New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Ward and Hall Win Way
Into Semi Round
VIII Face Behr and Pell,
Respectively, To-day on
Turf Courts of the
Orange Club.

Holcombe Ward and Walter Merrill
Hall, a former holder of the title, won
their way into the semi-fnal round
Yesterday on the turf courts Of the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, at Mountain
Station. y. j., where the annual tourna-
ment for the lawn tennis championship
of the Middle States is being staged.
This afternoon Ward, former ma
tional champion, will face Karl H. Behr,
the erstwhile internationslist, for a
place in the final round, and Theodore
Roosevelt Pell, holder of the Achelis
challenge cup, will oppose Hall in the
lower half of the semi-fnal.
The winner Of the final round will
meet Gustave F. Touchard, the title
holder, in the challenge round to-mor-
row, if the champion decides to defend
his honors.
Ward. who has lost only four games
in three matches played, gained his
semi-fnal bracket by defeating r. Stod-
dart with ease at Go, 6-3. The old
Davis Cup player executed all his
strokes in faultless style and made his
placement shots with an unerring eye.
Hall, as was expected, defeated Phil
lips easily, in spite of the apparent
closeness of the match as judged by
the scores. 10, "a. In the first set
the former title holder allowed his OPP
ponent to get lead Of five games 20
two before he really got going. Then
lie ran out the next FIVE games and set,
using his powerful drives TO keep Phil
lips in back court.
The second set went along as had the
first, with Phillips running into lead
before Hall bestirred himself and be-
gan to cut the corners of the court
with clever shots for placement.
The ladies' singles were brought for
ward to the semi-hnal round, with Miss
Edna Wildey and Mrs. Louise Ham
mond Raymond in the top half and
Mrs. Marshall Mclean and Miss Polly
Sheldon in the lower half.
Mrs. Raymond played with splendid
judgment in both her matches. She
first took on Miss Helen Newhouse, a
Montclair girl, in the second round, de-
feating her at 60, 60. II was Miss
Newhouse's first appearance in a our
nament, and although defeated deci-
sively she gave indications Of becoming
a player of the first rank.
TIE young girls ground strokes were
executed soundly, and overhead she
was deadly. sending the ball crashing
into Mrs. Raymond's court with un-
usual speed. II was the elder players
ability to catch Miss Newhouse out
Of position that won for her.
Then Mrs. Raymond took the court
with Mrs. Robert lie Roy and won at
as, 6-l, although visibly wearied
from her earlier match. She used her
hard and accurate drives TO the base
line in defeating Mrs. lie Roy
Miss Sheldon created somewhat Of
a surprise by defeating Miss Ina Kis-
sell, at 6-3, Cd. The Montclair
champion covered her court we'll and
many times forced Miss Kissell out of
position.
The summaries follow:
Mems singles fourth round)-Holcombe
Ward defeated r. S'Oddart. 80. SIS, Wal
ter Merrill Hall defeated Benjamin N. Phil
Ladies singles second round-Mrs. Louise
Hammond Raymond defeated Miss Helen
New house. 90. 50.
Third round-Miss Edna Wildey defeated
Miss Margaret Seymour; Mrs Raymond de-
feated Mrs. Robert lie Roy, C-3. I'll; hfs.
Marshall Mclean defeated Mrs. W. II. IN
derhin. 60, 81; Miss Polly Sheldon defeat
y
Mems doubles second round)-Theodore
Roosevelt Pell and Karl u. Behr defeated
otto Hinck and Frank kidde, 81, IS g:
A Coffey and +. y. Stickney defeated +.
clark and r. =. Cooke 6-i, G-S: Watson
and Wrenn defeated McKim and StoddaTt
Cd C-8 g.; Harold Throckmorton and J..
Dunhem defeated VI. y. Balch and W. Phil
lips rs. 81.
Third round-Pen and Behr defeated Sey-
,,orr and Newcomb. SO 81.
~ sAiSs' doubles (drst round)-Mrs. /. c.
NtorrIs and Miss Katherine Force defeated
Mics GLADYS Robbins and Mrs. Le Roy. -
Gi &c Miss kissell and Miss Marion
T,seacn defeated Miss Edith Condict ald
Mrs D. c. Mills, 60. So.
second round-Mrs. Raymond and MIS- q.
y. Beard defeated Miss Seq mo9r an, ana ,! Mlss
potter. g.. 6-i; Mrs. Morris and MISS force
,,on from Mrs. Rand and Mrs. Schultz loy
Default. Mrs. Mclean and Miss Edna Niidey
Ssfcsted Miss Kissell and Miss Blagden. ~.
80, Miss Sheldon and Mrs InderhiU
defeated Miss seheerer and Miss Boyn'on'
So. GO.