New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23

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In addition 20 the entire Harvard team
Washburn is an old Harvard man;
Church and Msthey went TO Princeton,
Behr and Man to Yale, and PelPs col.
lege we can't recall at this writing. AZ
any rate, the college connections and
the cold made the affair decidedly raw
raw.
The players at first especially could
scarcely keep their hands warm enough
10 grasp their rackets. Indeed, Lyle
Evans Nahan, the squash and tennis
player, was playing a practice match
on another court when he gave'up, look
ing At his numb fingers ruefully as he
said: 81 can't keep Mahsn wsrm!" IL
was only too true. Even the hardened
newspaper men kept their hands In
their pockets and wrote not a word.
The first set of the Williams-Wash-
burn match was q comedy OF errorA
Not a game went at love, because each
man was bothered so by the cold and
wind that he was bound TO make an
error or two every game. Washburn.
renowned for his cool manner on the
court, suffered most. He did not thaw
out as much as Williams, and made
seven double faults in the first set,
three Of them in one game, the eighth
which he took, however, on Williams's
errors and a fine drive.
The intercollegiate champion made
only three double faults, but few Of his
first services went In. He followed his
custom. however, Of hitting the second
ball just as hard as the first, and made
several aces in this manner, sometimes
in spite Of the wind. sometimes because
of il.
Williams warmed more quickly to his
al. arxA
class tennis in the second set. WASH
burns showing was disappointment
because the slow courts, and consequent
low bounces, were calculated to favor
his peculiar slap-drive.
The Pell-Behr doubles upset came
before the Church Mathey. and was
more Of a surprise. The veteran com.
bination, not quite up to its usual form
in any department., lost before the bet
ter driving Of the young college men.
There was no mistaking the earnest
ness Of the desire OF Pell and Behs
to win, for temperamental Karl tore
the heavens apart, almost, when his
shots went wrong. The gallery was
plainly delighted. Behr invoked the
sun, the stars, the planets, the wind
and the moon. Only the wind made
answer, and howled mournfully.
Some Gray Matter.
Little Rand, a Westchester County
prodigy, contributed 70 the Harvard
ombination a quality of headwork sell
dom seen even in veteran doubles play
ers, and the elongated Gamer, his part
ner, showed a beautiful, powerful drive
that bored holes in the defence OF
Behr and Pell. Gamer did well at the
net also, being particularly deadly
overhead. Rand's pet shot was WELL
placed topped drive that he dropped at
the feet OF the server as he ran in. or
at the feet of the opponent that had
been driven back by a good lob.
Pelps famous backhand, the best In
the world, was working in fairly good
shape, but his forehand did not come
down to Forest Hills yesterday. 10
sailed and sailed, high and out. Behr's
network was not quite so good as usual
but his temperament, in the close deeid.
ing set, demonstrated that IL may still
be relied on TO amuse galleries this
summer.
After Behr and Pell had taken the
second BY crafty work, the big struggle
came in the last set. Gamer and Rand
led at "a when Behr began serving.
He and Pell lost the first two points,
lost the next point, however, and Behg
slapped his foot down with so much
determination and sound as he served
the next ball that the station master
at the railroad station nearby thought
tho overdue "fve-thirty" was coming
The veterans finally won the game, then
took the next and led, at 6-5.
Rand, who had been showing signs Of
breaking under the strain, lost his ser.
vice after leading at 40-l5, and the
veteran pair gained the advantage, ae
6-5. The youngsters were not to be
denied. however. They took PelPs de-
livery, Gamers excellent service, and
broke through Behr for the match.
Gamer hammered out beautiful cross
court passing ace for the last point of
Behr's first service as he dashed to tho
net.
Williams and little Pfafmsn played
erratic but brilliant tennis in their
match against Church and Mathey, VINO
were lust q trife more erratic. Tho
losing pair showed better teamwork,
but il did not avail against Williams's
serving and net play and the court
covering of Pfafmsn. The latter had
most Of the work TO do, as the Prince
tonians directed most Of their attack at
him.
Church, as usual, made some remark
able gets. He looked not unlike cir
Gus performer, what with the short
sleeves of his white shirt and the
orange stripes OF Princeton jersey
running around his forearm. How he
kept his feet in the slippery going WE
a mystery, but he darted everywher
Mathey was not quite up TO his game.
but played heady tennis. Pfanman was
the surprise, as he was not at all
abashed BY his illustrious partner ard
opponents and kept on playing tennis
all the while.
At times in the third and deciding
set, when both pairs rushed for the nes
and often when fat duels were waged
with the players almost on top Of each
other, Williams was as erratic IS the
wind. At times IL appeared that the
internationalist would drag his nsrvy
little partner down to defeat, but he
always made enough brilliant shots to
save the day.
With Mathey serving and the score.
3-5, thirteen times, in a desperate
deuce game, Williams and Pfs6man
were within point Of the match.
Nearly every time Williams Melted. but
Pfafman was not discouraged and
stuck to his knitting until his captain
came around again.
The summaries follow:
Sing,ez-R Norris Williams I'd Harvard. -.
f,sfsd Watson NJ wsshbufn. West side Is. 81:
Ceorg, Movers thurvh wst side, defeated Georos
ro.kst Cansr Harvard. - s-'. Dean Nathsy.
IVES, side defeated J. y. Pfssnsn. Harvard. -
60. -. Ariss II MAJ. y Wss Sns dss:'a
Rooevst PEI. IVES: sts. defeated william Rand.
sd Harvard. al -.
ncablss-asnd and csn.r Harvard. defeated Pc.
and kan n. Bsh-, West Side. -; -. -