New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-29
Some of Sixty-six Matches
Stand Out in Opening
Day of Junior In
door Tourney.
BY FRED. HAWTHORNE.

The first junior metropolitan indoor
lawn tennis championship ever held in
this city opened yesterday at the 9TH
Regiment Armory with a total entry
list Of eiehty-three boys in the singles.
King Smith. acting as official referee,
handled the big felG 30 efficiently that
total OF sIxty-siX matches had been
disposed Of when play ceased for the
day. This is travelling at pretty nearly
the speed nmi,
OF all the boys. c. VI. Cordley, of
Glen Ridge, y. j., High School. a fin
ished young player with plenty Of
speed. advanced the furthest toward
the final round. Cordley, who is in the
lower half Of the draw. reached the
round before the semi-fnals. Judging
by his performances yesterday. this
boy should not have much trouble in
getting into the semi-iinals.
Thirteen of the boys reached the
fourth round, and Of the total of eighty
three that started play in the morning
only eighteen survived when Smith de-
cided that the youngsters had done an
HotcSt union DAY $ WORK.
II. W. Forster, of Yonkers; II. L.
Bowman, OF Mount Vernon, and Z. II.
BInzen, OF New York, three of the ia
vorites IN the tournament. were sue
cessful in their matches, and all showed
mat they are primed for future battles
as the draw narrows down 10 the final
test
Forster, who was the runner-up to
pgL IL
fopolltan tournament for juniors at
Forest Hills, Long Island. last Septem-
Der took on G.. A. Myers in the first
round and defeated his less experienced
opponent at 6 /. -. Jabish Holmes,
Jr., court pupil o. Gustave +. Touch
ara. the indoor national champion. was
Forster's next opponent.
holmes played cleverly in his first
match against K. b. Raymond. winning
at 81. g, and many looked to see
MN give Forster "A stiff battle. The
fonkers boy was too clever a court
general, however. and forced Holmes
out OF position by quick changes of
pace, scoring many points in this man
ner. His hard forehand drives, too.
gave Holmes lot Of trouble, and For
Ster won the match in straight sets bv
score OF 6-3, GO.
Little Binzen, the freckle-faced lad
VINO created sensation last September
by putting the English schoolboy
champion out OF the METROPOLITAN
championship at Forest Hills. played
a dashing game yesterday. lie first
met q. ii. GIldersleeve and won easily
at 60, 6-1. completely outplaying
his opponent. Albert Mayer was the
next boy 10 90 down before Binzen's
strong net attack. yielding his place
by score of 81, IS. Binzen is
scheduled 10 meet Forster this morn
ing at III o'clock, and stirring match
Is sure to result. as both boys are
lighters to the last stroke.
Bowman, who is i'm the lower half
OF the draw, dropped the opening set
OF ms first match against Donald Allen.
winning only "A single game. He gained
better control of his strokes in the
second set, however, and. although
Allen contested every point. Bowman
took the second set az IS. In the last
set the Mount Vernon boy speeded no
MS game 10 the topnotch and won at
81 taking the match.
'ordley, VINO Is regarded as the
dark horse Of the tournament. and
VINO probably will meet Bowman for n
pace IN the semi-inals, displayed "A
wen rounded game and played all his
sshots with confidence. He got a default
IN the second round, defeated r.
Arnold, jr.. IN the third round at IS.
% and then polished off G.. A. Ia.
orissie. Of this city. in the fourth
round by score OF Is. 90. Sc.
hing Smith promises the boys no
rest to-day. for he has teamed them
up for the doubles. which will begin at
noon. There are sixteen pairs entered.
Inc draw Tor the doubles follows:
Van ltasrr AMI katE w. Loeb and U.nt,.,.
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us'r and Mc'"uun N. MrtormirI ,ni
i.aWaff.f bHru and partner ~ ~rtE,,irk srt
Rom, Frost aud " I Zshriskls a.. kr3. All
toidlry 'eaW and Livingston ". Hicks and nan
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