New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-09
KARL BEHR IS
AGAIN A LOSER
ON THE COURTS
Tennis Expert, Worried
Over Preparedness
No Match for Pell.
By JAMES :. O'NEALE.

In our opinion. Karl H. Behr, the
internatIonailst, should be sent az once
10 the border instead of merely dong
reserve duty hereaDouts. The couh-
try's fourth tennis player IS Settln2
into the habit of losing matches. Yes
terday, in the postponed challenge
round. he lost his Middle States cham
pionship. one OF the best titles in the
land. 20 his old rival, Theodore Roose,
Welt Pell The catastrophe occurred
at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South
Orange. or Mountain Station, when
ever YOU please. Furthermore, the
affair went TO Pell in straight sets
CO, 81, IS.
Last week Behr lost at Nassau &c
Dean Nathey. ranked last year IN inc
second ten. The nery, temperament
Behr is one who gets all "het up al
the least mention of preparedness
What with his Squadron reserve
duties. his life has Tor some time pas,
been continuous nervous strain. II
appears that he must either give up
this Mexican idea or tennis. AT mat
he is in a fair way TO giving up the
latter.
The last sentence is misleading, for
Pell played such beautiful tennis yes
terdav that it is doubtful If the inter
nationalist could have won II at MS
best. for Pell could have shown even
better. if pressed The famous back
handler was in one Of those rare moods
when he has confidence; when MS
drives. as pretty as any IN the game
simply talk and act human.
In the face of a fire more wlthering
than actual war Behr could do nothing
If he started for the net, his favorlte
nosition. where his supertine vol!eylng
comes into play, Pells famous back,
hand passed him merrily and smacked
right up against the line. II he stayed
in backcourt he could not beat such
mast master of the side-to-side game
as Pell ,,
Really. there was nothing Behr could
do. Pell was the one who had come
prepared. Behr was merely pared OF
his laurels.
Poll played remarkably even tennis
all the way, and had his doubles part
rer in the Middle States combination
championship corporation SIM
plv backed off, not the boards, but the
Grass TIE backhander laid upon
Rehr's service with abandon, the great
internationalist making only one ser
vice ace in the match.
When Behr followed his twist ser
vice into forecourt, he brought his
famous horizontal volley into action
if Pell's pass didn't pass. Al that
though, Behr wasn't as deadly at the
not as he usually is. due to lack OF
practice in tennis preparedness.
Peu seldom took the net. he
launched his offensive from backcourt'
hitting for the corners and thus fore
ing Behr out OF position. Then Pell
waited for . short shot from his adj
versary and pasted it for the point.
He did this with great success IN the
fret set. but. seeing that Behr was
inclined 10 be erratic more and more
let him lose points by errors. not risk
ing the error himself
Rehr. behind and worried. tried 70
shave his shots as close as possih'e ..
making the very errors the foxy Pei.
figured on.
The point score follows:
Made states singles champon.hl7 fchallensc
-oirtl Theodore Rooseyei Poll challenger. defeated
karl II Behr O. %. IS.
The point score: