New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-26
PHILLIPS WINS BY RALLY
Defeats Gustave ToUChard in In
door Lawn Tennis Match.
SPIRITED PLAYING RULES
Former Hockey Star Hits Fast
Pace in Last Two Sets and
Is Returned Victor.

Taking advantage ~ every opening and
sending the ball back with good pace. Ben
1amin NJ Phillips the oldtime hockey
PLAYER. defeated Custsve F. Touchard. the
indoor national champion. in the cham
pionship tournament on the lawn tennis
courts Of the 69th Regiment Amor. 25th
street and Lexington avenue. Yesterday
afternoon BY his victory. which was
scored AT 1-s. "a. a.. Phillips gained
the seml-hnal round OF the singles. Wylie
o. Grant. the former national title holder.
and Dr. William Rosenbaum also worked
I'D 70 the same round. Or. Rosenbaum de-
feated Dr. Victor Meltzer, SIS, 6-3, and
coupled with Phillips for the final. while
Grant had an easy time defeating q A. l.
Dionne. IS. 6-love
During the day the doubles were begun
with twelve pairs and Benjamin VI Phil
lips and Wylie Grant won their place in
the seminal In their match they defeat
ed George 5 Groesheck and r. p Smith,
IS, So
Touchard won the FIRST set. losing only
one game. and led in the second at ~ on
games. BY watching for every opening
Phillips managed 10 pull up even az all
Then he came up 10 the net behind
every return. When in position he smashed
with terrific force. so that the ball was
usually bounding over the backstops II
was by this sort Of playing that he bal
anced the set score az IS
Both men PLAYED desperately hard lawn
tennis in the third and deciding set Touch
ards splendid pace and hriniancy were
matched BY Phillipss agility in court COW
ering and his steadiness. The games went
a. q roUsing gait 10 5-all. Then Touchard
forced the lead at IS on his service, and
IN the twelfth game 10 within a point
Of the match At this critical stage a slow
falling ball offered the champion an allur-
ing opportunity 10 smash He did But
Instead Of steadving himself for the shot.
Touchard wansed away, the ball going far
outside court Phillips managed 10 hold
even up TO all Then he made his net
game effective. whipping across placed
shots that won a, 81
The summary follows:
Championship singles Chrst round)-walter
Hazard defeated Il P. Smith. 1t IS. s-s
Second round--G. 4. L Dionne defeated
Paul F. Mead. g. e-3. Walter Hazard de-
feated Edgar 2. Leo. ca %.
J.. Dionne. 6-3 80. BENJAMIN " Phillips
defeated Gustave F Touchard IL -
F-tt IF " lll4am hoeeupdum Qefedted DIT
Victor Meltzer 6--3. IS
Championship doubles FIRST round
Charles O.. Chambers and Walter Hazard de-
feated L. Barker and Or. Travel -. 6-2 ::
X. MurchisOn and j. T. West defeated Gustave
Schumacher and Or Victor MeItzer. -. CO .
LYLE u M1han and George Carlton Shafer de-
fa8ted g. 4. Anderson and n. Fitzpatrick
%. 60. Howard Vosheli and Julio ".
Steinacher defeated Harry 4. Parker and O. "
Amerman. g.. Cd
second round-Wylie c. Grant and Benia-
min " Phillips defeated George S. Groesbeck
and -. ?. smith. IS. e..
Walter Merrill Hall, president Of the
7th Regiment Lawn Tennis Club, yester-
DAY issued the formal prospectus of the
twelfth annual national indoor champion
ship tournament for men and the NTH for
women The men . championship will be-
gin on Saturday, February II. and continue
through 10 the end Of the following week
Singles and doubles Will be played and also
a consolation singles A change has been
made in having the entries close on Thurs
dsv February g. az p. m, Instead OF the
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