New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-12
c,eedv ThrOCkmortOn
Fights Valiantly, but in
Vain, Against Comet"
KARL BEHR SWAMPS
THE VETERAN LERO
:, Doubles Mclaughlin and DaW'
son Easily Defeat Thayer
and Watson.
~ FRED HAWTHORNE.

Bv FRED HAWTHORNE.
s,sbricht. n. J.. Aug. 1.-THE sim
ia. advanced 70 the semi-fnal round
rs afternoon and the doubles went
,..o .be final brackets in the invita-
.;or annual lawn tennis tournament of
tss seabright Lawn Tennis and Crick-
=, Climb. As the issue is now narrowed
down TO 6 question Of the survival of
n. attest the calibre of the play un-
dsrgoes s steady Improvement and the
Non who have proved themselves in
nsnv previous championship test
~ 80 lace each other to decide who
sbsIl continue on TO the finals.
Mclaughlin took on the speedy
-o~ng Harold Throckmorton, tanned
;Ss seboolboy. nullihed the ardor Of
,bs latter's impetuous attack. and sent
Kim back among the defeated by a
score OF g. Go.
Kari Behr Middle States champion,
.r5 ranked next 20 Mclaughlin and Il.
Norris Williams, swamped the veteran,
Robert Leroy, under a score OF 6-l,
SO. PLAYING with most Of his pict-
y,ssoue sensational brilliance. Theo-
lore Roosevelt Pell was the third man
to-day 70 come through to the semi
finals, and this he did by vanquishing
Ward Dawson.
Voshell and Tallant Default.
In the doubles Mclaughlin and Daw-
son gained their final bracket by de-
fes,ng Sidney Thayer, jr, Of Phlla-
delphia, and c. Frederick Watson, IT,
Of South Orange, by q score Of Go,
SIS. Lyle L. Mahan and Leonard
Beekman went into the corresponding
bracket in the upper hall by reason OF
G default over Hugh Iallant and ),
Howard Voshell.
Tsllant was on the ground early
ready and anxious 10 play, and Mahan
sent down word from New York that
be would be on hand shortly after >
o'clock. Beekmen, too, was beside the
courts. but Voshell failed TO put in
an appearance, and so, after the gal
lery had waited in vain, Noshell and
Tsllant were defaulted by the com
mittee.
This afternoon the final round in
the doubles will be played between Nc
Loughlin and Dawson and Beekmar
and Mahan, and the two seminal sin
giles, with Mclaughlin meeting \. W
Niles, and Pell trying TO stop the rush
s. Of Karl Behr, will fill out the day.
With the remembrance of the orgy
Of unTelenting rain that almost dis
rupted the tournament here last sum-
mer, one cannot refrain once more
from giving even the present brand
Of sunshine and warmth a verbal pat
on the back Even the weather pessl-
mist couldn't find fault with climatic
conditions to-day, unless he objected
TO a blue sky and brilliant sun, with
just enough Of a breeze 20 stir the
branches Of the stately trees that sur
round the club grounds and ripple the
folds Of the club pennauts on the flag
poles.
Ten minutes before tho first match
was put on this afternoon the big
stands CAPPED in emptiness, but by the
tine Karl Behr and Leroy started 10
warm ND on the number four court
there was not q vacant seat TO be had
in the stands and the spaces between
the courts were occupied by those en-
thusiastic enough about lawn tennis
to sit on the grass.
4 Striking Contrast.
Mclaughlin and Throckmorton made
striking contrast as they went
through their preliminary fourishes
before starting their match. Mac,
o. broad shoulder, sturdy and with the
rudy complexion and flaming hair
that distinguished him among all the
men on the courts, was pitted against
IhrOcsn orton, q mere slip Of a youth
who has not vet started to fill out.
Yet the boy was not a whit behind
bis famous opponent in sheer speed of
stroke or vigor Of service and over
head smash
Mclaughlin began the service and
took the first game after ThrOckmor-
tons returns had Crashed wildly into
the net twice and sailed wide Of the
court as many times. The Railway
sehoolboy was keyed up to the task
set for him and fooled about his court
with amazing speed He gave the
dreaded comet" a taste Of his own
medicine when he sent his first service
ball catapulting into Macs" court
Ike a bullet from q rife.
The impact of racquet on ball and
the striking of the ball in McLouEh-
Inns court seemed almost simultane-
Gus. The man from the coast made a
vicious sweep as he tried for the re-
turn, but missed clean and then shook
his head and grinned across the net at
Throckmorton. Mice service" said
he, and the crowd Numbered its APP
plausa
In this game and the fourth Throck-
norton was at his best. making seve-
nal gets so remarkable that the
stands were in an uproar and even
The great Mclaughlin himself was sur
pr.sed The former national cham
pon was compelled to stand fully three
feet back Of his base line in taking
Ihrockmorton's first service ball.
Schoolboy Wins Applause.
After bringing the games to Pail
IN the opening set, however. the
nhoolboy phenomenon could never