New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-23
TROPIC SHOWER
SOAKS MIDDLE
STATES COURTS
Cuts Short Matches, but E:
p. Larned and Others
Advance a Round.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Rain that descended with tropic in
tensity and made quagmires OF the turf
courts in the space of five minutes cut
short activities in the annual lawn ten
mis- tournament for the championship
Of the Middle States on the grounds OF
the Orange Lawn Tennis Club at Noun
tain Station, y. j., yesterday.
Before the deluge came, however,
Edwin p Larned, who already has two
legs on the famous Middle States cup.
made his way into the round before
the semi-fnal by defeating Hugh Tall
liant, the Harvard veteran, at GO, e.
H. n. Balch, By taking two matches,
also reached this round, az did G. A.
Dionne, Of the West Side Tennis Club,
through a default from +. D. Toland. 30
Twenty men were left in the tourna-
ment at the end OF the play yester-
day, and this number will be materially
reduced this afternoon IL the weather
is only gracious.
Larned continued TO play strongly,
and only W. Merrill Hall, who held the
title in 1911, is likely TO dispute his
path to the final round in the upper
half of the draw.
In the first set OF his match against
Tallant Larned's quickness and volley-
ing from midcourt made IL exceedingly
difficult for his opponent to score with
his low passing drives from fore and
backhand, and Larned took the lead at
60.
The second set saw both men work
Ing harder, and Tallant raised the
hopes Of his friends by scoring on
placement shots for the corners and
volleying prettily from close to the net.
The games went by service up TO ALL
before the former champion began
shooting the ball across court for tina
points and match.
Balch sprang a surprise by the easy
manner in which he defeated c. Fred
erick Watson, jr., at 6-l, SO, with
Watson gracefully defaulting when the
rain stopped the match. Balch was
strong in all departments yesterday
and tricked Watson cut of position by
clever work overhead. He will meet
Larned this afternoon for a place in
the semi-fnals.
Harold Throckmorton and Lindsay
Durham, his doubles partner, engaged
in fast match in the same round, with
rain, although Durham led at Ga,
3-6, 80 and 1910 on points, when
they left the court -
Walter l.. Pate defeated W. s. Ma
comber handily at GO, 6-1 in the Sec
ond round, scoring a majority of his
points by cutting off Macomber's drives
at the net. -
Gustave F. Touchard, who was cham
pion of the Middle States in 1918, came
out to play his first round match
against G. w. Gilmore He had Just
started for the mems locker room to
get into playing costume, however,
when the shower came.
The women's singles championship
is scheduled TO start this afternoon,
with Miss Molla Bjurstedt, national
title holder; Mrs. Marshall Mclean, a
former holder of the title; Miss Clare
Cassel and others in the first rank
among the entries.
Middle states championship singles second
round)- y. Balch defeated STANLEY Jones ST
81; Walter L. Pate defeated W. g. MAcomber.
CO. I'll.
Third round-H. n Balch defeated c. F. Wat
son, T, I'll, 50 (dGault) Edwin r. Larned
defeated Hugh Tallant. g., e.: O. A L.
Dionne won from T. d. TolaHd. By default
Mems championship doubles FIRST round)-Ir.
Palmer and l. w. Knor 81, Ga r. c. Van
Nhet. sr. and jr.. won from Hugh Flemins and
Sranston Maloney. by default; l. d. Cooper ard
Valentine A. Ely defeated J. p Walden and n
G. Wetlaufer. SO 81. &C.: J. H. Miles and i.
d. Woodbury. won from Or William RosenbGnm
and partner. by default. w A and T. T. LArned
won from Il. p. Bennett and partner. BY default