New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
NATHEY BEATS
HALL IN FAST
COURT BATTLE
o,;ncetonian, at Best,
Stops Ranking Player
at South Orange.
~ JAMES s. O'NEALE.

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ma, Nathey. the sturdy little
i ..s,orian. went out Of his class
l,c,rdsy at the Middle States tennis
.,rpiorhips on the turf courts Of
:. orange Lawn Tennis Club. South
,-.rrs. and just naturally walloped
r.re- Merrill Hall, last Of the first
X, IN the national ranking, by scores
81 s 2. Mathey, ono Of the
.,,trv's very best doubles pleyers,
,,s accorded 9 second ten ranking
:, season. but he has been tearing
.,res arart a trife this year.
Vail Was not expected 70 win, as he
f.r from being IN form so early in
season. lie played poorly on Mon
~ when he and Harold Hackott
,.-, swamped by Mathey and George
Church in the finals Of the met
.,poli,an doubles championship. He
"a, no better yesterday.
While 10 was generally thought that
was 70 be Mathey's day, no one
,urht that the scores would be so
.r,rahelming. Tie former Tiger lead
.. rushed in 20 the net on everything,
,,.-,v taking tho New Workers. breath
iVsy.
80 .....-.-4 moe erooGod mn bv
II. arpearance OF Nathaniel W. Niles,
as Boston base-liner. ranked sixth on
j., national singles list. Niles had
81, famous smooth ground strokes in
., ,op share and contontod himself
, N staying at the base line and
shipping his beautiful drives past IIv-
nc R;ker. The latter put mp a good,
,--rcssivc fight. and did not succumo
rrtl he had taken three games IN
zach set
Another base-liner, the famous vet
.ran of the old school, Richard Stevens
net a saddcr fate. The "noblest Ro-
van Of them all" roamed all around
no back court, chasing the volleys
and smashes Of Lindsay W. Durham,
mo helped teach Harold Throckmor-
.,n. T. was no use. however. After
akinr the first set by a fine squirt at
-. the veteran dropped the next
no. IS, IS.
stevens always gives an excellent ac-
aunt OF himself while his strength
,olds out. and it seemed q pity that
10 could not win yesterday. The other
,sse-liner. Niles, on another court,
.sened the substance, the veteran the
hadov.
4 semi-veteran. Walter L. Pate, once
.ord High Executioner Of the ranking
ommittee. engaged in hard struggle
Nth F.. Hendrickson, eventually VIM
inc AZ 6-1. 81, 6-3. Pate was
i-I, al home on the grass, Of which
.s has plenty at his Long Island home.
Pate. untired, then went out ana
ook a tl;ird round match from L.
Wood. IS. IS. IS.
IN the other third round match the
o1thpaw. Frederick c. lnman, bested
!. N. Coffee. "a. 6--l.
The summaries follow:
,ttu. .+,,s. mems chamrior Slip singles 'fT
.-..- nean Msihey defeated Paul A. Br.nsm9!q
II d-fsut: T. T. Grunel defeated Charles N
,s-,. bv default. T. Randall. r.. defeated G a
nor-e by detau, A H. coffee d.,e91ied AZ; AasI
B-agar. 60. is. Is; Rudolph II. hrsel
det,,,ed NJ : Hosdns ly default. GeoIs.
,iis ae,ss,ed j. A. Richards By default; s'sniel
a. ~ defeated George '. Hayden. 6-4. -
~ Campbell d,foate1 r ". Fulton by d ds,a,,i,
i,-rr Ho'r-ook defeated Frank Rogers psi ee,alit
,.,.,'r- S-o., defeated Feniiuorc CadF by de,a.t
A Brown defeated Rerher. Gardner by oe'auIs5
,9-.-~e ID WOODBURY. defeated r. O.. kaLN. -
4. Nathaniel ". Niles defeated A'ns "lN''
S..,.4 round walter j. Pate defeated + Hen '.
a.soa 81 al g. r ! ,r 6s,S " ''I Dm
~ l,fe-,ci Richard stevens. -, O. :
Va, Massy defeated Walter Merrill Gd52.a.,,f i,
si1 coffee defeated Rudolph ,i u. Gee G,,s,
. "a &C. STANLEY Malchoe oeea.eI ~
49, e.. "a. E r. Bennett defeated X.
ca-bsoi. GO. IS: Harry Honr2ok dciIe ssis,
f,l,a--, S-ott 6-l. GO. b. v. Baicn delease'
=. Brown. e. 90: c. Frsde1rek Wais s "a r,
,,Vi.i NJ Sic, defeated C. q. BrinkeIhon ~ Is
al. Theodore Roosevelt reh defeated l. q"
n ,-5 -,grd| Waiter l. Pate defeated J.. W,o9mq
If, SO rs. Frederick G.. lnman He'eA'e' ~ D"
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