New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
lNIJNBA DEFEATS YALE SPEED COUNTS ON COURTS
National Indoor Lawn Tennis
Tourney Opens at Hot Pace.
ONE REVERSAL NOTICED
Frank Watrous, of Yale, Defeats
William Rosenbaum in
Spirited Match.

Speed was the paramount factor in deter
mining the outcome Of the opening matches
in the thirteenth annual national indoor
lawn tennis championship tournament yes
terday, on the courts of the 7th Regiment
Armory Seth street and Park avenue. With
two exceptions, the competitions went in
straight sets, and there was only one out
come that savored of a reversal That wa
In the match In which Frank NJ Watrous,
the Yale player, who has been tournament
campaigning along with Reuben A. Holden,
the intercollegiate champion for several
seasons, defeated Dr. William Rosenbaum
by the score of rs, s-6. This was easily
the premier contest of the day. in which
the field of siXty-four asrirants for the
honors participated
The three-set contests were those in which
Louis Tiebe defeated Cory NJ Amerman.
of the Woodmere Country Club at 4-6. So,
81 Only in the first set was Amerman
successful in making his drives find TIE
mark. Once Tiebel got up speed the end
came quickly. for he was steadier ard more
versatile than his opponent Valentine
Treat OF the eth Regiment. won the other
three-set battle by scoring at s-1o, 60. 6-3,
over A. +. Peterson The latter shot his
bolt in the first set during which his rail-
lies were splendidly fought.
Yale's leading exponent of the game gave
DR. Rosenbaum and the gallery that as
sembled a tremendous and stimulating sur
prise. He fairly snapped his place shots
over the net. hitting the hall ceanly ant
freely and following the strokes through so
that his aim was perfect. after the manner
Of William A. Larned. the national cham
pion. The footing Of Watrous was also
superior 10 that OF the doctor who carried
more bulk and weight The Yale man
nipped the best shots that Or. Rosenhaum
could send TO him, and when the latter at
tempted the net Watrous was ready with
swift 'cross-court passes. In the second
set Or. Rosenhaum braced and ran 10 a
lead Of S--3 on games. He had the set near
ly won when he fubbed two high lobs in
succession. and Watrous made the most of
IL so as to pull out the set and match.
Another of the Yale players suffered q
startling setback Al the hands of Abraham
Bassford. jr. the former Cornell University
player. This was the competition in which
F. W Peaslee met defeat by q love score
Bassford. always a hard hitter. with GER
tainty Of direction and length. was expert
enclng one OF his best DAYS. He sent the
ball over for slick shots TO the corners. and
Peaslee was never quite successful in
gauging the glancing bounds.
Among the other winners were 9. 4. l..
Dionne. Of the West Side Club who capt
ured the Woodmere Cup last season. Wal
ter Merrill Hall. the ranking PLAYER, and
A. H. Man, jr,, of Yale.
The summary follows:
National indoor championship singles dirs'
rcund)-Wvlia C. Grant defeated J Jenkins, tr.
by default. F. g. Porter defeated Gustavo stein
acher. by default: Walter Merrill Hall defeated
Cory NJ Amerman, "a, 6-2. 6-4; valentine
Treat defeated a Z. Peterson, s-io "a 6-.3
Charles G. Chambers defeated Paul z Goold
81. SO; Herbert Manchester defeated !.
Hartman by default; Reston stevenson de-
feated F ". -Pelzer, 81 81: J.. ?. Lee de-
wstrous defeated Dr. william, Rosenbaum, -.
Grant. SO, 60; e. a Anderson defeated $
Howard voshelI "a. IS: A. n. Man. jr.. de-
fea,ed G. G. Grenz Ga 6--l: George G, Shafer
defeated A. Cuban, by default Dimon p. Rob
erts defeated william 9. De Mile. 4 .:
Abraham Bassford, ST, defeated Z. w. Peaslee
Parker, sI2 s-12: & p Lipscomb defeated n
K Fitzpatrick. by default, l. Millens Burt de-
feated Stuyvesant Wainwright, 90, go. VIII
lam p Cragin. jr. defeated Percy NJ. Hall, by
default; Benjamin NJ Phillips defeated George
s. Groesbeck g. rs, c. Gilbert Plympton
defeated Walter Roberts, 60 Ct Walter HaE-
ard defeated L. p. Moore, 6-s. e-S. q. 4. l.
Dionne defeated Preston Cummtngs Sc. -;
George q. Moore. jr. defeated e. 4. Sparks
81 So