New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
GRANT AGAINVICTORIOUS
Takes Match Easily IN Indoor
Tennis Tournament.

With the players advancing TO the second round
OF the singles and the opening round OF the doubles
nearly completed. rapid progress was MADE yester-
DAY 80 the tournament for the indoor tennis cham
ship IN the 7th Regiment srmory- Again Vyle g.
Grant, present holder OF the title, won his match
with ease. His opponent was ID. c. Entz OF the
Rye Tennis Club. WHO was unable 10 handle the
swift service and hard hitting game. played by
Grant. and the score was 60 O.
lie Roy. the Columbia man. had all that he could
contend with 10 defeat r. H. Palmer, who placed
the ball very cleverly. Le Roy took the FIRST set
80 rs &C., v-5-vfrsg Il -rAe -Isr5 -. raIef
forth ali the experience lie Roy could muster. He
scored by TIE ciesnes5 sort Of passing down, the
eide lines OF the court, winning 6-3
The Harvard champion. j. 5 Prentice met his
Waterloo at the hands Of Theodore Roosevelt Pei.
set and several times had il within a point Of mis-
victory. but Pen, by downright hard hitting and
The second set was shorter, as Poll had slightly
the better % II al the way.
feat IN hard fought three set match AT the hands
the bali deep into his court and low over The net
In tho doubles. the champions Grant and lie
from the Belmont Cricket Club. OF Philadelphia.
Hoskins and Colket The champions played their
hitting simply pat the ball out Of All possibility OF
seored q number Of straight aces Ie Roy Ilayed
the back court getting ~ some pretty place shots
the defensive all through the match
The Princeton Harvard veteran combination
match against The New-Gork club team. Bryan and
test boards Wright bore the brunt OF the at
TACK on his soc 81 he net and The honors Of the
victory are mainly his
The summary.
Mems ehsnpionship singles ,prsaminary round
Theodore Roosevelt Pe g.. Side Tennis Clue de-
feHted Shepard Romans. West side Tennis Cllt.
fault. - Prentice Harvard. defeated smith
Bergen Point Tennis Club. 60. 60. n H Palmer.
IidFeH0ot. y. j.. defeated =. r. a. IeLceGeast hngs
County Tennis club. %. o.
First rounc-W. Raymond. Brooklyn Tennis Club. &C.
feated a D. LoylblnG West Side Tennis Club. Go e.
60. Wylie q Grant. Neu-N0rk Lawn club.
featet y. @. Enfz Rye Tennis Club Go e Fohe-f
- Roy. Columbia .riTe~clty. defeated ~ Paine.
RidEeWood. =. j.. g. l-0 6-8. Theodore Roosevelt
PelL Wee side Tennis club defeated = Prentice
Harvard. sc %: ". II Cragin 1r 1th Regiment, de-
feated ssmlei a. Westfau KINGS County Tennis Clu1.
Is. e. ~ g. Kelly. West side Tennis club defeated
Calhoun c craglr ath Regiment. 6--a 80 e
Men Championship doubles preliminary r5uudI-Arthur
Craein and p :. schuyler sth Regiment. defeated
- Int an4 ID q Entz. Rye Tennis Cue e. 60.
Tennis club ond Columbia defeated A }. Iosklrs and
Meredlfh Cozct. bsiront Cricket club ~ Pila6erha.
80 60 " d CrRein and Theodore Roosevelt IeIf. sr
- Regiment ana West Sde Teuuis Club
Erothinghanl and @. ". MacAullen. Tennis
1iun. - 80; Raymond -. Litte BeaIs a. Wright
trencent Athletic Club. defeated Robert Brzan and
g. -' y -
Flrs. rognd-Artllur s craein and p L Schuyler 7h
@tincnt tennis Association defeated "a "
cant Burns Ne"-foTk Lawn Tennis club e. 6-s-