The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-12
DAVIS TEAM ON LOCAL COURTS
AMERICAN LAWN TENNIS PLAY
FRS WORK Ar KNOLLWOOD.
Little Outplays Collins IN singles On sossy
Turf-Rain Cuts short DOubles Match
Before First Set IL Oyer-Quartette
Not In Best COnditi on-Other News.

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The american team Of tennis players
began practice on the local courts yesterday
by playing at the Knollwood tountry Club
White Plains. The matches scheduled yes
terday brought kreigh Collins against Ray
mond D, Little in the singles and Holcombe
Ward and Beals Wright against Malcolm
D.. Whitman and William A. Larned in the
doubles. The two grass courts at Knoll
wood were rather heavy and the play was
unsatisfactory for that reason II for no other
Added TO that Kreigh Collins was not feeling
well. having been under the weather two
days in Philadelphia. Wright was in good
form and played well.
The cold weather which the players have
been running into recently has retarded
| their advancement considerably, but at that
they expect to be fairly well along before
sailing.
Little defeated Collins. e-2. rs. In the sin
giles. Collins. who is none too strong physl-
sickness down In. Pihiiadelphia. although the
play was not OF n sustained sharp nature, He
ever. Little fell behind greatly In the second
set. but rallied and pulled IL out IN nice style.
winning the lq q. ays gam gIame ana allowing only
In the first set Collins started serving. and
made some well PLACED returns. He did not
heavy court bothered him. He made only
two points. apiece in the first rso games;
Little won the he. third ds after ss, y y T ssfs to b deuce pS, and and
play. as he could not see the ones fret used.
The court was SO soft that the balls became
S 6sas e toe! 0a Aitsr 'e the ''t baIis ve ere 't oHanse e
Collins won his frst game OF the set, HIS
service began TO be more effective and in ne
Little got only one on Collins's failure to top
the net on ne, q s he. tS drive tb.i li soint hoT TsS sc Tsn
SoiiS S-', 'ne po'n'S oe'HSs .s44l.-a
as L 4 shi shs%sd SSsssss5stansesdi R RTs,' s eo6sl sSs aSst
His control at the, start Of the SECOND set was
go, 50 good IS az the beginning Of the . m H.,TSn
s BEEN 'S called d. on aeso"q ilttt fs'i then did dSp he e
& 9sl[Ins's sa lsSt Of an TG'n madss az 4 lG set square s"%s at at
self. Collins responded by, turning loose a
iSntiy;, and takine. three games straight,
with points four 70 ,ttEoo each time, ran up 70
S iho,, Oh IN b sa% drew on h"S ks r nsS mSse for o1re 3 gre.
fnenous squirt. He tallied two loye games
and then two In which Collins got only q point.
a clean score. The score was -. the points
being;
GSlI}}1s. "" sGi4:.SGtas 90
Ward and Wright played only six games Of
before the rain came and PVT an end to II.
NTlRnt bluIttu = VI iN "o
had been called, whitman's service was
fine for t &sf ShG p nPI 3 love Sna ss snsy to wo his sn er sSht
But iArned won his service, after deuce
had been called twice. Ward and Wright
TSn 0q L W sas e esis on. II Tn points We're;
Ward and Wright.,.,..... ..,..e ~,
Whitman and Larnedr "....",A o 1 2-le
morninR and afternoon, II the courts are nj.
The rain Is apt to put them out.
Harry r, Allen Of this city will try this
for fer'f Tie YIswSnn" tennis ,shaTpicnshIpp Of The
state Of girglPPit rd al AIls sIvs h Sim two = o.1 legs 9a
t RSsress''H viii be held e,beginnins June I at
The Elizabeth River Beach Country Club
B. s01 4. : Lyon fSS%'i and FE.''c. eolsstop, who have
Won the doubles trophies once, also viii play
I h ,h l. S sSsFP 81 Ms NJ anf G, TTS @ass. vs sisfh, ss
WI The eng southern oSG invasion also will REQUIRE
sshIp' Of TG Ma issi L Roy defeated WIFE Z;
Grant for this TIE and PLAYED yea fi ro,. tennis so all
beat Lyon IN the closed singles championship
fo 'Ff ss' Rs.s.,s :, g !sS tssss!SSlI.As; = ssss.!s,lsa
Country Club: In Which three %, meMMS SS s0 Of the
sSSSs@pion OF the, United States and Of Great
Britain, who will go TO England again this
summer: Miss Florence, sutton and Mrs.
Bruce, who was Miss Violet Sutton, were the
three. The semi. final round In the women's
singles brought Miss May Sutton agaist Miss
Gabrella Dob6lns, whom she defeated, Flor
S SaSe 10 oI face the SeA international champion. Miss
Mf X s sSs %lI SSnas S S@Si Mis-. Florence Sutton
and her partner defeated Miss May Sutton
and partner In the finals. by scores OF &c.
e-S, 81. In the womens doubles II was a
case OF Florence sutton and her married sister
against Miss May sutton and Miss Dobbins
Florence Sutton and her partner won. 81,
The plans for the holding OF the lawn tennis
championship Tor boys Of the Public Schools
Athletic LeagHe under patronage of the
Metropolitan Lawn. Tennis League have not
yet been completed, At present the idea ia
10 hold the tournament before the opening
Of the Metropolitan League season, The
schools will hold tryouts for representati ives
and they In turn will meet In sectional %tourna-
ments until the borough representatives are
IN the final tournament thirty-two COM
| petitora will meet IN the sin giles and sixteen
pairs in the doubles. There. will be eight
men each In the singles from the borough OF
| Manhattan and Brooklyn: four apiece from
The Bronx, Richmond and Qqeens, and two
FROM New Jersey and Westohester, rtspee:
lively, Manhattan. end Brooklyn each wal
have four double teams. The h-onx, Rioh-
1 m0nd aid OuAAna Will 6AyN tVft RA0h and