New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-10
Drives Lawn Tennis Play
rrs Through 35 Matches
in One Day.
RAGGS BEATS HALL
IN THREE SETS
other FavoriteS Play to Form Iii
Bronx County Champion
ship Tournament.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.


,c.-.- 1cr~ce" A. !. Osterdorf
'S."o" -.:...,
chairman az INC 'oDi l'''''''.. ''''''''''
The Bedford Park Lawn Tennis Oiuo
-. the l.c field o. players IN tho
CIV -. c-,-,, oborDio- sbir
t-1ua' -,
.our1srcr, 'A'' f'@.'''"'' "'''' Wv
,,,,it tia. Only twcrty-slN survived th(
.... .- .bo original field OF sew
o'o'"' .L.. .-.. ..,s c,1cd FOR
en'y-se'e"
he day.
-. og.,.--t.-r feature OF the day
.......-r V-s,.o~ Morrill, Hall
vas '"e l..:,, J.,
former --.--' '".''
Frederick g. BaCcs by score OF o.
,o-S t- che FIRST round. Hall, q
49,. .;.ro ,.os
foTneF ho--'' o. ''' 40
,1rteted % be q form dJh!e CONTENDER
t..t;s second leg on the championship
10Y A'' ~. ---.4 ~. ,.;..or,.
bow. hee-' --'''
,.sy.rg the game or MS career anu
RE, ;r.c..-c Hall by clever change OF
-,
g.. 80. 5;l ~.
to.her Bags s. H., and he went INTO
n. battle a. the beginning OF the sec
&c .1o--b he were IN against q
IT,. -,....l.. on. .bo
LESS i'"' '''
weak places IN HANS court win ceep
drives 20 the corners o. the court, used
= .u....... rots c-sf.i',. n draw his
"~ ---.:...- 81 -. .:,,,o,
'pPoAe.' '-- '- i'''''.'.' '''
le!, Hal anchorti on MS oase Inc Dy
tsrdle0 softtr.rE o. his stroke, drop
.A.t.r ;.... o...- a., -o+
f-s ."'
Hall Yves not a. me helGht OF ms
rs-e. 10 be sure. but BaCCs's very con
g.. ,...-,s o., yrorr,. tho FORMER
80 -..,,.
A-a.e S,--'s ,-'-e H'-ue1' eSPe0'@'''
when his opponent handled the power
III drives from Halls racquet with
IT.. l..
ma vo.lcu tho r'evir .
- ..'...-;'. ava II Stoi17
80 .t'. b.. .-,~i psrt +csr, can+air
.sv.rse5 o.. ...a ro-,r5 boforo The semi
S,,i - -te,.-g f.s- Lawn tennis.
lro.ber f.,.,.to IN como through his
rs.tses eas..v was Vanderbilt 3. Ward.
a PLAYER Young IN years but old in
tourramer. experience. Ward. q left
handler hrs ..c ball with great power
and place, his drives we'll down IN the
cour..
Wvne e. Grant. who has held the
national indoor title more times than
he has fingers on either hand, almost
caught Tartar IN the person Of En-
bfee Henderson. who forced his tall op-
ponent 90 60 three hard sets before
lowering his co,ors by score Of GO,
SO, e
Grants favor.te position Is al the
net from which place his great helght
renders II easy 20 make Kills OF over
head shots. Henderson, however, aiter
dropping ,he opening set, started TO
drive the ball 20 Grants base hne'
keeping his opponent IN rear court
practically ne entire time. Try as ne
Noulo' GTaHt Co1-a nov venture 10 'ne
net and Henderson won the set at
:5.o.
n me las' SESSION me FORMER lnuoo ~.
champion followed MS own service II
swesrir, ,r9setc, ,ri.b ,,reator fire.
ouency. Even so. Henderson forced
I'm, - H. 1...-. ~. 80 Tho final SGT
"'a ''i-i'- 'O '""V '''O ''''"'
a. g.
VoshaI's Ior9ce4 Notch was aCainet
G. VI ~: -
uey'Fe WAGER. ill., ~ me 'hIiu loIIu;
,eko, e.. ,... - ,,+ 49, Tho
,eN'" jour games I'D each FtU ma. INV
W yaiyp.on cane 'hL'uGn 10 ,.Grony
'-' WIG i."' pee. nag '" rs, ''-o go
I soou' year handled Eosnell S cannon,
''' ,O' g" '.!' al" H'9 90" -