The sun., 1909-02-25
PELL BEATS WYLlE GRANT
INDOOR LAWN TENNIS CHAM
PION DEFEATED.
The Two Players Then Unite Forces In .
Doubles Match and Score q Victory In
Well Played Contest Over IIackett
and Little, . Very strong Pair.

Well Played Contest over IIackett
and Little, Very Strong Pair
Wylie c. Grant. the national indoor cham
pion lawn tennis player in 1905, was beaten
yesterday In the fourth round OF the tourna-
ment in the Seventh Regiment armory by
his frequent and consist ent rival on the board
floor courts, Theodore II. Pell, the cham
pon of 1907 As n result OF this match,
although the semi-fnal and final rounds
still are to be played, IL is assumed that Pell
will again be the champion. II he wins
the title he will have his name on the Seventh
! Regiment cup for the second time and will
need only one more leg for permanent
possession This cup was offered first in
1907, when Pell won II. Grant last year
won the indoor title for the fourth time in
the nine years for which II has been played.
lie always has been prominent in the COW
cred courts championship
Pell and Grant have met on several occa-
sions In the indoor championships. In
1905, although both were in the tournament.
they did not come together. as +. b. Dew
hurst put out Pel first and then Grant.
winning the title. In 1905 Grant defeated
Pell in the semi-hnal round. e., 6-S and
later defeated +. p. Fischer for the title.
/ In 1907 Pell won from Grant in the final
round by the rather odd score OF 3-8. 6-3.
90, Ia, 60. Last year Grant put Pell
out in the third round. winning 4-6. 8-i
%. This victory of yesterday makes the
players even as far as the last four years are
| concerned.
| The match was be gun on Tuesday after
noon. but abandoned because of miserable
! light after long set which Pell won. l6-l4.
When they took the courts yesterday il
was expected that Pell might win because
Grant appeared listless and did not show
any great vigor in moving about the court.
Fell was full OF ginger and made up for
his unevenness Of play by the greater energy
he showed. Grant practically refused to
go after anything that appeared to need
chasing and IL looked as II the gloomy.
dsheartering weather had got into his sys-
TEN. Pell handled all the speed that Grant
could show and was there making try
after every drive.
In spite OF the inertness OF Grants play
he rallied when Pell led successfully at
t--3 and o, and squared the match at
games-a. Pell at one time. before the
games ran TO deuce Eas within a point
ticalIy EXCHANGED games nntii all vas
- and carried of the rem aiming game ard
This completed the semi final 9I III YoEnd ,l2fl
he lower part OF the draw King Smith and
Or S. hsT s T 81 p%TsG On aSfdsy ns
Gards,da for '' the "dts day, out o. the %%S, fSs
doubles players took the foor, Pell and
Harold II Hackett. one OF tie national
championship doubles pair. who lad for
aGEs RaTes1 and ysdiffSf is we're eay%n@ the middle
nament won from Grant ana i. l. West
fall IN the semi-hnal round in straight sets. !
Hackeit and Alexander. the national cham !
pioIs outdoors. have been the titleholders
indoors as well for the last two years. but !
vented that team getting into action again, /
Before the match began II was expected I
that Hackett and Little. in view OF Grants |
rather poor work against Pell. might win the
Heckett played a very effective game,
but Little was not at his best. The board /
OF the unevenness of his play Hackett and
' little galloped through the early part OF /
the first set like champions. Although the
hackett and Little came with rush directly |
thereafter and took three games for loss |
of five points only, That made them lead. |
done was to get ready for the. second set
But here came a surprise. Grant began hitting |
he ball we'll and Pell was very helpful in |
the crisis too. Little was the person to |
whom they directed most OF their shots. !
and try as he would Hackett could not get |
UP to take the work from his partner;
and Grant dashed through game after |
game. They took three games in which |
the other side made only three points against |
checked. carried of the next two games, !
allowing only one point in each to their |
rivals. and won the set. -.
The second set had many points OF re-
to the first. Once more Ilackett
and Little came away strongly IN the lead.
There were a couple OF deuce games early
before Grant and Pell aWoke TO the needs
Of the occasion. Then they in their turn
ran three game sanaring the match at
making Il another deuce set. The windup
was fine triumph for Grant and Pell, who
won the next Two games at love. That
gave them another IS set and the match.
The points were:
GtSHs' assse!s,I,i, ptiI ,I,iji;s. g. ,:sc,.Stotii-:Ss
SECOND SET.
Gs%H' ass.sls ;R'l El,is q ,s;sssi;,ott;::os--ssG IS;
Grant and Pell did not win a deuce game
] is odd to note that in the fourteen games
they did win five were love games six
were games in which Their opponents got
two points were scored, They did not lose
a love game scoring II points to 81 in the
The two second round matches that had
10 be played went by default. Grant and
Pell winning from Enrich and Fishel and
Shafer and Fitch passing Livingston and
Banks. Shafer and Fitch went on in the
bird round against Edgar T, Leo and Benny
Phillips and won the first set. 0 to ,. They ,
lost the second. 9-0. and the match was put
over until later on.
,emi-finai bracket Dr.. William Rosenbaum
and GIlstaye +. Touchard. This is likely
10 be close and exciting match. even ,
hough Touchard and Rosenbaum on pub
lie form hardly are the equals OF liackett
Il l,.,I L.. ~
-ound match TO be played in which three Of
he contestants are Cragins, Cal CrsRin
'ragin and Miles Chariock. Last year
,ragn and Charlock beat the Cragin broth.
,rs in this tournament, i2-i0, 90. s. IN ,
,ragn and .Charlock disputed the final !
'ound with Hackett and Alexander. The :
winner OF the three Cragins match will '
10 against the winner OF the unfinished I
'hafer and Fitch vs. Leo and Phillips
'ontest to flll the lower final bracket.
The summary:
L, s. y. 1T. \. Indoor Championships; Mems I
ca ted wyic c. Grant (hoIderI. le-N 81.
Mems Doubles-Seco round--Nylie C. Grant
nd Theodore n, Pell defeated N. Enrich and l.. |
1. Flshel by default; G. &. Shafer and l.. n.
Itch efeated II. NJ. Livingston and WI Banks
7 bird Round-wyllc c. Grant and Theodore
:. Pell defeated II arold II. Hsckttt and Raymond I
J. Little 80 7-S;G. c. Shafer and L, H. Fitch vs. ,
.dgar I, Leo and Benjamin h. Phillips, 60, ,
y. y. L. Baseball Coach Reports.
Jack O'Neill, Sew York University's : .
,ase ball coach, met the varsity candidates 4