New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
PELL AND GRANT LEAD.
WILL MEET TO-MORROW.
Indoor La1on Tennis Title Seems
Within Their Grasp.

When the lawn tennis PLAYERS ceased Yesterday
rom 'helr competitions in the national indoor
championship Theodore Roosevelt Peu. holder
playing through. and wylie c Grant ex-cbarnr,on
relatively outoiass.ng the fifteen survivors. the
singles title for this year appeared to lie between
them Ia the doubles on the courts OF the 7tb
Regiment arEnory. 6sth street and Park avenue
freoerick f. Alexander and Harold H. Hackett
hoioers OF both national titles in doubles had
scored sweep so that IL seemed a foregone con
"iason t2at they would retain their title In both
q ;iseir 1a>tches they IL straight sets
from early IN the morning until darkness the
eight courts were engaged and the connections
were run OF in good time There was \ great
crowd OF spectators Neither Of the foreigners sus-
tained his reputation in the singles = F T-bl
OXFORD University. England, went down to defeat
- 50 80 before Norris : Clark 9TH Regiment
i s. Rothschid Baden. Germany. shared the
same fate, losing at 6-3. 81 10 Julio NJ Stein
acher.
he elimination Of the English and German as
pIT@nts drew attention TO the foremost Americans
Zen displayed superior form. He appeared to care
little where the bali landed in his court for with
his commanding reach he successfully made re-
turns completely sTlotherrc Leo I.aveutritr Co
41fno'a- oH score Of 6-o. s. He coupled on his
ttiifd round bracket with Nvlie { Grant -Tba
latter created scne surprise because of the easy
manner IN which he Defeated Irving - Wright
Grants terrific service gave him victory over
Wright a. e-5, - PelI and Grant meet 1o-nlor-
ro~, and the winner holds the top half secure
There is more uncertainty as 10 the winner in
the lower half. G T. Toudhsrd the yorng Calffor-
man whipped ont = victory from Richard II
faiIner a. o-i- So. hv sheer b-ilIiancy William
3 Crzsin- II. reEnencaI champion also indicated
that he held mUca IN reserve de came out to the
fourth round IL his last match winning a. "a
- over q. :. .Grocsbecb
Straight sets were the order Of The doubles
TIstches- Alexander and Hackett first net vvIie
g. Grant ard Richard Il Palmer. but lhe latter
we're effective only IN TIE first set men the cham,
p'cns sEtplayed them ana wen - G-I Follow
41E ,l5s they faced q. NJ Postvyicz aud William &
a." Mile. wno1 they defeated easily at 81 81.
ACciRer pair IhaV Showed vel. r'eI and Irving
4 Wright Their werk against } u. steInacher
sn6 DIT William Roseuoau-n vas a. al times re
soc-cefG-. snd they Al e. r-t The cham
Flonsaio events and The consultations RzG oe con-
+-rsea tomorrow. The summaries FOLLOW.
'@7'ei.a. la5oc- oaaEapoasAtp sszs!es ,r=, so-slA
; - H. AZ hesi1s1t defeated = =, C-- Oxford t.'g
-. - - ee-7-1 Grant, NeN
ae1cez C q Edwar5s yes, -..= - 81 /. I5.ae5-
{ c-4sia - hegiae-t. de.=at-l q :; Ny--a. NV
6efeate5 = y CO.. ,4-----ss-- 49, ~. .,
- + 5---fl--L-' r-f.-.-.-7-' - =.
Zyesz SIDE aefzatea T NJ Dauohae, New
@ aa Is-E Esa5 a.og Z. ofsT = .5s 54eef : < EsS Nv
- 90. n werthe:rn. ocean. defeated / J. I3-eytus
Clgs- defea5sd irving c wright E5osron 6-s 2
1eTeuerit, co;ul.bis- 90 -. u . l6ria.' 1e1r
defeated =. J
Crag1-. TT Regiment. defeated Dr William Eosen-
baurr Harlem Lawn Tennis Club. G. e. King
smith. Regimen. te.sated n 6 Vel. Ocean. -
*s-3. . ? Touchard Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis
ize defeated = 4 IlalHsc- -2-5gegoCi Gof .lyh -
FeE7s- >>s~ York lawn Tennis Club. 6.l. e a. :
Tennis Club SC. g =. y. S-eracher. Hamilton
7Ea6r- ES---sarv 6-3. 6-1: G. : crcesheck. .ndoo-
Tennis C-rp defeated z = Ar-7h~- ho-tcl7i- afl-etlc
C---. -
r. E.ea2za BeoP Ra:.aq Y afesa9ss .ssB + =, +
- Ree1ss. 5esea-@a C 8 Groesbeok Indoor Tennis
Cl-N. Go e
Narf7-a indoor Championship doubles Carst T2un5t-s
sTe-rt-eu a7d G. :. G-oesbecl defeated q = Mont
Ee-ezca1 CS-1Sve-7- ard PARTNER by tefai!t
q T05~aa-s ard r defeated 4 : Ecthschild
aud lz--Usr Is e-s- y. z CraStr i and n. :
7----f0-Fr defeated / Grant and T n Donohue. .
g. TraR-r A CraEt0 defeated z BISHOP am
: SCHUYLER G. C. Leo Iever-ritt and D "
--.=r-- leraafes Pov T2i--HGa D Chase. - g.
reTf ard q defeated = NJ SJeiracFer
r- F-ze7rzu-1. g - T. B Alexander
n ETacketc defeated c c Edwards and PARTNER,
t- default
sec1na -ounI-H. 7 Holt ard 2. K MgrThr dsfeate5
7 rTu----er and PARTNER tv defaac- " Marcus and
Goldman defeated Y NsrTiheW and O : t5roes
ra-1- e e r 2. Alexander and H Il. ftask7ti
7eeesrsd Y. O. Grant and r Il Ialraer - 81:
sf4--r- a-7 Y johnson. 6-4 =
frs-e5 q y P1srVi-k and " O. De Mile. IS. Il