New-York tribune., 1909-06-16
UPSET In LAWN TENNIS
TALLANT THE TWISTER.
Hall Wins Hard Fought Match for
Metropolitan Title.

One upset. two reversals OF form and ruthless
defaults the part of the referee, Calhoun Craza
snlivened the metropolitan championship tourna-
nent on the courts Of the West Side Tennis Club
at Van Cortlandt Park yesterday Hugh Tanant
again figured in the business OF twisting the tour
nament around. this time disposins OF Samuel A
westfall. the Kings County and Knickerboeksr
champion after three hard sets. AZ 4-S e. ga
Then Walter Merrill Hall, OF the Hamilton Grange
Club. scored 2s. 1os. f2-19 against the former
Long Island champion. Henry ]. Moenhauer. Thi.
match held the courts for nearly three hours ana
Mollenhauer was a dozen times within stroke %
the match but Halls good passes held him safely.
Arthur s Cragin snothered his brother, Calhoun
Cregfn, So, 81 IN the other unlooked-for result
of the day.
bered eighty, along the referee. this the fourth
day OF the tournament. was unsparins with the
defaults. BY this method he reduced the field 70
eighteen competitors
The won1en's singles begun, and in the lower
half such good progress was made that Miss Louise
s. Hs smmond reached the final round In coming
through Miss Hammond defeated two sistsrs-Nfiss
G. Constable. at 81, 6-2 and then Miss D. Con-
stable, at sI. 6-3-
Miss Elizabeth H Moore the four times natio=zl
champion and Miss Marie Wagner. indoor nafional
champion caused the interest TO centre upon the
top half. Miss Wagner was right on her game.
Her forehand drives went deep and true. so tnat
she easily disposed OF Miss Marcus. at 80 81
An unusually quick result followed this. Mss
Wagner. holding to her fast driving tactics. ds-
feated Miss Wfnifred hoffman, 81 81
Miss Elizabeth c. Bunce. former Hudson River
champion forced Miss Moore to play the longest
match OF the day II was three sets OF splendid
driving lawn tennis with Miss Moore occasionally
going TO the net volley. The match vert
through thirty-thres games. Miss Moore finally win
ming. at rs. 81, s3
The summary follows:
Miss Marie Wagner defeated Miss Erna Marcus, s-2
send roqu4mMis Elizabeth Mo2r. d,Eeasss - @ Al.s
Go1ssshis Sssssd Mss MA: a sAsEs Ms
sslI-hnal rouud-Miss Louise Hammond defeated Mss
Metropolitan championship mems singles first round
Pfeisr aefsatsd william liam + S3nns' S p SSstss
" Y Beuretf defeated % 2 Roberts b. dsesIlts + "
Potter deSeated r D. Ltle by Default; Roy Fachsy d.
featsd fa Ne6a Ha5 RG 5S a + T6a. ersa.d L
!eenG De " o8T %6a DE- 500g gRssk H. a'fss dF.stsa p-
60 - s Edv!9 P Lsrnss s, derestss .s,s Fl .s I9s-
Hague s-s "a: Carleton c Kelley defeated Wyis g
fa i.an & Ss aesuS wassr Y Z bennett asf:asd T y Poe
ter 60 Roy Riehey ssfsatsd AseTt G B9s,@tsA
4-s. "a 50: T Thonaas defeated I H-nderson. 81,
deiauit RehaEd H Palmer defeated G. y Moore BY o.
Th5a 5,u2acslheagIR esI csass5s as, esfsa,ss @ Bss'{
SO e2; Aremus Holmes dsfestsd Norman 6 yosnss.-
e Keg KS.Ty N,,i dfaeI Hsn ssts.:.d z.nry = No
ienhsuer Is 1o-s I2-1o
1 s t9.,,S GFaf. k.ss se''ss:a .ai Ss'o H 4
HHdt G-1 IS. Frederick c. Inman defeated A-sz1s
Mems to96,es 1a-st round'Fssrola H. Eseksst ass
yog sc &C. Burns sns 6 9ooTs Rtssss F T..r
snf George O wagner defeated \ Murchisou and J. .
!-5 t'S Ss a;'e'''d Louis J. O''''0' and H. '"''''