New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
IA WV TENNIS.
YALE AND PRINCETON DIVIDE HONoRS
IN LOCAL TOURNAMENT.

Yale and Princeton divided the honors yesterday
in the beginning of the double matches in the
tournament the courts of the New-York Lawn
Tennis Club. One-hUndred-and-rwenty-
and Manhattan-ave. Both of the teams were repre-
sentive of the work of the college players in the
sport. although the Prncetonians hold the place OF
veterans. Another match of exceptional interest
to the large gallery that won by Robert Ls
Roy and WyIe c. Grant. the national indoor cham
pions in the singles Samuel A Westfal, OF the
Kings County Club and c. c. Kelley. Of the West
Side Lawn Tennis Club. two of the experts. gained
their places in the semi-final rounds Of this con-
test
P n Condct and Henry Sargent the Yale pair.
newcomers. but they demonstrated satisfac-
tOriIy they excellent successors 10 Hack
Allen. the old Yale champions. Both or
the men pay careful attention to their team work,
doing speedy and forCeful playing near the net
without sacrificing anything in the mere effort
to gain rapidfty in voleying Their playing in the
second set OF thei" match against Warner and
Donohue of the New-York Lawn Tennis Club. was
spirited and vigorous. the ball usually being shot
through the NEWCOMERS court for the point
Raymond D. Little and Frederick B. Alexander.
the veteran Princeton pair of championship win
ners. gave evidence that they had not lost any of
their accustomed speed and ability The force OF
Aexander's ground strokes more pro-
nounced than OF old. and when he worked il on
long drive, the opposing pair were unable TO make
effective return
Forty games of terrific volleying necessary
to decide the winner of the contest in which lie
Roy and Grant the indoor champions. engaged
Frederick c. Anderson and Henry ". MoIlen-
hauer. of the Kings County Club IN the second
the losing obtained a long lead OF four
games to love- but able take the
until 3-11 In the final and deciding section of the
match lie Roy and Grant outvolIeyed and outdrovs
their opponents. winning with comparative ease
The summaries:
Championship singles first round)-R. N. BecSley.
New Tennis Club. defeated Floyd r. Smith.
Sleepy Hollow Tennis Club. 60 3-6. g.
Second roUnd-C. { Kelley. West Side Tennis CUB
Ct So; J. F. Paret New-YOrk Lawn Tennis Club.
defeated Semp " Russ. Antonio. Tex, 6-f. 6-3-
Third rOund-SamueI \ Westfal. Kings County Ten
mis- Club. defeated Frederick w Hetkamp Kings County
Tennis Club defeated Calhoun G Cragn. West side Ten
MEMS doubles first rouni)-RObert Roy and Wyiis
G. Grant. New-York Lawn Tennis Club defeated Fred
County Tennis Club. s. f1-13. e. Raymond D.
Little and Frederick r. Alexander. Side Tennis
Club. defeated R NJ Beckley J. T Beckley. New
York Lawn Tennis Club. 81. 81: Calhoun C Cragin
clark Lorraine G. Wyeth. New-York Lawn
Tennis Club. 6-4. IS. p K Condct and Henry Sar-
Yale University defeated Henry W. Warner and
T NJ Donohue. New-fOrk Lawn Tennis Club. rs 81.
Club. defeated Louis J. Grant and Norman johnson.
NsW-YOrk Lawn Tennis Club. SIS. e.
Handicap singles preliminary rOundt-Henry Sargent
tOwe 1JI defeated ]. h Calm 15i. 6-1 +-S. SIS
defeated Spencer Trask 49, default Lorraine O.
Wyeth defeated Harold H Hackett (ows
ne-half 40}. 6-2. 81. Henry W Warner lowe 15D de-
feated Calhoun Q. Cragin towe 3O. T-5 sS: Chester
15l. 81 So Robert C0IweI. Jr one-half 30) ds
feated J. c. CressOn lowe ne-half 30). 9-7 6-3