New-York tribune., 1912-06-12
CUP CONTEST NARROW
PIummer and Inman in for Fjna
Round at ArdsIey.
PELL LOSES BY DEfAUL,
Shafer Is Forced to His utmo..
to Defeat Tallant at Lawn
Tennis TOURNEY.

Four OF the players drew level q, /
semi-hnai round OF the Ardsley Cup IA,
tennis singles, Howard A. Plummer ~.
former Yale champion. coupling with ~
erick G. Infnan at the top for .ba s'
while below were stephen C. MiIIett 49,.
George c. shafer, being the survivors vs
terday on the Casino turf. courts AZ 80 80
ley. n. Y. Shafer, the former Co,urs,'
athlete, was the only one of the ou...
who was forced TO the limit Of three 49,
Shafer met Hugh Tallant, the old Harv...
champion. and the latter compelled ~
u put out all Of his tricks In order 70 .a ~sa
at 4-6. e-3, 81.
Plummer did several miles Of foot,rv :.
his match with @. A. l.. Dionne before 4.
scored at 81, 60. Inman was superio, !.
DR.. Ewing Taylor VIXEN 1t came 10 CONT,
and speed. so that he won at e-k 81
Millett, the former Metropolitan chamn,on
was at his best against W. H. Y. Hacksw
whom he defeated by the score of s-4. sy
The match in which Theodore Roosev.,,
Pell, nominated for the OlympIcs. vs.
drawn against +. B. Washburn was An.n.
defaulted owing to the absence OF Pan
Then Tallant disposed of Washburn eas,,
at 6-3, 6-3, and took on Shafer. The lat,.,
found the old general clever and swift /,
getting up to the net. The first set va,
tucked safely away in Tallant's score h.
fore Shafer Strengthened out his forehsaa
shots and his half volleys at the besn.
ming OF the second. Tallant was on tipta.
and he was excellent at blocking, az Ia
came in and cut off some of Shafers b..,
shots The latter finally wore down his On.
ponent by his sharply played crosses, "A
that he lost only one game In the decidns
set
The start OF the doubles brought out ana
rattling match in which q. A. Gordon and
+. b. Washburn defeated W. II. Y. Hackett
and Charles r. Leonard at 10. "a, 81
In the first set the pairs gradually w0rkej
each other to standstill by the fierce on.
slaught of their rallies.
After Gordon and Washburn had scored
the first set they retired for breather to
the base line Of their court during the
second. BY high and frequent lobbing they
sent Hackett and Leonard running about
the court while they saved themselvts
Gordon and Washburn came back with 6
rush in the third set. Their superiority
over Hackett and Leonard, Yale-Harvard
combination was marked and they con.
tinued to hold their place in the tournamea.
with the loss of only three games In the
deciding set.
The summary follows:
Ardsley cup. mems singles qirst roundl-F D.
washburn defeated Theodore Roosevelt PelL By
Second roupd--w. II. Y. Hackett defeated H
d. Kirkover by default; Hugh Tallant defeated
Il. 3. Washburn, 0-3 6--3.
Third round-Howard A. Plummer defeated ..
A +. Dionne, 81. go; Frederick - Inmsi
defeated DR.. Diving Taylor, 81. O.; stephsa
G. Millett defeated w. II. Y. Eaekett, 8-4 -;
George c. shafer defeated Hugh Tallant -
6-3, 6-1.
Mems doubles (flrst round)-G. A. Gordoa ul
r. II Washburn defeated ". II. Y. Hackett and
Charles r. Leonard, 7-5, 2-6, e-3; stephen c.
Millett and Howard A. Plummer defeated J.
Tallant and Edward G. Moen defeated A. mlrs
ber and G. A. L. Dionne. O.. Ga.