New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20
oefeat of Lovibond Also
Gives Him Permanent
Possession of Cup.
LOSER CAPTURES
ONLY ONE SET
sridert to Gallery from Start
of Match That Champion
Was Due TO Win.
Ry FRED HAWTHORNE.


a.oygb champion Of the indoor courts,
,xined his title yesterday and won
,s-manent possession OF the massive
- Regiment Cup by decisively de
a,,irs Arthur VI. Lovibond in the
49, round OF the national indoor lawn
..,,is championship tournament at the
- Regiment Armory. The champion
mined his victory by score of 6-3,
70 SIS, g.
Trom the time the men began their
,.-sggle for the championship il was
,vi5srt 20 all except the blindest of
ARTISANS that Touchard was going -
IN and win about as he pleased.
SoYethiug akin 10 the same feeling
-. have possessed Lovibond, for he
,srsly Showed the confidence needed
"A carry his fight TO a successful con-
While he did not display the bril-
E,nee shat distinguished his game the
Ay before against Theodore Pell,
Richards work with the racquet was
:, Zines sensational. Particularly in
y. last set the champion let himself
svt and whipped his returns over the
"a, with such perfection Of stroke and
,lsesment that Lovibond looked 10 be
completely outc,assed.
LOyibond Takes a Brace.
Touehard's opponent made his bid
.or The honors in the third set, which
u won at 6-3, but with that excep-
lion he was always at the champions
mercy. In that session Lovibond.
moving il must be then or never,
seeded up his strokes, got more pace
into bis deep driving and ventured
frequently 20 the net, from where he
nined shots across his opponents
court in flashing style.
Touehard, after running into a lead
o. three games to two in this set, let
down in his work and lost the next
four games, giving Lovibond his first
and only set in the match.
representative gallery Of lawn ten
rs followers was grouped about the
court when the players started 70 warm
I'd. Touchsrd won the toss and took
he service and the match was on,
With King Smith in the referees chair
ud a full set of linesmen at their
ylSees
Quickly the champion went into
lad Of four games 10 one, earning
cost Of his points by consistently deep
Giving, with Lovibond ever on the run
uhe tried to hold mis- own. The third,
tiIih and eighth games went to LOW
bosd and Touchard won the first set
E6-3.
u to this stage of the match the
Enner-up's most successful work was
.sne on the return Of Touchard's ser
yes The champion had the habit of
.elloving in with leap on his service,
running straight down the middle OF
bis seurt, ready TO snnihilate anything
Lcyibond sent over.
Lovibond took quick notice OF these
tactics and began 10 pull" his return
q service for the fraction of second,
until Touchard had almost reached the
net. Then he would shoot his drives
into the corner formed by base line
and side court. and the champion woul d
hing up short, trapped out OF posi-
ton and too late 10 get his racquet on
the ball
Champion Stamps Foot.
Il was clever generalship, and the
crowd always spplauded Lovibond when
be tricked Touchard this way. After
b. opponent had accomplished this five
or six times, the champion showed
traces Of peevishness and stamped mis-
foot, but Lovibond continued his tao
tics, and Il is worthy of notice that all
the games he won in the opening set
we're taken on Touchard's service.
The title holder had evidently
mapped out his plan Of campaign be-
fore taking the court, and adhered TO 1t
rligiously until the final set, when he
took chances at everything. Using his
deep drives. both forehand and back
hand, as an entering wedge, Touchard
hung 10 his base line until he consld-
srti the time ripe for a final success
I'll assault at the net, finishing the
point with scintillating 'cross-court
shots almost parallel TO the net ana
almost impossible to return. =
The first four games in the second
SET went 10 Touchard, Lovlbond WIN
ling only the fifth and seventh, on ms
own service, and the champion mad the
second set at GO. The Immaculate
parting Of his hair had not even Deen
disturbed this far.
Lovibond changed his racquet at tne
beginning Of the third SET pulled MS
white cap further down over ms eyes
70 cheat the sunlight that smiled at
MIN through the lofty skyllghts OF 'he
erin hail and prepared for Garrison
finish.
Where he had formerly lowered con-
s,sntly in the region Of his base line
Touchard's opponent went straight TO
The net at the beginning Of the third
se, and delighted his friends in the
rsllery by outplaying the title holder
sleanly In the fast exchanges that fol-
lowed
First on one side, then on the other,
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