New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-21
FAST PLAY ON COURTS
Miss Browning and Partner Win
Mixed Doubles at Plainfleld.
PELL AND MAHAN WIN
phil Out Victory in Gruelling
Contest with Hackett and
Gardner.

r~,vinr with powerful sweeps OF her
10, for deep court shots. Miss Adelaide
rn,,inr. ably assisted her partner wal
-. Merrill Hall. to win the mai OF the
- doubles on the lawn tennis courts OF
r,ai,Seld country Club, Plainfeid. y j..
.o-dav The result was somewhat OF a
..,r,se FOR the two defeated Miss barbara
ra-,,nr and Harold II. Hackett. Two hold
- ~ national championships, In straight
- nv the score OF 60, 81
r. victory of Theodore Roosevelt Pell
y,ls = Nahan In the mems doubles
- evo gruelling sets finished out day
:, ,rha. was considered reversals. The two
80 somewhat unsteady but saved them
tees nv the constantly varied game which
g. nlayed for every trick between the
hsse Inc and the net. II was IN the close
roras that Hackett paired with Carlton
2 Gardner. the Californian. failed 10 pre-
- his wonted steadiness and re-
.o,rcefulness. The score was 81, SIS, 6-3,
81 50 Just how close the games were
~ Ne iudged from the fact that the total
s.,s tally as % games for the winning
na- 10 y for the losers.
-ree women's lawn tennis was easily the
,ss,ura Of the tournament and demonstrate
"A tbat the American leaders Of the game
are hitting the bah as hard as their British
sisters This was particularly true of the
s.bla;ic- Miss Browning. Her fun arm
sweeps OF the racket followed through as
40 those OF Miss Sutton. There was
.,i,g 10 her shots. which even Hackett
found difficult 10 handle. AS for Miss Elem
,,x while she was as plucky and gritty as
s.rd II was often impossible for her to do
.,v,btng more than make wild stabs az the
hall
In the first set Miss Browning and Hall
forr.d ahead 10 lead. They had not found
the openings quickly enough, however. ana
with timely lobbing Miss Fleming and
Hackett managed 10 hold within striking
distance up 20 a score OF "a Then Hackett
forced some pretty crossing shots against
Hall 70 balance the score at all That
was the beginning Of the end Miss Brown
Ing rallied splendidly in the next two games
and won the set They held 10 fast pace
through the following set. and with only
enc game down won the match.
The summary follows.
Mixed doubles Dfua round) Miss Adelaide
Browning ard Walter Merrill Hall defeated
Miss Bsrbars Fleming and Harold II Hackett.
-. 6-l
Mems doubles ,anal r0undl- Theodore Roose-
,eH Pel and Isle L Mahan defeated Harold II
Hackett and carlton r. Gardner, o. 30,
6-3. Sc &c.
Spirited matches enliveEed the beginning
Of the championship singles on the courts
Of the West side Tennis CLUB al -3Sth street
and Review Place yesterday. Forty-ive
players we're drawn in the top half Karl
Il Benr 81. " Washburn, the young eX
pert. Frederick e.. lnman. former New
York State champion. and Lyle Z. Mahan
Iaane places. Hugh TaHant. the Harvard
veteran Walter Merrill Hail; Ross Bur
,La.- t.~ oldt.me metropolitan champion,
~ CeW 80 81 Church Princetons inter
seEo.astc winner. are in the lower half
L.rth-rd at his fast driving game dis
l-.ll ol "a. %. Hadsen. 60, 6-S, while
,-4cL also man.euyring in deep court
c..eaie- H2Iry Parker. sc, G-l
t.e .unnarios follow:
.-' side mems champ iership singles 6frst
teD.'-lI E.iue r. Ia, ior defeated james :.
a.-r-.. 60. G-> t-l. u. + smith defeated
.ttr. 0 Artr. t-l e.. Arthur = Cragin
at Jaaewsy. e . %. the Rey.
CO.. a Lea rei defeated 4. ID. Bel. 60,
t- vs. Ir1.tu defeated r. NJ Cleveland.
-. 81. d. F-.ler defeated +. NJ. Aiger,
o.l roera-Gsoarey Kon,a defeated r. o.
r--rn. G. G-8. W S.ade defeated Il
l-l.au. 6-a. e. Ross Burchard defeated v.
D. tecsf.t Co IS. George = Groesoeck de-
tsa-.d "a ph L UecEs. Go 3-6. Sc. George
y Church defeated Harry Parker. Go. 6-l.
Lawn tennis players made a good be-
minis In The Bronx championship tour
nauelt on the courts OF the Bedford PARK
CLUB. NOshlu PARKWAY. yesterday. one OF
The rest matches was that IN which Dr.
William Eosenhaum defeated the Rev. Ed
gar s. LOWthcr. 4-6. 6-2 s-3. The winner
ceveriy changed his game from deep
court o. the net attack. the short game
oafing tire losing player
Another lively three set match was that
IN winch n. A Fitzpatrick. Of the home
club, defeated f. r. Quimby, OF the New
York club. 6-3 81. SIS. II was filled
With ding-dOng rallies in which the stead
mess q Fitzpatrick finally triumphed The
f0rty-seven aspirants for the title Will con-
tnue their matches to-day.
The summary follows:
Bronx championship mems singles (hrst
roundl-Ge0r ge : Groesbeck defeated A. G.
LORD. c. G-I. : Howard NosheN defeated
Z Regcnsbere Cd. 60. @. r. Walsh de
fested % q. 4. Child. -. 6-4. l. Hartman
defeated g. O. Galwey. by default, +. 4.
Smith defeated B. Harms. -, Ct. DR..
william Rosenbaum Iefeated the Rev. Edgar
\ Lowther. &c. e.. G-3. II. A Fitzpat-
rex defeated Z r. Quimby. 6-3 -. Sc
second round-LincOln Reimer defeated +.
slnser. 81 So. d.. BENJAMIN F. Drake
caeated r. O. Raymond C-l 6-l, Walter
Hazard defeated A Manchester. C.. 6-i:
Ralph 7 Baggs defeated Il. =. Skinner,
- SIS.