New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

burn took the first set at 6-3, and ran
straight ahead with his brilliant plac-
ing game, winning the first two games
in the second set Clothier, seeing him.
self continually passed and caught QUE
of position, resorted to lobbing in an
effort to stave off Washburn's rushes
to the net. Just as the former Metro
politan champion came running for the
barrier the Philadelphia sent up
high lob that Washburn rushed madly
back for. but failed TO catch.
This encouraged Clothier, and he
kept sending his returns far back into
Washburn's court. hoping to keep the
latter from reaching fore-court. he
won the next two games, breaking
through Washburns service, but the
New Yorker could not be held off for
long, and again increased his lead, be-
ing 5 to / on games before Clothier,
with three beautiful smashing drives
within inches of the side lines. and
net by Washburn, won the ninth and
his last.
Washburn Too Fast.
Washburn made it two sets to none
by playing Clothier off his feet in tho
tenth game, three placement shots, the
last with a powerful smash of a short
lob. telling the story.
The third, and what proved TO be the
final set, began with Clothier the same
sphinx-like person who had started the
match. Nc matter how the tide OF
battl. waged, the former national
champion took matters with the great
est GOODNESS, his face grim and UNI
changing.
Washburn had forced his opponent
to do a great amount of court cover
ing, as he shot the ball down first the
left and then the right hand side of
the court. Now the Philadelphia began
10 shows signs Of breaking, and Wash
burn won the first two games with
ease, two service aces in the second
showing that he still had plenty OF
speed in his strokes.
Clothier Fights Hard.
Once again Clothier fought 20 stave
off defeat, winning the third game with
two drives that edged past Washburn's
racquet as they sped for the side lines.
Two nets by Washburn on return OF
his opponents slow, deceiving service,
helped the former national titleholder
at this stage.
Washburn went back at Clothier
with a vengeance, ripping the latter's
defence to pieces with dazzling volley-
ing sf OTIS to the corners, and taking
three games in row. The Philadel-
phan took the seventh game, after
deuce had been called twice. He was
taking all kinds of chances, now that
the match was nearly over, and went
to the net for his points.
The finish came in the next game,
with Washburn bewildering his oppo-
nent by series of cross-court shots
taken on the volley, that Clothier STUN
bled after in vain. The last point was
Washburn's, on splendidly placed
full volley shot that just caught the
line as Clothier swung his racquet and
tried to make the return.
Large Crowd on Hand.
The court was remarked and rolled
afresh for the doubles match in the
afternoon, and an even larger gallery
turned out to watch the national dou-
bles champions in action. Harte and
Williams, by their brilliant victory
over Mahan and Washburn in the semi
finals the day before, had earned many
supporters and the prediction was free
ly made that the title holders would
have their work cut out for them IL
they were TO come through the struggle
victorious.
Harte and Williams got started at
once and soon ran into lead on games
in the first set that the champions could
never overcome. The order Of service
was Williams, Johnston, Harte, Griffin.
Many stirring rallies from close to the
net took place in this set, with Harte
fully holding his own. The young
Harvard star smashed the high lob
from Griffin's racquet with a world OF
power, and his was the most spectacu-
lar playing of the four men on the
court. Harte won the fifteenth game on
his own service and he and his part
ner took the next and the first set, at
81. with Griffin serving.
Williams began serving in the next
set and won the game. largely by his
own brilliant work from the net posi-
ton. The former national singles
champion and his partner did not show
the same snoothness of team work
that Johnston and Griffin have made
famous, but individually they were the
equal of the Californisns.