The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-20
DIONNE WINS AND IS
IN SEMI-FINAL ROUND
Defeats Erratic Steinkamp in
Match That Lasts Until
Darkness Sets In.
MANY GAMES GO TO DEUCE
Steadiness, Coupled With His
Opponents Bad Judgment,
Gives Him Victory.

O. A. l.. Dionne. captain OF tho West
Side Tennis Club. reached tho seml-f,nai
round In the Bronx county lawn tennis
tournament yesterday by do
feating J. n. Steinkamp In u hard Nth
round match at the Bedford Park Lawn
Tennis Club. St. "a. Although these
two players started their tussl, early
enough, II was dark before they finished
because most OF the games In each set
went TO deuce before decision was
reached.
That tho contest was a pretty one from
n spectators point OF view was due only
to the fact that the contestants were
evenly matched. for neither one played es-
pecialiy brilliant tennis. Dionne's strokes
were lacking In strength and lie was SLOW
TO cover ground. but he was steady. and.
though his shots were weak. Ito placed
them consistently
Steinkamp. on the other hand, had n
fair amount OF power behind his drives
and he covered tho ground well. but he was
lacking In control and repeatedly dropped
the bail into the net or smashed IL far
out OF court He was never able TO reach
n happy medium and II was this failure
that caused him 10 lose the match. for, time
and again he lost points which he should
have won easily H,s judgment, too, was
very poor. especially ON returning lobs.
Instead Of killing these by smashing them
down Close TO the net he tried to hit
them to deep court, with the result that
they almost always went out OF bounds
Merrill Hall OF the West Side Tennis
Club. present holder OF the title, won two
matches during the course Of the day and
advanced TO the ffth round. In the third
round he vanquished Abraham Bassford.
Jr.. in straight sets, 60, 60 and In the
next eliminated J. q. Mckay. ID. 90.
Hail showed tho hest form that he has
displayed so far and did most OF his work
In deep court He will meet W. NJ Fisher
In the fifth round to-day at +:i5 u. NJ
Halls victory over Mckay nlled the
last OF the fourth round brackets as Rob
ert lie Roy. former intercollegiate cham
plon, and & II Noshell also reached the
Attn round yesterday. LIE Roy won his
fourth round match easily from ". Wood
In straight sets at 60, 6--3, white Noshe ]
was hard pressed to defeat Lincoln Remcr
OF the Marine and Field Club two sets
out OF three at 6--S. ell. 6-.l. Noshell
will play against Louis Graves to-day
mt o'clock In the round before the semi
finals.
Only three matches were played in the
doubles, which started yesterday. Wyli,
c. Grant and Julio Steinacher defeated
Edmond Peaslee and George s. GroesbecE
and A. Fixman and Ely Behar defeated X
Raymond and II. Gillespie in three sci
matches In the second round. while l.
Henderson and III. J. Fitzpatrick downeo
a. l.. Robinson and L. Robinson IN
straight sets in tho nrst round. The sum
marles:
Bronx County Championship. Mems single,
Third round-walter NJ. Hail defeated
Abraham Bassford, Jr., Go, G--2.
Foupth Hounds Voshell defeated Lin
coin Relmer, .G---s Ill. 81 Walter N
Han defeated j. G.. MCKAY 10, -
Robert lie ROY defeated W wood. 90. Is
Fifth Round--O A. L. Dionne' defeated
]. II Steinksmp, st. CO,
Mems Doubles-First round--E. Hendet
son and j II. Fitzpatrick defeated q. l.
Robinson and l. Robinson. SIS 60. -.
steinacher defeated L. Peasiee and Georg
$. Groesbeck, G-S. IS, s-S, A, FiNmar
and Ely Behar defeated Il. Raymond and
Harold Gillespie. e. Is, e..