New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-18
KEEN PLAY ON COURTS
Louis Roper Defeats Dennis at
TraverS Island.
MATCH GOES TO FIVE SETS
Stubborn Rallies Mark Wind Up
of New York Athletic
Club Handicap.

New York Athletic Club racquet wielders
TO the number of forty-three engaged In
the first club handicap OF the season for
the 1911 cup thu play being the keenest
In the history Of the match. 1t was only
fitting that the victory should fall on a
back marker, and Louis H. Roper. who
played from owe 40, won the final round
against p. s. Dennis. owe s-s Of 10. Tho
match went the full limit Of five sets, ana
the rallies were the most stubborn ever
seen on the Travers Island courts
BY the hardest sort Of driving Roper
gained the first set at 60. and keeping up
the same speed and working his passing
drives on Dennis. he won the second at
6-i. II looked TO be pretty blue for the
latter, but just then Roper seemed to lose
a great deal OF the sting In his strokes
and Dennis, quick to seize the opportunity,
began to pass his opponent at will. The
third and fourth sets were secured by
Dennis in a one-sded fashion. and 1t was
all sorts OF odds that he would be returned
the winner.
With the score two sets all the interest
in the match was intense, but II would not
do FOR Roper to lose on his own ground.
He is q native Of Pelham Manor and
knows every foot OF the Travers Island
courts, and IL Jake, the groundsman, Is
TO be credited, the courts know the tread
Of Roper. Perhaps the conditions had the
effect ct the right moment. for Roper
sailed in and won the deciding set from
Dennis. who could only pull out solitary
game.
on his way to the final round. Roper met
In, nr,1f-f n q
but. although the latter had a liberal
handicap, Roper disposed OF MIN IN
straight sets. In the round before the semi
final round Mahoney met DR.. Arthur u.
Keane, who played from the same mark
az Roper. but the handicap was n tribe
trihe too steep for the doctor, and Mahoney
got the match only after three hard sets
In working his way TO the maj rouhd
Dennis had it rather easy, although ne
had two three-set matches. In the second
round he met and defeated the veteran W.
d. Bourne, and one of the gamest OF the
oldtime brigade. Bourne never allows a
/ tournament TO go by without entering, ana
plays along until he is RELOCATED.
The summary follows:
! New York Athletic Club handicap cup. mems
singles (hrst round)-Dr w. J. Pulley plus
/ l5) defeated 7. X. Thomas (plus 15l, 90;
e - W. a. ~ Hines In d. tsGTatch ae6Ta ir
! (plus % OF 15) defeated i. Mallory lowe sd
| by default; II. s. Lyons Cplus 90 OK l'l DC
| feated NJ r. Waterman (plus 49, 81, o-f;
| /. J. Nolan lowe 80 of 49,, 6-i C. \. +.
| Norden tpius 15) defeated d. c. Brown ipius
| 500, Go. 81; L. II. Trubenbsch lowe SO
Of i5) defeated c. H. Ridder (plus 4-6 Of 10;
/ G--1, IS; ]. lie Due lowe 80 OF 15) defeated
! J. NJ. Harley (plus 90 Of 15),, g, g. De-
| Arthur g. Keane lowe 400 defeated G. Nc
| Hose (plus 2-6 Of 15) by default; j. Garrett
/ son Cpius 15) defeated F. B. Roundey cove
second round-B. s. Dennis lowe Sc Of 80
defeated c. A. Riemer (plus 20 Of 49,, g.;
Bacon lowe So OF 49, defeated L. H. Freed
Wassermah 4 Go Of 49, defeated W. L. stow
: (4-6 Of 49,, Ct. e.; X B. Johnson l3-6
feated w. 4. Hines (scratchj by default; \.
Lyon Cplus &c of 10, 2-6, 6-4, ca; c. D.
Trubenbach lowe 8-6 Of l5) defeated A. E.
Norden (plus 15) by default; E. II: Truben-
4. G. Keane lowe 40) defeated ]. lie Due
| (owe Sc OF 15l, 4-6, e--1, defaulted; J. 7.
Mahoney (owe - 80 defeated ]; Garrettson
80 of 'i5) defeated G Maiiet (pius f5J.
/ 81. 6-1; l. II. Roper cove 800 defeated ".
Brodie (plus 4-G OF 80 defeated II. 3. Jen-
nngs Cplus As OF l5). 80, 60; ]. W.
Chiffon (scratch) defeated II. Wilson Cplu,
Third GToupdT;B.. s. DeRni, defeated W. D.
G lssig5 p e ~ Ss5:n WassrT 9a5r ds
! defeated Or. W. J. Pulley. 6-3, 6-3 A. Leon,
/ jr.. defeated c. D. Trubenbach by default; Or.
| 4. G. Keane defeated = H. Trubenbach, 60,
! e.; J. r. Mahoney defeated G. II. White,
/ 60, 6-I; l. ii. Roper defeated c. Ropes, 3-e,
| 60. al; J. ". Chiffon defeated II. ". Brode,
! &c. 6-3. e.
Fourth round--B. S. Dennis defeated F. A.
1 Wasse rrnan, 6-1, 81. 6-4. A. Leon, jr., de-
| feated X. 3. Johnson, 60. so. 60; J, 7.
| Mahoney defeated DR.. A q. Keane "a, 4-6,
| 6-2; L. II. Roper defeated ]. W. Chiffon, 6-l,
| 6-1.
semi-fnal round-B. g. Dennis defeated A.
Leon. ir., %, e; i. II. Roper defeated J. T.
| Mahoney. "a, "a
Final round--L II. Roper defeated B. g. Den
mis-, c., e. e, 1-G, 6-I.