New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-16
EXPERTS EARN BRACKETS
Grant. Phillips and Moore in Fine
Form on Harlem Courts.
HAMMETT FIGHTS HARD
Youngster of Pelham Manor
Makes Spirited Stand Against
Former Indoor Champion.

Three OF the avn tennis experts-WYlie 9.
Grant. tho former national indoor cham
pion; Benjamin NJ Phillips and Harold
Moore-won their places in tho sem-final
round Of tho Harlem cup tournament yes
terday on the Harlem club courts. Grant.
in arriving at his bracket. had hard
time of IT defeating Alfred ID Hammett,
the youngster of the Pelham Manor Club.
6-3, rs.
At the beginning Of the match Hammett
found difficulty in placing the ball beyond
the tremendous reach Of the towering
Grant one set down and he had learned
his lesson. Then IT was that tho hoy played
seesaw with his returns. hitting alternately
high and low. Furthermore he handled
Grants fast express service. with it's elu-
sive breaking hounds IN perfect fashion.
Grant used every artiiice TO shake the
boys splendid game. II was all 70 no pur-
pose.
BY his continuous variations Hammett
forced tho game along, following service,
until Grant led him AT st and was 4o-lj
on tho tenth game The advantage of the
service was with Grant. but the youngster
cut loose with such a spectacular lot Of
SfbiN ina. ilH N'blFu lllf' Ecibft WI hll- wv
score TO Sail. I'm the ncxt two games the
points were all close Grant finally winning
tho match. In the second round Grant do
feated rho Young Engishman. George z.
Legg, S. 60
Phillips fairly danced over the court IN
his match with tho Rev T.. \. LOvther Of
tho West side club. defeating him 6-3,
St His game was all angles. and he
placed his returns with such battling IN
eSpectedness that AZ every stage tho Rev.
Mr.. Lowther was outplayed, despite a
pretty uphill battle. Moore. tho Kings
County player. defeated Henry Manchester,
SIS 6--4. in q contest that was fought out
AZ long range driving The rallies were all
good. each Of the mon forcing for openings
and tho points being won By sldlful ma
nGuvring and steadiness In the close
games Moore made occasional attacks ut
the net, bringing of the pinch points by
pretty overhead strokes.
The drawings for the doubles will he
made this afternoon and that portion OF
the tournament begins tomorrow.
The summary follows:
Harlem CUP. mems singles (frst round,--Ar-
thur Scheffer defeated Gustsve Schumacher by d.
fault.
second round-wylic 9. Grant defeated O. 2.
tegg s., g: 9. a Anderson defeated %
min VI Phillips defeated pr. William Hosen,
baum "a. 8 4. Henry Manchester defeated
Third round-N'vIia . Grant defeated Alfred
y. Hamnett. 6--3. rs. benjamin NJ. Phillips
defeated the Roy. F. A. Towther. e-3. s.
Harold Moore defeated Henry Manchester. 6-3.
g.
Edgar F. Leo won his place in the third
round Of tho championship tournament on
tho courts Of the New York Lawn Tennis
club YESTERDAY PLAYING fast shots down
the sides az he ran into vOleying range AZ
the net Leo defeated l. lngersol. so SO
Another Of the interesting contests OF the
DAY was in the first round. a. l. Hoe de-
feating CASTOR De Perigney. a young
French player who has recently taken 10
PLAYING At the club ST. 81. The swift,
glancing ball seemed to dsconcert the
French player as tho American hit with
powerful strokes. Another match was
scheduled between two OF the Frenchmen.
I hut il was chalked on the board as: +. 81.
Phale defeated Jean Du Bos. by default,
Considerable attention was paid 10 the
pIa Wing Of NJ T. T. Gdiyo. youthful
German expert. who rs rl9Nng his first
appearances in this couutCr. Galvo did not
engage I'm tournament match but devoted
himself 10 practice. His attack was always
fiery and his shots came off with plenty OF
sting I'm the German national ratings
Galvo is placed among the leading ten.
> Altogether thirty-two competitors arc
listed in tho tournament the winner 10 meet
Theodore Roosevelt pell in tho challenge
match for the cup
Prnccton's lawn tennis team, led nv
Dean Nathey will engage tho team Of the
Crescent Athletic club on the courts at
Bay Ridge on next Saturday. Henry G.
Martin. Charles VI Bull. jr, Leonard
Brooks and possibly Karl Bohr and Harold
H. Hackett will have places on the Cres-
cent team.