New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-14
LEFT SHIFT PUZZLES
ON WEST SIDE COURTS
Cornell Youth Uses Both
Hands and Fools DR..
RoSenbaum.
CRAGIN SCORES IN
HIS FIRST ENCOUNTERS
Most of the Other oldtimers,
However, Will Not Begin
Play Until To-day.

The eighteenth annual holding of the
metropolitan lawn tennis championships
began yesterday on the thirty-fve clay
courts of the West Side Tennis Club, at
Forest Hills, Long Island, with a notable
field of players. Only fourteen matches
were played and no .reversals of form
were recorded. favorites coming through
without difficulty.
None Of the leading men in the lawn
tennis world took the courts yesterday,
but this afternoon they will begin the
struggle for Watson NJ. Washburn's title
in the singles. Washburn, the playing
through champion, will not get into his
first match until tomorrow.
Arthur S. Cragn, of the 18th Regiment,
went into the third round by two vic
tories, the first over J. II. A. Williams and
the second over r. II. Boggs. Other ia
vorites to win their matches were DIR.
William Rosenbaum, runner-up for the
indoor national championship this year,
who easily vanquished +. II. Hunter in
the second round at 81, Go; U. A.
Dionne, the West Side team captain. who
took the measure of King Smith at GO,
Sc. and w. Halsey Wood, the former
Columbia player, who defeated j. J.
Sinnott at 6-1, So.
In his match against Hunter, Cornell
boy, DR.. Rosenbaum showed strong evil
dence of having recovered from his re-
cent slump. He brought off his drives
with a lot OF sting and rarely misjudged
the court limits.
Hunter attracted the attention OF those
grouped about the championship" court
by the popularity OF his style. Every
body thought he was left-handed player
as he stepped to the base line and began
serving The ball struck Rosenbaum
service court with a sharp break and the
latter popped up a high lob to Hunters
right hand. The Cornell boy then calmly
switched his racquet from his left to his
right hand and continued playing that
way until il was time for him to serve
again.
For a few minutes this ambidextrous
STYLE had Rosenbaum clustered, but ne
soon settled down and proceeded to walk
away with the match. Hunters game
was distinguished by the world OF speed
he put into every stroke, but he was Wild
ness personifed, and Rosenbaum had only
TO return the ball and let the collesiah
slam il out.
/ DR.. Ewing Taylor, the Harvard veteran
had his drives working smoothly against
X. j. Herbert, and experienced no trouble
/ in taking the match in straight SETS at
/ GO. Ga. He was always ready to take
advantage OF an opening, and his shots
( for placement caught Herbert fatfooted a
dozen times.
The summaries follow:
metropolitan lawn tennis championship
singles (frst round)-H. s. Rothschild de-
feated Harry Sachs Go, SO. 81; DIT
Ewing Taylor defeated X. c. Herbert 90
/ Is; A Bassford, jr.. defeated X. Il, NC
/ CIaye, Cd, Cd; Roy Pier defeated L. v.
Robinson, c., 6-1; T.. #. Thomas. Jr, de-
feated =. T.. Breck Ct O.: II. H. Boggs
| defeated X ID. Fisher, e. Ga; a. s era
/ gin defeated J. II. A. Williams, 81, 81,
Second round-H. j. Henry defeated Paul
/ Goold, Cd. 6--3; DR.. william Rosenbaum
/ defeated i. T. Hunter. G-1. Go; A. ;. era
/ gin defeated r. II. Boggs. 6-3. 6-3; Paul
! s. Brinsmade defeated Norman Johnson,
/ Go Ct; w. Halsey Wood defeated j. j.
/ sInnott, al. g: G. 4. L. Dionne defeated
\ King Smith. S-2. Sc; w. ID. Cunningham
defeated Henry n. Balch. O.. sc. G-3.