New-York tribune., 1905-06-27
CLEVER LAWN TENNIS.
Fast Play in Middle States Cham
pionship Tournament.

Collegiate lawn tennis experts and NUMBER
of the foremost ranking players began the con-
tests Yesterday in the Middle States champion
shin tournament on the courts Of the Orange
Lawn Tennis Club. at Mountain Station. N. ].
Princeton was represented by the veterans
"shep'' Eomans Frederick B. Alexander and
RAYMOND D. Little; Yale by the team captain
Karl H Behr. and Columbia by the team cap
tain and intercollegiate champion of last year,
Robert LIE Roy.
The meeting is the first of the season in the
vicinity of New-York to be played on turf
and the courts were in prime condition so that
the men were all able TO show their strokes to
good advantage, the only difficulty experienced
being due to the high wind. Behr, the Yale
player was in fine form and easily disposed OF
his opponent, B. @. Braine. in straight sets by
a love score Behr particularly strong on
his drives for placement, and won the points in
rapid order by passing Braine cleanly through
the centre of his court
Richard Stevens, the famous base line player,
also won his match with Dudley Bramhall The
latter tried to check Stevens's passing by lobbing
but the effort cost him dearly. the wind
caught the ball in the high lobbs and caused it
to fall into the net in the majority of his at
tempts.
LIE Roy played his strongest drives with tell
in. effect against A. Wadsworth The latter
was unable to make anything like a fair return
against the intercollegiate champion. and in
consequence LIE Roy only toyed with him
throughout the two sets, which he by the
score Of e. 81.
Two matches were played in the doubles.
George L. Wrenn, jr.. the champion of last year.
pairing with Reginald Ffpcke. They de-
feated by the dashing net tactics OF Theodore
Roosevelt Pell and Harry Torrance. The sum-
mary follows:
Men's championship singles preliminary round)-Riof-
ard Stevens St. George Cricket Club, defeated Dudley
Brsn1hal. Grange Lawn Tennis Club, 81 e-s-
First round--B. 3. V. Lyon, Nsw-Heyen Lawn Tennis
Club. defeated t. W. Hoxie Orange Lawn Tennis Club
by default; Harry Torrance Ensiewood Field Club
feated W. X. Fowler Crescent Athletic Club g.. O.;
": F. Johnson. Orange Lawn Tennis Club. dsfeated
Clinton 1 Child ehids West Side Lawn Tennis club -
Bratne Orange Lawn Tennis Club, 60 Co. II, T. Cos,
Bergen Point Lawn Tennis Club. defeated z. B. Cornwall
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, es 61; Theodors Roosevelt
psil, Mew,York k. Lawn Tennis Club. d.fsat'd II
Homans West Side Lawn Tennis Club, defeated P. B.
Hawk. Orange Lawn Tennis Club, 81. Ga; Emslis
Miles. Orange Lawn Tennis Club defeated William No
Ss h5hur Orange Lawn Tennis Club sa 60 Jay srsm
Orange Lawn Tennis Club. 6-2. 6-1: Robert Le Roy,
Columbia University, defeated A wadsvorth West Side
Lawn Tennis Club; e. e-i; G. F. Watson. ,r.. Orange
Country Club. 6--1 c. George L. Wrenn jr.. Country
Club Of Westcheser, defeated RvIoxie Orange
Mems championshig doubles tarst roundoHarv F.
and West Side Lawn Tennis Club defeated Jay Bramh.n
Orange Ora Lawn Tennis Club Is ss Theodore Roosevelt
and Ensiewood Field Club. defeated aeorgs L. wrenn
1r and Reginald Ffncks Country Club OF westchsster
e. Sd