New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-05
Han1rett and Johnston Win
Honors on bronxvIIle Courts.

Auherst's lawn tennis champion, Charles
I. Johnston. ir.. and the New Rochelle ex-
pert, Alfred Hammett divided the honors
IN the opening rounds Of the tournament on
the clay courts of the Bronxvile Athletic
Association Yesterday for the Lawrence
Park challenge cup, now held by George
NJ Church. the recent winner OF the
Princeton interscholastic title.
Johnston won two matches in excellent
style. He first defeated J. Robertson 6-3,
st, and then Frederick P. Fox As, So,
al Johnston reach and. his command OF
hfs fast drives at all times made him a
dangerous opponent. It fell 10 Hammett to
defeat W. l. O'Brien 70, 2-10, 6-S, the
longest match OF the day IN Whlch the
younster held to his steadiness, and pace
ali the way TO the end, practically wearing
his adversary out in the closing set
The list drawn for the tournament Is me
largest in numbers ever assembled Tor t!.e
trophy Eighty players are on the list, m
Guiding C1ustave F Touchard. who has won
one leg on the cup. Touchard scored by a
default YESTERDAY The reI9ree. a, DUo a
ali ronpetitors who failed 10 appear or re
port met the fate Of elimination. In THIS
way the big field was reduced to Workaole
nronortions- for the play that will be con-
tinued to-day, SO as to allow OF me oeg ;iI
giles tomorrow
The summary follows
BronxvilIe mems challenge cup singles Ghrst
round)-Arthur :. Cragin defeated Stanley ward
by default: G a L. Dionne defeated B Apple
tcn BY default; Paul Forester defeated Theodore
La 1Tnttis by default. H Bassford defeated
Frank B Roundey. by default: 4 F. Lattimer
sssTa defeated r Bags BY default eustaye
F Touchard defeated 4 G Darrell, by default;
NJ rsyd snnds a7 DEBATED { G Gaiwey BY
default: George " sannger defeated D. Z:
Peiser by default Richard H. Anger defeated
Cray nv W. H
ffated Alfred Wuppernan' -, 6-s Abraham
Bsssford, jr. defeated Henry Van steenberg'
Second round--Paul Forester, defeated D. J.
Burns 1-6. e IS: a. F. Lattmer defeat ed
f e,Ger5 g s. Goodrich, 6-1. 60; H l. Enrich
defeated Alexander Del Mar, &c; 81. George
s Grossbeck defeated J. g do ON by ny de- e,
default. DR., BENJAMIN F, Drake defeated Leon
ard Keller by default GolJon defeated G,leII
cefeated Charles 3. Falls. 6-3. GO; Earl
Barnes defeated W. II. Blandy, by 5efault: p
EGear F Leo defeated H. Plimpton by default;
Alfred Hammett defeated ". l. OBrien. IL
2I-10 Ga: William II. Connell defeated L. H
Rorer. 90 e-8, Sc: Frederick c. Bags de
teated L. Miilens Burt, by default II X Hath
away defeated C. Rd Ta b. Gsfs req
charles l. Johnston, tr. defeated J Robertson
2l-1o. 6-3: William H Cornell defeated l. H
fora 70 aiA" Bleek. 81. ia: A ! ostendorff de
feated Harry Parker, e. 6.2: Cling smith de
d defeaied $ stewart by default: W N Wash
burn defeated David Sands. 6-l, g; George
W Sallinger defeated Richard H Anger, 4-6.
6-i. e Abraham Basstord jr,, defeated W.
l. Enrich Go. 6-A; 5. Howard Voshen de
feated Earl Barnes 90. G--1. Edgar F. Leo
defeated p G DfteaT5' 9 5atbs 64 fgederGk
Charles l.. Johnston il. defeated Frederick P.
Fox, 4--e. "a. 81; BENJAMIN n Phillips de
feated Robert Major, 6-3. ID; cling Smith de-
feated A ]. OstendorH, 10. 81