The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Grant Beats Allen In Close Match-Dew.
hurst I'm Form,

Good pro- was made yesterday In the
/ indoor national lawn tennis tourney held
on the courts Of the Seventh Regiment armory
: SiSth-siIth street and Park avenue. There
, were few defaults. but the half holiday en-
abled the committee to start on time. with
/ the result that but ten men are left in the
: running Is $. Prentice. the Harvard cap
{ tain; W. b. Cragin. L. b. Dewhurst the former
4 intercollegiate champion; Calhoun Cragln
/ NJ. 5. Clark and Shepard Romans are well
( along In the race. with Wylle Grant the title
| holder. stu undefeated. though a round
I behind
Fridays unfinished match between Grant
! and Harry +. Allen. the Southern champion
! was tho feature OF the early afternoon. the
former displaying far better form than on
the day previous Aliens win OF the open
ing set Friday. ii-0. put him in the lead
but his opponent quickly eyened matters
| by taking the second set. o-2. BY hard
smashing at the net. combined with good
side limo placing. Grant tailed the pointa
In quick succession. Allen playing on tho
defensive throughout On the deciding set
The games were more even, but Grants
brilliant drives won after close struggle.
Az one time the score stood S-2 and +0-love
Tor Allen. but clever cross-court drives gave
Grant the three succeeding points. bringing
the game to deuce Aggressive smashing
won the game for Grant and from this point
on he kept the lead, running out the set 10
Grant plays Il W. Beeklcy tomorrow. the
winner to face y. $. Prentice for place in
In the other half OF the draw E.. D. Den
hurst continued his winning gait. defeating
one S Of the IS strons players Of the Sew YORK
7; C., but was no match for the Australian
The latter has improved steadily since his
advent on American courts and his victory
yesterday makes him formidable candidate
for the honors.
NJ. S Clark OF tho Seventh Regiment sur
mi sad l,x,t inn In uuht "a
from the regimentai champion, G. c. Kelley
Clark plays careful game and recent prac-
BY persistent lobbine and clever side line
shots he kept his opponent on the defensive.
Kelley losing fJoints on careless work out OF
bounds. The default OF Bryan. ono, Of tho
strong players in the tourney. advanced
Clark another round. and he is now matched
with Shepard homsns for place In the
semi finals. Tho latter player almost met his
match yesterday in Harry Gowan OF the
Atlantic, City r.. G.. three close ssete being
took set at so. but the better staying quail
ties Of tho former Princeton full back won
the third set, OF
- he oterh winners were W. Il. Cragln, II. III.
Palmer and Calhoun Cragin.
4 start was made In the doubles and some
9g pay WT wS6 wa RobeT
lIe Roy won the event a year ago is paired
with DewhuTst Though playing together
combination Yesterday they we're opposed
70 the Harvard pair. 4. " Leonard and Il. =.
Prentice. and close match resulted; The
Harvard men gave good exhibition Of team
play. but the more brilliant work OF their
opponents carried the day. For the winners.
Dewhurst showed the better form. while
Grants smashing at net proved a frequent
point gamer Dewhurst was strong on cross
court drives and his placing was most timely.
At the start tho Harvard pair played poorly,
but came on with a rush on the second set.
ON the play-on Grant and Dewhurst again
took the lead winning BY close margin %
Roberts gave NJ. s. Clark and r. T. Bryan
Il place In the first round. where they played
an unfinished match with Harry +. Allen and
Theodore Il. Pell. The latter pair were in
poor form on the opening set. losing o-s.
but rallied sharply and allowed their oppo-
nent- bqt single game on the second Alien
and Pell were completely outplaying Clark
and Bryan. but darkness prevented the third
set. The other winners we're: Calhoun
Crsgn and {. c. Kelley.
Grant, New York T. G.. defeated Harry T. Allen.
New York T. c, 80, -. @. p. SNOW, Orange
A. G.. by default. r. II Palmer. Indoor T. @, de-
teSlsd a. L hoskins @9ysm eIs r. C.; P hn
lment, defeated 9. c. Kelley, Seventh Regiment.
First Round-w. u. craTin. Seventh Regiment.
defeated q. = SNOW Orange Lawn T. c., e-i. Ga;
T.. y. Dcwhufst, Illumination Valley County club.
a., Calhoun Cragin. Seventh Regiment. defeated
4. l1ovlbund, seventh Regiment e,-S 80 III, q
bryan. New YORK r. G.. By default Shepard no
mans. Seventh Regiment. defeated Harry Gowan.
Mems Doubles Preliminary round-M $. Clark
and Roher. T. Bryan. Seventh Regiment, defeated
T. c. by default: Theodore n. Pen and Harry r;
Allen. New York T. c. defeated ". b. Cragin and
9ST 8 SSg ana s'G'P Rt.y
defeated T. K Taller End r. H. PAlme, indoor
TeW WI" as.d ara Fdr s9d hodHsta ssd
b. 5. Prentice, Hsrysrd unvcrhiy' "a; - g.
enfh ReTmen,. vs.. Theodore Il. Pc, and Harry ;.
Allen. New York T. c.. 6--3. l--e lunnnlshed).