New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-21
NATIONAL LAWN TENNIS
TOURNEY NEARING END.
bliss Moore Defeats Mss Hammond
IN SNmght Sets.

PLAY in t,e national indoor lawn tennis tourna-
-nent Yesterday. the courts of the 1tE Regiment
Ar1ory brought the three competitions down close
20 tho final rounds In tho woraeus singles two
een-fnal matches we're played. The results were
n: unexpected. Miss Marie Wagner defeated Miss
Elsie Little in the ton half OF The DRAW In the
iorver half Miss Eliza beth 4. Moore. the national
outdoor champion in 1856 1901, 1893 and 1900 de-
sealed Miss Louise Hammond. who had beaten
Miss Frcda Meyer, the British pa5e-. in the hrst
rouHd.
Miss Moore held ;he 5,2ch safe NJ al stages and
carried off the victory IN straight scJs, Miss Ham-
1nond scoring Only -four games. The fna' round
will he played saturday Tho expectation Is
that his match decide the frs, womens indoor
championship will he az the best to I've played
this season The players are evenly matched, but
Miss Moore has the better Of the contest N the
The mems singles reached the third round. Aylie
champion the board moor. met Grant Burns, the
former Columbia player and ha9 Httl@ trouoIe III
one bracket in the semi-hal round HIS rival in that
nor of the match between II. G. MONTGOMERY. of the
SlWa4oy Tennis club, and Morris 5. Clark. ~
Tennis club is now in the lower half Of the semi
!. oHrey, OF the Harlem Tennis tiub. WmGn was
unfinished on Tuesday with each player having
three hard sets Later IN afternoon I'm the third
Tohnd Myeth had another thTec-set tussie with
Progress was also made in The mems doubles H.s
who are the holders of the indoor championship.
took an easy match in the first round. and won the
second by default They will meet Edwin +:
FISCHER and Theodore r. PEI in the seIn-hn3I
round. Wylie {. Grant and Herbert l. Wcstfall
had a rather easy match IN the second round
against Robert T. Bryan and Norris ;. Clark II
vas surprisingly easy considering the quality OF the
leElmchtaI players. Tne summary follows:
National indoor championship. mems singles second
Louild) Motifs = Clark 9Th Regiment Tennis cub, de
leat'd H. Mex Ga1ebrook Elizabeth Town and country
I Tub t. 3 e Theodore & P'll New York Lawn Tennis
MS Club, Ct g. q. Iarraiue Wyeth New York
Lawn Tennis club defea,cd T.. jeffrey. Harlem Tennis
..
lizard round'Wylie a. Gran, defeated Grant Burns
g. 81: G. Lorraine Wyetn. defeated George Tou,hari,
Mems doubles Cagst rounI- Frederick Il Alexander
and Harold a. HacTeu. West side Lawn Tennis club
Regiment Tennis Club. Go g: Robert r. Bryan and
Morris clark. 9TH Regiment Tennis club. defeated G.
Lorraine Wyetu. New York Lawn Tennis club and
rcriner by cef1ut. William i. CIaEin, in. and a :.
CraGu 1th Regiment Tennis club defeated Walter Chase
and r Co0rey. Farlom Tennis club, G-l Ct.
MS club. and Theo tore Il. Pc New York Tennis
Club defeated Miles s. tharlocl II. NICK.
brook Elizabeth Town ana country cub G-f. Go,
EredericE Is. Alexander and HCrulI II HacSett. West
S4oe Lawn Tennis club ,hode@. defeated Moore.
5jh Regiment Tennis club. and Julio NJ Stc3nncher.
9 Grant New York Lawn Tennis Cuu and Herbert /.
Nestfall Kings County Lawn Tennis club defeated
Eoberi r Bryan and Morris 5 Clark. 9TH Regiment
Womeu.s singles tsem- round Marie wag-
ner Hamilton Granee Lawn Tennis club. defeated
Else Little. C IS, Miss Elizabeth II Moore Kings
COUNT avn Tennis club. defeated Miss Louise Ham