New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
Downpour Intervene, /,
Nick of Time to Save G.
eral Lawn Tennis Stan
HARTMANN SPRINGS
SURPRISE ON Wap
Inman and Rosenbaum Ak.
Dire Straits When PLAY
Is Called Of.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

by FIXED HAWTHORNE
A dOwnpOur OK rain interviews
terday just in time, apparentiv =
the regulations Of several prsssr,
former champions OF the cour,
were playing matches in the a.,
metropolitan lawn tennis champis.s.
tournament on the clay courts n
BronXvllle Athlete Association
lingo Hartmann showed a s.rr
return to form in his match an
Vanderbilt b. Ward, Eastern New.
State champion. After ward had n.
the first set at 90, Hartmann -
ed a whirlwind attack Of yolleyi,, -
walked away with the second =, !,
0. Then came the rain, with r.
mann thoroughly warmed Up b
work and eager 10 continue.
Frederick G. Imam, who Ia, NJ,
held the metropolitan title and 4 =.
ing 10 gain hnal leg on tie Fe.,
engaged in a red-hot match with AZ,
ham Bassford. jr. the old Cornell 81
lete. Inman took the opening 81. 4
10-8, only after Bassford had tEo
been within a point Of winning Il ~
was leading az 10 in the second .,
sion, when the rain that stopped BAR
mann's rush gave Imam rest that
seemed badly IN need Of.
Arthur VI. LOyibond, the Regiments
champion, went right out after d
William Rosenbaum's scalp in the .ht
round, and played so brilliantly Il,
the first set went to his credit, a. I'll
Rain!
Watson VI. Washburn, forus
holder of the championship, tried
mightiest to finish his match again
Lieutenant W. S. Anderson before i
gathering clouds unlocked the Zee
gates, and was leading at 81, s
when large drops began to fall
A start also was made in the doubls|
and half a dozen matches were eel
rleted before the deluge made i nees
sary 10 run for the clubhouse. VIZ
favorable conditions this sfleroa|
however, a strenuous programs '
be adhered 10 and the schedule bfessi|
up to date.
Louis Graves not only defeated Il
rain, but also won both his ma,eaa
the singles in one, two order. EEL
W. Balch was Graves's first yietin, J,
ing defeated at 6-l, 81, and ~
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen fell bs.r|
the Haworth stars clever Crossed
pley bv a score OF 81, go. GuEv
rext opponent will be the wirnG
the Inman-Bassford match.
r. B. McClave reached out int :
round before the seml-hnals By de.a
ing +. F. Thomas, jr, at 6-S s-eh|
victor played his shots strongly =
mid-court and his accurate la,infw|
too big a proposition for Thoma
handle successfully.
Bassford covered tremerz1
amount of ground in his match agia
Inman, and almost any other PA
would have been ready 70 call =
after the first set, but Bassfort =
Just beginning 70 get the kinks Of
his muscles at this stage Of the ~
and the rain was a real hardshi
Z him.
Inman's sharp angled volleying
/ close 10 the net was brilliant, II ~
| times erratic, and Bassford Kept :
steady run as he raced from So
side Of his court. lobbing back b. I
| turns. Leading at "a on games
| again at 7-6, the former Cornell
was within a point Of the set, bit
/ times Imam stalled off defeat By Is
volleying, although he was fast =
! from the pace Bassford set hin.
Ward did not experience any ti,s
/ ~ with Hartmann until the latter Fr
/ the first set, his hard left HANDED -.
10 the sides Of the court gaining
/ the points Hartmann then si2ris
/ follow in the service 70 the net t1'
off Wards switest strokes sair
completely outplaying he ye'iT
man The clouds that put a stop =
match were not blacker than %
mann's glances as he made iG
/ clubhouse.
+ Metropolitan lawn tennis ehanplcnsS -
/ Second rouudl-IOus Graves dd'a'@
D+ Third ronnd-Leonsrd BeskmAn d.,ss,.i =
A Throckrnorton. 81 6-4. L01is dtI
featcd Frederick T Fre.inghuysen, 81
f. Rogers defeated George A WAha .
/ e. .lf
Fourth round-R p. N,cCla~ osaN
/ Thomas H.. IS, SIS. a.. -
Metropolitan championship doubles -, |
! Dudley Briiton and J. g. Rooeftsn a.
H. Hooker and Moses Eg. -. -. p,tr|
Grant and King smith defeated Wiz ~
and + H. Putnam. 60. @! 49, = Z
and lincoln Rrimer won from W " Nss.'s.s Il
G. +. T0uchard b. default. II. n ~ III
" VI Han defeated J Warren anl ~ =. II
81: A IT. Man. IT,. ard c. A. w.
+. r Leo and j. e Tom..nson, y as .sl i
second ruund-Le0rard BeeEmn "a
i Throckmorton defeated 7. :. henH
q Cannon ir Go. 81