New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
LAWN TENNIS RENRSALS
Tourist Players Defeated in
Felipe Cup Singles.
PATE AND RICE vICTORS
Cragin and Hall Beat Gardner
and Connen for Bronx
Doubles Title.

Two reversaIs of form ushered in n.
Felipe challenge cup singles portion OF tie
tourna ment on the clay courts Of the Now
York Lawn Tennis Club. f23d street and
Manhattan avenue. yesterday. The Bog
tonian. G. Gilbert Pfympton. and F. A Btu
menschein. recently returned from France,
lost in straight sets. Both matches wers
r. the second round because Of byes. Wall
ter l.. Pate the Brooklyn champion. defeat.
ing Plynlpton by a score Of So and s-3,
and Chester p Rice defeating B'umensehein
by a score of SIS. 10-S-
Altogether thirteen matches were decided
among the field of forty-six competitors for
the trophy upon which Harold III. Racket,
has scored two legs. Theodore Roosevelt
PeIL one. and OF which Gustave F. Touca-
ard Is the present holder The tournament
Is under the direction Of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association, Dirnon
Z Roberts acting as referee. notable
entry is Dr. p. 3. Hawk. Of the University
OF Illinois. a member OF the national sx-
ecutive committee
In the ether important contests l. MI
lens Burt. the former Boston expert defeat
ed Irving Giiffin. 60, SO; G. A L. Dionns
defeated Charles GaIwey. SIS, SIS, while
Robert T. Bryan. the former reginenta
champion, advanced to the third round, de-
feating sucessively Mark Noble. SIS. So.
So, and r Z. Levers. 6-3. SO.
The continuation Of the singles and tho
beginning OF the Manhattan championship
doubles will hold the courts both morning
and afternoon tomorrow. National cham
MONS Harold III. Hackett and Frederick B.
Alexander. and Hackett and Raymond D.
Little. have scored upon these trophies tho
S-1Daa ed -fs.r
through
The beginning Of this important tourna-
rnent was most auspiciOus and the expert
ment of charging an admission fee az the
gate. as is the custom in England proved
satisfactory. fair gallery being in attend
ance Pate against the Bostonian, PIyn7-
ton. found his opponent unsuccessful in til.
handling Of his fast drives Pate also
placed with unerring accuracy his shots
down the lines and across court. all finding
the mark, so that Plympton was easily ous-
played
Rice hit so well to deep court that he had
Rlumenschein always In difficulties. Blu
menschein materially strengthened his game
In the second set His terrific smashing
from the base line repeatedly aced Rice. who
used all of his ar. at strategy and lobbins
to overcome the tactics of his opponent
The match was a speedy one. but Blunnen-
schein could not always place with certain
ty and so lost the deciding set after long
deuce and vantage rallies The summary
follows:
Felipe challenge cup mems singles first round
G A l. DiOnne defeated Charles Galwey,
6-3 6-3: Edgar 2. Leo defeated II. H. knight.
6-1. 60 Dimon E. Roberts defeated Henry
P B h Martin "a - r. T. Bags defeated
r. raLra s.
defeated Mark Noble. e-s so. IS
Second round-L. Mleus Burt defeated Irving
Giffin. so 80: Edward A Gunther defeated
E. A. BlUmenschein, 6-3. 1O-s; L n Fitcn
defeated R l. Baggs. e, e. Robert I.
Bryan defeated r. z. Levers. 6-3. SO; Georss
s. Groesbeck defeated Robert Taylor. g. 60;
Walter l. Pate defeated c. Gilbert Plyrnpto1.
e. 63.
William B. Cragin. jr.. and Walter Mer-
riT Hall won the Bronx championship eou-
bIes yesterday on the clay courts OF the
Bedford Park Lawn Tennis Club in the
tournament under the direction Of ths
United States National Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation. In the final they defeated the PAR
composed Of the Californian. Carleton r
Gardner and William II. Council. by
score of 81, 81. 6-S and 6-4. The perfect
team manoeuvring of the champion win
ners. combined with their spirited volley-
ing at the net. Halls splendidly placed
cross court drives and Cragin's faultlesS
PLAYING of his overhead strokes carried
them through successfully Gardner was
easily the stronger on his side of the net
He varied pace cleverly and worked hke
a hero IN all parts of the court