The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-15
HACKETT DEFENDS his TITLE
kEEPs STATE TENNIS CHAMPION
SBIP ron ANOTHER YEAR.



In straight sets Harold n. Hackett Of
the West Side tennis Club yesterday won
the. challenge round for the title OF lawn
tennis champion Of New York State. Hackett
won the title last year at Staten Island. takin g
the final round Of the tournament there and
the title subsequently, through the with
drawal OF Frederick b. Alexander Of the
Weet Sid Tennis Club, the champion Of 1904.
There was no State championship in 1905.
The victory OF Hsckett yesterday on the
courts Of the New York Athletic II over
Herbert J.. Westfsll Of the Kings County
Lawn Tennis Club gives the holder the
second leg on the silver bowl offered last year
by the Staten Island Cricket and Tennis Club.
The trophy. although offered by the Staten
Island club. follows the tournament.
There naturally was a good gallery to see
the match yesterday, as Trsvers Island
ts pretty well crowded on Sunday. The
expectation was that Hackett would he able
10 defend hts title. because he can play the
style Of game which baf1es a hard driver like
WestfalI. Hackett's service Ia not very
sharp, but is we'll placed and he IL a much more
reeourceful player than Westfall. He showed
this rather conclusively Yesterday when he
was forced into straits several times In the
match. In two sets OF the three the chal-
lenger had a commanding lead. but could not
make IL good.
The idea which ruled after the match was
that Westfall made a mistake In forcing the
game as much a. he did. He tried to gain
points by sharp driving. a device which does
not do very well with Hackett. The latter
can place and smash better than r. q. Ander-
son. for instance. and a repetition Of the
tactics which won on Saturday for Weetfall
In. the fnal round against Anderson were
misapphed when II came 20 facing the State
Hackett at the net took all westfalI's hard
drives with great ,complacency and turned
a dnsm on Tor points BY clever placing hsckett
under the net and smashed well. In another
feature, too, he was much the better. He
and earned points often when WestfsIi
hurried to the net by nicking the baseline
With 9 noater over the chalenger's head and
The. first set was a ripper for action, the
opposing styles Of the players being very well
e1emphfed; WesifalI pounded the ball hard
did not seem TO have the same power in re-
serve as usual az the start Of the match and
apparently was being swept aside.
When the SCORE was at 81 In the first set
In favor OF the challenger Hackett set himself
to the task OF getting points and Westfall
put all the more steam into his drives. He
was unwilling to wait for openings. but tried
holder soon Pronted by the impetuosity Of
four all In good order. From then on Il was
4 case OF game and game. The match CON
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pesred e have shot his bolt for the time
games and thereby took the first set at io-s.
The second set did not equal the first as a
contest. Westfall scored four games, but
directly after the start he was following
Hackett and never in the place Of being a
formidable contender for the victory. The
set ran from games all to - in favor of
t asc xSa,. very y quickly ! and S1,t the time taken for
Westfall went out in the third set with all
the strength and skill at his He
smeared the ball everywhere at top speed.
in the early part Of the set and the challenger
carved out q lead at 5-3 almost before any
one. could realize that he had q set so nearly
In hand. Hackett's fine knowledge OF the
have to coax Westfall TO the net, but as the
latter came up, the ball went sailing over his
head out Of reach for several excellent points.
Hsckett's effort resulted in the winning Of
The rest OF the match was short and sharp.
Once on terms for the third set, Hackett
loose the full battery. He took the
next two games c%leverly. Westfsll having
score OF the third and deciding set was -
In favor OF the holder, who thereby retained
his hold for another season. A third victory
will give him ownership Of the trophy out
right.
The tournament will end to-day very likely
with the matches In doubles. w estfall
may have a chance to get consolation there.
He and ,Wylie G., Grant meet Hugh Tallsnt
meet Theodore r. Pell and Henry Torrance.
Ir.. the champions OF 1900. IL IL generally
expected that Grant and Westfsll will win
The championship. The summary:
New York state Championship. Mems singles
r.. c. (holder1. defeated Herbert l.. westfal,
Kings County L. c. challenger. io-s, o., is.