New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-28
PATE FALLS ON COURTS
Strains Ankle and Goes Down "a
Defeat Before VosheIl. q
BIG FIELD welded OIIr
Robert lie Roy Among the Ejuh,
Survivors in New York Lawn
Tennis Club Tourney.

Misfortune came to Walter T.. Pat. =,
former Cornell athlete and crew coxyn.,"
yesterday. as he got a bad fall s,r.,-s
his ankle and finally met with defa,, -
the cup singles of the New York L.
Tennis clubs open tournament AT CIR
bia Oval
Pate faced that versatile upspt,..
lawn tennis regulations, : Howard =
shell, in the third round. He Was :,
usual dashing tricks against the forr,s
BILE left-hander when he fell head,ona
reaching for widely played ball ,.-'
moments later he wrenched his arL,'
Then it was all over Pate nhc,,r
fought it out to the end. which cam. :,
"a. C, but he could only linn ana ho1
about the court.
Voshell by his victory gained his Mac. =
the round before the seni-dna,s M
coupled with Albert ]. Ostendorf who .ar..
through at the beginning Of the tourna,,o,,
last Saturday. In the lower section Ro,,..
LIE Roy, the former Columbia Uriver,,,,
champion, also arrived among the las, oiv,.
survivors. lie Roy was I'm good stroke ,nd
defeated Harry Blandy at g.. 60
The thing that has impressed onlooko,,
most about lie ROy's game upon his return
70 the courts this season Is the fluent man
ncr I'm which he brings off his shots ",
tainty Of direction IS his long suit and /,
addition he has learned how to plav with
the least amount Of effort
The pencil of Hugh G. Laughlln. acting
as referee, cut ruthless sWath thro,,s
the first round. No less than ten defiant,
went down. and among the PLAYERS tbu.
eliminated We're Theodore Roosevelt peu
the former indoor national champion:
T. James. of Philadelphia Dlmon Z. Ron.
erts and Arthur VI. Lovibond
The summaries follow:
Now York mems cup singles rdrst rourd,--
j. H. Steinkamp defeated Theodore Roossy.-,
r. l. James by default, Alfred H. Harnre,,
defeated v. Msrdfn, by default Frederick p
Fox defeated ". II. X. Hsckat' ty defeuI..
Frederick G. Bags defeated Paul f. Mead ~
default: 9. b. Whine defeated " II Slelnerp
by default; Ralph e. Basss defeated K O.
St.Syn c,o, Fe,i. INS t, defeated
ed pimon +. Roberts. by default: Wyl.a .
Grant defeated Arthur ". LovibOnd, by 4.
second rounI-s. Howard vosheu .lefea,.,
George ;. Groesbeck. 60. G--l, Alfred n
Hamructt defeated Frederick p. FOX. "a
- defaulted: George 9. skater defea,tt
chester +. Rice. %. G-l. Ngle O. cram
defeated Arthur I. Hoe. -. g. n. Blaady
defeated f.. f. Pfeiffor ~ default
Third ronnd-Robert, Lo Roy defeated IL
Blandy. e. 60; 5. Howard Noshcl ieteaei
Walter l.. Pate CO, q
Mems handicap singles second rouud)-E
OSt"ndorf, plus half 30, defeated T. B. Knapp.
pus half 80, -. g., 4 e. Lord. plus han
80. defeated Albert !. Osteriorf minus IS. b.
default: c. B. Whine. plus hair 20, defeated
\. :. lngersoll, plus II IS. s. c. Lewis
pluo. 80, defeated + \ Nor, Nor plus halt 80.
minus half 30, defeated lingo hartman, MINI.
H.. SO. Ct. g
=, Ialrd r"TndI hs % p5us % a'fa''a :
West Point and the lawn tennis team q
the eth Regiment will meet IN the annual
series Of dual matches al the United States
Military Academy on the morning Of Ne.
mortal Day. Colonel W. L. Bethel viii
head the West Point forces in the singles
and doubles. The eth Regiment team will
include King smith, as captain Arthur $
Cragin. Robert Townsend Bryan, Norris J.
Clark and George II. Moore.
Hugh Tallant. the former Harvard cham
pion. will act as referee OF the annual open
tournament on the courts OF the Anacks'-
sin Club. at Yonkers. which will begin on
Friday. Six competitions are on the pro-
.ramme. which IS under the direction OF
the United States National Lawn Tennis
Association. Frederick &. Bags holds ire
cup in the mems singles. H. Is raired with
; Howard Voshell I'm the holding OF th9
CouUles trophies. Mrs. Frederick SchmiH'
the former national indoor champion, holds
the womens cup I'm the singles.