New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-24
TEN Ms.
er,.rp,r INTERESTING CONTESTS IN THE
METROPOLlTAN CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT

METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP
TOURNAMENT
vss,.rdav,s ane weather aided the West s!ds
,-.,,ris rlub considerably. and 1t was able 10 a's'
nose OF a large number OF matches ID me meuo
poltan championship being held On me e''0
rrounds Most OF tho weaker Players having oeen
weedcd out ia ihe early rounds the Matches s.
tcrday more interesting than those On pr-'e''
ing days.
IN the championship singles most ~ me ih'e''''
centred in tho matches OF tho two young players
II n Uackett and J. \ Allen. The former WHO
won the championship % Yale last week was op.
posed by r T Buckingham. the champion 0
bridgeport. Conn. but Hackctt outclasse1 - man
and dtA not nave 10 exert himself HackeNs pa!
reminds one Of Arthur r. Fooie. former NV
PLAYER OF National reputation. HIS ground s"0"'.
are made from the shoulder. with a clean sweep"
the whole arm. and ir reaching ne net from A -
turn no ALWAYS uses an overland cut This morn
ing no will meet T.. = Fischer IN III" semi-hna',
and n good .ontcst Is promised Alien me o'n''
Yale man won match from Lorraine NYe'h, u.
Ienox Tennis club champion. ani then met J. "
Davidson IN tie semi-hnAls DaNldsons htF'e io''
were long ana though Allen WON me his' ~.
and Allen frequently earned the point ny w. w..
placed drive I'm Dayidsou's right corner The ra'H'
were long and though Allen won the hrs' w
toward the end he showed signs Of firing IN ~,
second set games alt,.nated MP 10 four all o-'
Davidson then took the next two games. ana ~ Wv
third set ho went right through his 'Nh"Hs'e' W
poncnt. winning the set and match sN e'"'e :,
two y T. Avery the Western player. was on. "
form IN his ma ch with f.. J.. Fischer ana the as
ter allowed Avery TO line them out into the a''o'''
ing streets without trying 10 earn any points
After several attempts the doubles We're sA''+
and the Harvard princeton combination LAW .s
and Little. w1n a match from the LsnoN md and
club team Donohue and Emery Ihayerr .s r
Batt ~ Tie s.ocpy Hollow Tennis club 81 lS''
town won their match easily. -,sk AZ
In the handicap singles the sleeper. l.. Clai%, -
the Icuox Tennis club. put another victory 10 I'm
credit boy defeating Davidson. who had 10 slES w."
Tn-diy's schedule Is rs follows In the mot',,ssss
Hackctt plays Fischer. and In the afternoon .,s
winner pl',vs Davidson I'm the finals. At 3d. Tne;:
viii also be- matches in handicap singles 80
doubles and 'hc consolation singles VII. be sA''''
Yesterdays cores follow
championship singles. first round-o Bc s0n
wick. IVES, Side Tennis club, bea, y G GO ~
Parker West Side Tennis club. 6-3. 81, H. n
Hacke,t. Yale Tennis Association beat
Thuracr Wcsi Side Tennis cub. by default A..
s6 SISG"& '2 S@a' 4 bacEasham Neria End e:
Tennis club 81 s. J. a Allen. Yale Tenniss, i ~
scciation. beat Lorraine Wyeth. Lenox Tennis IN
6-3. 90. J. c. Davidson. Washington, pear p
Bostwck. West side Tennis club. s., o. ,S.ry.
Fischer West Side Tennis Club. beat H. F. A'''''
Detroit Athletic club. So. 8 ,,,.sA,,stcn
beat j A. Allen. Yale Tennis Association. -"
Handicap singles. preliminary round-o N s S.,,
wick. West side Tennis Club. owe halt tnrN Sc.
A. l.. Marsh. Orange. fifteen. 60. 90, D
phens Pittshurg Tennis cub scratch. hea' ,s,,,y,
'rhurbcr West side Tennis Club. owe ha'i s.ocis.
by default: H. n. Hackett, Yale lerhis sleepy
tion. owe half thirty, beat +. V TEA'e'' ''''"
Hollow Tennis club IS 6-i. @ .,s club
First round-A y. lIawes. Lonewood Ienn,s Tee.
owe half hfteen beat T. NJ ponohue LenoN -
MS Club half nftesr, -, . IS ,.,. cub
second round-I. Clark. Ienox Tennis eve
thirty beat J. {. Davidson. Washington
thirty. CT. 5 +, n latte.
Mems doubles preliminary round X tisxes.
Princeton Tennis Assocla ton, ana /, - ard
Iongwood Tennis club. heat 7: ponon"r "
Dean Emery Ienox Tennis cub IS, o~SS,,h beat
stephen. and partner West Side Tennis 'sias Ten
. T. Fcnnossy and Ralph Hickox. west S'''
First ronnd-E V Thayer and c Batt cd !
Hollow Tennis club beat II. smith NJ"
Pearce Essex Tennis club. s-3 81