New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-09
KNOLLWOOD PLAY FAST
CHAMPIONS NEARLY LOSE
thdHengerS and Title Holders IN
Final Round of Doubles.

Narrow escapes from defeat for the national
champions and the challenging pairs afforded con-
tinuous thrills OF excitement before Frederick r.
alexander and Harold II. Hsckett and the Pacific
Ooast PAIR George James and Maurice Mclaughlin
scored victories yesterday. It was the testing Of
cIass on the turf courts OF the KnoIlwood Country
Club. at White Plains, and not in MANY seasons
mas tie beautiful house among the westchester hills
peeh the scene OF such fashionable and enthusiast
TIC gathering. More than five hundred guests the
majority of them women. added brilliant touch OF
color TO the lawn and to the exciting moments OF
the competitions
Alexander and Hackett made the closest kind Of
connection between victory and defeat In their
semi final they met William A. Iarned and Robert
~ WTenn. finally scoring at IS SIS and Ct
such result only worked out after Iarned
ana Wrenn had led at al IN the second set and
Al In the third That a reversal II form was not
recorded was in part due 10 the cratic display Of
lawn tennis by Larned. who went to pieces at the
critical moments
The challengers from the Pacific Coast James
ana Mclaughlin only defeated the Southern title
holders. Theodore Roosevelt Pell and wylie c.
Grant at 4-6 1o-s ana s-S. after the fastest
sort Of overhead rallies In this match Pen and
Grant led at 81 with Grant in for service In the
second set. Prom this point which was the turning
Of the tide. James and Mclaughlin worked their
deep smashes without cessation right UP 10 the
and OF the contest.
Before Iarned and Wrenn faced the champions
they captured their unfinished match against
Thomas C. Bundy and Simpson VI. Sinsabaugh. of
the Pacific Coast by replayng the third set which
was stopped at sail late Saturday evening They
worked so well that they easily scored the set az
love- making tho complete score 80 SIS. SO
Meanwhile Alexander and Hackett had defeated
the Canfornia-TeXas combination Of Melville r.
Long and Harvey NJ. Macquiston. at s-, 81 When
the champions started their match with I.arned and
Wrenn the latter were night edge both lobbing
and volIeying accurately that before Alexander
had settled down to work the opening was lost
With Wrenn smashing and driving for place on
! the returns % Larneds obs Trey gained the lead
at 81. A. this point Alexander began bringing or
his cross srnashes I'm inimtable style. that with
Hacketts good back court work the champions
made = run n five games and the II much
the same in the third SET. Alexander and Hackett
| pulled M from behind Al A. Aa1 there was
| some terrific volleyng. Interpreted with Iobbing
| but another run OF 1--WE games followed from the
| Al stage and the champions held their place
James and Macquiston began by defeating RAY
| mond n Little and Robert II Roy az 2-s. So
| rs Pen and Grant however. soon had them in
| trouble handling Pers swirl drives and Grants
slashrs across court But the Californians in
creased their speed gradually. wearing Peu down
until his drives began 10 miss Are Their deep
| smashing after they had brought the games 20
/ sail IN the second set a revelation. Both
| good and Despite the plucky uphill fight 81
| Pe and Grant. they npaIly overwhelmed the
deciding games Of the second and third going
the CaIifornians rather easily The end found them
playing taulfless lawn tennis AZ pace that is new
| 70 this section ~ the country.
| Lawn tennis players reached the fourth round Of
the Rye Club open tournament, yesterday. among
the number being Alfred u. Hammett the Young
| expert Of the Manor Club. Hammett In his last
| competition 81 the DAY. defeated the Hamilton
| Grange player. Harold Kellock. ST. So s. The
| paced driving ~ Kellock had no terrors for the
| youngster. who he had settled into his game
/ played with amazing steadiness. Frederick P Fox
OF the New York Lawn Tennis Club. also came
| through. He in good form and defeated
| Frank wyman. So. 60
| The summary follows.
Mems singles thrst round,-E ! wsIz defeated
c: W smith. by dsfault. " whitney defeated 4 NJ
Stsbsy 60 SO; Charles G Galway defeated II. e
R Pqs5s1 g. s2 A Ets Seh;nsr dstsa,,a
BanEs 50 "a: julio 81 s,einacRsr sefsates K z
Moore. by default; Or William Rossnbaum defeated
! J. Dreyfuss. by default s clark defeated =
q ~ 5a forJ George Groesbeck defeated
Second round-C W Smith defeated z A walz nv
default. Charles @ Galway defeated " Whitney, al.
default stri6WeI defesisd v " S clSTF ~
Is: Pease defeated z. W Putnam. by default.
K sGra.,, celeste; ds,.s r aiken At5sa
wymsn defeated L chormel.y 90 s@o: A lSh'
feated Robert N Heckey' Is 90 a. ara Iq,S Ss
ScheneT defeated I !. Sankey. by default: Edgar
I William Rosenbsun defeated L n Roper by default
Morris clark defeated George s. Groesbeck 81.
Third round-CharIes Galway defeated c ".
Smith. e. IS II Montgomery defeated p. G.
default Aifrsd Hs%ms;t defeated Hs!od Ksocl
wymaS a. ward def.p S1 9ff s.b Fsans
IS; Edgar p. Leo defeated Arthur schener. by de