New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-20
PHILLIPS WINS MATCH
Captures Harlem Lawn Tenn.
Cup with Grue||ing PLAY.
WYLIE C. GRANT DEfEAren
Miss Fleming and Hackett III,
Miss Moore and Mahan in
Plainfield Tourney.

Maintaining a remarkable court covert.
game. Benjamin NJ. Phillips. the fan,,.
hockey player. won the Harlem lawn ,.,,.'
cup in the final Of the singles yesterc.y :
the courts at l3lst street and Seventh a.
nue.. In four gruelling sets. in which p.s
lips footed miles over his court. he def..,.
Wylie c. Grant. loves. s.. 50 ia
The tournament likewise reached A A..
clusion In all events. Grant and Phrl,,.
won the doubles in lively four-se. MAJ.
In which they defeated Alfred D. Hanna,
and Or. William Rosenbaum, -. s-l e.,
O.. The consolation singles went to " ?
Allen. Of the Knickerbocker Field c,r.
He met John Fox. OF the New York cha
winning s-love. l0-s.
That Phillips had gagged Grants gan. .,
q nicely was evident after he had los ~.
first set and Strengthened out his own NAV
He started TO lob high TO Grant. With -.
result that the latter began 70 sian "a,
ball into the net. Cleverly varying n,
game. anticipating Grants crossing return,
and jumping into position for them Phaln.
did not allow his opponent a momeu,
respite.
Grant made a fine effort n retrieve "a,
ground in the last set. He held the aars
even TO ALL. Then Phillips won he On,
service. and followed by breaking thrcun
Grants for the match and cup.
The summary follows:
Harlem cup. mems singles final rounds,
jamin Phillips defeated Nyiie G. Grant d
"a. 50. ia
NETT and Or William Rosenbsum tstea,e. h
Howard voshell and Frederick = Bagg' 8,
So, 90
Seminal round-Alfred .. Hsrnett ara d
Iovther and George : Groesbeck. 50 Is
Final round Wylie r. Grant and ben.srr d
Phillips defeated Alfred d Hammer and p
Consolation singles (ssn-hnai rou19-J-i
Fox defeated Paul Good. IS, 50. So
Alien defeated Or. Robert 2. chapman By y
fault ,
90 10 6
Swinging her racquet for well rhrs
drives. Miss Barbara Fleming, the eighties,
vear-old girl who captured national 4
door title earlier in the year, helped Har;
the former national champion, ard Lyt ]
Mahan. 50. 81. in the sem finals o, 4
lawn tennis mixed doubles on the courts I.
the Plainfed Country Club. al Plain'.'
y. j. Yesterday. Another % the yo-sS
women EXPERTS, Miss Adelaide Brou,yl
paired with Walter Merrill Hall, alsr7|
her place in the final round by de:Ti
ing Miss Clara Kuttroff and George CrI
ton Shafer. the West Side pair. S., s-lcrI
During the first set Miss Moore n
Mahan caused Miss Fleming and Hacfd
considerable trouble by high lobbng Az
Miss Fleming and the champion had 4
the others down a set. however. thsr sarI
Strengthened out. SO that AZ the end xd
Fleming was welding her racquet VI
marvellous dexterity and sJch unerrinf !,
that Miss Moore and Mahan scored or1
one game.
The best contest OF the mems doubles u,
that in which Theodore Roosevelt Peh a,
LYLE f. Mahan defeated William 2. CraT-
tr.. and Walter Merrill Hall. 81. IS "
The winning pair worked with such SD
that Hall fell off in his driving. VI
Mahan's service turned the tide Of \
match.
The summary follows:
Plainfeld mixed doubles Cseni-fnal ros'.I
Miss Barbara Fleming and Harold u. H.F,
defeated Miss Elisabeth ". Moore anf Ia \
Nahan. Ct 6-l: Miss ADELAIDE Bro~nIf,
Walter Merrill Hall defeated Miss cara hDt
and George Carlton Shafer. e 50
Mems doubles tseni-A round -hsroc 4
Hackett and Carlton r. Gardner defeated ~
fave = Touchard and George Carlton s1t1
Is ?. 6-3 Theodore Roosevelt Pei ana l'F
Nshan defeated william p. 'rasn, y, ~
Walter Merrill Hall. 6-l. 6-s, 6-S.
Lawn tents PLAYERS will begin the ratcna
to-day I'm the Bronx championship tour
nament on the courts Of the Bedford Pa''
Lawn Tennis Club. Forty-seyen asprah,
were drawn in the singles. In the top ha.'
are: Joseph Condor. : Howard Noshe''
Theodore Roosevelt pell. the national vi
door champion. and w. l.. Reimer' ~
strength Of the draw is chiefly In me lo'e1
half. II contains Robert T. Bryan, 1l1
tave F. Touchard. Benjamin NJ. PhhlF1
W. G. Allen. w. F. Washhurn and AiNj
n. Hammett. O. c. \. Child VII eO' 4
referee of the tournament
TRI.STATE LEAGUE REsUlTa
Harrisburg. :. Altoona. IS innings)
Johnstown. :. York. 3 Il
Wilmington, >. DancastsL
Trenton. 10: Reading