New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-16
Dean Mathey Overwhelms
Sensational Throckmor-
ton at BrOnxvifle.
ORANGE AND BLACK
FAVORED IN DOUBLES
Washburn Shows Powerful
Game in His Match with
Richardson.
BY JAMES 6. o'NEALE.

spree is like, ask Dean Mathey. The
former Princeton captain yesterday
won his way into the semi-hnal round
Of the metropolitan mems singles ten
mis- championship on the courts Of the
Bronxville Athletic Association, Bronx
vile, by overwhelming the sensational
Harold A. Throckmorton. GO, Ga.
The preceding day Mathey had elm
mated two former champions, the in
ternatlonalist, Frederick B. Alexander,
and Frederick c. lnman, one after the
other.
That is not all of tournament with
decided Princeton tinge. Mathey,
with his famous partner. that lanky
Princetonian, George VI. Church. is
favored to win the doubles. Church
has great chance 10 come through
to the final in the singles, and Mathey's
presence in the finals is almost a GER
tsinty.
One of the most favored teams with
an outside chance to stop the Church
Mathey doubles combination ia another
Princeton aggregation, Alexander and
Leonard Beekmsn, the present Orange
and Black leader. Three cheers and a
Tiger; in fact, many Tigers. The tour
nament reeks with EN-.
Shafer Eliminated.
The four semi-fnal singles places
were filed yesterday by Mathey
Church, Watson VI. Washburn, who has
two legs on the handsome trophy, and
R. c. Van Vliet, of the University OF
California team. Church eliminated
George Carlton Shafer, "a, "a;
Washburn bested l.. Richardson. 6-3
90, and the young man from the
faraway Coast kept up his good work
by defeating Arthur Sweetser, who
when al Harvard was runner-up at the
lntercollegstes, IS. 90, 81.
Mathey went great guns against
Ihrockm0rton. In fact. the Princeton
/ lan's playing was so good that ne capt
ured the gallery from the national in
terscholastic champion, who usually
has all the fair ones roofing for him
hand, mouth and eyes. For instance
there vas great applause when Mathey
/ took the first set. Theodore Roosevelt,
/ Pel, playing on one of the lower
courts, far away, remarked, when h,
| heard the noise. well. Harold tool
I that one. You can tell by the crowd.
But II was Mathey who took Grove
and match. The sturdy little mar
/ played with great coolness and accu
/ laey. He put a trife more sting int
/ his shots, and retained the precision
| that makes him so effective a double
partner FOR Church His aggressive
network, especially. took the heart gu
OF Throckmorton, who was forced I,
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Both players were ranked in the sec
end ten last year, but Throckmortor
/ has been playing so well and has 80
/ pleased expert judges that he has beer
favored for the select inner circle this
season. Yesterday Mathey looked like
/ the man higher up, because il was his
own fine play as much as anything else
/ that caused the Elizabeth youngster q
/ show falling off in form.
Throckmorton played great tennis al
/ the start of the match, up 70 3 ?, with
/ Mathey leading. Then the stellar WORK
| of the Princetonan. who cut the lines
| time and again. and who outguessec
/ the yOungster. sent the speedy drives
of Throckmorton wandering into the
/ let or out of court. Mathey thereafter
/ played forcing game so forcing that
( Throckmorton could not regain his &C
/ curacy even az the expense Of speed.
Shafer put up a good fight against
/ Church, but the tall No. 9 man was
| not as aggressive as usual. Shafel
bothered the Princetonian BY hesdy
| long and short play, and with a trif'
more sting 20 his shots might have
/ caused an upset.
Washburn is not yet in midseasor
shape. but he showed potentially Z
/ powerful game against Richardson
Van Vliet's victory over Sweetser. one
/ of the best little writer's on the war
was a surprise. Sweetser was COINS
we'll in the first set, but, usually
steady, was less steady than the fss'
Californian in the other two sets. Var
Nliet showed a fine service and gooC
network in the Coast fashion. IL
should make it interesting for Mathey
to-day. but Mathey remains the favor
/ lite. Washburn and Church meet in the
other semi-hnal this afternoon.
A number of fine matches held the
/ doubles. John Henry Steinkampf AND
Allan Behr eliminated Washburn and
Chris Herter, 6-3, 6-3. Church and
Mathey put il over and all around
Ralph L. Baggs and Sweetser. 90
G-3. in match featured By Church;
acrobstics. Harold II Hackett anC
Walter Merrill Hall, playing through
champions, were victorious over lingo
Bngo) Hartmann and Elliot lBiferl
Bnzen. the nickname team. s 2, 8 s
The southpaw Hartmann and the young
Fordham star made a game Aght in the
second set. drawing even from 2-5, but
could not quite catch the train.
Most exciting OF the matches was
that in which Shafer and Wyle c
Grant. former indoor kings, led Fred
Alexander and Leonard Beekman 50
on the third set and then lost 81
The match was desperate from the
start. and occasional bits Of streaky
playing did not in the least detraci
from interest in II. The scores were
l3-ll, 3-6, 81.
The high-low combination, with
Theodore Roosevelt Pell high and j. S
ONesle> ..w and not expected 70 last
out the afternoon, won two matches, IN
the last match defeating the holder OF