New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
LAWN TENNIS.
Harry +. AlIen and O.. Il. L. UiOnnc
Win at Vest Side T. Z.

Play was started yesterday afternoon in the
tournament for the metropolitan lawn tennis cham
pionship now held by Harold H. Hackett who first
won his place the courts the Yale University
title holder The meeting this year. heretofore,
Is held on the courts of the West Side Tennis Club.
One-hundred- -and-seventeenth-s ard Amsterdam
ave. and is under the direction Of the United
states National Lawn Tennis Association. Only two
contests were decided yesterday In the first round
Of the mems championship singles and these were
Won by the Philadelphia expert. Harry F Allen OF
the Belmont Cricket Club and the New-Yorker.
G. A l. Dionne. who defeated their opponents
by one-sided scores. The champion. Hackett n
gagged in practice with Hocombe Ward. the Har-
ward veteran who is entered in the singles and the
Columbia University player. Robert lie Roy.
and lost set in an unfinished match with Samuel
A. Westfall of the Kings County Tennis Club.
Brooklyn.
Five of the dirt courts have been put in the best
of condition but only two had the surface sufff-
ciently dry TO play on yesterday. Allen and G. H.
Stadel. of Yonkers. took of these. and the
other occupied by Dionne and the exoert OF
the Hamilton Grange Tennis Club J. Steiuecke-
Both competitions developed into hard hitting
games. the ball becoming soggy and heavy StaGel
was unable 10 do anything at this style Of game,
and his shots went astray so frequently that Allen
had the easiest sort of work to take ehe two sets
by love scores Despite the ball the length snd
direction Of the Philadelphian's long and speedy
drives excellent. for he played almost entire
" from the base line of his court.
Dionne had TO play an uphill game In the hrst SET
of his match against Steinecke. for the iatt-r
was extremely aggressive. and tried TO make d
short match by running in to the net behind ms
service and returns Many of the games reached
the deuce and vantage points. put ~" steAfiness
Of Dionne proved sufficient to take the st al .
1t was evident from the strokes that Ste-ieohe
PLAYED that on dry courts he would be strong
voIIier but with the wet ball he couli go NIUE
against such an accurate place shot played as ms
oponent. Steinecke too faJigued ia the hh'I
set to be dangerous, and Dionne oniy had 10 PaS
the ball back over the safely and allow stem
ecke to work his downfall This ne 'hu ps
sending the ball into the net and @eS oit4 l''9 ~
lines so that Dionne took the set dt love
Nearly all the thirty-four men entered IN tiie
singles were at the courts. but re" Oh tielN -
ready or willing compete under the
that prevailed The tournament committee dld no'
ndaavor 10 force any of the matches. although tne
number of entries is the largest in many yedls-
More Of the courts will be put in shape so thSt
With the first fine weather rapid progress may De %
made in the wedding out process e+ands presents
snTne excellent features The Harvard player; play
gs6.t Vars Is DdRd IN f?s sand5 9P of the NewYok Lawn Ten
MS Club. lie Roy. of Columbia ana iI NeSL5d bring
aFaWh abon some t pretty play In the lower half the
Canadian excham amPon FredeT96 f = The fiTst round
The Columbia University chamP6n ann 6 @ hIpiS meet the
han. is in the same 5Hau hdL anG match as he drew
One of the most interesting features a1is OF Lne
tournament is promised in the handicap slngIsS. t
This contest has distinctly English navOr, t IoI %
II is always the great contest OF Ine
The other side of the Atlantic Thirty-slx com
petitors entered for it. 1t might ts{ nave ueTe
that numerous protests "eLe
registered as to the work of those VINO hau ~ ar .
ra9eed the handicap odds. Several OddS WtIe
changed and there will be general REVISION OF the
figures so that the contest may De started OH q
h.+ar baSie ALREADY eighteen teams have entered
for the doubles for which the list VIII De GIo$fa SEQ
to-nfqht The drawings have been MADE Win tLLe
roeTart of play beginning tomorrow The sum
mary:
crbaDpionship singles first round,-G & l. ponne
(~Trfb Ne NOr y
Steinecke Hamilton Grange Tennis Club New 9rs
Go: Harry F. Allan, Belmont Cricket ClID Ist
q Stadel Go. 81 fKoueII L@7
Tov Nev-Yor5 Lawn Tennis Club vs. Sarnuel a 49,
fs1i Kings County Tennis Club. Brooklyn, 60 - 'i