The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-11
NILES IN SEMI.FINAL
AFTER LONE MATCH
Defaults Put Him and TalcOtt
in Third Round and He
Takes Two Sets.
COAST PLAYERS STILL IN

w. Niles OF the Longwood Cricket CLUB,
Tsoston. reached the scml-Hnal round In
tho Achelis Challenge cup lawn tennis
tournament at the seabright Lawn Ten
mis- and Cricket club here to-day and
competitors let up for the day after
the second round was completed. Niles
is a holder Of two legs on the cup and
he attracted n lot Of attention from the
gallery therefore.
The Bostonian had to play In only
for In the second round he and Hooker
Talco,t. a local player. moved up on de-
faults. Niles climbed over Walter Mer-
rill Hall OF New York. who failed TO
put In an appearance. and Vanderbilt
II. Ward. champion OF the Great Lakes.
forfeited 10 Talcot..
The two who moved up then decided
that they might as well get their third
round match out OF the way. as they
had nothing else to do and especially as
the courts were IN very good condition.
having been well hardened by the sun.
'"i'ohhs WIZ e oilN VI NV wv pug
ever developed on the local courts,
showed some remarkable native ability
In hts game. hut he was no match for
the experienced Longwood man aud fell
before him In straight sets at 6-3, 6-l.
The local players service was quite
severe and gave Niles some trouble In
the opening set, bu, the Bay State player
soon became acquainted with the strong
points OF Talcott's game and carefully
avoided them.
Once more the Western pair OF play
ers, Maurice r. Mclaughlin and Ward
Dawson, attracted the large gallery
away from the other contests and once
more they were successful AS expected
In their matches. The great and only
Comet won from s.. Howard Noshell. the
Long Island champion. In straight sets
at 6--l, 6-2. and II might he said right
here that the onesided score at no time
seemed to take anything from the match,
for Voshell played about as good ennis
AS he has shown In his life. His one
f~ail!ng-and II was a bad one-was AN
inclination to kill the ball ut every pos
sible opportunity. II was II costly fall
ing too. for in trying to put all he had
back OF the sphere 1t frequently landed
out Of pounds.
one of the peculiar features OF the
match was that two of the three games
taken by the lief, handler were won on
the talifornian's service. II "A person
who never saw Mclaughlin play before
had come out TO see the match to-day
he might have thought that Mclaughlin
was a beginner with an unusual amoun
OF ability. for. like a beginner. the Comet
was continually trying new Methods OF
stroking the ball. His cannon ball SER
vice, famous the world over. was con-
spicuous by Its absence.
Mac WAS trying "A new one with
more cut and !ess speed. His far famed
smash too was among the missing. He
came up on whatever lobs Noshell Of
iered and made the usual vicious Mn
but stopped the racket In time TO give
just enough impe,us TO the sphere to
carry II over the net. This style OF
stroke worked like a charm. for Noshell.
naturally enough. stood far hack wait
ing TO see the hah pass him and then
smiled as II ,ricklei along In fore court.
Dawson played in the frs; three set
match o. the tournament. He needed
the extra set "a dispose OF Bernon :.
Prentice. the local club champion. at
6-s. 81. IS. Prentice played unusu.
ally good tennis, and the stand he made
against the latest o the invaders from,
the coast was remarkable. bawson's
drives were "a revelation. Incy nAd
more speed than anything ever before
seen on these courts and what made
them all the better was the fact that
they a accuracy with their speed.
Dawson In still "A little uncertain on
his ground strokes on the turf, but is inn
proving rapidly and Will he a hard man
to bent before the season is out.
Harold A. Throckmorton OF Railway,
the Metropolitan Junior champion. also
had 10 go thee sets to win his match.
He came against the veteran left hander
Frederick G. lnman. and won the long
drawn out AFFAIR by pretty play at 3-6
s-2, SIS. Theodore t. fell OF New
York, holder OF the cup in 1913 Kari II
Rehr Middle States champion, and Rob.
ar, f. Rov. intercollegiate
.aa,haJ ,h. ,bi,d round IA,
winning in straight sets feh won IRON
Charles l.. Johnston, Jr.. former Ne"
England Intercollegiate champion, easily
~, "a al Johnston making onl,
az ~ a., .u, AL arI
eight POINTS IN tne mrs. y, pa. "no
to deuce. the former beating Hugh Tai
ia,t =, G-l. and the latter winning
. m"., ~, Rcsk MAJ. the nat,ona
from ,e''ai" .. n g 50
t 'n~terscho'sS''c r,"mps0I !, AZ ,be semi. An,
round of the doubles were filled as d
: resul, OF .o,u"S W,han NcI oughlin.
Iaii'h'' ~ co~,htra
s dawson ana N'tsoh- ih"su. .oln"'.''
tons Were the Winners me hfst two
nairs will play In the upper hair to
mnrrov and the next two in the lowe,
r, morrow ~" '
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