New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-17
FALL WINS FAST MATCH
Defeats Mann on Courts OF SIX
Wanoy Country Club.
MAJOR SHOWS HIS SKILL
Former Interscholastic Cham.
pion Disposes Of Coughlan
with Ease.

Fighting desperately against the pas.rx
drives Of his opponent, p. F. Mann, Of Yal.
met defeat In the third round OF the silva.
noy Cup singles yesterday In the tourna.
ment in progress on the courts Of IA.
Siwanoy Country Club. Of Mount Vernon
The Yale player wae defeated by f. A Far
after three grueIling sets at ca. l-s, g.,
Mann was four times within a Stroke a,
winning the match in the third set Hs
worked his net attack up to a terrific pitch
Still, even working with the rapidly O.
execution with which he brought Of nj.
shots, he failed to overcome Falls amazn,
dexterity at finding the opening and slip-
ping the ball through IL for the ace Az
tho base line and In midcourt Fall was
alert, powerful and steady. His fore and
back hand drives seldom missed the mark.
so that he pinched out the close games and
advanced into the semi-inal round.
Cedric A. Major, the former interscholas.
tic champion. appeared IN the tournament,
and won his first round contest by showing
remarkable skill at placing. He disposed
Of f. X. Coughlan, OF the local club IN
straight sets by a score OF CO, GO. Major
was particularly good on bis court cover
ing He tried for every shot and was
quick in slashing through for placemsn,
when he had drawn Coughlan out OF posi-
ton.
The beginning OF the doubles produced
three set volleying match, in which E. ".
Lord and Z. W. Brock defeated George
Clark and A. II. Ham at 81. Ga, GO.
The first set was a rafting session Of
twelve games Both Of the pairs stood I'd
to the net, taking all OF the shots at close
range and trying TO drive the others OF,
of position by sheer force. In this Sc.
| Clark and Ham managed 10 win az IS
but were compelled 10 let down on their
speed in the second and third sets. Lord
and Brock maintained their position at the
net despite some intermittent lobb!ng on
| the part OF the opposing pair The play
| continued fast to the end. Clark and Ham,
| however, wavered from their early stead.
ness, scoring only five games in the deciding
! portion OF the match.
The summaries follow:
siwanoy mems cup singles gFst r0una-.
Cedric a. Major defeated z. r. coushlin' e.
Second round-c. W. Breck defeated william
Third Third VroanG-c. W. Breck defeated 8 7.
Harry Harry Parker. ca. %; F. A. Fail defeated
P. F. Mann "a. 80 81.
| Mems doubles Cnrst round)-H. L. GhorrIey
/ s l.. Holbrook. CT, 6-3; Z. r. Coushlan AMI
BTeek eefeaed a na TFyQ " an s,I partner 5:'
feated George Clark and A. II. Ham. 81. So
Second rouna-E. r, cOgghlan and s. 4. sTsk
! 6-3.
Rufus Davis, the chairman OF the lawn
tennis committee OF the New York Ath.
letic Club, together with Lewis II. Freed
man and Frank B. Roundey OF the CON-
mittee, has perfected all arrangements for
the deciding of the championship tourna'
ment Of the Westchester County Associa-
ton on the new clay courts al IraVers
Island, beginning Saturday, July y The
five events will draw upon the leading
players OF all OF the Westchester clubs
! Miss Adelaide Browning, Of AEdsley re-
Icent winner at Dunwoode; Miss ANA
Martin, OF Park Hill: Mrs. Henry H. Bur-
dick. OF Bronxville, and others OF the fore
most women will compete IN the worens
singles doubles and mixed doubles
The mems singles and doubles will bring
out such men as Hugh Tallant, from tho
ANA ckassin Club: Alfred II. Hammett, OF
the Manor Club; Morris S. Clark, OF Bronx
ville and others.
Matches in the handicap singles and
doubles lawn tennis tournament OF inc
Staten Island Tennis Club will begin To-
day on the courts at Livingston. staten
Island. The committee in charge OF ths
tournament includes G. II. Ledgard, char
man; ". De Bosts and ". A. Ross. jr