New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-26
UPSET SCORED
In DOUBLES AT
SLEEPY HOLLOW
ThrOckmOrtOn and Davis
Win from Behr and
Washburn.
BY JAMES 9. O'NEALE.

BY JAMES 8. O'NEALE.
An upset greater than that OF the
one-hoss shay or OF Ichabod Cranes
nerves when the headless horseman
was pursuing just two leaps astern
occurred at the annual invitation ten
/ mis- tournament of the Sleepy Hollow
Country Club, Scarborough Hudson,
yesterdays fine afternoon when Har-
old A. Throckmorton and Willis T..
Davis won their way into the doubles
final by besting Karl II. Behr and
/ Watson NJ. Washburn 60, "a.
Against the veterans, one Of them
an internationalist, the youngster from
Elizabeth and the big Native Son,
Davis, played the games of their
careers. They swept everything be-
| fore them, whirlwind fashion, and
would not, could not, be denied, de-
spite a desperate squirt by the losers
at the last of the second act.
/ George NJ. Church, winner Of the
big gold governors challenge singles
bowl last year, Showed that his de-
signs are still serious by winning his
way into the finals from the upper
/ half. "lchabod" covered every inch
OF court with his arms and legs as
he rushed right through Alrick II.
Man, jr., and Vanderbilt Ward. Then
the lanky Princetonian called it fair
days work and footed away in his
racer.
Task Ahead for Church.
All that Church now has 10 do TO
win the tournament again is TO meet
/ the man who emerges 10 the finals
from the other half. This should be
either Harold Abingdon Throckmorton,
who IS at present going faster than
ever the headless horseman, or young
man named Murray-R. Lndley Muir
ray, the Meteor from California.
/ Murray has not yet appeared at
b Sleepy Hollow, but defaults from Rob-
ert lie Roy and Theodore Roosevelt
; Pell have put him into such a position
that he may come through TO the finals
/ on Saturday by working like a Trojan.
II viii be remembered that the Paio
Alto jackrabbit first came into general
notice in 1914 by beating Walter Mer-
B rill Hall, Frederick B. Alexander and
Karl IL. Behr on the same afternoon.
/ IL was not thought that Throckmor-
/ ton and Davis would have much of a
/ chance against the willy, veteran pair
/ Of Washburn and Behr. especially since,
/ earlier in the afternoon, the Harvard
/ Yale combination had played almost
/ perfect tennis when they overwhelmed
/ the national indoor doubles champion,
| DR.. William Rosenbaum, his luck-giying
I coat, and j. S. O'Neale, 81, 60. In
/ this match the fiery Behr scarcely
( missed a shot and hit everything with
/ fierce abandon, while Washburn re-
/ turned TO his last years form.
Against Throckmorton and Davis
/ Behr lost a large part Of his accuracy,
! but it was in part due TO the driving
/ rlay Of the aggressive youngsters.
| Washburn, on the other hand, flashed
wonderfully steady tennis, and time and
again jumped into the breach. Grace
! full agile young Throckmorton was as
quick as another Touchard. and shone
/ brilliantly in all departments, while
! Davis sizzled his terrific services right
! through Washburn and Behr.
/ The order of service was Washburn,
/ Davis, Behr, Throckmorton. Wash
/ burn took the opening game, then
| Davis, by as bullet-like service as ever
seen on the court, took his delivery at
/ love, acing Washburn and Behr clean
On every delivery. Probably never, in
! high class tennis, has such feat been
performed before.
Davis won all five of his services,
hitting the ball with such speed that it
was almost unreturnable. In none eX-
cept the last game Of the match did he
lose more than one point while he was
setting 'em up. Throckmorton, who
was extremely brilliant overhead and
quick at the net, in actual movement
and anticipation, finished off what re-
turns Behr and Washburn could make
off the delivery of the latest of the
Californians. Several times the school
boy, with a lob falling toward his
racquet, foxed his willy opponents by
dropping the bail short for clean aces.
Young Pair Rushes On.
Games went to the young pair with
almost monotonous regularity until
they had rolled up a 50 lead in the
last set Then Washburn and Behr be-
gan to show the stuff they were made
Of. Behr became steadier. and was as
tricky as ever Several times he and
Washburn pulled Davis out of position
by clever moves. They broke through
! Throckmorton's service by doing this,
then took Washburn's delivery after
fierce deuce struggle.
The veterans were coming on at this
stage. but they ran into the blank wall
of Davis's service. Even at that, they
made a great fight, realizing that II
they could only break through they had
a good chance TO pull the match out OF
the fire. The struggle was fierce one,
going TO deuce four times, with Wash
burn and Behr once within a point OF
the game. Then Davis let out little
more steam, and it was all over.
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