New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-23
TENNIS.
Grant and LIE Roy Get T5co Sets, to
One for Little and Wright.

Had II not been for the darkness yesterday. tho
doubles OF the indoor tennis tournament for tbs
championship OF the United States would have been
finished on the board courts Of the 9Th Regiment
Armory. Sixty-sixth-st and Park-ave. As Il wa.
three spirited sets OF the contest were PLAYED. thu
present holders Of the title and trophy. WyIis c.
Grant and Robert lie Roy. taking out OF tns
three sets BY the narrowest sort Of margins from
the veteran cOllegian team % Princeton and Har-
ward. Raymond d. Little and Beals c. Wright
who are entered from the Crescent Athletic Club
The contest was h0tly fought and is stil in doubt
Il viii be completed this afternoon TIE singles
were somewhat disappOinting as lie Roy. OF Co
IUmbia University decided 20 default 10 bis play
ing mate. Grant. the present champion. IN conse-
queTics Of which Grant moved Up TO she semi-anai
round. where he viii meet w. Raymond to-day
ss-lf-a5als in y,bc5 ne s' VII meet - 81 KEW
because OF the default in the singles. the interest
The douoies. These Yielded some very excelent
sport curing the morning session. The best or TIE
Roy defeated the Harvard Pennsy.van team.
Ras Ss s 1h5h was M shsE5iy better sRsn SSSs
BY which Little aud Wright we're able TO defeat
IT, in the same roi nd, - a Summaries:
-, Mems shasnlonshiD sinsles-Flrqs roqHdI Z
-eated Raymond D. Little. Crescent Athletic Club By
second round c, Kelly. west SIDE Tsaals cluss
aefeaJed a 7. Hoskins Belmont CricSst SlgISs %
west sis Tennis 6Ius. dsfsstsd ". 3 cT.sin. j.:
Grant, New-Tork Lawn Tennis club. defeated Robert
Roy Columbia University. default. " Raymond.
tth Regimen. Tennis Association. defeatsd Grams
Burns. West side Tennis CLUB. Sc. s.. s--&
Men championship doubles. preliminary round-B-
Prentice and Harry = Allen Harvard University
and Belmont Cricket Club. Of Philadelphia defeated
r l. Taller and r II. Palmer. West side Tennis
Club. SIS. st S. shepard Romans and A. L
ibund 7th Regiment Tennis Association defeated
samuel 3. Westfau and 2. > H Pendergast. Kings
County Tennis CluD. S.. ST. Calhoun Cragin and
g. c. Kelly. 9Th Regiment Tennis Association, defeated
Sydney ]. smith and Gordon r. Miller. Bergen Poinc
Tennis Club and Roselle Cas- no. So. s.
round-VVylic @. Rnd Robert Ls
Nevy-Yorlz Lawn Tennis Club and Columbia Unfvsr@
s.ty. defeated p : Prentice and Harry 2. Allen.
Harvard University and Belmont Cricket Club, %
Kelly, 1tA Regiment Tennis Association, defeated
shepard Romans and a. 2 LOvbund. 5th Regiments
Tennis Association. s. SIS IS RAYMOND 2.
defeated W B. tTagiu. IT. and Theodore RoOsovelr
PelL jr-. West side Tennis Club. s. So.
Se-ni-dnai rouuG-Nyiie G. u
Roy. Sew-York Lawn Tennis Club and Columbus Cni-
vsrstt~, defeated Arthur p L Schuylsr,
7th Regiment Tennis Association. So. 81. Raymond
y Ltcte and Beals G. wright Athletic Club,
defeated Calhoun Cragfn and G. q. Kelly. 9TH Rsgi-
mont Tennis Association, g. SIS.
- Final and championship round--Wyl's 2 Grant and
Robert lie Roy. NewYork Lawn Tennis Club. and Co
lurnbfa University. Raymond d Little and
Wright Crescent Athletic Club. 81. IS. So
finished.