New-York tribune., 1910-09-11
FAST PLAY BY PHILLIPS
His Speed Beats Bassford on
New Rochelle Courts.
CAPTURES LEG ON TROPHY
TaVpntritf Defeats n'Rrion for
Leventritt Defeats O'Brion for
Consolation Prize-Other
Tournament Results.

Putting his racket to the ball with a
| speed that simply overwhelmed his op-
| Ionent. Benjamin NJ. Phillips, the long
famous hockey player, won the first leg on
! the valuable Quaker Ridge championship
/ cup offered by J. H. Ranger yesterday. In
the final match on the courts of the New
/ Rochelle Lawn Tennis Club Phillips de-
/ feated the sormer Cornell player, Abraham
/ 6assford, jr, in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, Is.
/ Only one other event OF the tournament
! reached final. and in that the consola~
tons, the Columbia University veteran.
! Leo L.~Leventritt won, defeating William
L. O'Brion, 6-1. 6-3,
In the mems doubles. T. S. Black and
L. H. Roper. the New York Athletic Club
rair. reached the finals, where they coupled
with Phillips and Leventritt. In their
senai-fnal Black and Roper defeated H. L.
Ghormeley and R. Dunscombe. Ga. rs.
Mrs Henry H. Burdick and Alfred L.
Lattimer the Park Hill pair. worked a re-
versal of form in their reaching the final
of the mixed doubles. In the senli-final
they scored in two furiously fast deuce sets,
at Sc, SIS. over Miss Anna Martin. the
Smith College champion, and Abraham
Bassford, jr- The trophy match of the
mixed doubles will be decided next Satur-
day and the mems doubles this afternoon.
The remarkable feature about the game
that Phillips has developed as the season
has advanced is its amazing speed and ac-
curacy. He was at the top of his game
against Bassfcrd. and the latter was never
certain of the ball, because of its pace, even
when he got his racket to it. Not only did
Phillips work effectively in this way, usu-
ally so risky, but he covered his court re-
ton in a manner that left Bassford no
openings for passing shots.
Much to his discontinue. Bassford was
unable to play his lobbing game. which had
SO effectively checked the advancement of
His other opponents when they spurted tow
ard the net or sent their shots whizzing
through his court The bah came too
Quickly back to the old Cornell player. and
as he could not settle himself for the
proper length n his Iobs nor his driving
shots. Phillips had him making errors Of
nets and outs all the way TO the end.
In the last set Bassford took desperate
chances on his drives and the match fin
ished with thrilling deuce set that kept
the weekend crowd Of spectators applaud
ing Even in the closeness of the contest
Phillips was always equal to the call for
a point so that he came through in straight
sets In the progress of the tournament
PhiIlips's work was remarkable He
played six matches of fourteen sets and
only lost one set, his total being SO games
won to 45 lost Altogether Phillips is
showing the same sort of speed that has
made some of the Californians famous.
The summary follows:
Quaker Ridge ehan2pionshtp nen,s ..n. singles
Men Mems doubles second roand'ET s. Black and
L. H Roper defeated Morris s Clark and
Abraham Bashford. jr., 6-2, S-3-
Third round-T- s Black and l. II. Roper de-
prske. e-S, Ga; II. l. Ghorreley and R,
Dunsconlbe defeated s. Howard Voshell and DR..
william R9seposn% poan6 BY sefaBIs Black and H
Roper defeated !! l. Ghormeley and r. Duns-
mi%ed doubles tthira round)-Miss Anna Mar
tin and Abraham Bashford. tr., defeated Miss
Natalie waddleton and Morris S. Clark. 4-e
SIS g..
Alfred L. iattimer defeated Miss Anna Martin
Consolation singIes tfnsl round)-Leo L. Lev
entrttt defeated William L. O'Brion, 81, 80.
Mrs George H. Humphries and A j.
Ostendorf won the mixed doubles trophies
on the courts of the Riverside Tennis Club
Yesterday In the last event of the tour
nament the pair defeated Miss Margaret
Groves and Harry l.. Steinkamp 1-6. 7-5.
Ga The three sets were well played In
the first set Miss Groves was on tiptoe at
once. and by combining in the volleying
with her partner, the two easily scored the
set
In the next set Mrs. Humphr1es attained
her usual skill and her drives began to find
the mark. II was fast tennis. especially as
Miss Groves. the Maryland and Western
champion. worked with all
the dash and spirit she possessed. 80 that
her side led at 5-3, and were several times
within a point OF winning before Mrs. Hum
nhr;es and Ostendorf. by holding TO their
drives for placement, balanced the games
at 5-aII From that point Mrs. Hum
nhrtes and Ostendorf were the leaders, fin
,sbing out the match by well placed shots in
spirited rallies.