New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
YALE Wins ON COURTS
Surprises Critics by Defeating
Crescent A. c. Players.
CHARLES BULL DEFEATED
Reversals Plentiful When Team
from New Haven Shows I'm
expected Strength.

BY speed, steadincss and control of the
t,u Yale's lawn tennis team created stir
Yesterday by defeating the team of the
Crescent Athletic Club on the courts AT Bay
Ridge. Reversals were plentiful. Charles
NJ Bull. jr.. and William A. Campbell, for
mer Crescent champions. went down to de-
feat in the singles. while in the doubles
thsre was sensational draw when the
tale pair stood off Charles NJ Bull, jr,
snd Henry c. Martin in an unfinished three
,,t, match. The team from New Haven
scored six victories and lost only two
matches.
cartsin. disposed of Charles NJ Bull, jr,,
The famous player Of the Crescent organiza-
tion. in two straight sets by a score Of
e., ST Then Joseph L. Cote jr.' the
fourth string of the team from New Haven
took the measure of William A. Campbell
Who has held the Crescent championship
title TO the score Of 81. e. Strangely
enough IT was the veteran Gates brothers.
The second and third strings of the Yale
team. who lost. BY wonderful recoveries
Henry c. Martin managed 10 defeat Frank
II Gates at SIS. SIS, 81, and the last set
was ding dong battle. Then Harold b,
Brett, former Yale player, managed to
dispose Of Russell c. Gates at &c, e,
6-3.
The remarkable reversal Of the days
series came in the doubles, however. when
the pair composed of Charles M Bull, il,
and Henry G. Martin. the winners Of the
national Western title last season at Chi
cago were able only TO draw with the
Gates brothers. The score was 2-6. e-2
and all II was all the more remarkable
as Bull and Martin led at 3-love and Al
I'm the last set and at 7-6 were once within
stroke of winning. The old bulldog tanac-
fly held on for Yale, however. and the
match went TO the draw because of dark
Tess.
Altogether the Yale men displayed a
strength and skill which had not been
credited to them. In the singles they won
ten sets TO four, or 72 games TO AZ. In the
doubles it was five sets 10 one with one
drawn, or 80 games TO q The complete
total was Ill games TO Il, result which
gave the Yale men courage for the match
which it will play against the team Of the
w est SluS lPDtllS NiuD lulS d1tefloOu.
Man, the Yale captain, led off on the
clay courts with Charlie Bull, jr. Right
from the start Man worked his forehand
drives for aces through Bulls court. The
Crescent player held to a back court game
at the beginning and lost the set by close
score. Then he decided upon net attack.
Bull had bargained without consulting
Man. for as he came into close range the
Yale captain passed him with a splendid
assortment of shots and won the set with
the loss of only one game.
In winning against Frank Gates the
court covering of Harry Martin was his
chief asset. Gradually Martin worked up
his driving game so that he placed ac-
curately to the corners. Then he began TO
vary speed. The Yale man did not accom-
modate HIS game TO the changes OF pace,
Martin winning in fast third set.
The doubles match, in which Bull and
Martin drew with the Gates brothers, was
filed with spectacular rallies. There was
a lot Of poaching on the Crescent side OF
the net while Frank Gates saved many
points by his brilliancy
The summary follows:
Yale vs. Crescent A. c. singes-A. II. Man,
jr.. Yale defeated charles NJ. Bull. j.. Crescent
4. c, "a, 6-l; Henry c. Martin. Crescent A.
c.. defeated FranE II. Gates. yale. 3-6 6-3.
q; Harold B BIetz, GresoeH, 4. g: defeated defeated
l. cote. ir.. yale defeated William a. Camp
bell. Crescent A c, 6-i. e; G ]. Hin Yale.
defeated Charles NJ. Bull, ST.. Crescent 4: G,
L McGowan. Crescent A. c. %. 6-3.
Doubles Frank H. Gates and Russell c.
Gates. Yale, vs. Charles NJ Bull jr.. and Henry
c Martin. crescent A. c.. 2-6, 6-2, T-all, un-
finished, Joseph l.. Cote. r.. and 4: h. Man Jr.:
Yale, defeated William A. Campbell and Harold
i. Brett Crescent A. G, Ga. 60; z. J. HUI
and Il W Peaslee, Yale. defeated Miles s.
Chsrlock and Cedric r. woodward. Crescent
A. C., ca, Go