New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
OLD YALE PAIR WIN
HOLDLIWN TENNIS TITLE
and AHen in Close Match
aith PeU and LIE Roy

harold h HaCketf ana JONn Appleton Alen
permanently won the Manhattan championship
doubles bowls yesterday in the challenge match
on the courts Of the New York Lawn Tennis
Club, 123d street and Manhattan avenue. In
successfully defending their holdings OF the
trophies for the third consecutive time. the old
Yale players defeated Theodore Roosevelt Pel
and Robert lie Roy three sets to one, the score
being Is, 4-6, 60. 6-3 From beginning to
end It was stirring competition. II was the
splendid return TO form of Allen in the third
and fourth sets that swung the match IN favor
of the defending champions by n close score.
Both PeIl and lie Roy appeared the stronger
pair at the opening Of the service. on his SIDE
of the barrier Hackett was bringing off the
majority Of the shots He was steady, ard It
was due to his excellent volleying and driving
for passes that the champions took the first set
at 10 after deuce.
Pell brought lie Roy up 10 the net in the sec
ond set despite the lobbing OF the defending
pair He smashed away at a terrific rate. and
with such good effect that he balanced the set
score by winning at 64. Then lie Roy began
to fade from the contest. while Allen greatly
strengthened his game. The playing was fast.
but the Yale men gained the ascendency and,
held their advantage to the finish in stirring
fashion. The summaries follow:
Manhattan Doubles Championship challenge round
Harold H H9osett and John A. Allen West Side lawn
chaIlengers IS "a. 6E2 ca
Mems Handicap Singles second round-M. S. Clark
800 defeated M d9!ansn ,Se5aeh} ny oG DE
plus 49,, 10. Sc; Dr NJ. B Bsals tpIus aCl de-
Townsend (mlnus 800 defeated z. s Quimby plus
feated H. l. Won Prna9 mihus half 56) by dsfau
W H ,stiOkney (plgs half 800 defeated W D. Chaco
sscrateh} defeated 7. canrey (scTatch). S~e SIS
plus l55 defeated J. 7 rorroy scratch 90 s"o
l. n Fitch tSCratch) defeated II. II. Hackett (minus
| 5ol by default G. Gaiwey 1pus half So) defeated
Third round-A. Bassford. jr (plus half 15) de-
sa'sa as Raffs half 'SS So,
dfeatd So2 ~ qIrH K & W. Il StGKney 0 lpu' ha 800
william Will .is Rosenbagm sen (soratch9 defeated A ] Delmar
10 defeated the Rev i P schapfer lpas 49,, Si
%ey S Slus Plus half ao F12 e ?sorss'06s2 defeated c Gal
! W w Waugh (plus 15). 60. Ga
| The players of the West Side Lawn Tennis
Club and the Crescent Athletic Club scored the
majority Of the points in the opening matches
of the Metropolitan League championship series
yesterday The team of the Crescent Athletic
| Club reversed the schedule and met the Kings
| County team on the latter's courts President
! street and Brooklyn avenue BROOKLYN In the
| first of the singles contests Frederick G. Ander-
! son met irving {. Wright. The former had
| scored 5-4 and 40-15 on the deciding set when
| Wright made drive in which the ball landed
| four inches beyond Anderson's base line The
point was in his favor and would have "iven him
| the match. Wright. seeing that the return was
| out of court jumped the net extending his hand
to congratulate Anderson his victory. Referee
| Taylor decided that the ball was good however
and despite protests Anderson Immediately de-
clared that Wright must take the point and the
match continue. Wright pulled out the game
| and won the set and match by the score 6-S
| 6--3. Is. The summaries:
Metropolitan League singles-Irving c Wright Cres-
Club, defeated
| County Lawn Tennis Club 6-s, 6-3, 7-5: Henry II
Molenhauer, Kings County Lawn Tennis Club defeated
| c. NJ. Athletic Club 2-G. 4
Metropolitan League Doubles NJ Bull tr.. and Irv-
| ing c. Wright Crescent Athletic Club, defeated Fred
erick G. Anderson and Joseph T Mcmahon Kings County
Lawn Tennis Club, G-1. 90. Ga.
Carleton c. Kelley, William B. Cragin. jr.. and
Hernon s. Prentice. playing for the champion
| West Side Club made a clean sweep Of their
matches on the courts OF the Knickerbocker
! Field Club. OF Flatbush. They outcassed the
! Knickerbocker team, although the scores in all
of the contests close.