New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-17
Gao of Indoor Courts
"" Totters on His Throne
for a While.
,MIlMBIA STUDENT
spRINGS A SURPRISE
- Easily Defeats Whitney,
Enough First Set Is Close
-Lovibond Wins. \
.. FRED HAWTHORNE.


i .,rs + Touchard, the playing
Il - champion, tottered on has
- for a while yesterday. IN the
.,,,s Of the national indoor lawn
-. championship tournament at the
p,,,nert Armory. when J. H. Stein
- carried him into a three-set
- before the title holder came
,.,gb. The score was -, %
IL Touchard's favor, and a smile
l .,,gire relief broke over has face
'sIs tailed the winning point.
:, show the hold that lawn tennis
an the public. E; may be said that
80. norton OF the gallery remained
., b;r armory until after 6 o'clock
-, Touchard and Steinkampf per
The sight Of a champion play
IT, his .aurc's and the chance that
Itch, be dethroncd proved mag
=. 10 strong 20 resist.
m. o. the other feature matches
4 ,.hs dsy I'm the singles was the con-
NJ between Theodore Roosevelt rel
!, international player, and r. H.
4 Tiitpev. the Harvard man. Pell won
rrsicht sets az IS, 6-3, and he
"a Touchard are coupled IN the up
~ half Of the scmi-fnals. They Will
4 ,.,le the supremacy tomorrow after
Irkur v. Lovibond gained one OF
"a, o.her seui-fual brackets by defeat
| - BENJAMIN ". Phillips by score Of
"a ID. 60. He will meet the
,i,r,r Of the match between Bernon
; Prentice and A. NJ. Hyde, which is
she PLAYED to-day, for a place in the
,rer half Of the final.
Several matches also were played IN
i, doubles. all bat one contest IN the
y,ond round being finished and a
rar, made IN the third round. A sen
atom was brought from under cover
the doubles in the person of George
U,g. a former Williams College stu
.tni and now attending Columbia Uni
'srsity.
King. haired with Abraham Bassford
=. defeated Benjamin NJ. Phillips and
2smsen Schenck. and il was his ter
n, hittIag OF the ball that provided
2, thrills for the gallery.
Touchard and Steinkampf did no;
axe the court until late in the after
,wn, but As soon as the word went
rtgnd that the title holder was 10 play
nitch the gallery lost interest IN all
ritr things and marched down 10 the
Hng,on Avenue end Of the drill hall,
,,re the men we're TO trade strokes.
Zach man won on his service In the
M set until the games had reached
AL, and then the champion, running
to the net with great speed after
Y return Of Steinkampf's service,
~, slashing 'cross-court shots over
dat cut tho lines and had the other
nan diving headlong after them. TAX
irg his own service, Touchard won the
first set at 81
The energy expended by Touchard
IA winning the opening set seemed 10
AXE his last atom Of interest in the
ns,eh. and Steinkampf forged to the
iiont In the next set, Clearly outplay-
NC his opponent. Touchard started a
Nrod Of deep driving, reluctant TO
FAVE his base line, and Steinkampf
q once took advantage Of this.
Following his service IN closely, ne
tirsnched himself at the net and cut
iouehard's drives of short The cham
Jon did not seem able 10 get the ball
kyond I'M, opponents reach, and
Neinksmpf piled up the points rapidly
y beautiful smashing and excellent
Placement shots Game after game
vent 10 him. With Touchard shaking
NJ head a. though puzzled at his IN
iolhty 90 get going
Sieinkampf never let up in his dash
~ attack and captured the second set
without the loss Of a single game.
lcuehard began the third set with
nore spirit and took the first two
eneS by remarkable placing. When 1t
cd not appear that he had room 10
squeeze his returns through, he
liyed them with vicious sting, and
Ne ball always landed just inside
ae court limits.
Again lapse on the title holders
Rrl, and Styinkampf crept up and
made the score 2-all The champion
Smoked the two following games by
mother display of brilliant court gen
rSship. iu which he so cunnInsly
pulled his strokes a. 70 wait until
Ssinksmpf had placed himself out of
POSITION, only 90 shoot the bali into
ne unprotected space.
Sieinkampf was firing under the
.isln and Touchard was apparently
title better, but be had determined
nat mgters must be ended At once,
shd played his strokes faster and with
Sort power After taking one more
zane. Ste.ukampf was unable 10 make
a. impressio against the champion,
no ran out the last three games and
10 match, a. G-3.
The summaries follow:
ron1l ir3par championship srE.O fourth
se.sal-J % sleiLtmyf defeated Harm :.
nm foard-T Pen defeated J.. " Whitney.
-. -. A IovuoH1 defeated Benjamin VI
ss.,l1s, 80 &c 90. Gus'ave 4, TolchaTd
N,s.i'd u. SfTHtsmp1. 81. @. g.
&C. soa from W. }. Jallou and A. II Murphy. BY
sssoo1 rolrd-I " Stelusrhcr and l. Rcirn,r
ssis1 7 Good and 81 u Manchester. 81,
- D. william E.-rltauu and A NJ Lo'ibond
H,sed G " Pos. and .. lee 6.-2. %.
bsstcrt. D.. and George hing de'eafod Il "
.~.H 40 Il N.Ncl.k 20. GO l. y. ana W.
,,'rs'r. e. O.. Dr. 70 J. Robinson ana q.
=. no. vn. from J.. Ssi-,.nger and psrtueT BY
sal l. Par srH = 4 Dodge defeated J.. u.
'.Ar and Moss ly. e. r-4
ia'o round l. y. aud " 81 Robinson Dc
- d. 4 = Robinson ard c. Robinson. &C.