New-York tribune., 1913-07-28
BIC FIELD NARROWS
IN LAWN TENNIS TILT
Fisher, Adams and BaItzIy
Among Winners in First
Day of Tourney.

Lawn tennis players fairly salloped
through the opening rounds Of the fifth
annual open tournament on the courts Of
the University Heights Tennis Club, at
Aqueduct avenue and F'ordham Road, yes
terday. william Fisher. the winner Of the
cup last year; A. J. Ostendorf, Of the Bed
ford Park Club. who was runner up;
Franklin Pierce Adams and Alexander
BaItzly we're the star performers as the
wedding out process reduced the big field
of sixty-eght competitors.
Fisher was in rare form. He worked
his way into the round before the semi
finals. his last match being slashing ses-
sion at driving. in which he defeated Jones
Mersereau at 6-3. 6-3. Fisher placed
his shots prettily in the corners OF the
ouposIte court. He kept Mersereau on the
tIrnp. and wore away his accuracy by
keeping him in constant action.
Ostendorf and Adams did not play
through as far as Fisher. They only got
into the fourth round, but both came
through their last matches in straight
sets Adams for the most part held to
the back of his court. lie had knack or
coaxing his opponent. H. NJ. McCahill, up
to the net and then driving the ball
straight through TO the base line. Nc
CahIll made stubborn battle Of It In the
first set. but he was beaten off by Adams
no after that was always in good humor
finishing up in splendid form TO the score
Of -. 6-3.
Osteudorf found an easy mark in \. H.
Wood. who failed completely 70 get the
swiftly driven ball as the Bedford Park
PLAYER sent il sizzling through his court
Wood could not cope with the speed Of his
opponent. with the result that Ostendor1
scored az 60, 6-l.
II fell to Baltzly, a player new 10 local
tournaments, to record a reversal by de-
featlng Joe Allen, one % the cracks OF
the Kings County Club. at 81, -.
The two men engaged in driving rallies
and kept the ball going at a furious pace.
Baltzly had the length Of the court down
tc perfection. He fairly shaved the base
line. and often trlcked Allen into letting
shots go by that he should have played.
In both sets the points were close, only
three points separating the men on the
final tally. The tournament Will continue
to-day
The summary follows:
Mems cup singles (drst round)-J. r. Cam
oron defeated q. L. Robinson 60, b-l{ \.
r Van Orden defeated y. Stipler, B-l, %
W : Bogart defeated b. De Wolf. by default
= Shaw, Jr.. defeated r. T. Bennett 6-L
second round. T. Allen defeated c. A..
sna,ls' G-t. ca: W. sachs defeated e. r.
Brown. by default. II II. Cohan defeated Or
william Rosenbaum. by default; T. Martin DC
hers defeated j NJ Stenacher, by default; L.
Wuf defeated Arthur l.. Lovibond. by de
fault. \. Brown defeated George : GrotsbecN'
hy default a. J. Ostendorf defeated r. Perry
e G-l. Allen n. Behr defeated G. Glass
burn. g. g. Ralph l.. Baggs defeated G.
W Reebc. G-3, G-3, Alexander BaltLly Dc,
defeated l.. Robinson, g % Midh"n
Fisher defeated \. W. Mclean, 81. 90 H.
W stair defeated II. J.. Howard 90. -
\ Naukayille defeated ". Swayne 1t, -
n T. Siblev defeated O. Hunter. GO, 90
George Grcnz defeated II. Wllgerodt, l.
Is o, W. II. Wood defeated X Eeardon, ~
Il u. Or W H. Bates defeated T.. Ostendoli'
"a 0-T. r. Rehar defeated G.. Pegram. d-4.
G-I. f. T.. Adams defeated o. c. A. 0hld'
@, 81. 6-l; 4. Wood defeated k "99u'
4 8, %. Ga Z. Thomas defeated 4. Bo-
CERT Sc 10. G-1; r. walden defeated
Harold swain. 30 90. "a. G. l.. Fisher
defeated f. L. Martin. GO. /; A. r, Van
Ordeu defeated }. T.. cameron. ~ -,
Third round Alexander Baltzly defeated j
T. Allen. 81. IS. Harry klipper defeated
W sachs. q g. 81; Jones Mersereau defeated
n &. Wyckon. by default; William Fisher
defeated II. H. Cohan, q 6-s. 90 \.
Nankayine defeated B ". stair g : D..
= /. n T. sibey defeated W =. Martin
"a G"3. IS: W II. Wood defeated George
Grenz 6-s. ., 6-3; \. r. Van orden de
foated H. W. Robinson. 80. 10 $. g. Cham
bers defeated r shaw. jr, 6-3. 6-l; A..
Brown defeated L. wulf "a, 81, 6--3; r.
Behar defeated Dr. W. H. Bates, Q i 81;
T. T. Adams defeated X. VI. McCahill, -.
! "a; A. J Ostendorf defeated A. H. Wood,
60, 81.
Fourth round-Wnllam Fisher defeated
Jones Mersereau, 90. 3: A Nankaville
defeated II = Sibley, 6-l, 6-3