New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20
BACCS PUTS OUT
{. P. HARMED BY
: STEADY PLAYING
Surprises Crowd in First
Round of Rockaway
Tennis Tourney.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Frederick c. Baggs, known on the
lawn tennis courts for upward Of
twenty years, achieved one of his great
est victories yesterday by defeating
Edward p. Larned in the first round Of
the annual invitation tournament of
the Rockaway Hunting Club at Cedar
hurst, L. l. The score was 6-3, 6-3.
Baggs prepared for a quick exit when
he arrived at the clubhouse and glanced
at the draw, which showed him coupled
with Larned, who has been playing SEN
sational lawn tennis in his recent ap-
pearances. Baggs decided to so through
with the performance, however, "just
for the exercise"
The match began tamely enough, and
those sitting in the chairs drew out
their charts and started to figure how
Larned would do against Karl Behr in
the semi-fnal round. None of the spec
tators held any grudSe against Bags,
but 10 was the natural thing to do.
Iarned had figured in the first flight of
players in this country for years. while
cesses. has been defeated 'in seven
different languages" so to speak.
After all had been called in games
Bags started using his pulling chop
stroke and Lsrned began to get wild.
1ie could not control his shots, and the
ball found a resting place in the net
Frequently or else landed far back Of
ihe base line.
Seeing his opponent was experiencing
one Of his erratic streaks, Baggs con-
tinued the use of the chop stroke, and
gradually forged ahead. At times
Harmed brought off some of his beau
tiful crossing shots from the net posi-
lion, but Baggs was on his toes all the
time, and covered his court TO such pur-
pose that Larned found it increasingly
difficult to place the ball out of his
reach.
The first set went to Baggs at 6-3
end the gallery critics figured that Lar
ned would settle down then and run
away with the match. But Baggs was
thoroughly on the aggressive and held
his lead. Many times he tricked Lar
ned out Of position by lobbing over his
head, and when the latter raced to his
base line to return the ball Baggs had
gained the net and smothered Larned's
returns with sharp cut strokes to the
corners. Thus he won the second set
at 6-3.
Only seven matches were played
yesterday and one default marked up,
reducing the original field of twenty
six 10 eighteen. These probably will
be brought down TO the semi-fnal
round this afternoon.
Harold Throckmorton, Princeton in
terscholastic champion, repeated the
victory he won over G. A. L. Dionne,
at Westchester, last week, by defeat
ing the veteran at 6-3, 6-3. The
Railway schoolboy was trimming over
with speed and rained smashes into
Dionne's court so hard and so fast
that the latter was hard pressed to
get three games in each set.
Dionne found it practically impos-
sible 70 make an aggressive shot in
returning ThrockmOrton's terrific SER
vice, and as a result the schoolboy was
in position for the Kill" by the time
his opponent had returned the ball.
Dionne fought harder in the last set,
but Throckmorton was not to be beat
zen and smashed and drove his way to
q brilliant victory.
Clarence c. Pell. national racQuets
champion, put DR.. William Rosenbaum
out Of the tournament by a score of
%, 61. Roseubaum held his op-
sponent fairly even in the first set,
driving deep and bringing off his
.smashes with fair success. In the
sfnal set Pell gained in strength and
'piled up the points rapidly by excellent
volleying.
Vanderbilt B. Ward. winner Of the
-Niagara-on-thc-La tournament last
week. defeated Charles l.. Johnston
jr., former New England intercollegi-
ate champion, by a score Of 6-3, So
In the second set Ward held a lead OF
5-2 on games and apparently had the
match won, but Johnston. a slow start
ar. let himself out at this stage, and
by splendid volleyiug cut down Ward
severe lelt-hand drives and ran the
games up TO 6 all.
Ward took the next game and then
Johnston began a strong attack at the
net and was leading at 80. Ward
lobbed short and Johnston, rushing in
smashed the ball back with all his
strength. Ward could not get out OF
the way and the ball caught him in