New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-09
KEEN PLAY At DUNN00D|E
Fiqht for Hudson River Lawn
Tennis Title NarroWS Down.
.BURCHARD COMES THROUGH
Powelton Champion Has Easy
Time Defeating Simpson and
O'Brien in Early Rounds.

Four of the competitors for the Hudson
River lawn tennis championship in mems
singles arrived in the round before the
finals yesterday on the clay courts or the
Dunwoodie Country Club, YonkerS. In
the upper half Ross Burchard, Of Powell
ton, the holder Of the cup and title, came
through by defeating Percy w. Sampson,
OF Park Hill. at So. 60; and w. l.. OBrlen'
OF New Rochelle, 6-3 6-3. Burchard varied
his pace cleverly at all times. His drives
spotted down In the corners and his de-
ceptve chop strokes bafiled his opponents.
In the lower section King Smith, or
Powelton: Homer W. Guernsey, OF Pough-
keepsie, a former holder of the champion
ship, and l.. du Pont Irving, OF Ardsley'
scored In straight sets. 1T fell to Smith TO
dispose Of Colonel l.. II. Holt. Of the West
Point team, at Ga. 6-3. The West Pointer
fought at lcng range throughout the two
sets He sent the ball sizzling through
Smiths court and kept the latter on the
jump 1t was fast playing for the nine
teen games, but at the critical stages the
West Point player was not sure OF his ann
in the rapidty Of the work, so that omlth
took the advance I'm the fourth round
Guernsey disposed of Stewart Rowe, OF
Park Hill, at 60. 6-S: and Irving, who is
rated as one of the foremost squash play
ers, won a slashing match against o. II.
Riggs, Of Nyack. at rs. 6-3.
One Of the West Point players, Colonel
W. \. Bethel, maintained his place. He
defeated +. =. Fuller. Of Amackassn, at
60, 6-3. Colonel Bethel, who in his Har-
ward days was the partner of Dwight f.
Davis. doner OF the international cup,
proved one Of the sensations of the open
ing day OF the championships lie pos
sessed speed and an eagle eye for discern
ing the smallest openings through which
TO shoot pass. His fore and back hand
ers sent the ball along at a pace that kept
Fuller working all the time. Then he was
crafty In slowing up at unexpected mo-
ments so that Fuller hit the ball out OF
| court and into the net
The summary follows:
Hudson River championship mems singles
FIRST round)-H. c Peters Dunwoodie defeated
David K. Todd. Bronxvllle by default; II. d.
Belts, Powelton, defeated G. Blair, New York A.
9, nv default; Colonel W. A Bethel West
Point defeated f. =. Fuller. Amackassin, e.
ID. Henry H. Dugdich, Park Hill, defeated Dr.
Arthur g. keene. by default; Raymond +. Rode
Dunwoodie. defeated Morris < Clark. Bronx
vile. by default. Frederick j. Fox. New Ro-
chel!e. defeated y. W. Granger, BronXyille, by
default. Richard F. Anger. New Rochelle, de
teated Enrich Ambrose. Park Hnl Sd. IS; J
/. Robertson, Bronxyille, defeated Alexander
Behr. Saegkil by default
Second roUnd--Dr. B. +. Drake. New Rochelle
defeated joseph l.. iowa Powelton, 3-6. 81
Ga: II. c. Mcclure, Ssegkil defeated Alphonst
Deane Park Hill. 6-2. 81, Ross Burchard
Powelton. defeated Percy simpson, Park Hill
81 60 w. l.. q Brien. New Rochelle. de
feated J. Alexander Del Mar. Dunwoodie, g
g. Colonel l.. II. Holt. West Point defeated
Frank =. Roundey, New York a. c., by default
King Smith Powelton, defeated W ". Mallory
New York \. G., by default; stewart Rowe
Park Hill, defeated Rufus Davis, New York
.. by default Homer ". Guernsey, Poughkeep-
sic. defeated Willoughhy Black, New York A.
.. by default. T. du Pont Irving. Ardsley, de
featet A. +. Iattmer, BronXyille, by defaut
o II Riggs. Nyack. defeated J. Armstrong
Saegkill. 6-l. G-3.
Third round Ross Burchard Powelton' de
feated W I. O'Brien New Rochelle. b-3, Cd
King smith Powelton, defeated Colonel l.. II
Holt, West Point, g. 6-.S; Homer W. Gu nl,
sew Pougf keepsie. defeated Stewart Rowe. farH
nm 90 80, l.. IA Pont Irving Ardsey, de
feated o. II. RIGGS, Nyack, -, b-3.