pion. In tho second at Ga, 60 The
result of the Ininan-ie Roy match came
AS somewhat OF a surprise. for lie Roy
| had not been showing very good form
| 40 far this season and IL was Thought
| that he would he unable to Withstand the
attack OF the left handler. 1nman, how
| ever, failed TO hit hard and did not covW
the court as well as did Lie Roy.
| The biggest surprise OF the day was the
| defeat Of Harold H. Hackett, captain OF
the Davis cup team, and Dean Mathey,
| former Princeton player. In the doubles
/ by Raymond u. Little and Frederick Z.
| Imam The match was won only after
| three sets had been played ana the scores
were 6-3, IS. c.. Imam played a
| whole lot better than he did in the
| singles and was the strength OF his team.
| Hackett and lie Roy, who were looked
upon as sure winners. could not get 20
gether as "a team. The victory OF Little
and Inman puts them In the iinal round
against Kari Behr and Theodore X. Peil.
who defeated Charles NJ. Bull, Jr.. ana
| LYLE T.. Mahan in the semi-hnal rounu
ut Ga, Sc. The summaries:
Cedarhurst Cup Mems sinsles-First round
--Robert lie Roy defeated Roy Pier; 81
| 90; Frederick e. Inmsn defeated Lyl'
| Mahan by default; William A. Larned ie.
| feated Merrill Hall. e.. a. 60; Shar'e'
~ hull Jr., defeated !. 4. Hilli Is s.
ia; George L. wLenn Jr., defeated setoi
Porter. al, "a: Theodore n. Pc, defests,
Harry =. Parker. G--e, So; Edward -
| Larned defeated Alriek II, Man. Jr., 10
"a, s--2; Dean Mathey defeated c FREQ
| erick watson, ca, ID -. .,..
second Round--Robert lie Roy defeated
Frederick c. Inmsu, G.-s, e.. ,
. | Cedarhurst Cup, Mems DouhlesLflrs
round--Charles M. Hull, yr,, ana Lyle
Mahan defeated Malcolm ID. whitman an'
r. W Leonard, I'll e.; Kari behr am
Theodore II Pell defeated G. Frederick Wat
son, Jr, and Charles II, Leonard, -, -
Raymond u. Little and FREDERICK G: lhmsi
defeated Robert lie Roy ana Merrill nan
"a, 3-6, -. Harold IA. HaCkett ah'
Dean Mathey defeated George |" Wrenn' Jr'
and Edward l.. Larncd Ga t-t, 81,
sernl-lnal Rourd-Karl Behr and Thee
dore X, Peil defeated Charles NJ. Bull Jr
and Lyle y, Mahan; IS. So. Raymond y
| Little ana Frederick &. Ininhn defeste,
Harold II. Hackett and Dean Mathey' W