New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
Wins TITLE ON COURTS
Hamilton Grange the Victor
After Five Hot Matches.
HALL AND BURT AID TEAM
Montclair Beaten for Metro
politan League Lawn Ten
mis- Championship.

Playing skiiully through I've well -''i-
tested machines. the team OF the Hamilton
Orange Lawn Tennis Clgb Yesterday ~'"r
the championship houors ~ "a, M,,r'p'.-
itan League series fol this So; sou. IN o.,
Anal of the team matches HamrJoa
Grange defeated the players OF the Mont
clair Athletic Club on tn" courts of 'hc
latter at Moutclair y j.. by winnias
three Of the competitions. Walter Msr-
rll Hall, l.. Milleus Burt Arthur ".
Lovibond and Paul H. Mead represented
The New York organization. The other
clubs that competed Ia the championship
this season included Kings County, Par
Slope, Bedford Park. the KnickerhocSer
Field Club. Brooklyn Lawn Tennis |It3
and the New York Lawn Tennis club.
II was the excellent racquet WELDING e
Hall. rated al No 10 on the national list
tol last season, and Burt, former Long
wood player, that carried the Hamilton
Grange team through 20 the title. IN the
singles Hall, who acted az captain ~ the
invading forces, defeated Otto II. f!nck,
the Montclair Athletic Club champion,
after three fact sets ~ IS. &c. c-2
Halre forehend drive. combined With
spiendidy balanced midcourt game.
proved too much FOR Hinck.
Burt disposed " Frank y. Hague In
straight sets ~ 81. al Hague wac slow
IN starting up his game. 80 that Burt had
tucked the frat set away with the loss Of
only ono game when the real battle hcSan.
Holly fought rallies followed. Burt's re-
sourcefuluess finally overcoming the deg
perate playing Of his opponent
Han and Burt paired IN the doubles 70
win tire third ana deciding point Of the
series by defeating otto "a. Hinck and
Frank Kidde AT 6--5. 81, G.. There was
little l0bbng IN this match, both sides
preferring to play Il out on the volley
and by smashing at TIE net The Hamll-
ton Grange men worked well together
going through the third set ct ~hirl-
wind pace.
The two points won by Montclair "ero
Tailed by victory In the singles' az
Chaplin Marcus defeated Arthur NJ. Lovi-
bond nj 80, lO-s. ca. Marcus had mar
row escape from defeat, az Lovibond led
at o. on games and the points tailed
at 3o-all IN the eighth game. with Low
bond serving. At this Marcus made de-
termined attack at the net. which he
worked successfully, So that Lovibond
was never again within two strokes OF the
match.
The summary follows:
METROPOLITAN League championship singles
final and championship round Waite:
Merrill Han Hamilton Grang. defeated
Otto H. Hiuck. Montclair Athletic cub
&c a. 90. l. Milens Burt Hamilton
Orange, defeated Frank II. Hague, Montclair
Athletic club. 81. 81. Chaplin Marcus
Montclair Athletic CluO. defeated Arthur n.
l,ovibond. Hamilton Grange, C-e' Us
Ga
Metropolitan League chaInpionshp doubles
(finai and championship roundl--Joseph n.
Batteu ami A. ". Van Orden, AontclsiI
Athletic club. defeated Arthur NJ. i,oviDond
end Paul f.. Mead, Hamilton Grange, So
60; Walter Merrill Hell and l. Mill"ns
Burt, Hamilton Grange, defeated otto ii.
UInck ana Frank Kiddc Montelair Athletic
club d-3. ~, 6-l.