The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-24
TOUCHARD LETS UP q
AT CRITICAL POINT
He Takes Things Too Easily
When Match Is Almost Won
and Johnston Wins.
SEASONS BIGGEST UPSET

STATION. y J., June % -
Charles l.. Johnston, lr, former Ne"
Enr,ard intercollegiate champion. de-
feated Gustnve Z Touchard, 2-6. 6
81. In tho third round OF the Middle
states championship lawn tennis tourna-
ment AZ the Orange AVN Tennis Clu'
to-day and thereby caused 'he o!e4'@t
upset OF the season. The match was
watched by the biggest gallery that has
turned out 70 see q contest In this SEQ
ton thus far this season and there was
not a d,ssenter rom the opinion that
Touchard would win and win easily
Touchard = known to be Il better
grass court than clay court player ana
from the very fact that IN their 'esl
meeting no defeated the Amherst man
easily In straight sets on clay the lat
ter was not fuured on TO have a chance
or the turf TODAY. Aside from this tact'
Johnston had never before be1tcn any
one OF Touch1rd's class
In the third set. Touohard ran away
with the early games and had q Ioad ot
Z to .. He did not Try too nara
for the reNt game on Johnston sti-
vice and the latter hroueh, the score ur
TO 80. Then on his own service, ToueH-
. ara came NllU.ll ~ AI' ,h 80" ~
with the score az IS, 600. lic made
a beautiful placement shot aud apnaT-
entity had the match Won, but Johnston
made "A diving stab A. the ball. ana he
sphere found it, way across the net
Touchard was so much surprised ia3t ne
did not 20 alter the ball at al. although
he might have returned IL and tie ga'n"
was deuce. This was the turning point
/ OF the match. FOR the stroke gave Johls-
H. - aI. IaLH HAHA
mis- OF his career from that time 20 the
finish.
only seven OF the starters are stu left
4, the running Walter Merrill Han.
who held tho title a few years back.
. PLAYED through three matches ana
reached the round before ssni-fiuals u"
viii meet q. 4 l.. Dioune to-uor~o" ana
the winner VIII play T.. y LHrucd IN
the semi-Aual round I.arned came
through hy beating Henry y. I'l'h IN
straight sets at Ct. 60. The Others
N the fourth round with Hall nionr'
and Johnston are I. II. Woodbury., VINO
heat Marshall Peabody, C-l, Ct ard
is bracke'ei with Johnston. Walter l.
Pate. who beat Allen ! Read. 81,
Sc. and Harold \. Throokiuortnu, who
won from Lindsay Durham at So
IS. -. Pate and Throckmorton are
drawn together.
Miss Molla Biurstedt started IN the
wo,neu's singles to-day aud 1t looks as 3
she VIII add another title To her long
string. The Norwegian and American
champion defeated Mrs. w. II. Under
Hill in straish; love sets IN the nrst
round this afternoon and allowed her
o~Dporrut only five aces I'm their nrst
set. The summaries
Middle states Championship. Men
single. First H"uniL "s.te' %.
defeated george SlaiH, - ~.
; rourhlfd NO" from t. ~ "'''"''' Ivy
default - 49,, u.r ia
so."nl FoAn.-Watrr Nc" va. '"
i,a,-t j. Nau w. . o. r,ow
irving h,k"f o"'e,"n
=, - 30 w.,
rom '"lric \ N','T
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