New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-27
PARKES WINS SINGLES
EAST L4WN TENNIS PL1Y.
DaUls International Cup Team Off
cially announced.

NoOiuSSS combined with steddineSS OF racket
execution. rather than brilliancy. contributed TO
the victory OF George p Parkes IN the fnal match
or the handicap singles yesterday on the courts
OF the Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club 18th
street and Convent avenue. The former Southern
champion with the long handicap OF minus 81 the
"rnit or the tournament met the clever and ag-
gressive Harold KelIock whose mark was minus
half So For four sets the two played hard and
4ast tennis. nearly all Of the games touching at
deuce before Parkes won. l-s 81. 81, Glove
The difference IN handicap did not appear fustt
ned as Kellock started his severe service He
placed the ball with strategy which kept Parkes
from settling into his game until KeIIock had
scored the first set At the beginning Of the sec
ohd set Parkes began 10 shake his opponents GER
tafnty OF return by msnoeuvrins the ball and
keeping IL TO Kellock's back hand The weakness,
OF the lattsr's left court was at one, made evil
dent and Parkes for the first time ran into the
lead kellock footed around the ball, and by his
high lobbing successful In holding the games
close At the pinching places In the game how
ever. the Southerner was always ready with a
feint at swift drive or pulled down lob for
a smashing return, that he won the second
and third sets with but the loss OF game in each
Keilock having done miles OF footing. which had
lett him weary and breathess. faded from the
competition In the fourth set. The six games In
regular order fell TO Psrkes by long driving rallies
Keock had flashes Of form, but the Southerner
upheld his pace and manoeuvring taking the set
and match by a love score. z. ". Lbaire UNI
pired the match.
That the United States has been compelled "a
depend upon the two young CaIiforniaus, Maurice
z. Mclaughlin and Melville n. Long for the chal-
ienge matches for the Dwight r Davis interna-
uonal cup developed officially yesterday All ef-
forts 70 secure William A Larned William j.
Clothier. Harold II. Hackett. Raymond D. LAtti,
or Beals c. Wright for third string 70 the team
have proved futile. II is possible. however that
they may be accompanied by a wealthy follower
viU Hs$ In st~a
capacity OF an advisory captain. aiding the two
ntneteenyear-old youths by his more mature judy
ment
Arrangements have been made FOR Mclaughlin
and Long 90 sail from Vancouver. 3. O.. for sgd
uey. Australia. Friday. October s. They are
expected 70 arrive there the drst OF November
which win give them more than three weeks OF
preparatory practice before the cup matches are
played In lawn tennis circle. the impression pre-
walls that the two youths. the youngest players
this country has sent in quest OF cup will
make a good showing Both are possessed OF ex-
eeptional aggressiveness and physical strength.
Then their extraordinary speed and fast footing
II is believed. will carry them far victory
They will not suffer from the heat. as did BeaIs
C. Wright and Frederick B. Alexander last year
as they are accustomed 10 It. From the Official
Toint OF view II is argued that Mclaughlin and Long
cannot do worse than some OF the previous Amer
ican teams and that as they the best avail
able" they may DO better
Lawn tennis players OF the Park Hill Country
Club scored Ave out Of six matches yesterday
against the team OF the Dunwoodie Country Club
on the courts Of the latter organization. at Yon-
kers- Two OF the singles went the limit OF three
sets. Travers d. Csrman. Park Hill defeated
Theodore Irving Wood. Dunwoode. A-S 60
60, and Henry II. Burdick. Park Hill. debated
A. C. Bush. r., Duuwoodie. IS. SIS. g.. In
HIS match Carman played his drives splendidly
He struck his gait after Wood had iron the hrrt
set Carman let the bail bound high. and then
whipped IL from his side for deeply placed shots
20 the corners across court az such angles that
II impossible for Wood 10 reach for return
despite his aggressive work all the way
The one match that DunwoOdie scored was in
the doubles \. c. Bush. jr-. and F. II Sisson de-
feating Henry H Burdick and Irving Hance. 6-S.
So. This match filled with rapid fire vol
Ieyins The Park Hill pair lacked stesdiness and
accuracy, however. and lost in straight sets.
The summary:
IntsTciub sinxies-Arthur 3 Funyon. Park Hlu.
feated Arthur N. Aiken. DunuOode. Ct. ID: z. :.
James. Park HILL defeated WEgner Van Vlack. Dun
woodIe. e. 6-S; Henry n. Burdick. Park Hill. de-
feated A. 4. Bush. jT.. DunwoOde. "a S-3. a.:
Irving Wood Dunwoodie. "a. s.. e
InteTclub dOubies-ATthur = Runyon and T. s
James sPnrk Hill. defeated Arthur NJ Aiken Wag-
Van Vlack. DunwOodie e. G-S; A. c. Bush. r..
and = H. SissOu. DunwoOdie. defeated Henry II. Bur
dick and irving Hance. Park Hfl. e-s. e.