New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
Rapid Progress on Second Day
of Lawn Tennis Tourney.
REDUCE FIELD TO FIFTEEN
Carleton Gardner Among Those
Eliminated in Contest on
Harlem Courts.

Rapid progress. fraught with some IN
usual results. marked tile second day of the
cup tournament under the direction of the
United States National Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION on the clay courts of the Harlem
club. I3Ist street and Seventh avenue, yes
terday. The field of ffty-two was reduced
10 fifteen, which was something of d rec
ord for progress. Among those eliminated
was the Californian, Carleton r Gardner,
who in doubles match on the turf of the
West Side Club on Sunday strained his
right ankle. On attempting to play at the
Harlem club he found that the ligaments
were in bad shape. so he was compelled 10
retire, and it is uncertain when he will be
able to take the court again.
There was sufficient class to dispel the
gloom of this incident however. To begin
with the Bostonian, c. G. Plympton, opened
the day by disposing Of an Englishnan. G.
B. Legge, 10, 81. The Briton led at
81 in the first set before Plympton faith
emed his base line driving game. Then the
Bostonian was successful at taking the net
and from that point to the end Legse
only scored one in thirteen games. Later
Plymptou faced Benjamin NJ. Phillips, who
defeated him "a, 6-3, TO the surprise
of the experts. and thereby gained his place
in the round before the senai-finals. This
match was played late and the light was
poor and passing strokes always held him
safe over his opponent.
William 3. Cragin, jr., the Long Island
champion; Walter Merrill Hall, regimental
champion, and Walter l. Pate, the Brook
lyn champion, were trio that reached the
third round Cragin was in good form.
In turn he disposed of Julio NJ. Schumacher,
the old Comedian, 6-5. 6-3. and DR.. Will
lam Rosenbaunl. 81, 6-l. To Pate fell the
honors of turning the tables on the young
expert. S. II. Voshell, to the score of Go,
70 BY this victory Pate avenged smoth-
ering defeat of a year ago. AT that time
he appeared TO have Vosheli defeated, when
the youngster rallied and by brilliant
rush completely swept Pate before him.
Pate never allowed his young adversary to
safely gain the net yesterday. His control
was so perfect that he won the first set
at love Voshen did better in the next set
by tremendous speed. but he could not
overcome Pate's steadiness.
Hall was at his best in his match against
s. Wallis Merrihew, whom he defeated SIS
6-3 by splendid driving on one fast stroke
just as Hall let go a cat scampered across
the court and the ball hit pussy amidships.
It was a fair shot, but only the cat
bounded Merrihew lost the point. The
doubles viii begin to-day with seventeen
pairs.
Mems cup singles tfrst roundl-Geerge s.
Groesbeck defeated George a Hamlin, IS
6-1. e.: Paul Martin defeated Carleton r
Gardner, by default; II. Raleh defeated Walter
u. Chase. 6-1, C.; William 8. Cragin, 1r., ce-
feated Julio N. Stelnaeher, IS. Ga; DR.. J. H.
Travel defeated Robert T. BRYAN, by default; J.
II Kyle defeated H. J. Fitzpatrick, e, 81:
Frederick G. Bags defeated Charles Cole, S-S,
al: 5. Wallis Merrihew defeated NJ \. Noble,
by default; Henry NJ Hobart defeated GustaVe
Schumacher. IS 60, Ga.
second round--Walter l. Pate defeated 6. II.
Boshell, 60 10. George : Greesheck de-
feated Paul Martin. 6-1. 1o-s; b. r. Hin de-
feated II. Baleh CT SO: William B. Cragin,
'ir defeated Dr.. william Rosenbaum 81, e-1;
{. NJ Schubert defeated Dr.. J, H Travel, by
default: Walter Merrill Hall defeated s. Wallis
Merrihew 6--3, Is; Henry NJ Hobart defeated
a r. Salembier 4-6 10. e-3; J. Lowther
defeated Remson Schenek. 60, SIS; c. G,
Plvnptorl defeated q. B. Legge, ID, 81: Ben
jainn II. Phillips defeated E. H Jaynes, by he
fault
G. G. Plympton, "a, 6-S-