New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
Watson M. Washburn a
Winner in Straight Sets
at Southampton.
SOME FAST PLAY
IN MIXED DOUBLES
Miss Ina Kissel and J. Arm
strong Beat Mrs. Wood
and c. ]. Griffin.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

VI. dSnDuIn WON the MeduOW CluD
singles cup this morning for the second
time by defeating William j. Clothier
in the final round in straight sets at
6-3, Ga, 6-2. The winner played the
same brilliant placing game that enabled
him to vanquish Joseph ]. Armstrong in
the semi-fnal round yesterday, and Clo-
thier never had a.chance, his backcourt
game being no match for the clever
mixture of base line and net play that
Washburn brought into use.
The afternoon was given over to the
final round Of the doubles, and here
William NJ. Johnston and Clarence J.
Griffin, national champions, conquered
r. Norris Williams and Richard Harte
by score of 10, Ga, Ga, Ga. The
largest gallery of the entire week saw
this match, and all agreed that rarely
had they witnessed faster play than
took place across the net between the
four men. BY superior team work and
a smashing attack in the last two sets
Johnston and his partner earned the
victory, but they were compelled to
travel at top speed all the way to come
home ahead.
The Mixed Doubles.
Miss Ina Kssel and Joseph Arm
strong defeated Mrs. Rawson Wood and
c. J. Griffin in the final round of the
mixed doubles by score of So, 60
SIS. In the last set Mrs. Wood and
Griffin led at 6-5, but Miss Kissel and
her partner then steadied and won the
next three games, the set and the match
Mrs. Wood performed brilliantly at the
net, and many times she cut off hard
drives by Armstrong and smashed the
lobs Miss Kissel sent up from the base
line with an unerring racquet.
Miss Kissel excelled from back court,
her drives having plenty of pace, and
several times she had the better of
driving duels with Armstrong. The
latter was bit more effective than
Griffin in this match, earning many
points on placement with beautiful
'cross-court backhand drives that Mrs.
Wood could not handle effectively.
Griffin was brilliant at times, only to
fail on what seemed easy kills"
Washburn Favorite.
Washburn was the favorite before
the match started, but the spectators
were impartial in their applause, and
the greeting was just rs spontaneous
when Clothier scored on passing
drive for an ace as when Washburn
finished off the points by clever volley-
ing at the net.
From the beginning OF the match it
was evident that Clothier was going TO
rely on his favorite back court game.
He refused to go to the net except
when he was practically certain Of the
point. Washburn, on the contrary,
ID l. e 4
drives from deep court with his OPP
self in forecourt and Keeling off the
points with sharp 'cross-court volley-
ing shots that Clothier found almost
impossible to reach.
Washburn started the service. Cloth
Ter taking the courts with the sun
blazing strongly in his eyes. The first
ball the tall Philadelphia slammed into
the net on return of Washburn's SER
vice, but in the next he edged a passing
drive a couple of inches from the side
line. On errors by the former ma
tional champion the first game went to
Washburn.
Makes Bad Start.
Clothier started with two double
faults in the next game, and Washburn
won il at love on an out by his op-
ponent and a crafty placement shot
into forecourt. 1t began to look like
a runaway match when Washburn won
the next two games and held the lead
at 40. The former Harvard star did
not seem able to miss the lines, while
Clothier was continually losing the
points on Washburn's beautifully &C
curate placement shots, or was himself
sending his returns into the net or far
back of the base line.
In the fifth game, however, Clothier
made a stand, while Washburn expert
enced temporary streak Of wildness
that lost him the next three games in
succession. 1t was the former national
champions service in the next game
on his delivery and bring the match
even again, but il was not TO be, for
Washburn, realizing the importance OF
the game, exercised more care with his
strokes and took the first two points
net. Clothier, anchored to his base
meet the ball, but each time the ball
passed his racquet cleanly and the
points were scored for Washburn.
Locked in Long Rally.
A long rally from back court fol
lowed on the next point, and then
Washburn, seeing the opening fol
which he had been waiting. closed in a,
the net and shot the ball direct to the
side line. Clothier barely reached it
and sent his return into the net. The
Philadelphia earned the next point
shooting his return past Washburn as
the latter came running for the net
but the New Yorker won the game by
cross-courting his opponent after a
brief rally.
Winning on his own service, Wash