New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
Takes Hamilton Grange Trophy
by Fine Racquet Work.

Bringing off his drives With speed and
accuracy, /. Millens Burt yesterday added
the Hamilton Grange lawn tennis singles
championship TO the list Of his season
winnings. In the final of the tournament
on the clay courts OF the Hamilton Grange
Club. at l49th street and Convent avenue,
Burt defeated Arthur NJ Iovibond in
straight sets by the score Of g, 81.
s. II was the third time that Burt, the
former LonCwood Cricket club crack. had
scored on the trophy and he took ii as his
personal property Walter Merrill Hall
George J. Parkcs and James :. O'Neale,
the other players who had legs OF the
cup, competed III the tournament. Hall,
because Of his engagement at Pittsburgh.
where with Harold II. Hackctt he Won the
national clay court championship. was
obliged to default Burt disposed Of
O'Ncale by the score Of e. 80 i'm gain
ing his place IA the scmi-hual round.
Parkes. a former Southern champion, was
defeated 10y Loviboud in the seminal
after three stirring sets at g, IS. g.
Burt was in rare good form. lie timed
his shots perfectly and made the ball cut
the lines 10y 4 hairs breadth. He cam"
through tho entire series without tho loss
Of q set or having any of TN" sets touch
al deuce After drawing a bye In the first
round. Burt began by defeating Paul y
Mead. former Yale player 10y tho score
Of 6--3, Ct. The Yale veteran was i'm
excellent stroke. as he had previously dis
posed Of George Is. Hiidrcth a Is. 81.
Thu, early iu the Tournament Burt ind
Gated that his game was founded upon
foundation which could not SADLY be
shaken. lie never sacrificed position IN
court and he clcyerly blocked every at
tempt that Mead mado At passing \ trick
OF PLAYING several shots to Meads fore
hand and then suddenly switching 10 his
opponents backhdnd usually caught Mead
at disadvantage. and it was Bur,'s win
ming play IN both OF the sets.
In the third round match Burt met
O'Neale, the dashing young Tennessee
youth who created considerable interest
in the tournaments two seasons ago but
who lacks the time 10 devote to campaign
ing This match developed into battle
Of the net game against a sure and steady
driver O'Nealo was all flashing angles
and his short returns often brought Burt
m for bit ~ volley'nC The voungster
with all of hia hard hitting and his ygor,
could not keep ahead Of tho poiu'H Burt
won by the clcanoSt sort of passing
Burts shots along tho side lines IN tho
two sets of this match were sensational
and he lost only nvc games altogether to
o Ncalo
The scmi-Hnal between Eurt and lIar-
! old Kelock. ono Of the leading squash
players on the Columbia University club
string was disappointment kellock
vas by turns cvclonic and placid Plav.
ing either way. he was experiencing q dav
when the shots would not 90 rightly The
ball either travelled an inch outside court
or slapped into the net and ho got only
ono game in this match Against I,ovi-
bond IN the final Burt worked his shots
for placement with telling effect A. all
times and was always in the lead. Ernest
Miller acted as umpire.
Mems cingles championship 0rsi FOUND, g.
! r. Brown defeated Julio " Stenscher g
81 Paul y Mead defeated Geors' -. ~
Second round,Ar5huE y Eoyleona defeated
! defeated y q Alden. g ca. g z smith
defeated =. lie RaiIe. 81, 81. George =.
MiiI.ns Burt defeated Paul Y Mead. eN3. "a
| James s O Neale defeated ". ]. Banks. g
| 6--3: Harold Kellock defeated L. \. Tuaddeu
Cd 60. G. u. .Blesel dtfested walter Msr-
ThrI round-Arthur " Loyibond defeated
! Walter ". Fischer ct %, George y. Psrk-s
defeated . Il. Smith. 80. 81. j. Millers
! Burt defeated James 8 Neale. 90. 90.
/ Harold Kellock defeated g. II. Bissel 81
/ SO
semi-hnsl round-Arthur ". Loylbond defeat
I cd George p Parkes GO. %, 81: L. Millcns
/ Burt defeated Harold Kellock. 81. 6-3.
Final and championship round.-L Millions
Burt defeated Arthur ". Loybond, 6-2, 81,
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