New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-12
CLASS TELLS ON COURTS
Favored Lawn Tennis Players
Win in Indoor Tourney.
HOLDEN MAKES GRANT WORK
Former Champion Wins, Never
theless-Gardner, Pell and
Cragin Among Viotors.

Lawn tennis class proved itself IN the
opening rounds Of the twelfth national in
door championship tournament yesterday
on the courts Of the 7th Regiment Armory.
6Sth street and Park avenue. In the hrst
round Wylie c. Grant the former holder.
defeated Reuben A. Holden. jr. Of Yale,
by q score Of ga SIS; James Cushman dis
posed Of the young expert, James O'Neale.
jr., by a score Of 81, al, and Benjamin
NJ. Phillips defeated the brilliant youth.
George M. Church. by a score Of IS, g.
love- II was the first appearance Of Church
on fast board courts. He lasted a set, but
then the pace was beyond him and he
faded before the sting OF Phillips attack.
In the second round Gustave r. Touchard.
the present champion. advanced by de-
fault Carlton r. Gardner, OF the ranking
ten and Californian. scored his second
match. defeating George S. Groesbeck by =
score Of SO, 81. Theodore Roosevelt Pen.
former champion. won against s. Wallis
Merrihew. 60. 6-love. while Franklin II.
Gates and J. L. Cote, jr.. Of the Yale team.
each scored. the former defeating NJ. +.
Willetts by score Of 81, Ga and the lat
ter winning over Charles c. Chambers. SIS.
"a william b. Crasin. jr.. the Long
Island title holder, scored In a rapid match
One competitor. Robert NJ. Beckley. adj
vanced A. far ~ the fourth round, defeat@
ing Arthur SchefYer by the score Of go
IS
Every condition favored an excellent be-
ginning Of the championship The light was
all that could be desired and the gallery.
which numbered thousand spectators had
It's Ill Of spirited sport. Altogether forty
three results went down on the card. Tho
record field OF eighty aspirants was re-
duced 10 thirty-seven, and OF this only
seven defaults for temperance were re-
corded in the first round and twelve in the
| second.
Interest centred upon the match In which
| Grant met Holden, of Yale. At the start
| Holden endeavored to outmarreuvre tho
| former from the deep court He could not
] attain TO the speed with which Grant sent
| the ball humming to the corners, nor ~as
| his direction good. As a result the fais
champion only scored the second and sixth
game. He was splendid In the latteNgam~.
| He voleyed with terrific power and as he
cut his shots low Grant experienced trouble
with the returns. The points touched deucs
| four times before Holden won by straight
| passing shots.
| Changing his attack Holden ran into
lead OF 81 on the second set, as he devel-
oped slashing net gang that Grant
seemed Unable to check. The Yale player
also led at -. Then Grant began to send
over his crossing shots. Each time the Yale
expert was caught OFF his feet az he was
on the jump for close range. The points
were splendidly fought, but Grant had the
corners down finely and pulled up to a lead
OF "a. Again Holden varied his work.
using the side lines for passes. He APP
peared 10 have Grant going, for he forged
ahead TO So. At the critical moment how
ever Grant forced his cross drives through
and won tho set and match with thres
! games in order at SIS.
All Of the matches OF the day were won
| in straight SETS. On the whole. the play
was the best of any year of the champion
ship.
The summary follows:
National indoor championship singles chrst
round).Carton r. Gardner defeated Harold
King Smith. by default; Morris S. Clark de-
,sa,sa rssssrick @ Anasr-Sn BY defsuls sul5o
"a IS; George c shaf.r Gsfested Frederick
lam D g .. g a. s:Ti soS s:r:'I'd Ryan Mi
SSs:1:Sn Il s.,. !. Sho5nlIg b o,S S'fasl
James S. cushmsn defeated James o Neals. 81,
81. 81: Arthur S. Crasin defeated Walter y.
Chase. by default: A. II. Man, 81. defeated
Robert Putnam, by default. f. VI. Watrous de-
feated Everett Townsend Sc. 6-S; W. $.
Bowler defeated Dr. c. E Webster by default;
Walter Roberts defeated G. II. Bonsal by de =
fault Benjamin N. Phillips defeated George N.
Church S-s, 90
Second round-Gardner IL Miller defeated
| II. Mex. Gazebrook. by default: Franklin u.
Gates defeated III. p. Willetts. 81, 81;
! A. NJ. Van der Byl defeated a. l. Hoskins. by
| default. J. l.. Cote, tr., defeated Charles c.
Chambers. s-3. e.: NJ l. Wilson defeated
! II. NJ. Keator by default T. G Fulton de-
feated II. J. Fitzpatrick. "a Is; c. Gilbert
Plmpton defeated A. a. Deaderer, By default: ;
Theodore Roosevelt Pel defeated : Wsilis
| Merrihew. GO, Go; A. g. Moses defeated
| F. w Peaselee, 60 6-3: ~. p. Smith de-
feated r. W. clifford. 81 80. Walter Hsz-
| ard defeated Valentine Treat. 6-1, SO: Gus
| tave F. Touchard defeated Louis J. Grant. b.
default. Carlton r Gardner defeated George
feated A. II. Man. jr.. 50. 81; r N.
Maplesden defeated Earle Barnes by default
l. p. Moore defeated Percy NJ Hall. 81.
| IS: William B. cragin, f.. defeated s. How
| ard Voshell. 6-l, 6-3, DR.. William Rosen-
baum defeated Paul f. Goold 6-8. -
Robert NJ. Beckley defeated c. z. VI. Amer
man, by default: Arthur seherer defeated
defeated ". H. BATHS 60. Is: Gustave J.
steinacher defeated Dinon E. Roberts by de-
fault; Samuel A. westfsll defeated Edgar r.
Leo by default: Walter Merrill Hall defeated
Paul E. Mead by default; A. z. Peterson de-
feated Harry a Parker, SIS. 6-2. Abraham
Bassford. tr.. defeated George A. Won dsr
Null, by default.
| Arthur ScheHer 81 IS