New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-18
WINS
JUNIOR HONORS
In LAWN TENNIS
Pittsburgh Schoolboy De-
featS Banks in Final at
Forest Hills.

Forest Hills.
Charles s. Garland the seventeen
year-old schoolboy from Pittsburgh,
won the junior metropolitan lawn ten
mis- championship yesterday by defeat
ing LasceIles ". Banks, of Adelphl
Academy, Brooklyn, in the final round
Of the annual tournament on the clay
courts Of the West Side Tennis Club, at
Forest Hills, Long Island. Garland won
in an impressive manner. taking the
match in straight sets at %, o-l,
% and completely outplaylng ms op-
ponent.
The feature Of the new junior cham
mons game was his amazing steadlness
and his control Of all his shots. In the
entire match he made only fifteen err
rors. consisting of ten nets, four outs
and one double fau / His total OF
points was more than twice that OF
Banks. the figures reading 79 TO 80.
The title in the doubles is still to be
decided, the thunder shower Yesterday
afternoon putting an end to the hnal
round match, when George Z. Ihrock-
morton and II. ". Forster were lead
ing Garland and ". Irving Pitt at 6-!,
%. Frederick B. Alexander, the ref
cree, announced that the boys Will mn
ish the struggle at noon to-day.
The largest gallery Of the week was
on hand when Garland and Banks be-
gan their battle for the championship,
and everything went Off with perfect
smoothness and dispatch, Mr.. AieXan-
der having provided referee and
full set OF hnesmen.
Garland at once took the lead and
rapidly gained an advant OF to U
on games. Banks sought to gain his
points By his regular bachcourt game,
and the Pittsburgh youth was willing
20 meet him under these conditions.
Time after time Garland sent low
drives across the net that shaved the
side lines and scored clean aces as
Banks tried TO intercept them.
Several times the Brooklyn school
bow lost points through mistaken
idea that his opponents shots were
going to land the ball out Of court.
Garland used plenty Of top IN ms
grounS strokes, however, and showed
a remarkable ability TO keep the ball
within the court limits.
The limit Of Banks's efforts was 20
win the fourth and seventh games, Car
land taking the opening set al % ana
three Of the games at love.
by the fact that he was taking part
i'm his first important match, and the
control that he had shown on previous
DAYS was sadly lacking, especially on
his ground strokes from the back OF the
court In endeavoring to get pace on
the ball he sent it far back of the base
line, and the very steadiness OF his OPP
ponent seemed to increase his Wild
ness.
Garland played even more brilliantly
in the last two sets. making only three
errors in the second session and taking
four of the games without the loss OF a
point. The fact that Banks had a
weakness on his backhand developed
about this time, and Garland ham
mered away with deadly precision at
the vulnerable point. The Adelphi boy
tried TO overcome this defect by run
ming around the ball and taking It on
his forehand, but he met with scant
success, for Garland was placing with
such mathematical eXactness that he
constantly caught his opponent out Of
position. This set went TO Garland
at 81.
The last set found Banks a triie
steadier, but, even so, he never meas
ured up 10 the standard set by Gar
land, who ripped his defence to shreds
with beautiful passing drives, varied by
occasional volleying shots across the
court. and won the last set at 2,
giving him the match and the cham
pionship.
In the doubles Throckmorton and
Forster overwhelmed Garland and Pitt
in the first set by severe smashing and
sharp volleying to every unprotected
spot in the opposite court. Garland
and his partner steadied in the second
session and ran into lead on games at
30 by fine passing drives down the
alleys. Just as they seemed 70 have
struck their stride the rain forced a
postponement.
The point score Of the singles match
and the summaries follow: