New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
Boston Scores Triumph
in Lam Tennis Battle

~As invading lawn 'ciihs pi"Ho' "'i''
~" representing the Longwood
~, Club. won FIVE out OF six matches
uNsov morning and afternoon against
!eu.osf Side Tennis Club. thereby taking
ts .,oroitv series by total OF eight
" Aos 70 one. Karl Behr. the old Yale
Der Der and former internationalist. was
orlv New York man TO win his match,
s,,b he did by defeating G. p. Gardner.
.Tonewood. in straight sets.
-SD West side club obtained some salts
Il, however. by the clever victory of
I. Dionne the club captain. over
v Sbeafe. president OF the visiting club
80 won by score Of 4-6. 6-S. 60.
ais did not however, count in the team
.aose who went TO the West Side clubs
MS at Forest Hills were rewarded by
~ fastest exhibition OF lawn tennis seen
,s,s wear. All the players reeled off their
.s,ches at top speed. and the gallery
4 =, rnany opportunities TO applaud.
perhaps the most spectacular contests
I've those between r. Norris Williams,
'.,sr-collegiate champion and a member
!, last wears Davis Cup team. and +. i.
usxauder. long famous In doubles with
y II Hackett. both here and abroad, and
=. doubles match between Williams and
r,bnson. Of Longwood. and Hackett and
Alexander.
Every man Of the four rose TO great
Nights in the doubles match, with Will
ANS oyershadowing them all. After
,',7linc battle Williams and his partner
Won In three sets. the scores being 10
- and 60.
Then williams. apparently as fresh as
,sfo-e he started. engaged Alexander In
srgles. winning from the old Princetonian
w q score Of o.. los on the opposite
,,urt Karl Behr was taking the measure
&C. p. Gardner, of Longwood, outplay-
,,s his rival and winning by score Of
81
Irving Wright. brother of the famous
Reals. defeated the towering Lyle Mahan
IN a lively match. the score going to the
Poston man at 6-3. Ga. Johnson, Will
bms's mariner in the doubles, found stiff
OPPOSITION in defeating Walter NJ Han,
the latter forcing the contest into a
three-set affair. The score was 6-S, l-5
IS
The last match Of the day, that between
Wright and Gardner and Dean Mathey
Md Karl Behr. required the playing OF
.~rty-two games. many Of them at deuce
lfore Gardner and his partner pulled out
victory al SO, rs, IS.
As has been intimated. Williams was in
rare form and seemingly tireless. In his
match with Alexander he gave a brilliant
example of what he is capable Of when the
opposition Is sufficiently strong. His con-
troll over the ball was almost uncanny ;
in fact. it was his faultless placing down
the side lines and his sharp angled cross
court shots that won for him.
Many "a mile did Alexander travel on his
side of the court as he chased Williams
shots. First on one side, then on the
,ther. did the young Boston player shoot
he ball. Alexander, although his playing
was metoric. could not prevail against
such machine-like placing, and hnaiIy sue
5umbed after two heart breaking sets
Paired with johnson. Williams played
even more sensationally than in the
singles. and despite the best that Hackett
and Alexander could do, the Boston men
won the three-set match, taking the last
set at love, with the loss Of only eight
points.
The summaries follow:
Substituting Wright, Longwood. defeated
Iyle E. Mahan, West Side, 60, 64 *
Norris Williams. Longwood. defeated rel
B Alexander. West Side. O. lO-S, MAJ
J}err West side. defeated G. 7. Gardner
loDrwood. G-3. 6-l; Harry johnson. Long
wood. defeated W NJ. Fall. West SIDE ~
r,o,Sles- Williams and johnson. Longwood'
defeated Hackett and Alexander. West SIDE,
- 81. co: G. p. Gardner and Irtlns
Wright. Longwood defeated Behr and Nancy
West side. SO. 7-5. 10.