New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-12
nofeats Clothier, Playing
through Champion, Be
fore Brilliant Gallery.
FIRST SET SERVES
MERELY AS TEST
,,Iast Three Davis Cup Man
Has Little Difficulty in
Gaining Mastery.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

- o. the Nassau Country Clubs
..,s,I invitation lawn tennis tOurna-
-.,t By sco-e Of e, @ 60
p.,- after testing Clothier's
D,.-,b in the FIRST set and at the
s'. 1. lime ver..ac himself up 10 tull
a. bsr4r r,, attack with the begin
sFs,' ,lo second SET. and thereafter
...srry demonstrated his superiority 10
~ riayirc-taro3cH champion.
ttttSc net OF near the base line Behr
.bo more brilliant. and his strokes
- thought or with more snap ana
80 T.s shots for placement were
I.rs spectacular. too, and, despite
Cothier's great advantage IN heIEhV
al reach. Behr succeeded IN passing
y. rival with dazzling shots that new
,'o,s 70 the side lines or dropped so
's,-,Iv across the court that the cup
t,i5e- was Laundering out Of posi-
.,o mon more than one occasion.
Wlsr the ranking committee made
lawn lis ranking Of the first ten
.i'ys~s n .fe country last year there
-: so~s difference of opinion re
~ .re placing Of Behr at No. 3
~ CIo,r.sr 40 No. .. Thc latter
lad quite O. few supporters who ng-
rrs3 ,ha. he WIS entitled TO higher
ashton than .ehr -,
Yesterdays match served 70 dispeI
,-v feelings Of a3ub, as 20 the Wis
IN NJ the 0mm--ee's decision upon
hat occasion. Tor benr Wa Always
.,s master on the turt courts az Glen
Cove in what was the FIRST important
,,y'ss match between high grade men
1, ,le East this season
4 gallery brilliant l0 co'orirg and
s.sr In the enthusiasm for 'ha game
.,rrovrde5 the smooth strc.,l OF turf
vIs- Bah, and Clotiter started 20
VAN, m. Harold ~. Carhart was IN
The urrire's chair ard Walter /. rate
chairman Of the ranking committee
called foot-fau.-s, out he had remark
,b'v little 90 DO ~ mis- respect. Tor
i,.t mon were careful &c AVOID trans
rsssirg ,hc rule.
Cloth.er began the rervlce and Won
ne first game, cutting OF ,"o "
Bshrs drives at the net ana t"lnlLE
The other two points on ms 'ppU-
rents errors. bcrr letaNaleu IN w
..1. s" ..,.-. o-5 yof1evinr beautifully
"' me t'...s. H. tod. more
..o,n', Ell ,,Li. .,l .bird and fourth
games by low drives ,hal pass''I - 49,
by the rarrowest OF margins 20,
.as; playing on iae paI' ~. -
rer national champion. 4 ,---u nv ~
.siy,. Wn-ch was -. - the
,~, v,ss generous i'm ITS applause.
Rsbr won the fifth, eighth and
mn games. after several thrilling
r,Vss az the net. and then the tall
CI,.ti.r rie,-iro with great delbera-
,,T toot +La tenth game and the
~, 90, nv Derfect passing shots
law, .le Edo lines.
'"- ..l e.. .orord set full Of
- D'I IA 80. az .~+ determination that
az. w ~. -,.~.r, spectacular at all
10, 80 Clo,tler yCae alive TO the stu
.. 80 ,lga .rI rrcnared TO press his
' 49, go t. he coYr+ methods were
v;5sir 5..fa-ar+ nom Bebr's.
~. l....- f.,,r,. raved and stamped
~. a.. go ,.bc, he committed
w.. wy 49, w. i,5gnont some
80 .i--....'-. "a -urclcnching his
i. 49, .,S ,..,;-.. inward Al the SKY, as
,Iosgb - So r.'ief from those on
Agh' Ills "aEaeLi7inS ut'-E.,.SN ,,bo
sgrbsi v.-t rrc.rcoaIed amusement
8, iSe '.l,.. If ,.r-,lranont
ns,r,.. Ii. ...,.,ia,ce with his own
yssp.'e A.7 '... paw ..,s C'- ,,1ever
VA, 60. ...;.i 80 rscogrilc a brill
a. - b., - go l. Cll,bter's mart with
,ta,.--..,... Ca ,totio or "Nice
.,. "lo'es .,. 'oon ''0''
''1 C,-.Ii DO .l.--.5 tho ev,ros-
~''-H-et .'',- .-ai'N'N ~ t-
mouth ,e..,. t..rrir4 his tremendous
go "-''. - or
,.r,,, o.. ... H.. l..l court The