New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-26
WATERBURY AND
PELL PAIR FOR
RACQUETS TITLE
Tuxedo Player Defeats
His Partner. Mortimer,
in a Slashing Match.
LARRY MAKES SHORT
WORK OF BROTHER
Victors Show Speed Galore In
Their Matches for the Ma.
tiOnal Amateur Fixture.

''N'NhNo lOl lllC Nds
tional Amateur Fixture.
Favorites came through in the semi
final round Of the national racouets
championship tournam,-' l. the Rae
quet and Tennis Cllt rday. with
the result that Law. waterbury.
the titleholder, and Pell will
meet In the decisive tomorrow.
The champion won $751; trouble at
the expense of his yt0ther. J. C..
Waterbury, but Pell was forced to the
limit by Stanley G.. Mortimer, his
clubmate from Tuxedo.
For nearly three years Pell and
Mortimer have been rivals at Tuxedo.
but the first named has always man
aged 10 take the measure Of the
younger man. So evenly had this pair
been playing of late. however, that
not a few of the clubmen thought that
Mortimer was about due to turn the
tables.
Usually strong in service, Mortimer
was not at his best in this depart
ment of the game yesterday. On the
other hand, it is doubtful If Pell ever
served more effectively. After Nor
timer had been blanked 70 start the
match, Pell gave a sample Of what
was coming by scoring three consecu-
tive points on service. Had il not
been for a solitary ace by service in
the third hand Mortimer would have
been completely blankcd in this game,
for his opponent, with variety Of
strokes, combined with heady placing,
gathered in the necessary fifteen
points in four hands.
In the second game Mortimer's ser
vice improved greatly, and he had so
much speed that Pell found it impossi-
BILE to make much Roadway. After gath
ering a cluster Of seven aces, five Of
which were on service, in the third
hand Mortimer always looked like q
winner, and he won the game 10 TO g..
Before the third game had been long
in progress Mortimer had put several
bats out Of commission. He lost that
game largely through inability to sue
cesSfully handle his opponents service.
After starting the fourth tilt auspI-
ciously Pell became unsteady for a
time. He also lost an opportunity by
serving himself out in the last hand.
Mistakes spoiled whatever chances
Mortimer might have had in the last
game. lie was BANKED in six cOnsecu-
tive hands, during which time his OPP
ponent had accumulated 10. An oc-
casional brilliant round-the-court place
by Mortimer gave his friends an Op-
portunity to shout encouragement, but
Pell, who kept going at top speed,
finally won with something TO spare in
the sixteenth inning. During the match
Mortimer broke eleven bats. They cost
So apiece. Surely racquets is not a
poor mans game.
Always resourceful and seemingly
knowing by instinct where to place his
bat to intercept the ball, Larry Water
bury was ever master of the situation
in the afternoon match against his
brother. J. c. Waterbury had all kinds
of speed-if anything, more than the
champion-but there was a marked diff
ference in the service. L. Waterbury
also placed the ball so well as to keep
the other constantly reaching for diff
cult gets.
There is not little speculation as
to the probable outcome of the final
match, which will be decided to-mor-
row afternoon. Pell, who has defeated
Waterbury for the club championship
Of the Racquet Club, is regarded as
IN equal fayorite with the national
title holder The matches this week
have apparently served TO place the
local man in condition to stand the Sc
we're pace that Pell is certain to set.
The summary follows:
National amateur racquet Championship Cssni-
inG! -ouud)-Carence c. Peu Tuxedo heat StanIey
G. Mortimer. Tuxedo. 81. 9-l5. 80. l2-l5.
Lawrence Waterbury New York. bea, J. c.
Waterbury Sew Yafk. lJ-S. ij-4 l5-IO.
The point score Of the Pell-Morti-
mer match follows:
FIRST CANE.
f,ii'im' liner I ~
~ o; By service. !. Aces BY opponents Misses.
Pei. T. by placing 8. by service. 5.
SECOND GAME.
S SS5Ti iil,I..'....: Gi5
Aces by opponents misses, Peu. s. By placing !.
by service 3. Aces BY opponents misses. Mortimer.
4; b. piscnE. 3: By service. 8.
THIRD GAME
fsI1i1'r... "a iisS 10
Aces By opponents misses. Mortimer. s. BY plae-
PelL Z: By placing !: By service. :.
FOURTH GAME.
sialii liner. 3 ? ia
Aces BY opponents misses Pen. 6. by placing / i.
by service 2. Aces by opponents misses. Mortimer.
4; By placing, 6. By service. ;;
FIFTH CANE
f.ii l''...... 5SYSiGYdSSSo Gls
Aces by opponents misses. Mortimer, ! by rlac-
Ing 2 by service l. Aces by opponents misses.
PEI. 8: BY placing 4; By service. e.