New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-24
TENNIS.
Grant and lie Roy Vim Indoor
Doubles Cham pionshp.

BY timely bracs in the anaI and deciding set
OF the championship match. Wyie c. Grant and
Robert lie Roy. yesterday won the title OF indoor
doubles champions OF the United States. IN the in
door tennis tournament on the board courts OF the
eth Regiment Arrnory. Sixty-sixth-st- and Park
II is the third consecutive year that they
have been successful IN gaining the title and the
valuable trophies will now become their permanent
property. Grant and lie Roy defeated the strong
veteran team. composed OF Raymond .. Little, the
Princeton and intercollegiate ex-champiOn. and
Beals c. Wright. the Harvard eI-champiO1 and
runner-up at the national tournament at Newport
Only the last two played yesterday after
noon. The first was won D Little and Wright be-
OF their steadIness. In the last set Grant
surpassed all Of his previous efforts at smashing.
and earned the championship by his killing Of the
ball The score OF the Ave sets was 81. Sc. Sc.
- 60.
When the two teams came out on the floor it
was at once evident that the Princeton Harvard
combination had pTohted BY their experience on
the day previous. Little and Wright both played
the bail lie Roy the young Columbia expert.
and by keeping the ball deep the opposing court
they were able 10 hold Grant and lie Roy OF LIo.l
sIS y 5'S ba ala ay ne baII he drove II
into the net with such regularity that Little and
handicapped as the ball was kept coming TO him
so fast that he was only able to play II back over
Little and Wright forced tie champions on the de-
fensiye all through this set and they led up 70 The
end AT g. which gave each side a score OF two
sets each
Grant and lie Roy the beginning OF the nual set.
The Vigor with which Grant played was beyond
anything that he has heretofore shown His ser
vice extremely severe. and his smashing at the
net was 81 the whirIwind order On several Oc-
casions when he smashed the ball 70 the feet OF
Little with a terrific overhead stroke Of his rae
Quet. the Princeton man stood stiu from sheer
amazement. for there was no chance OK stopping
returning the ball
Theodore Roosevelt Pell tr.. met defeat N the
seni-nal round Of the singles. although he played
Kelly, Of the West Side Tennis Club, who has been
showing remarkable strength this season IL was
the accuracy OF kellvs place shots and passing
strokes that defeated Peli who tried TO get 20 the
net and play an aggressive game against the more
adroit PLAYER. wyIie c. Grant. the holder OF the
championship title in the singles also advanced 70
the nnal round with Kelly his opponent W.
Raymond the eth Regiment expert detaulted TO
him Grant and Kelly will meet this afternoon az
O'Clock IN the final and championship match OK
the singles. The summary
Mems championship singles ts-r's-aaaI rourfC e.
Kelly Side Tennis Club. defeated Thsodore Roose
Welt Peu r.. 81. SIS. -; VILE c Gram New
York Lawn Tennis Club. defeated w. Raymond. 'th
Regiment Tennis Association, BY Default
Mems championship doubles (hnal and ehaInpion1shp
roundl--vvlie c and Robert Le Roy. Ne" OK
lawn Tennis Club and Columbia University. defeated
d Iittls and Beas c Wight. Crescent AN
ietio Club. %. as. sc. &c. 60