New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-06
THE CRESCENr'S TOURNAMENT BEGINS.
LARGE ENTRY INST AND CLOSELY CONTESTED
TENNIS MATCHES PLAYED.


TENNIS MATCHES PLAYED.
The handicap tennis tournament OF the Crescent
Athletic Club was begun yesterday afternoon at Fay
Ridge. The entry list was remarkably large and The
| matches We're. az d rule, closely contested Inc
players divided into classes and the winners In
the class tournaments TO compete Tor the hiiu-
prizes offered by the club for singles ana doubles
| Consolation prizes will also be given. Carroll POST
and c. r. hoffman carried of most OF the honors ana
| received most OF the applause OF the day. Inc
former In his match against Tamage, after losing the
| first set Is, put speed and length into his
ground strokes and won the second set. on the
third, Talmage, by good net play obtained lead OF
ID. Then Posts steady play begun to tell and by
good placing from the basellne aided by Ids OPP
poncnis over-anxiety, he six games In success
sion and the match. Talmages overanxlety con-
tIbuted largely to his defeat he tried to 90 10 the
net altogether too early and several times when an ac-
curate stroke would have won ahe match, ne
smashed" the ball out OF court. hoffman performed
the remarkable feat OF winning three matches with
the loss Of only four games
In the doubles Talmage and Post won easily In
theIr class, their fine work being too much Tor
| the ragged and irregular work OF their opponents
| The follow
| singles Glass A. First round-C. J. Post, 1r.,
| (scratchl beat J. c. Power, 49, 6-3. 6-3; J. r.
| Tamage IT,, (half 49,, beat W. Adams. u5). 81,
8-3. Final round-C. J. Post, jr.. Cscratehh Deaf
| j..
Singles Class B.. Preliminary rOund-W. A. Kent
gen (haf 15, beat L. C. Harper (scnoh). 6-3, 90;
A. r. Uall (half 49,, beat Il. II. Iienshaw (scrach),
SO. Go, Ga: C. p hoffman (scratch) beat IA. V.
Bergen (half l5), CO. e-1; A. L.. Norris (half lo),
beat w. f. O'Beebe (half 1a), 60, 60; j. T. Terry
Chalf 80, beat +. p Harper 90, 60 Sc; +. w.
Biglow (scratch) beat +. J. Philips half lo), 90,
lO-s First round-W. A. Kentgen thalf 15), beat
f. NJ burger Chalf 49,, 81. 81 c. p. hoffman
lscrstch). beat A. b. Hall half 49, 6-l 60; J. T.
Terry (half l5), beat A. l.. Norris lhalf 1o) 3-o
g. 6-l; f. ". ByeOw Cscratch), beat Z. L.
Harvey u5). So, g.. Second round-C p Not
man (scraich), beat W. A. Kentgen (haf 49, 6-l
o-l; J. r. Terry (half 49,, beat f. W. Blgelow
(scratch), GO, 81, g..
Singles, Class {. First round-Carl Rasmus beat
f. Br,seby BY default W. II. Erhart beat 4. Foster
by default j. X. sloane beat F. A. Martens By de-
fault: A. q. Turner 90. beat L. c. Benedict (haf
49, O., Ga; A. Richards (scrntch), beat +. b.
Thnrber (half Isl C. Go: j. p. stevens lscratch)
beat f. W. Stake by default; Jay Carlisle (half loD
beat A. g. Weber (scratch), 0-l. IS Charles Sher'
man (half l5) beat W. f. Richards lhnlf lS,, 10,
"a. o.; second rohnd-w. IL. Erbart tscratch)
beat G. Rasmus Q3) %. oo4' n. w.
Turner beat J. X. sloane by default; J. r. Stevens
scratch, beat A. Richards Cscratch) -, Id, OF
C. sherman thaf 49, beat J. Carlisle (half l3I 49,
d - Third roundW. II. Erhart scratch beat
A. e. Turner 49, 60 % Doubles. Class A,
First round-rOweis and Norris % and 8 bislnes
Ialmage (scratch) beat IenShaw and Adams 70 anu
3 bsqiesj Ga. 80. Final round.post and Ialmase
l,cch) beat Powers and Norris 20 ana MS p,",
and ilmptOn 49, beat Bigelow and Erhart Iiai 10
G-3 81; Terry and phillips hali lo) beat Beheaict
and Rasmus 10 and 3 bsqnes, CO, 90. Howns
and Kentgcn (scatch) beat Turner and Richards ,lS
and 3 bsImssj Ga, c.. Second roundIIerry ana
Phillips lialf 49, beat Himpton and H'mpton uo'