New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

severe smashes. The former Pennsyl-
vania champion went into the lead at
AZ on games, placing his shots
through every opening that Harte left
in his court. Harte made a desperate
stand in the seventh game, working
his way 70 the net in the face OF a
rain of placement shots and finally
breaking through after the points had
three times gone TO deuce. His efforts
left him badly winded. and Armstrong
ran out the last two games for the set
without much difficulty.
In the second session Armstrong
again went into a lead on games, vol
leying cleyerly from midcourt and scor-
ing on 'crosscourt placement shots
that often caught Harte out of posi-
ton. In the same manner that he had
tricked Pell into back court, only TO
skim over short, chop stroke into
forecourt, Armstrong fooled Harte and
took the second set at Ga. To-mor-
row he will face Washburn, and this
should be close match, provided both
are going well.
Roberts a Bit Wild.
Roberts had his troubles in the first
sent of his match with Parker, for the
latter gained the net position quickly,
and from there outvolleyed the spec
tacular Californian. Roberts was a bic
wild overhead and many times wasted
points when he seemed 70 have a GER
tain kill" in prospect. Parker won
the first set at "a and started of well
in the second, but by this time Roberts
had found himself and waded through
the opposition with fast drives from
his base line, waiting until the OPEN
ings were ready for the finishing shot.
On such occasions he rushed the net
and won the points with sharp cross
court volleying shots or smashes.
Hunter had a great opportunity to
take the measure OF Clothier, for in
the early part Of each set he moro
than held his own, particularly when
il came TO driving, for his strokes car
ried far more speed and shot back
into the veterans court so fast that
the former champion was yards away
from the ball.
Clothier was steadiness itself, how
ever. and his court generalship was a
great aid in his victory. Hunter be-
gan to waver on his overhead and vol
leying shots and kept sending his re-
turns into the net, with the result that
Clothier forged ahead, scoring several
times on drives that scooted just past
the younger mans racquet as they
struck near the side lines.
The feature of the doubles was the
meeting of Griffin and Johnston and
Clothier and Larned, which the national
champions won at Cd, Ga, and
reached into the semi-fnal bracket,
along with T. R. Pell and Armstrong
and Harte and Williams.
The summarizes:
MEADOW CLUB CUP MEMS SINGLES.
FIFTH ROUND.
Watson W. washbum defeated r. Norris VIM
Jams. I'd. by default: Joseph J. Armstrong defeated
Richard Harte, Is. e.. Row and Roberts de-
j. ciothisr defeated Francis 7. Hunter rs. 80
MEADOW CLUB CUP MEMS DOUBLES.
SECOND ROUND.
Waters and Edward II. whitney 81. IS;
4 F. Thomas IT,. and X. s. stoddar, -. IS:
Kenneth Hawks and O. Clover defeated wilatp
Conrad b. Doyle and John $ Piafmsn defeated
r. Van Deryenier and L. Van Dcrventeg. e-2. 6-2i
Arthur s. Cragin and Ralph L. Bags defeated II.
Van Dyke Johns and Rowland Roberts BY default
THIRD ROUND.
LYLE T. Mahhn and Watson ". wsshbum de-
ieated Count Otto saIm and partner Is ill
William y. Johnston and Clarncs J, Griffin de-
6-2; Theodore Roosevelt pcll and Joseph J. ARM
T.. 80. "a Eugene Wren and Edward R.
Mccormick defeated Kenneth Hawks and g.
Clover. 81. 81, b--As X. N0rrs WILLIAMS "a.
and Richard Harte defeated r. L. Oakley and
Reginald Cook 81. 6-3; Conrad h. Doyle and
John $; prrarmann defeated Arthur ;. crssin and
Ralph L. Bags. e.. 6-3.
FOURTH ROUND.
william VI. Johnston and Clarence !, Gnrrn
defeated william Larned and william
Joseph J. Armstrong defeated Eugene Warren and
EDWARD n Mccormick. G-3. IS; r. Norris
williams "a and Richard Harte defeated Conrad
B Doyle aud John = Pfafmsnn. IS. e-s.
POINT SCORE.
WILLIAM NJ JOHNSTON AND CLARENCE ],
GRIFFIN VS.. WILLIAM A. HARMED AND
WILLIAM j.. CIyOTiiER
FIRST SET.
Johnston ss AZ and 5, GTin,n 5tstsisssEs :
9ECOND SIT