New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
Field in the Metropolitan
Tourney at Bronxville
Narrows Down TO Eight.
LOVIBOND TOO MUCH
FOR DR.. ROSENBAUM
lie Roy, Beekman, Inman, Wash.
burn, Reimer, Ward and Nc.
Clave Also VictorS.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.


Eight men were left in the singles
of the annual metropolitan lawn tennis
championship tournament at the end Of
play on the clay courts of the Bronx.
Vile Athletic Association yesterday
evening Here is the roll of honor: A.
NJ. Lovibond, Robert lie Roy. Leonard
Beekman, F. C. lnman, w W. Wash
burn, Lincoln Reimer, Vanderbilt B.
Ward and r. B. McClave, and the play
ers will meet in that order to-day for
places in the semi-tinal round.
In the doubles, Leonard Beekman
and Harold Throckmorton, Wylie C.
Grant and King Smith, and Harold II.
Hackett and Walter Merrill Hall
reached the round before the semi
finals.
The tournament committee breathed
easier when the singles had been
brought forward according to schedule,
for another day Of rain might have
hopelessly involved matters with the
doubles matches crying for decision.
In a large measure credit for keep
ing things moving on the dot of time
must be given to Pedro, the faithful
groundkeeper, who had his force Of as
sistants out early in the morning, dry
ing the courts and providing secure
footing for the players. Every one OF
the twelve courts was in operation
throughout most Of the afternoon.
The defeat of Dr. Rosenbaum BY
Lovibond was somewhat of a surprise
to the gallery, as the former had been
playing in great form recently. Only
one set was played yesterday, Logi-
bond having taken the first set on
Tuesday, Just before the rain ended tho
match temporarily.
ROsenbaum could not control his
deep drives, and instead of nickng tho
lines, as is their wont, his returns gem
orally landed wide of the court Lovi-
bond was deadly overhead, and nothing
seemed to evade his racquet as he
rained placement shots all over Rosen-
baum's court, taking the second set
and the match by a score Of 6-3, 6-3.
lie Roy came through by defeating
| Wylie Grant in a three-set match at
4-6, 81, 60. In the first set Grant
managed to cut off lie Roy's ground
strokes by spreading himself across the
court at the net. In the last two sets,
however, lie Roy played his drives
closer to the side lines and walked
away with the match.
Inman found Louis Graves a stub
born opponent, losing the opening set
at 2-6 because Of his inability to solve
Graves's clever driving attack. Then
the former metropolitan champion
braced and gave beautiful display OF
sharp. volleying at the net, taking the
last two sets and the match at 6-S,
60.
Washburn took on R. Z. Rogers, OF
Pelham, and won at 7-5, 81. after
many stirring rallies in the first set,
in which Rogers held his famous OPP
ponent even up to 5-all on games.
| Washburn's k, IN drives then began 10
get past Rogers as he made for the net,
and he ran out the match easily
enough.
Lincln Reimer had long struggle
with w. Halsey Wood before he could
claim the match at "a, "a, the men
being on the court for more than two
hours. The winners net game was a
bit too speedy for Wood, who favored
the back court style OF play.
The summaries follow:
Metropolitan championship lawn tennis sirgrs
third round)-F. c Inman defeated A Bassiori.
j.. los. -; w NJ W9sh6urn def, defeated y" -. 5;
Anderson. 81. -; w Hasey Wood won ron
Fourth round-A N. Lovbond defeated Dr. Will
tam R0senbsum 9-5: g; Robert Ls roy e "a
BeeEman defeated d r Moorehead. 81 ca
T. C. Imam defeated Louis Graves, %, %
IS. 81. vanderbilt B. Ward defeated Ias5 F.
Hartmann, g., 0-6. o. -,,-,,-..-,,
Dr. B r. Drake and Morris Clark defeated 5:
Wainwright aud L. Bufum. "a 60. b Nid
and A Basstord j. defeated Crq Tst g nas, 81
. ! Firman defeated I Z Hartmann aud q. 5.