New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-19
LIVELY MATCHES RULE
Women Pair with Men in Spirit.
ed Lawn Tennis.
MISS FLEMING AGGRESSIVE
With Harold Hackett as a Part.
ser She Plays Well Against
Miss Bunce and Touchard.

Putting their strokes to the test, the lead.
ing women lawn tennis experts paired with
the ranking men In the mixed doubles OF
the tournament which began yesterday on
the courts OF the Plain1eld Country Club
Plainfeld, n. J. Showing that spirited ar
gressiveness which won for her the na'ions,
indoor doubles title, Miss Barbara Fleming
the eighteen-year- girl. gained her
bracket in the semi-fnal, along with Har.
old H. Hackett, the national champion
The pair met Miss Elizabeth C. Bunce and
Gustave F. Touchard. and after three sets
Of slashing rallies, during which the In.
perturbable Hackett often covered Up and
saved the faults OF enthusiasm OF his yours
partner, the two won at So. "a e.
In the second set the versatile TouchaM
took command on his side Of tho net Hs
gave Hackett taste OF the sting OF his
crossing shots, and with such good eject
that he scored the set II was impossible
for him TO keep up the pace. however 90
that in the third set Miss Fleming moro
than did her share toward winning tho ODD.
Another OF the lively competitions r..
, suited in Miss Elisabeth II Moore and Lyle
f. Mahan. the famous West Side pair de.
feating Miss Marie Wagner and Howard
A. Plummer, s-3, "a Miss Adelaide
Browning. one Of the group OF younger ex.
perts. paired with Walter Merrill Hall, and
the two defeated Miss Edna Wlldey and
Frederick G. Inman. So. 60
In the mems part Of the tournament
Hackett paired with Carlton r. Gardner,
the Californian. and the two played prettily
together. In a match that was filled with
considerable back court playing the pair
defeated Karl Fl. Behr. the internationalist,
and o. NJ Bostwick, So. ca.
william B. Cragin. jr.. and Walter Mer.
rill Hall, the former indoor champions. dis.
played the smoothest team work II the
day Their concerted rallies always proved
good for the point. as they defeated A. ".
Collens and W. l.. RICHTER. GO. s-3. The
semi-hnas will be decided to-day. with tbs
finals tomorrow.
The summary follows:
Mixed doubles ChN Sv7d)-Mss Elisabeth
Marie Wagner and Hoasrd A. Plummer. Ga
a: Miss Barbara Fleming and Harold X.
Hackett defeated Miss Elizabeth c. Bunce,
Walter Merrill Hall defeated Miss Edna Wasy
and Frederick c. Inman. 6-3. So; Miss cara
Kuttrott and George Carlton schafer defeated
Gardner. &c. 81. 80
Mems doubles (frst round)-Harod n Hack
EFT and Carlton r Gardner defeated Kari II.
d bsS' R s1s pe B's and tys NaSan ne
featei Frederick c, Inman and Hovsri A.
Plummcr, e.. 90; William 3. Crag.n IT,.
and Walter Merrill Hall defeated A. NJ Collins
and W. L. RICHTER. 60. 6-3.
Smashing the high lobbs and squeezing
voleyed shots down the alleys for the close
points, Wylie c. Grant and Benjamin N.
Phillips won their places in the final round
Of the Harlem Cup lawn tennis tournament
They defeated Dudley A. Britton and Nor
ris s Clarke. of the Bronxville Athleuc As
ISOLATION. S-S rs. None OF the other pairs
got any further than the third round. al
though the young expert, Alfred D. Ham.
NETT and DR.. William Rosenbaum were en-.
gagged with s. Howard Voshell and Fred
erick A Bags when the storm stopped the
match, at "a, 81. all, unfinished.
The summary follows:
Harlem cup, mems doubles Cfrst ROUNDS.
Howard Noshell and Frederick A Bags ts-
feated Paul A. Goold and Henry MANCHESTER.
SO 81.
Second round-The Rev. Edsar A. Lowther
and George s Groesbeck defeated Z. p Moore
ana c. Burrowes by default. Dudley A. Britton
and Morris s. Clarke defeated G. o Hague and
and Or. William Rosenbaum VS. Howard
Vo.hell and Frederick a Bags. g.. 81.
ALL Unfinished.
Seminal round-wylie c. Gran, ard eenja..
min NJ Phillips defeated Dudley A. Bri'ton and
Morris 8. Clarke, Sc. -.