New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19
UPSETS ON THE COURTS
Metropolitan Champion Goes
Down Before Stevens,
HALL ALSO MEETS DEFEAT
Niles, Dabney and Mathey Hold
Their Places After Some
Keen Lawn Tennis.


Of lawn tennis left in the metropolitan
charlrionshtly tournament yesterday when
tho groundsr1cn began to clear M the bat
Ito SCARED courts Of the West side Tennis
club at 23sth street and Broadway. Fred
ericIs G. lnman the playing through cham
pion. had dropped from the ranks. along
with several Of the veterans who have had
a hand in making history in the game.
Inman went down before the speed and
resourcefulners Of Neal g. Stevens. the old
Utica player. who scored the match at
st &c. G-3. Stevens was having one Of
his best days and after eliminating the
champion ne finished off with John G..
Tumineou. ir.. to the score Of Go, 81
II IS now certain that new name will be
engraved uron tho big silver bowl emblem
attic of the tile
Next in order was the downfall Of Walter
Merrill Hall rated No. 10 on the national
list. who Welded up his place to A. H..
Man. ir.. the Yale star at. S. 10, g.
Then the tall Engllshman, &. Il f. An
drews took the measure Of 8 Howard
Voshel 10 the score of 60, &c, and came
out to tho round before the semi-hnals.
" Dickson Cunningham. the Yale fresh
man. also got through 10 the round be-
fore the sorni-Gnal by breeding past the
veteran James s. Cushman 10 the tally Of
6-3. 6-love.
Nathaniel W. Niles and Arthur :. Dab
uer. the Harvard stars, retained their
places Niles met l.. Milens Burt on the
main court. winning at 60. So. Dabney
had lively session with Dr. Alfred Still
man. %, the national squash champion.
before he won at 81, al Dean Mathey.
the Princeton champion. had tremendous
battle with Or Rosenbaum before the lat
ter retired on the short side OF 6-3, 6-3.
When It came down to matches interest
centred upon Niles and Dean Mathey. The
former vas IN far better form than when
he met Watson Washburn on the previous
day. He faced Rurt upon the court ad-
Joining the championship stretch Of turf,
and while toward the end Of the first set
Burt managed Is shoot the ball past Niles
as he came I'm. II was a run OF six games
for the Massachusetts, State champion for
the first set. Burts greatest difficulty
seemed 10 he his service, for he bungled
# and double faulted at the critical stages.
Experience seems 10 have taught Mathey
To depend more upon tactics and less upon
speed He was deliberate I'm picking out
the openings against Dr Rosenbaum
Then ne played the ball carefully to the
side lines, scoring steadily and with few
outs
Just to piece out the afternoon the dou-
bles, In which twenty-four pairs are drawn,
were started with five matches George l.
Wrenn, ir. had G. Frederick watson, jr.,
Of Orange. rs his partner. and they caught
the attention Of the crowd. They managed
to win helped materially by Wrenn's won
dcrful lobbing. against Z. a. Lindley and
J. {. BOYS 10 the score OF "a. IS. 81.
The national champions Raymond D.
Little and Gustavc Touchard, appeared.
hut had nothing I'm particular 10 do In de-
feating Arthur S. Cragin and John {. Tom
linson. ir. at 81, 81 Little was gong
well. and he is down to meet Niles In the
feature match OF the singles this afternoon
at o'clock
The summary follows
METROPOLITAN mems singles championship thrss'
round George c. shsfer defeated George p
"I ss'oES round Mnlens Burt defeated George
G. shaftr by default. a n Man, r., defeated
Louis ogayes 81 o2 Bats pr WllIIa@ % oi Neil
s-3 John =. Tomlnson jrL defeated Wllll az
r. Cragin. r.. by default. PAU P Good ne
featad Il y Smith by default Frank y. WASH
burn defeated G T. stewart e-2 "A default
Third rounds Howard toshell defeated Or.
Ewing Taylor. "a. Sc 4. n Man. IT,, de
fsatsd Walter Merrill Hall. GO, . SO;
RAYMOND y. Little defeated craig RIddle. 80.
-. I; Nathaniel ". Niles defeated l. MI
lens Burt. 90. %. Gustavs Touehsrd de
Dean Mathey defeated Or william Rosenhaum'
q a "a. Sell stevens defeated John g. Tomlin.
Paul ? (;ooid. Cd. "a, Arthur 8 Dsbney de
feat.d Dr. Alfred Stlnman. ~, q, G.; Nyne
g Grant defeated George NJ Goldman. - !
Leonard, io-S. "a. " Dickson Cunningham
DEBATED g 4 sparks 49, g." "a g Hugh
Tallant defeated y l. "ea's snap.ui. 5.t.a,sa 3
ui ES9h v r9gnd eS V'" Dickson Gun
bingham defeated James 8 Cushman. 6 80
,ars. ronn lt'' "A a Dederer and + Moore. de
feated e. A Sparks and G. ! Burr o., Is
r. defeated G. A Lindey and ). c. Boys 30
IS G-1. r. " Psaslee and Cedric A. Major
defeated r. o. coulter and p. Mcclure, e
I'd. defeated watson NJ Washburn and Frank p
washbprn IS. g - Rayinond ID LUIS
Cragin aud John g Tomlinson. ir "a J.
Five contests are on the card for the
open lawn tennis tournament of the Pow
elton club. Newburg on Hudson which
will begin next Tuesday. June D Homer
Guernsey the Hudson River champion, is
the holder Of the Aspinwall challenge cup
IN the mems singles. There viii he wom-
ems singles and mixed doubles on the pro-
rramme Hugh Tallant VIII act as ref
cree, and Dr W. w. Johonnot Is chair-
man of tho tournament committee.
The ANIMAL tournament In mems singles
and doubles will begin tomorrow on the
courts 90 the Greenwich Country Club, at
Greenwich. Conn. silver cups are oHereo
for the winners.
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