New-York tribune., 1910-09-09
KEEN FIGHT ON COURTS
Mrs. Weaver and Calhoun Craqin
Show Their Skill.
AUGUR MAKES LONG STAND
Forces Phillips to the Limit to
Save Match in the Decid-
ing Set.

Lively matches IN the singles and mixed
doubles brought the winners into the finals
of the lawn tennis tournament on the courts
Of the New Rochelle Club yesterday. Mrs
S. F. Weaver. the New Jersey player.
paired with Calhoun CraEta. displayed such
continuous dash in Eheir match that the
pair defeated Mrs. B. F. Tieulan and Lewis
n. Freedman. OF Pelham Manor. So.
81. Swinging her racket with the i'm
portant follow through on her ground
strokes, Mrs Weaver earned many of the
aces for her side on placement II was
only occasionally that she rallied at the net
with Calhoun Cragin. and throughout the
two sets the play was almost wholly con-
fined TO prettiIy calculated back court work
Benjamin NJ Phillips. the well known
hockey player. and l. H Roper came into
the senli-fnaI of the singles each in three
sets Phillips defeated Richard H. Augur
2-6. 6-4 1S-11 after the losing player
had a dozen times been within stroke Of
victorv. Roper defeated Frederick P Fox
81. SIS. 6-3, and by this victory Phil
lips and Roper couple for the top final
bracket In the lower half Morris s. Clark
easily defeated Douglas NJ Mofat 81.
6-love. and paired with Abraham Bass
ford. jr.. the Old Cornell player
The real surprise OF the day came with
the amazing aggressiveness Of Augur- Phil
lips had gone through three rounds without
the loss of a set. and only six games in the
three competitions. No one had been Sic
CessfuI in solving PhilIips's high and swift
bounding service nor checking his swift on
sIaughts at the net and his crossfire shots
From the beginning. however, Augur
handled the service perfectly. returning the
ball straight across and placing so deeply
that 1t was impossible for his opponent 10
come up TO the net with any degree Of Ger
taintv on the first return. II vaa new
experience for Phillips. and AUgIIT had won
the first set on his splendidly timed shots
before the former steadted to- his game
In the second set the Old hockey player
began to work In some Of the acute angle
shots that the Ice game had taught him
He played up the centre line Of his court
and, volleying the returns. passed Augur
as he came to close range. Phillips
took this set before Augur steadied- The
next was closely fought through twenty
four games. PhiIIipss speed finally wearing
his opponent down at the end
The summary follows:
Quaker Ridge championship men singles Cfrth
roundt-Benjamin NJ Phillips defeated Richard
H Augur. "a s.. 13-11. l. H, Roper de
5 80 Clark defeated Douglas NJ N0r'A'' '-i'
Mems doubles first roundl-Morris :. Clark
and Abraham Bassford. ir.. defeated Clinton H
Rowe and partner. by default William Granger
and Arthur NJ Aiken defeated s NJ Swart. ir
and T NJ Lord. by default II. 7 GhOrreley
and r Dunscombe defeated Dr. William stephen
son and partner, by default.
Second round-Mor-1s Clark and Abraham
ir. vs. [. H. Roper and T :. Black.
So. unfinished: Frederick p. Fox and Dr. Ber-
trand 2 Drake defeated William Granger and
Arthur NJ Aiken. 60. 60; H L Ghorrneley
and r Dunscornbe defeated Lowell Lamb and
II A. Kane. SIS. 6-2. :. Howard EOsheii and
Dr. William Rosenbaum defeated Douglas VI
Afoffatt anc Alan Fox. by default
Mixed doubles second rouud)-Miss Blum and
?. W Sidenberg defeated Miss Davis and H L
Thormeley. 6-3. ga
semi-fnal round-Mrs. : F Weaver and Cal
houn Cragtn defeated Mrs 3. z. Tien1an and
Lewis H Freedman. &c. 81
Paul f Mead and Arthur NJ Lovfbond
he Hamilton Grange pair. won their place
avn tennis courts Of the Marine and Field
Jennings. tr. and Lincoln Reimer the
Field Club team. in three
'ast sets at IS l2-l0. 6-.
The winners pair with Julio NJ Stein
,cher and c ? Parkes for the cups and
his match as well the final Of the SIN
,les. in which Harry s. Roberts meets 5
Howard Voshel will De decided on Sunday
Mead and Lovibond rallied with slashing
hots 70 the sides in their match. They
leid Jennings and Reiner of in the sec
md set and il was by their stead1ness IN
he face OF swift volleying when the Knick-
rbocker men were close 70 winning that
nabIed them TO come through.