New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-23
PHILLIPS IN FINE FORM
Wins Way to Semi-FinaI RounE
in Lawn Tennis TOURNEY.
PELL EASILY DEFEATS HALL
Washburn and Church Victoriou,
in Fast Play on West +
Side Courts.

Running miles over his court and return.
ing the ball across the net in true Ensl.,
fashion. BENJAMIN NJ Phillips won HI.
place In The semi final round Of the Bron,
championship lawn tennis tournament yssi
terday IN the courts OF the Bedford Par
Lawn Tennis Club. Mosholu Parkway
Phillips made something akin to a recsri
for one day in a tournament He took M
first round match from Robert NJ Becksi
by default Then he met W. e. Allen. M
Knickerbocker Field Club expert. dispossu,
Of him IS e.. Getting through N,
third round safely. Philips defeated Ralph
L Baggs, OF the West Side Club. so. 81
In the progress Of the tournament IN
referee recorded defaults unsparinsy. rhh
was done so that the doubles may besi,
with a free field to-day. for there "a
large number Of pairs entered for the tn.
The brunt Of the work fell upon phillin.
He acquitted himself well He tried IA,
everything No shot ever seemed "a NJ
beyond his reach. The surprising fea,u.
Of his PLAYING was that he volleyed q, Az
times doing equally well from close rans.
or near the net. Overhead he was deaty-
his opponents never being successful in "a.
turning one Of his smashes
Theodore Roosevelt Pen. national insn,,
champion. also appeared His best matt.
was in the second round. in which he A.
feated Walter Merrill Hall. hnalist Of III.
clay court championship. 81 6-9 psiis
drives from his fore and hackhand wars
too fast for Hall. Every time the la,,s,
came mp 70 TIE net Pell slashed the bali
past him for the point. winning with sass.
The summary follows:
Bronx championship. rner's single, fer.. ,,r,.
W. G Allen defeated 4 Hoe b. default. B..s
BY default. H c steinkarpf defeated S"p
Adams by default, Theodore Roosevet Pal ~.
teated {. Adams. 90. 60. Walter Merrill H,r
defeated K Bray by default G Gilber, Pima,
ton defeated Robert T. BRYAN by default '""
second round-Georse 5. Groesbeck dets,tn y
.. r SI,teinkampf 116. So. IS. BENJAMIN Il
Howard voshell defeated T 2 Walsh
81 Frederick c. Bags defeated I Herman
ID. g. Theodore Roosevelt Pei d.tea,sl
NETT defeated G. o Hague s-s. SIS
II. Hammstt. SO, as. Beniamil N pssInf3
defeated II ". Cubit e g..
Fourth rund-Bentamin " Philllns dat,srA
Ralph l.. Bags 50. e.
Two ~ the scholastic exparts-T N.
Washburn. winner of the Columbia ttrs,
last season. and George VI. Church. prineAl
tons winner-advanced 10 the rourd h.,o,a
the semi-fnals in the championship sins al
on the courts CT the West Side Tennis Ciu,l
yesterday Washburn was SPEEDY and "a
curate IN his volleyins. In turn he defeated
John c. Tominson, So. 81. and n Phslnl
stokes, Glove. 81. Neither OF his ,ppol
nents was Speedy enough 20 dislodga thl
younester when he came IN 70 close rars..
HIS peculiar style Of handling his racket,
using entirely a wrist movement for biz
strokes puzzled both Tomlinson and Stokes
The direction the ball was 10 take was al.
ways in doubt. so that the boy won tn.
hiatcnes win me loss OF only five games
Cfurch played mid-court game Success
fully against Joseph T. Condor, the former
expert OF New York University Condon
made Church work for the first set befn.
TIE boy won IT. at SIS. Then Church Tex
az love. With the set score balanced
Church at once started his mid court driv.
ms and blocking once more Condor rad
learned the futility of trying 70 place the
bali beyond the boys reach He attempted
10 score on sheer speed, but he found that
Church was not 70 be frightened By RAPID
driving OF volleying He handled the ball
well for placement on It's return. winning
the match at S.
The first round was entirely cleared
Frederick G. Inman. the former New York
State champion. emerged from this round
by defeating q. g. Beach. So 81. ard
then went on to the second, defeating Or,
Ewing E Taylor So. 6-3. Lyle z. Ma.
han and George Carlton Shafer also Gang
out with him. both in easy fashion.
The summary follows:
West side championships mems single. (srss
roundD-Georse n Bodman defeated L X Fnea,
so IS GO. Frederick e Inman 6etssist
g e. Beach. 90. al: Lyle +. Mahsn defeated
Lester c Reilly. 81, 81: g Gordon ietea'.t
Or J. II Billings. O.. ~: walter Merrill
Hall defeated Howard P Romans. 6--S ~;
George Carlton shafer defeated william D.
Bourne 81. e.. g. r. Leonard defeated ".
5 Hagar. 6--3. 6-2.
second round-w NJ wsshburn defeated John
c Tomlnson. 6-3. 81; n. Phelps stokes a.
feated T. Slidell by default. Frederick g innsa
defeated Or z E TAYLOR. s-S. s-3. Lyle Z.
Nahan defeated the Rev, E A. Lowther, S.
"a: George Carlton shater defeated {. R,
Leonard. a. 81; Joseph F. Condor defeated
seymoure Johnson. al. So
Third round-John slads defeated Gerry
Konta hv default: ". VI. Washburn defeated n.
pbeIns stokes 90 81 George VI. Church d.
fssted Joseph F. Condor. Sc 0-6. Is