New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-02
LOV|BOND BEATS MOORE
Former Columbian Goes Down
Before Fierce Volleying.
WILL MEET HALL FOR TITLE
Indoor Lawn Tennis Champion
ships Bring Out Spirited Play
on Seventies Courts.

In a desperately fought match which
went the limit OF three sets Arthur NJ
Lovibond won his place in the final round
OF the championship lawn tennis singles
on the courts OF the 18th Regiment Armory
yesterday. He defeated George G.. Moore,
jr. the former Columbia University star,
in the sem-hnal round by a score of 70
IL, Is. "a.
BY this victory Lovibond is bracketed
with Walter Merrill Hall, a former holder
of the title. in the final round for the regi-
mental championship.
Moore was right on edge WREN he faced
Lovbond. He sent his drives speeding
through the opposite court or crossed
Lovibond so prettily as the latter attempt
ed to get up To the net that he soon led at
81 on games. Then Lovibond began his
battle. His overhead smashing was ter
rifle. and he sent the ball sizzling to the
base line OF Moore's court in a way that
compelled the former Columbia man to
maintain a position far back of the line,
which gave Lovibond splendid chances at
the net.
Lovbond reeled off the games until he
Idu up Will hOOtt III al Otl
games. a bitterly contested series OF ser
vice games followed until Moore got the
lead at 100 and N-love on points. It
was within a stroke Of the set. Once
again Lovibond fairly buffeted his OPP
ponent out of the way by his powerful
shots and eventually captured the set at
l2-lO In the second set Lovibond let
down slightly, which was sufficient to turn
the balance in Moore's favor. The games
followed service evenly up to ALL in the
third set. Lovibond was fatigued and his
smashing was not as sure as In the first
set He won his own service for lead
at 5-4. and then by spirited bit OF net
play overthrow Moore for the next game
and the match at Ga.
The players devoted their attention
chiefly to the handicap doubles, in which
Frank j. Kenney and L. Broeneman. at
plus half 15 and =. Burt and Robert +.
Putnam at minus 10, arrived in the semi
final round. 1t fell to the latter pair to
eliminate Bob clarendon and Willie Kind
gen, two OF Columbia's former foot
ball stars. The football team, despite
their receipt Of odds, failed, TO an
swer signals. with the result that
they lost at Ga, 81. Kindgen. was
the master mind. He employed a nov
city in the way of signals by stamping
his foot a number of times whenever the
pair was to go to the net, retreat or play
volleys right or left. kenney and Broene-
man played SO swiftly. however. that by
the time Kindgen was through stamping
his foot the other pair had the point
There was a meeting of the board Of
governors OF the 7th Regiment club, at
which 1t was decided to begin the wom-
ems national indoor championship tour
nament on Saturday. March %. On the
afternoon of that day the regiment team
will meet Columbia in dual meet. They
will play Yale on Saturday, March y.
The summary follows:
Regimental championship singles tsemi-hnal
round)-Arthur NJ Lovibond defeated George G..
Moore, jr, Flo. 4-6. ca.
Regimental handicap singles fourth round)-
L. II. Austin ,plus half l5) defeated 4. c. Post
ley tscratch). 90, 90: $ NJ. Richardson plus
half 49, defeated Robert +. clarendon tscratch)'
81, Go.
Regimental handicap doubles urst round,--
George Leigh and II. c. Naisawald minus half
49, defeated A. H. remeyer and Frederick w.
krOe.lIc, 1r. pltlS ndit lol, w, -
C. Poillon and H. Rockwell (scratch) defeated
Julian s. Myrick and Harry Parker. g.. O-3:
j.. H. Austen and > NJ. Richardson minus 800
defeated c. A. Schwarzwaelder and II. NJ. De
labarre plus half i5' e.. %: Frank J. Ken
ney and l.. Broeneman tplus half 49, defeated
Marshall Peabody and Il. Finley minus half
15), by default: +. Burt and Robert +. Putnam
(minus 15) defeated l.. e. Daley and w. \.
Hasbrouck (plus ljD. by default; j. J. koen and
Gustave G. Grenz minus lo) defeated Cory NJ.
Amerman and X. X Tomlin minus 30), 81.
Ga; Robert T.. clarendon and william King
den (scratch) defeated q. L. Richmond and
George IIauck (scratch). by default Percy NJ.
Hall and \. &. Postley minus half 40) defeated
n Rossre and A. y. Milne minus 13). by de-
fault.
Second round-Frark j. Kenney and l..
Broeneman tplus half l5) defeated l.. H. Aus
ten and 5. VI. Richardson minus 800, 60.
90. 6-3: = Burt and Robert F. Putnam
lminus l5) defeated Robert f. Larendon and
william Kingden lscratch) Ga, g.; y. &.
Poillon and H. Rockwell tscratch) defeated
George Leigh and h. C. Naisawald minus half
49,. GO. IS.