New-York tribune., 1916-06-25
Veteran Southpaw Beaten
in the Middle States
Championship.
VICTOR TO PLAY
DOUBLES PARTNER
Miss Kissell Wins Right to Chal-
leuge Miss Molla Bjurstedt
for Title.
BY JAMES s. O'NEALE.

Il is said that even kings have their
jinXes and jingoes. so It was not en-
tirely out 81 place for the veteran
southpaw Frederick c. lnman TO remark
after Theodore Roosevelt Pell had
walloped him. 6-1. 60. 6-l. in the
final Of the Middle States tennis cham
nionship Yesterday at the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club South Orange, "JinGo,
that man Is always nv jinxl"
AS matter Of fact, in each of the
nine or ten times the pair have met on
the court in the last few wears Pell has
won. and yesterday Inman appeared TO
realize Just what his chances were be-
fore he hit ball.
BY virtue Of his easy victory in the
feature event Of ore Of the biggest
grass court tournaments OF the season
Pell won the right TO challenge his dou-
blos partner. Karl NJ. Behr, for the
championship The match will be
playcd some time ~ the end OF this
week. for this afternoon Pell and Behr
defend their title of Middle States
doubles champions against Harold A.
Throckmorton and Dean Mathey, who
captured the right 10 challenge by best
ing Nathaniel W. Niles. Of Boston, and
{. Frederick Watson, ir.. pride OF New
Jersey. 6 o, 6 4, 1-6, "a.
The hardest task Of all. however. be
longs 10 Miss Ina A. Kissel, the ranking
racketer from Morristown. Miss hlssel
gained the dubious privilege Of ehal-
lenging Miss Molla Bjurstedt. the Morse
Nonpareil. by defeating Mrs. Robert lie
Roy in the women's singles final, 10,
CO. 60. The challenge round afray
will tckc place when Molla and Mjolner,
her mighty racket. return TO this city
. h. 81 oh q mi cnTns and
other forays.
Pell. fifth man in the country's rank
ing list, was AZ his best yesterday. The
famous backhander's drives had as
much sting as the wind-blown mos
Quitoes not so very far away as they
clipped the lines over so finely for
beautiful placement shots made with
the smoothness that only Pell can show.
lnman. with the consciousness Of the
Pell ink worrying him. vas utterly
helpless Even his service, so ef-
fective ordinarily with its exaggerated,
crazy twist, had no terrors for Pell, who
slammed it 10 a fare ye well. Under
the constant bombardment lnman with
cred, became erratic, and contributed
no less than eleven double faults IN
the three sets.
So well did Pell have the match in
hand that he did not bother 10 storm
the net. contentng himself with reel
ing Off his placement shots. If the
drive did not AZ once score the point
like as not Inman would miss il or re-
turn p Cripple" that the New Yorker
promptly pasted. II was case of Pell
- his confident best: of Inman, lacking
confidence, falling away under fire.
THEODOBE ROOSEVELT PEIL VS.. FRED
INNfAN.
FIRST SET
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STROKE ANALYSIS
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SECOND SET
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STROKE ANALYSIS
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lnman .............
THIRD SET
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STROKE ANALYSIS
Nets Outs. Plsc, DE
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Throckmorton. the national inter
scholastic champion, and the sturdy,
NtdON 4AlLlt 4lllNtlDIlGM lltdI holitF
PLAYED great doubles in defeating Niles
and Watson Watson, though out
classed individually by the remaining
three. made a good showing. In the
first, second and fourth sets the Eliza
beth youngster and Mathey went well,
Throckmorton's speedy drives and ter
rife serves keeping Niles and Watson
on the defensive and Mathey's ell
around work thoroughly Characteristic
of one OF the country's best doubles
players.
Throckmorton was at times attacked
bv wildness in the set Niles and Wat
son won, but credit for taking the
frame goes in the main TO the BOs
tonian and the Orange man. The last
TWO became slightly more aggressive,
and Niles made a number of his pretty
backcourt drives at critical times. Ma
they and Throckmorton, on the other
hand did not force matters quite as
much as in the other sets.
HAROLD THROCKMORTON AND DEAN MATHFY
son. JR
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SECOND SET
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THIRD SET.
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FOURTH SET
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When Mrs. lie Roy took the first set
from Miss Kissel, it looked as If there
was TO be an upset. but the Morris
fown skater and tennis player got her
game going, became more aggressive.
and sent over effective forcing drives
that drew Mrs. lie Roy out of position.
4 hen Miss Kissel would shoot :he
sphere for the opening. There were a
umber of long. long rallies, with each
woman at the base line.