New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-08
FAST PLAY ON COURTS
Smith and BIauvelt Win West
Side Doubles Tournament.

Ry taking long chances at coming up to
the net and daring TO hit the ball hard
Austin Smith and Charles Biauveft. handi-
capped at plus half j.. won the handicap
doubles tournament yesterday on the courts
Of the West Side Tennis Club. by defeating
Harry McCalum and James A. Wilson,
who had tho mark of plus half 30. The
winning pair scored I'm straight sets at 81.
SIS. The wind that swept the courts com
PEELED hard and swift play. Both Smith
and Blauvelt realized this and they worked
their shots with all the speed they pos
scssed. The opposing pair attempted TO
lob too often or played the ball for high
and slow drives which the wind either car
ried away or which Smith and Blauvclt
locked by smashing.
OF the four players engaged in the final
Rlauvet was the most steady. He rarely
missed an overhead shot. often running into
the net and leaping I'm the sr To execute
the smash. Smith hest work was accom-
plshe0 at driving along the side lines on
his side Of tho net Wilson. clad in heavy
sweater, played the right hand court ad-
mrably. He had fore hand cross court
shot 10 the opposite corner when RECEIVING
service by which he gained many points
McCallum was having an off day and was
short of speed and direction He also eH-
perienCed some hard luck. once In inc sec
ond set he stroked tremendous Nol'si.
Blauvelt at the net Just managed 10 get his
racquet TO the ball 1t amounted 10 STOP
volley stroke, for the ball bounded back
clearing the net for the point against Nc
Cellum.
The summary follows:
West side mems handicap doubles FIRST round
II. II. Moore and w. D. Bourne !plus lo) de.
feated F. B. Washburn and j. s. Myrick Spius
halt 49, e e2 clark sn and st JaGkI Dns P Paf
3M. 60. 6-S Harry McCallum and James A.
Wilson (plus half 30 defeated George >, Iroes
Per 20 e Conlin and Arthur Friedman plus
half 80 defeated r. T. Hadsell and P MurchiI
son tminqs hall lS ius s ba,t 8S defessed Frank
B. Roundey and A. Hldt Gninus 3d. 10 90
second round-H. H Moore and W. p Bourne
fnius il defeated william H. Council ana 6:
Gilbert Plyrrpton (ninus 800. 1o-S, - 49, ~:
hsif 40, defeated Clark and Jackson 'plus loo:
"a % Ga: Edward {. Conlln ara Arthu.
Friedman plus half 10 ge a s4 Austin
smith and Charles Bauvelt plus hail io' az, az
Feated 5. s. Moore and c. Dderer minus nan
los SO ars1 poSnd~Harry Mccallum and James
A. Wilson Cplus half so) defeated u. D. Mo1IIe
snI and charles Bauvet Cplus half - De.
feated Edward c. Conlin and Arthur frieuH'"i'
Cpus hair 49, 14-18. e IS g. "a charlie, BIau-
~, 1,i,s half u, defeated Harry McCallum ana
James A. Wilson Cplus half So). g. 6-S'
Driving steadily and swiftly for place
mert Leo J.. Leventritt, the former Co.
mmbia University star, won his place IN
tho Anal round OF the autumn handicap
sing,es Yesterday on the courts Of the liar
lem Lawn Tennis Club. Leventritt was AZ
tho tor ~ his game and hit the ball hard,
Sofeettnr BENJAMIN NJ. Phillips in straight
sets by the score Of 81. g. L e,oan II
had slight advantage in the hanotSap' ,' az
iir,i. OF minus 40 for Phillips.
The summary follows:
Harlem mems handicap singles dhird round(T
ctbart q Legge minus 800 defeated n n.
Manchester minus 3d. SIS. SIS tdefaultedl;
ran H Wallace Il. KRUGER minus half 3O de-
49, psui Phelan unnus half 3d. 6-l g
Fourth round-Emest l. Blum nasa minus
q" cijhort 9. Legge minus S0 defeated Dr
Wallace r. KRUGER minus half 8o by aeia W. !,
eh,,j anal round-Ileo Y. Leventritt rninus nan
an, 6nfcated BENJAMIN NJ. Phillips rninus lW
al @: Gilbert G. lcgse ,miEus ." 'el'u q
Tr,1cst T. Biumenschen minus lo), 4-o. -
OnlinishedJ.