New-York tribune., 1906-06-12
ALEXANDER WINS TITLE
Beats Hackett for Metropolitan
Lazcn Tennis Championship.

Frederick B. Alexander defeated Harold II.
Hackett in the challenge round of the Metro
politan championship lawn tennis tournament.
on the courts of the West Side Lawn Tennis
Club. yesterday by score of It, 4-6, 6-S,
6-3, 6-1. Hackett. the challenger won the first
two sets. but Alexander improved as the match
progressed and retained his title by taking the
last three sets.
The conditions were ideal for spirited lawn
tennis. and there was large gallery present to
watch the work of the two veterans. one of
whom. Alexander, had held the intercollegiate
championship while at Princeton and the other
had twice held the Yale title Alexander began
the service and it was noticeable that he did not
use his famous reverse twist. In fact he did
not make of it until the end This was
because of strained right and he feared
to make it impossible for him to finish hard
contest. Hackett found the straight service easy
to handle and sent the ball back for passes
down the side lines in the first games. 1t was
this swift passing that bothered Alexander dur
ing the first and second sets. He tried to break
Hackett's aim by lobbing and by coming up to
the net. Apparently it was useless. for. al
though Alexander played we'll, Hackett was too
fast and won the two first SETS
Alexander began to show the strength of his
game in the third set He had been working
steadily to wear down Hackett by getting every
thing back and forcing his opponent to do
great amount of running about in his court
Alexander lost his first service game on Hack
ett's clever passing. Hackett led at 2-love be-
fore Alexander strengthened his service. and
then in rapid order won four games by outplay-
ing Hackett from close range at the net. Hack
ett then surprised Alexander by taking a love
game on four remarkable forcing shots and even
in the next game the points went to deuce twice
before Alexander won and took his first set at
63
The fnefectiveness of Alexanders placing and
passing disappeared with the beginning Of the
fourth set. Twice when pressed for the point
he used the twist service in the sixth and ninth
games. Both times he won. He also began
to shoot the ball past Hackett much more fire.
quently The final games were all played at
top speed Hackett valiantly striving to hold
Alexander off from the net and trying for OPEN
ings through which to pass. After losing the
fourth set at 6-S Hackett began to show the
evidence of fatigue. 1t was all Alexander's
way after that. He used short lobs against
Hackett when the latter came in to close range
and allowed mis- opponent TO work out his own
defeat by his smashing of the ball into the net.
The victory of Alexander marks his second hold
ing of the cup. which another win will make his
personal property The summary follows:
Metropolitan championship singles Challenge round
Hackett challenser 4@6 46 ss es S-I ,loia H.
Metropolitan championship doubles Second rouud)-Dr
Augustus Wdsworth and Hugh Tallant. West Side
Tennis Club debated Wyhe c. Grant and Carleton
Kelley New York and West Side Lawn Tennis clubs. 81
81.
semi-hna round Theodore Roosevelt Psl and Harry
Torrance, New York Lawn Tennis and EugewOOd Field
liant West Side Lawn Tennis Club, G-2. 6~4.
Handicap singles third round)-Thomas G Trask.
minus 10 defeated Walter l. Pate plus half 10, -
-; Frederick p. Fox. plus hale Is. defeated A. J.
Grosz plus half To- BY default Theodore Roosevelt Pe
Defeated 9
O.
Consolation singles preinlnaEy rogndl-Bennett de-
feated BOtwi by default Rosenbaun defeated Fettrech
e-5. g; Banks defeated Rowe. "a T-5; Pate de-
feated c 1. Campbell 64. 61 Richards defeated Hatz
field. e. "a
First round-K carney defeated Hartmann "a 81
6-S; Holmes defeated W. B Cragn. r.. by default;
Brnckerhof defeated Robinson by default Bennett de-
Ct 6-2; Pate defeated Richards, 0-6 6-1. 6-2: Fox
defeated Carleton by default; Bodman defeated Becey
by default.
Second round-Kearney defeated Holmes BY default;
Rosenbaum. e.. e. Bocman defeated Fox by default
semI-hnaI rOund-Bennett defeated Kearney g.. E-3