New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-01
BDDLE DEFEATS
FRED INMAN IN
TENNIS CONTEST
CIotI1ier Comes Through
in Two Matches-VO-
shell Causes Surprise.
BY JAMES S. O'NEALE.

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second set and lost, ST, 2--6, to Craig
Biddle In the annual invitation tenni,
tournament OF the Nassau Country
Club, Glen Cove, yesterday, in one OF
the largest Of the big grass court
/ tournaments that eliminate in the ma
tional championships at Forest Hills.
The mistake in identity was really
made by glass Of stimulating, pleas.
ant beverage called for by the harassed
and fading Inman, who was tired from
n match earlier In the afternoon. The
I beverage was long in coming, and In
man became more and more desperate
and exhausted. Finally, at the end OF
long rally, he called again for the
stimulant Something caused Inman
TO turn around, and he beheld the
awaited succor in tho act of descend
Ing the throat Of Count Otto Salm
who was playing William ]. Clothier
on the next court.
Thereafter Inman saw how hopeless
matters stood, and before another glass
could be rushed to the scene the match
was over. If il was not a case of mis-
taken identity, it at least was a glass
and tho loss Of 1t affected Imam
keenly.
That was the feature OF day even
marked by the appearance of such stars
as William J. Clothier, former national
champion; Watson NJ. Washburn, Wal
ter Merrill Hall, Charles NJ. Bull, jr.
S. Howard Voshell, Wallace F. John
son, Craig Biddle, Francis T. Hunter
Harold Throckmorton. G.. Colhet Gamer
Robert Le Roy, Cedric Major, G. A. L.
Dionne and others. The tournament
to-day will be speeded up by smashes
from the rackets of r. Lindley Murray,
| Theodore Roosevelt Pell, Karl VI. Behr,
William A. Larned. Joseph J. Arm
strong and other stars. Larned will
play only in the doubles.
Clothier, who, like Karl Behr, holds
leg on the handsome trophy, came
through two matches. The tall, we'll
built Philadelphia did not encounter
the strongest opposition in the world,
and he was fortunate, for he is yet a
trife short OF his best form. How
ever. he was good enough 70 lambast
Count ISLAM" Salm, Go, "a, with
out much exertion. and j. s. ONeale,
6-3, 60. lnman's drink had much
to do with the better showing Of the
elongated Austrian count in the second
set.
S. Howard Voshell, the hard hitting
Brooklyn lefthander. who meets Clo-
thier this morning. caused a mild sur
prise by wading through Robert lie
Roy, the ex-intercollcgiate champion
and one Of the country's best basein-
ers, by the one-sided score Of 60, Ga.
lie Roy's finely drawn ground strokes
were not going very we'll in the first
set, and Voshell hammered out his
points at the net or awaited lie Roy's
errors. In the second Voshell stayed in
backcourt, procedure always to a
baseliner's liking, and lie Roy ran up a
lead OF "a. Then the Brooklynte
again started his powerful net attack
and ran out the match.
matches in fine style. The imperturb-
able son of Harvard, with fine tan on
his face. was in much better condition
yesterday than at any other time this
season, and went right through F. NJ.
Wstrous, the old Yale star, GO, 60.
in the first round, and through II. G.
Martin in the second, 60, 60. Wash.
burns slap drive showed evidences yes
terday Of coming into its own again.
Bull in Sensational Match
Another Brooklynite, the Crescent
A. c. star. Charles NJ. Bull, jr., engaged
in sensational match with the old
Cornell runner, Cedric A. Major. Bull
won eventually, rs, ell, 6-3, tax
ing the last set by sggressiveness at
the net, when ne made Major show his
running ability by racing him from
side TO side with well placed volleys.
The Comedian made a game fight for
the first set, for, trailing at Is, he
forced the score to sail.
There was a Comedian who had bet
ter luck. He was the Cornell captain,
Francis 7. Hunter, holder of the Trib-
une Challenge Cup. Hunter eliminated
William Rand, Sd, the young Harvard
star, in rafting contest, So, 6-3.
In each set Hunters powerful forehand
swat drew him into So lead. Rand
made a fine recovery in the first set,
being within set point, but could not
make the necessary squirt In the sec
ond set.
Harold A. Throckmorton, the light
ring-like schoolboy, unleashed a trihe
of his lightning speed against the vet
teran Cornell athlete Abraham Bass
ford, jr. The score was 60, g,
in Throckmorton's favor. Bassford, as
always, was steady, but too soft, and
what availeth such against a smiter Of
Throckmorton's type? The answer is
the score, with Bassford making a
pluckier fight than it indicates. Bass
ford's feet were chained. as il was
instead Of spikes he wore sneakers with
Irvine chains wrapped around them, to
keep him from skidding. 1t is said
that the idea came from the car re-
Gently purchased by Bass" who is
nothing If not student of the game
G.. Colket Gamer, another of what
Voshell calls the distinctive Harvard
group" eliminated the tournaments ref
cree, Walter L. Pate, cx-Cornellian,
and thus evened up for the defeat Of
Rand by Hunter. Hugh Gamer COW
cred the net with all his body, and
Pate had small chance 20 push passes
through, but did so fairly effectively
in the second set, which he forced to
deuce after being whitewashed In the
first frame.
Many matches went by default. Some
of those who defaulted will be on hand
for the doubles, which start to-day,
but others, like A. S. Dabney, II. j.
Lawrence and Frederick c. Frelinghuy-
sen. are embroiled in the militia. Leon
ard Beekman is in the hospital Dean
Mathey will arrive from Cleveland, and
Nat Miles is coming from Boston.
The summaries follow:
Nassau Country Club inyitaaoa singles tast
roundl--J J Armstrong defeated W. A Larned by
default. W. VI Washbuu defeated r. VI Natrous.
60. 81; Il. c. Martha de.ested A. s. Da5ney By
default. W. l. Pate defeated +. H. Whitney by de-
fault. q. COlket Gamer defeated Leonard Beecrn an
by default; 7 X Pe.l defeated II. J. Lawrence BY
dcfault. : O'Neaie defeated Seton Porter by de.
fault: W J. Cl0hsr defeated OTTO Sslm. Go.
81 Robert Lcl,oy defeated 7 r. Frsunghuys
b. default. 8 H. Voshell defeated r. C. Hand by
default. +. c Inman defesiel j. 5 CushmAn. SO.
e.. Craig Bidd.e defeated Christian herter. e-2.
GO.
sccond round-C " Bull r. defeated Cedric A
Na!or. - ell. S-3; Wallace +. JohLsOl do
icaied G A L. Dionne, g.. - W " Wash
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