New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01


entities Mahan and Man to compete f
at Longwood on August 16.
The match was not productive of first z
class tennis, except in spurts, all of the |
players having their turns at bringing
ofAspectacular shots, but, in the main.
there were far more errors than there
should have been among players of the
class represented.
An exhibition mems doubles match
with Clarence J. Griffin and Roland |
Roberts, OF California. playing Watson
~ Washburn and Beals c. Wright, of |
New York, and defeating them by
score of 14-12, GO, brought forth
distinctly better tennis than the tour
uament match.
Miss Tenant Beaten
In women's exhibition doubles |
match. Miss Marion Zinderstein and
Miss Edith Sigourney vanquished Miss
Eleanor Tenant. of California. and
Miss Florence Ballin, OF this city, by
q score of 10-S. 6-3.
Throckmorton and Bull always gave
me the impression that they would
eventually pull out the match against
Mahan and Man. They seemed to have
the potential power to do so, and in the
fourth set, leading at Sd on games
and at 40 on points, on Mahan
service, they were three times within
point of squaring the match, but the
finishing punch was not there. and
Mahan and Man, with the little "breaks'
that so often come UP in match,
squeezed out of very tight hole and
finally took the set at 81 for the
match and the right to compete at Long
wood
Mahan was constant enigma at the
net position yesterday. Neither Throck-
morton nor Bull ever knew just what
TO expect from the tall ex-Columbian.
At one moment he would be smothering
fast drive with a deftly turned block
volley that dumped the ball back at an
unplayable angle, and in the next play
Mahan would fall down on COMPARE
lively easy shot. In the main, however,
his work was the deciding factor. lie
was always doing the unexpected. and
he was very hard to pass a the net.
Man was probably the steadicst play
er Of the four, his driving being gener-
ally reliable and his low volleying fire.
quently accounted for the winning
points; but even so. | have seen him
play far better tennis The winners
concentrated their main attack on Bull,
and the latter was not able to with
stand the combination of hard drive
and severe smash, weakening in the
third set notlceabiy,
Throckmorton Erratic
Throckmorton could never hold his
best form for any sustained period
Had he been able to do so the result
might have been different He gave the
impression Of needing faster compe-
uton TO bring out his most effective
game, and the deliberate tactics on the
court OF Mahan and Man appeared to
"cool' Throckmorton off just as he
had tuned up his strokes to the fight
The point score Of this match went
r 4...a .aa ..s a... s'' 6.
SECOND SET
Mahan and Man
rn,o.sroo-,oni ..ta g., SO
'1a s'u 5-as 6
THIRD SET
Mahan and Man
rbroshmo,,oa !, ,,.. 4-ss
, 2-22
FOURTH SET
Mahan and Man
1brool,'',- T. l45 3a241444-52 8
. ! 3 5 0 2 2 Id =
Roberts and Griffin looked to have
something in reserve against Wash
purh ana Ihrockmorton, being able to
raise the speed of their game at viii
Whenever real danger threatened as il
1l'en did IN the first hard fought set.
IN the second, with Wright slowing
sp decidedly, the sensational Cali
10[alans went through more quickly.
!. prifhn was the most effective man in
'h's match, and while not by any means
Tue spectacular player that Roberts is
!. was skill at drawing the opposing
PAR out of position and his almost
nitultlve anticipation of returns, that
we're the deciding factors. There are
Nv men playing the doubles game in
tnis country to-day that are the tech
A'oa's equals of Griffin on the courts
Robertss Backhand Weak
Roberts showed decided weakness
on his backhand yesterday, and in
truth, you Will find a majority of the
Salltornlans vulnerable in this respect,
Put overhead Roberts left little to be
ocslred. His smashes carried the fin
lshng power and were at the same
''me we'll placed, so that he generally
managed 10 score the point when the
uSii came to him overhead.
"ashburn was very good in the
opening set, his fiat drives accounting
Tor many points as the A. f. F. cham
l'on Of 1913 directed his returns di-
!ectly to the opposing pairs feet, and
ms lobbng was also of high quality.
Wright was a factor in the struggle,
while his speed and staying power
lasted, but when he began to slow up,
ms shots failed to come off with salts
factory results
Miss Zindcrstein was the dominating
llgure in the women's doubles, volley-
ing beautifully on both fore and back
rand and smashing with fine decisive
h5sa when the opportunities offered
MISS Slgourney was also very good yes
terday, her splendid driving through
Geep court forcing openings that fed
heI partner with chances for the fin
lshing shots.
Miss Tenant and Miss BALM were
/ always dangerous in that first set, and
1t was anybody's match until Miss
Mnderstein and Miss Sigourney broke
through after the games had reached
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