New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-23
YOUNGER PLAYERS
WIN ON COURTS
Surprises at Opening of
Middle States Lawn
Tennis Tourney.
HALL CATCHES A
TARTiR IN DUNHAM
Veteran Forced to Three Hard
Fought Sets to Capture
the Match.

The younger players in the lawn
tennis world performed brilliantly
yesterday on the turf courts OF the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, at Noun
tain Station. y. j., in the opening
rounds Of the annual Middle States
champion ihip, and routed some Of the
veterans.
Harold Throckmorton. the Prince
ton irterscholastic champion; Will
lam II. McKim, of Yale University, and
Joseph J. Armstrong, Of Minnesota
University, were those to come
through successfully in their matches.
Lindlev Durham. a schOolboy from
Railway, y. j.. provided the sensation
of the day by making Walker Merrill
Hall, former Middle States cham
pjon, go three fast sets to defeat him
b. score Of 6-4. l-G. IS. Arthur
II. Con'ey. of Princeton University,
gave Charles VI. Bull. jr., a ranking
player, lot Of trouble before he was
defeated at g, 4D6, 81.
Among the veterans, HOlcombe
Ward, a former national champion
and Davis Cup player, was at his best
and won his match against Robert p.
Bennett with the utmost case, at
Go, 6-1.
Armstrong and Benjamin VI. Phil
lips came through to the third round
by virtue of defeats over Norman
Johnson and T. e. Stickney, respec-
lively. The tournament committee did
not attempt to hasten the work of the
hfty-cight entrants, because the turf
was in poor condition from the rain.
Gustav +. Touchard. present holder
Of the title, will not defend his honors
this year. K. Lindley Murray. the
California boy. who won the Metropoli-
tan title on Saturday, probably will
not play either, although he is en-
tered.
The match between Hall and Dun
ham was not finished until just before
dusk, but a large part of the gallery
remained to see the battle between
the veteran and the youth.
After taking the first set at Ct,
Hall Jagged. with the result that Dun
ham, playing with great speed. walked
off with the second set with the loss
of only single game.
In the final set the schoolboy showed
burst of speed that landed him in
the lead at 6-j. Thereafter he had
four distinct opportunities of winning
the match. only to have Hall pull out
the twelfth game by deadly work over
head and a dazzling display of cross
court shots for aces. Dunham's SER
vice gave Hall trouble all through the
match, owing to its severity, and it
was only because of the veterans SUI
perior court generalship that he won
the final set at 8-6.
Holcombe Ward, making his first
tournament appearance this season,
showed he was in splendid form by
his work on the courts yesterday. He
brought off his strokes with much Of
their oldtme sting, and his net play
was mastery. Ward is regarded as a
dangerous contender for the title.
The summaries follow:
Aii.dlc states mems championship singles
thr-t ToundJ Jose n !. Armstrong defeated
=. -. Woodbury.. Ct. 6--f; Frederick e. Ia
man defeated ~. r. Banks. I. =; J r.
Walden won FROM Edward Doyle hy default:
Richard Stevens won from ". II. Rhodes by
Getault b.. =. Thomas defeated Curtis R,sd.
@ J. e.. q. ". Gilmore defeated Philip
Abry @ C; Hober, = Styddart de-
feated Harold Harvey 81 c.: II. y.
Taloh defeated *. KOIiger. G-1. e: Hol-
comte Ward defeated Robert p. Bennett.
CO. 81: q. Frederic, Watson. jr defeated
Coleman :. HIS. Go. G-l: William -.
McKim defeated q. l.. Etoades. g. 60;
Hoffman Niciersoa defeated +. :. Warden,
&c. G3. G-3: PhiliD Chew detected Il.
" Read. Go. 6-l. Harold Ihrockmor,on
defeated Ralph g. Wct,laufer. . !. e;
Charles u. Hull. jr.. defeated Arthur II.
Co1rcy C &c C-I; Walter NJ Han de-
f,ated InGl.v Duncan. Ct. l--6 Sc
Felix Doubleday defeated Uanmctt Norton.
C. G-N. G-i; -. x. Mackay defeated r.
T. .iagoun. e. - g .. Benjamin y. Phillips
defeated Harold Burns. G-i cl
Second rouu' Joseph J. Armstrong defeat
90 Norman Johnson. 81. & 4: benjamin y.
Phillips defeated r. Il. Sticbuey. g q !.