New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
LIVELY LAWN TENNIS
Players Try-0ut for MetropoII.
tan League Series.
ACTIVE ON MANY COURTS
Contestants Rounding Into Form
for Coming Championship
Matches.

were decided on the courts Of the Hamflto,
Grange Club, at 18TH street and Convsn,
avenue. and the New York Lawn Tennis
Club. 123d street and Manhattan avenue.
yesterday. with the object Of selecsin1
players for the Metropolitan League cham
pionship series. -Four pairs contested Al
Hamilton Grange-JuEfo VI. Steinaeher. ara
Paul z. Mead L. Millens Burt and " 7
Banks. Walter Merrill Hall and Jana,
O'Neil, 5r-, and Harold II. KelIock ana
George p. Parhes. At the New York eEe5
Theodore Roosevelt PeH and WyIie G
Grant. Southern national champions Of LA.
year. and Dimon e Roberts ard Robers T.
Bryan were the leading pairs
The result az the New York club was A
surprise, az PeII and Grant were defeated
by Roberts and Bryan, 8-S. IS. s3 In
this match the excellent qualities OF speed
and steadiness which Bryan has acquired
early in the season provided the noss H.
teresting feature OF the play. His first and
second service were severe and usually Sue
eessfuI IN forcing the receiver out Of posi-
ton This action opened Up possibilities for
passing and placing, at which Bryan dis
played great skill He was also especially
clever in his footing, seeming 70 antIeipats
the next shot and getting into position
Roberts supported the good work OF bis
partner most ably. Together they out
manoeuvred the fast but somewhat ragged
attack os the champions IN the first ser.
After that long deuce and vantage session
a terrific squirt won the second SET for Ps1
and Grant Then the steady agsressiyeaess
of Bryan and Roberts came 70 the fore for
the victory at 6-3
On the Hamilton Grange courts Julio NJ
stelnache- and Paul z Mead won the first
OF the doubles defeating l. Millens Burt
and W ]. Banks. 6-3. SA- Walter Merrill
Hall and James Omen, jr.. scored the
other match. at Sc. 81 over Harold H
KeIIcck and George P. Parkes. 1t was the
final which engaged the winning pairs that
produced the absorbing sport for the gal
lery OF spectators. II was evenly contested.
Hall and O'Nei1 finally winning the frst
place and prize over SteinaCher and Mead
ct 6H, Sc.
In this match the forehand driving IF
Hall was valuable asset 20 his side From
the opposite side of the net both SUeIEAcner
and Mead endeayored to overcome the ac-
cUraey and speed OF Halls shots By con-
tinua1 1o6bing- AT this sort OF thing O'Neil
proved an adept. for his perfection ~
smashing managed to keep the other side
busy Altogether, O'SeH, who Is a new
player in tournament competition, appears
likely TO show himself a consistent pojnE
winner for the Hamilton Grange Club this
season.
All OF the details Of the matches Mere
well arranged. Samuel Taylor, ". J. Banks
and c. P Parkes officiating as Grapires ard
Iinesmen-
Lawn tennis players were out yesterday
getting their strokes in shape for the frst
OF the open tournaments on the schedule
of the United States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association in this city the third an
nuaI meeting of the Harlem Tennis club
Mems singles and doubles and a cOnsola-
ton will be decided on the clay courts OF
the club at I31st street and Seventh ave
nue.. beginning next Saturday May Il, and
the following days. Gustave F. TOuchard
won the cup OF this tournament last sea
son, and among the competitors will bs
Richard II. Palmer. Theodore Roosevelt
PeIl. ROYAL D. Ritchie. William D Bourne
and others.
All of the matches in the tournament viii
be the best two I'm three deuce and vantage
sets, with the exception OF the finals, which
will be the best three in five sets The
tournament committee is Dr- W1Il1am
Ros4nbauna, chairman Henry Robinson.
Benjamin n Phillips, DR.. Robert F. Chap
man. jr and Dr- il 3 NIc1Iichael-
owing 70 the pressure Of many cor1peti-
tors OF the courts OF the West Side Tennis
Club, at 23sth street and Review Place. the
,,Ir,
terday to hold the championships in mems
singles and doubles on the Old cOUTtS az
nth street and Amsterdam avenuei The
two events viii begin Monday. May 15- The
winner in the singles viii become the holder
of the Hackett-aIexandeF cup for the year
and this year the former Columbia Tntver-
sity collegiate champion. Lyle E NIahan.
will play through the tournament instead
of standing out. Beginning Tomorrow. on
the new field the wOmen's championships
in singles doubles and mixed doubles viii
be decided.
In fuTthering the plan of weekend tour
naments the club at this time is scheduling
matches with the cOIIesians The team OF
Yale, headed by Captain Reuben A. Holden.
jr.. who performed so we'll during the re-
cent indoor national championship. will
meet the West Side team SATURDAY. May
Is in series OF singles and doubles. Other
contests are being arranged with teams
from Columbia University. Harvard, Prince
ton (which il the Alma Mater OF Frederick
b, Alexander and Raymond d IiJtIeD- and
possibly the University or Pennsylvania
King Smith. acting as captain. announced
yesterday the 9Th Regiment team OF lava
tennis players that will journey 70 ne
United States Military Academy at West
Point. on Memorial Day, May 90. for tbs
first OF a stries of matches The PLAYERS
VIII be Byrd S. Wenman. Robert T Bryan.
former regimentaI champion: Morris $.
Clark, Arthur s. Cragin. L. H. Fitch ard
King Smith