New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
GRANT PLAYS HIS BEST.
Has Hard TuSsIe in Beating
Young Brooklyn Boy.
KEEN SPORT AT W00DMERE
R. D. Richie Wins Splendid Vic
tory Over F. A. Carey in the
Opening Round.

Displaying the dashing daring Of youth,
a Brooklyn boy. Allan z. Burchard, took
a set from Wylie g. Grant, the former ma
tiona indoor lawn tennis champion. and
gave him a stirring battle for the match
in the opening round Of the tournament Tor
the Woodmere challenge cup on tie courts
of the Woodmere Country Club, at Wood
mere. Long Island, yesterday. In the END
Grant was compelled 10 put all Of his pow
erful strokes TO work in order 10 win at
As g. Go.
II was the contest in which the veteran
Of Americas and European tournaments
figured that provided the feature for the
fashionable gallery that sat about the
courts In point OF interest II overshad-
owed a splendidly won victory on the part
OF Royal n. Richie who defeated +. "A.
Carey, of the Rockaway Hunting Club at
i0-s. CO: the three speedy sets, at -
6-3. 81. by which Ralph Martin defeated
Franklin 3. Lord. and the two well won
matches Of 9. Lorraine Wyeth. The lat
ter first disposed of =. J. Wade AZ SO
SO and then followed with a victory over
Paul Martin al 6-3 80. Altogether the
draw Of sixty-four aspirants for the
valuable trophy performed well. the entire
first round and a portion Of the second be
ing completed.
The match IN which Wylie G. Grant met
Allan Burchard held the championship
court The boy was on tiptoe az the be
ginning He took Grants swiftly PLAYED
service and raced 70 the net for the TO
turn. Al guessing direction he was
wizard Fairly lesping in front of Grant g
drives. the boy. who Is slated 10 enter
Yale IN the autumn, slashsd and smashed
returns TO the sides so that ne ran Nh ?
lead Of Al on games before Grant Seemed
20 realize that he had q problem on his
hands not easy Of solution. Grant failed
70 check Burchard IN the frst set. as the
boy. ALWAYS chopping and forcing his plays
70 the sides. scored a. "a
Burchard had pumped himself out IN the
first gat. however. and as ne could not
gain the net with the same speed in the
second Grant began 70 let out his strokes
The youngster fought gamely to the END.
however, and made his famous opponent
work for every point as many or me
games in the deciding sets touched a.
deuce several times
The drawing for the doubles portion or
the tournament will he made this after
noon. so that both ~ the events may he IN
full swing for competition tomorrow.
The summary follows.
voodrsre Challenge Cup. mems sing !es
FIRST roundup William Rosenbaum ds
feated Arthur &. C-agin. by defauif, W p
Bates de1ea,sd p ' E5Sr5 B,ge deaui b.
default. g. A. l. Dionns defeated George W
Rushmore 90 IS. Louis J. Dtsyt1ss DC
feated T. T. Cooke Go. s.. u. Goldman
p TouIinsou defeated Frank p Roundey. by
default. Wylie e. Grant defeated Allan T..
BurcharG. IS. e.. s-S. Thomas Loug nlnah
defeated Frederick P. FOX. ~ deiaplt. - W
ard Cullrnan defeated d.. Arthur 9. keane' ~
default. Ralph Martin defeated Franklin -
ord SIS. s-3. g., Harry j. curtiss de
festsd s Howard Voshel by default honerf
clifford defeated william y. Bourne. By de
fsuit Or Victor Meltzer defeated William n
cornell BIZ default: James :. O'Neale, IT,, de
defeafed Richard 7. Pa liner. By default. Her
bert shambeTg defeated z. Aparieio, oy de
fault. y 2. Ward defeated quentin p.
piscber. al G-3: Paul Forester defeated
Dr. Alien y Beaman. 6-2. e. T. 2. Tom
Iinson defeated Walter X Jennings lr.. b.
9ecsnit Iesiis Fischel defeated Gustaye s.
smith. SIS s., Leo Leventritt defeated Cal
houn Cragin. By default. 4. King Aitken de-
feated J. H. Wainwrlsht' 81 % fS sl
Martin defeated Lawrence WoodburN. By De
fault. g. Lorraine wveth defeated .. J. Wade
Go 90. Royal 2. Richie defeated T. a
carey. 1o-s e. Josef Markus defeated
Richard Stevenson. 81 O. = r. McAFoy
defeated Walter Merrill Hall by default, .
stuvvesant Wainwright defeated Frederick q.
Bags By default. Harry De Rivera defeated
j. Lawrence Phpps. by default ". 7. Banks
defeated DYER Pearl ~ default
Second round-Dr. Victor Meltzer defeated
Robert clifford ~ default A. King Aitken de
feated Leo reventritf. by default. o. Lorraine
Wve+h defeated Paul Martin 6--3. 81. Stuv-
vesant WainW night defeated r. r. McAvov,
sc 6-4. p. Banks defeated Harry dc Ri
vera. Ct e.