New-York tribune., 1908-04-07
MILES BEATSLORILLARD
WINS IN STRAIGHT SETS.
HaUemeyer Defeats Keene at Open
ING of Court Tennis TOURNEY.

Eustace 1T. Miles, of London, the former title
holder. won his first match without being pushed
in the first round of the national court tennis
championship tournament at the New York Rae
quet and Tennis Club yesterday afternoon The
Englishman defeated Pierre Lorilard. jr.. of Tux
edo in straight sets In the other match r. a.
Havemeyer defeated FoxfaH Keene, also in straight
sets Both represented the home club. Jay Gould.
the worlds amateur champion, refereed both
matches
Although Miles expected to win without diff
fcuity, his play attracted general attention from
amateurs and professionals alike. who watched his
every stroke with critical eyes In endeavor
compare him with Could 1t did if
the Brton showing anything like his best
form, although this may have been partly due to
the fact that Lorillards game did require it.
What pleased the onlookers most Miles's
returns along the main wall They were delivered
with puzzling cut. which caused the bail to die
away in the main wall corner in manner that
completely bafHed his young opponent. Service has
never been regarded sIes's strong point. yet it
won for him many point yesterday, and it inn
proved the match progressed
The first practically a runaway for Miles.
who killed most of the Tuxedo mans returns Miles
played a good floor game and frequently found the
grille corner for winning counts. The Briton ran
the games to love before Lorard succeeded
in breaking through for a game From then on.
however. Miles invincibIe. and out the
set. the score standing six games to
Miles began the second by winning a game
and then the pair alternaed until the games
Gall Miles followed by winning the next two
making the count 4-2 in his favor. only to have
Lorillard win the next. This proved to be Loril-
lard's brav est stand but it avaed nothing for
Miles, with ever improving service. accounted
for the next two games, and the set his. Ct
1t all Miles in the third, and the foreigner
| only allowed Lorillard to win game, the fourth
In addition to being outclassed. the Tuxedo man
hardly in the best of condition as he has had
/ little time for practice of lare
The Havemeyer- Keene match was harder fought
although Havemeyer gained repeatedly on a rather
| effective railroad service. He also played a good
| grille game, besides often finding the dedans The
match exemplied the slow pIodding and accurate
rather than anything vorng of trilliancy Keenes
service was his weakest point, and he also missed
| the ball off the tambour more than once
HaVemeyer began by winning the first two games
| and thereafter always maintained the advantage
as keene only managed to win the third and fifth
games heene started better in the second set ae-
counting for the first two games and little later
| he had the score 81 Havemeyer then put on
| speed and ran out with five straight games By
taking the first three games in the decisive set
HaVemeyer promptly removed all doubts as to the
final outcome. Keene did manage to win the fourth
NTH and eighth games. but that was all.
There was only an ordinary sized crowd present
consisting of most Of the regulars. The professional
contingent was especially well represented, among
those on hand being Peter Latham, the world s
! champion; George Standing. Jack White AL White
and waiter kinsella, of the home club; Frank
Forester, of Lakewood. and Robert Moore. of
Tuxedo.
In the morning Jay Gould played two practice
sets with Forester and each won set Gould
and Jack White are to figure principals In an
exhibition at the local court tomorrow, which is
an off day in the championship schedule.
There viii be two championship matches to-day
| Havemeyer is 10 play Payne Whitney and Miles
| will meet Charles e. Sands The summary Of yes
| terday's play follows: