New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-16
LEROY TO MEET WRIGHT.
Intercollegiate Champion Too Clsrcr
for WestfaU at Southampton.
IBy Telephone TO The Tribuns.I

southampton L. T. Aug. 15.-Lively matches a,
the semi-inaI round of the cup singles resulted
in BeaJs c. Wright. the ex-DatiOnal champion
and Robert lie Roy. Of Columbia being coupled
for the trophy contest tomorrow Wright cana
through TO the final round of the lawn TENN.
Tournament now nearing its end on the turf court,
of the Meadow Club. by defeating Edgar "
Leonard. one-tine Harvard title holder in straight
sets. The was IS, 81 IL fell to the inter.
collegiate champion TO win the most exciting com.
petition UP to date in the meeting He solved the
game of Herbert L. Westfall. and IN a finish IN
which both of the players were several tine,
within the ace Of victory. lie Roy won BY the
score Of Is. 60. -
While these matches held the major attention
of the big gallery of spectators the mems doubles
advanced TO the semi-fnal round and the mixed
doubles were begun In one respect the doubles
furnished surprise Beals Wright and lie Roy
playing together. seemed most formidable pair
They scored a walkover against Frank B. Hasus
the MOntClair Athletic Club expert. and J. O.
Downey. of Pennsylvania. the latter failing u
score game Then Wright and lie Roy took the
court against Frederick G. COlston and Harry
Torrance. the Yale-E nglewood combination Ths
latter proved too adept at making holes for passes
in the opposing court. and cIeverly held Wrizbt
out of the game by forcing the play 10 lie Rov
that they won in straight sets by the score So
and s. The pairs on the other seTni-fnal brack-
cts I'm this event J. r. Carpenter and W p
johnson. of Pennsylvania: c. Frederick Watson
ir.. and Edgar w Leonard. Orange and Long.
wood and Herbert L. WestfalI and Wylie C.
Grant
lie Roy's triumph over WestfalI developed III.
cIeverest kind of strategic play. Westfau 7-o,
the opening set in hurricane style. lie Por
could do nothing against his powerful fore hand
drives In the second set the COllegian broke m
Westfall's game by constant Iobbing to the base
line. WestfalI thrown off his stroke and wa
unable 10 get his balance again until the third
set. In this he led at 54 and az IS and ga
An unfortunate net allowed lie Roy 20 come IN
deuce Twice the score vevered az vaatsg.
and deuce before lie Roy finally scored over ths
young player at IS The summary follows:
Mems cup siugIes-1sen-fnaI roundl-BaaIs g Wrxb.
IongwOOd Boston. defeated Edgar ". Leonard. Long
Iniversty. defeated Herbert l. westfa. Yorz I
T c. 1-S. 60. IS
Mems doubies-IpreIimnary round.-Frederick c.
Coston and Harry Torrance. Yale and EnSIevood F c.
defeated y Rse and Z. p Rogers. Meadow Club ard
First round p Carpenter and w 2 Johns5.
Burts. Meadow Club. IS. 81. Beas C. WrfsSt
and Robert Roy. LOnSvcOf Columbia defeated
Frank r. Hague and J. .. DOwnsy. Montclar 4. G.,
and Pennsylvania. SO. 60: Frederick G. Coson aut
Harry Torrance. Yale and Ensewood F C.. defeated
Charles NJ Bull IT and Hugh TaIlant- Crescent A C.
and AHackassin- 60 81: Herbert l. Wsstfau and
| g T Butler. Meadow club. 81. So
second Round. r. carpenter and ". F. Johnson.
Pennsylvania. defeated ". = RlaEden and 'IeGrgs H.
NettIeton. Harvard and New Haven Lawn Club. Ga.
EngeWood = q. defeated E-alz Robert
II Roy. IongwoOd and Columbia. s.. IS c. Fred
ert-k Watson jr and Edgar w Leonard Orange and
lOnEwood defeated O. : Dabney. j.. and J. C. Col
stou, Harvard Yale. S-6. so. Herbert L.
/ fail and W G Grant. New YORK T. T g.. defeated
Clarence Pel and r : lowering. Harvard. g. So
Dean Mathey. PainfeId Country Princeton
feated Miss Bailey and g T. Butler Meadow Club g.
/ e.. Mr. and Mrs GoOdhue Livingston Meadow Cub,
defeated Miss sheldon and W r. Bagien. Meadow Club
| Meadow Club Miss
/ E = Rogers Meadow Club and Yale g. e.