New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-31
FAST LAWN Tennis PLAY
Inman and Pate Win Places IN
Semi-FinaI Round.
FELIPE CUP FIGHT CLOSE
William B. Cragin Wins Every
Set by Brilliant Work
Rain Interferes.

Two pIayers, Frederick C. Innan. the
metropolitan champion. and Walter L.,
Pate. the Brooklyn titlehoider, won their
places in the semi-fnal round ef the Felipe
challenge cup singles yesterday in the tour
nament on the clay courts Of the New
York Lawn Tennis Club
Inrnan performed splendidly through three
rounds with the loss of only one set HaV-
ing bve in the first round. he defeated
Frederick c. Basgs in the second. IS. 81.
81 Baggs's quick start snlothered ln1nan
al the net before he got his game working
and this was his only loss. The third
round brought Innnan against L. MtllenS
Burt. the former Boston player. whom he
defeated rs. 81. For the ser11t-tinal IN
man defeated Edward A. Gunther easily,
So, SIS Pate had previously competed
and. helped by a default, he met R 4.
Reges for the serni-tinal, winning at A,
s., SO.
While these players led the original field
of forty-six aspirants for the cup held by
Gustave F. Touchard, the other rounds
proved interesting. The appearance Of DR..
p. h Hawk of the University of Illinois
2 member of the national executive com
r1afttee, showed that sterling player at his
hest He reached the third round IN his
last match. defeating Dimon z. Roberts
sR. "a DR.. Hawk hit the bail for power
f,II drives, maintaining an inlpregnable po-
si+ior7 in deen court from which his op-
ponent was unable to disiodge him
The progress of William B. Cragin, ir-.
who recently won the Harlem cup and the
doubles at the Bronx championship, from
the first round developed fast tennis.
eragtn did not los. set and only nine
games in three matches. His mtd-ceurt
volleying ard overhead smashing were at
all times steady and so swift as TO over
7rfseI1fa his adversaries In turn he defeated
Arthur scheffer 6-love, 81; Royal D.
Ritchey. 10 g., and Julio NJ Steinaeher
6-iove. 81
Rain stopped one Of the best and hardest
fought matches of the day. in which wal
ter Merrill Hall was leading Wylie Z
Grant at Is, as. love. Halls passing
shots were finding the openings in the court
Of the ex-internationel indoor champion de-
spite Grants pretty cross-eourt strokes
when the two were compelled TO leave the
court Grant had previously defeated II
H Eggleston, 6-1. 81, and Hall had de-
feated Dr. William Rosenbauin with sur
prising ease at e., Glove. As the result
of the days play the field was practically
brought level into the fourth round The
Manhattan doubles championship viii be-
gin to-day, and the national champions
Harold H. Hackett and Frederick B. Alex
ander. are among the contestants, as the
pair have one leg upon the valuable
trophies.
The summary follows:
Felipe challenge cup Qnen's singles frs
round1-Julio n. SteiRacher defeated Louis J
Grant by default: Royal D. Ritchey defeated
II n Balch e., e.; William b. Cragln, ~
defeated Arthur Scheffer &c, 81; 5 Howare
DreyflIss defeated Norman e. johnson. 81
ga: DR. p B. Hawk defeated Theodore Heose-
yelf PeII BY default: Wylie c. Grant defeat &c
r II E,ggleston 6-1, 6-1; Walter Merrill
Hall defeated DR.. William RosenbauIh' -
second round-Frederisk C. Inman defeated
Freae1ick c. Baggs. 4-6. 6-i b-i; JUNO NJ
stejnsc cher defeated Robert Leroy, by default
William B. Cragin, IL: defeated Royai u -
Edgar F. Leo. by default; S: Howard sos4eI
p b. Hawk defeated Dimon e. Roberts, 90
81: Walter Merrill Hall agt: Wylie G
Grant - 36, 10. unfinished; r. II.
Baegs defeated D z. Peiser. 6-3 ID; Fred
erieE P. Fox defeated Paul Forester. "a, "a
Miliens Burt rs, 6-i; Edward a Gunthsr
defeated Chester ?. Rice, -. e: William B.
Cragtn. ir, defeated Julio NJ. Schumacher. 60
6-i: G. 4. l. Dionne agt. 5. Howard Fo-
George 8 Groesbeck, 81 At. ga; Walter
I. Pate defeated Frederick p Fox. by de-
Fe1rtb round-Frederick c. Imam defeated
FSwsrd A Gunther. g. ca: Walter l. Pate
defeated r. H. Boggs. "a. 6-4. e.