New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
PENNELL GETS A SCARE
HUM Forces English Player to
Five Sets at Court Tennis.
MANY DASHING RALLIES
Sands and Crane Also Reach the
Semi Final Round in Ma
tional Tourney.

Another fiye-Set match, the second In two
5,vs kept the gallery In a state of sus-
,snse while watching the progress OF the
'scond round in the national court tenpis
,bsEpiouship tournament at the Racquet
nd TENNIS Club yesterday. The pair under
ere in this protracted session were Vane
psnren a former British title holder. and
~ IT T. HUM, of Philadelphia. Pennell
.,,,led the match out Of the fire after los
ing the first two sets.
others 20 survive the day were Charles
= Sands. Of the local club, and Joshua
crane. Of Boston, both erstwhile national
obompiors They will have to meet to-day
{, the upper semi-hnal bracket, while on
che other side Pencil will face Pierre
rorillard. the Tuxedo player, who drew a
bye.
For those who delight in variety and
contrasting styles. yesterdays contests
furnished q treat. The Pennell-Huhn match
IN Itself produced the two extremes. The
Rriton. even Of balance. apparently never
hurried was exactly the opposite to the
dashjng HUM, who kept going al top speed
from first to last, trying for the winning
orenings and reaching for everything. In
This way some Of his gets drew forth ap-
,,ouse. even from the blase critics long
accustomed to seeing court tennis at its
best
The boasted force, perfected more by the
rjavers abroad than here, was tried with
considerable success by Pennell The lat
Ter. vcuey frequently sent the ball to the
fors.hand corner OF the dedans 20 die away
for weunigh impossible gets. These favor
rinhf a the
outset. which in q measure explains why
Pepnen lost the first two sets. In justice
70 HUM. however It may be said that he
vas brilliant and speedy to degree quite
unlocked for BY his opponent
When these players took the court all
tbe space back Of the dedans was occupied
n N. Patton acted as referee and Jack
White marked. slashing backhand
stroke TO the tambour gained the opening
point for HUM, who lost the game. how
ever. through subsequent unsteadiness
Misses and shots out Of court cost Pen
nell the next two games. while the fourth
was won by HUM TO love. The Briton won
the next, only 70 throw away the sixth
game by making a double fault Il can't
nit ball" laughed the Britisher after
~, the count 10 ball, but then HUM put
or speed winning the Hrst point on well
directed shot 10 the winning gallery and
the decisive ace on a backhander 10 the
grille corner.
Although HUM won the second set 6-l,
most OF the games were Well contested.
He would score frequently, only to allow
the other 10 break through. Toward the
end HUM. brimful Of confidence, was ir-
resistible. the NTH game going to love.
When the Philadelphia began the third
set by winning the first two games even
the oldtimers exchanged glances.
The point had arrived when Pencil had
20 pull himself together or else suffer
speedy elimination. The foreigner won the
third game, and seemed to have the next
within his grasp, but HUM won It after
the count stood 40-15 in favor Of Pencil.
The violent pace began to tell a trife on
HUM, whereas Pencil settled down to
sound, careful game, that left few oppor-
tUnitles tor the other man to score. Game
after game went the same way, until It
was Pencils set, at 6-3.
The third set proved TO be the turning
point in tho match. for Pennen smothered
his opponent thereafter. He had HUM on
the jump at all times. so fast did the
balls come at him that the Philadelphia
was frequently caught off his balance. and
sometimes he would err in judgment by
volleying instead of waiting to take the
ball from the wall The fourth set was
q case Of Glove, while in the last HUM
managed TO get only two games.
The first match of the round brought
Sands and Cutting together 1t was one
Of the veterans good days, yolieys, half
volleys and boosted forces" becoming ODE
dent servants. After losing the first set,
wherein he got a single game, Cutting sue
cumbed only I'm the next. when the count
stood sail. He won the fourth set,
games TO (. but then Sands beat him at
every turn, G games 10 l. Whenever the
collegiau did anything the gallery gave him
liberal applause.
In the other match Crane outclasssd
Hayemeyer. The first named was better
than ON Monday. using more speed and
combining this with d puzzling service.
Havemeyer was not at his best netting the
ball continually
Jay Gould, the champion, was there early
and had good practice with Walter Kin
sella, one Of the markers. Kinsella won
the first set SIS. and the second stood
games to in Gould's favor when they
stopped
The summary follows:
Championship Second roundl--Chsres T.
ssfids, New York, beat Fulton Cutting. Cam
bridge 81. 6-5, 4-6, 81; Joshua Crane
8-i; G-l. Vane Pencil, England. beat W. II.
7. HUM, Philadelphia. Dc 10 6-3 60