New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
PEIL And LIE ROY YIN.
Take First Match IN Ne70 York
Cham piOnship Doubles.

Theodore Roosevelt Peu and Robert Ie Roy, the
recent winners Of the New Jersey state lawn ten
mis- champion ship scored their first match in the
New York championship doubles yesterday. ms
pair met George r. Touchard and Z. I. Leo on
the clubs courts. 123d street and Manhattan ave
nue. During the first set neither the young Cal-
fornian his partner became warmed TO his
play, that Pel and lie Roy won with little eT1ec-
tive opposition. Then Touchard ana Leo suddenly
developed q fast vOlleying game that TOOK the New
Jersey champion pair by surprise. Under STEADY
fire Of shots LIE Roy proved excellent, ana with
Pell smashing finely the pair managed TO win In
straight after the games had twice touched at
deuce, because Of the splendid passing shois Oh
ToprIlaTd and Leo The final score e. e-6
Two matches IN the championship singles were
completed before the rain drove the players from
the courts In of these Touchard won MS
place third round rather easily lie de-
feated Norman G. johnson GO, 6-L AS he is now
placed the young Californian meets Dimon t. hob-
erts for the semi-final bracket. The tournament
will continue during the coming week
In a rafting contest. in which it was not play
against hard driving Lewis B. Hughes. the driver
won the feature match yesterday m he contlnuas
ton Of the championship singles on Ohe courts oI
the Brooklyn Lawn Tennis Club Atlantc avenue
Brooklyn. His opponent Robert CasamaJor.
who a member OF Coiumbia's intercoilegIaIe
team last season. but the smashing work OF the col
legian only prolonged the first set through t"ehly
eight games for his win at 15-13 Then the SWIFT
and accurate place shots Of Hughes began 10 hilo
the open places In his adversarys court casa
major led IN the second set at z-ioVe: he couIt
not hold it. however. and Hughes won five stralght
games by his placed drives before CasanaJor was
successful in scoring again. lie was worn oo"h ny
his supreme effort of the first set. and Hughes
finished out the match by scoring the second ana
third sets 6-3, 6-2-
Walter I. Pate came through to the final rouhd
in the upper section Of the singles as the oTacttt
defauted to him by Horace Gulick, VINO diu
not relish the idea of playing upon courts sIlghliy
wet and with rain threatening. II. B. Robson ana
Robert Casamajor won the hang match in
the first round of the championship doubles. ana
matches in three rounds of the consolation Singles
handicap were contested The summaries follow;
Mems championship singles Clrst roundj-Lews B.
Hughes defeated Robert Casauaior. 1915. t-3.e g
Second l. defeated WilliaIn r
| Celston, Ga. 80. 6efaulted-
Seni-nal round-WaIter L. Pate defeated Horace Gu
| Hex by default
Mems championship doubles FIRST round)-H p: Robe
and Robert CasamaJor defeated Lewis B. Hughes ao
| NJ. c. Durham S-l e.
Mems consolation handicap singles Cfrst round)H. D
Watson, W. bIillizen. Plus 30,
SIS. Co. II h. Robson. half defeated Ross
r. Dudgeon. plus half 80 6-1. e.. Charles Putnam
minus 80, defeated Harry g. Peck, minus Is, e. 63
Second rOund-A. WaIkley minus half IS, defeated
E +. Brunr. scratch. by default; Richard Thackery,
minus half 10. defeated Elweil Palmer. plus so. a-o
| 6-4. 60
Third round-TI 3. Robeson. half 30. defeated
! A. H WaIh!ey. minus half j.. e-3. 6-2.