New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-03
Beauty of Prizes Puts Vim
Into Tourney of the
West Side Club.
PRESIDENT MYRlCK
BOWS TO DUNHAM
cyril Balm. Former Star of
Gridiron. Displays Skill in
Defeating p. NJ. Hall.
3, bred HAWTHORNE.

Hungry. haunting, hankerlng eyes
.iovea Dr. Barringer, official score
t,,,er and custodian of the prices, yes
.,,3sy afternoon, when he staggered
i,or the West Side Tennis clubhouse
q The porch. carrying table laden
- Guns OF silver and Of gold.
These were the prizes for the mems
0sss A and B singles and doubles lawn
,.,nis tournament. which started on
~ din courts on Saturday. Dr. Bar
,,gsr thought he detected signs OF
s,Tring ambition among some Of the
,r;rsnts when they began play, and
Ssinc a practising physician OF the old
.tbool. he believed that something in
he nature Of a mild tonic would DO
much good.
there we're loving cups OF generous
,-nportions and others more lissome,
ri there also were fascinating mugs
vi glass bottoms and roomy handles
-tisiteen prizes altogether.
TIE table was soon surrounded by a
s-oup Of sdmiring b and c devotees Of
h, rame, and the effect on the waning
s,irits Of those striving for honors was
r,resl. They strobe out TO the courts
H. men gong 20 battle, and those who
al not emerge victorious from the
amaze sold their last breath dearly.
z ". Clifford, known as one of "the
,-trtsst cotton brokers on the ex-
siree, met W. Schniewind in the sec
ed round Of the Class B division and
rurphed by the score Of 60, IS.
clifford kept bombsrding his oppo-
,rts court with raking drives to both
gsss and down the centre. Occasionally
y made for the net and cut short the
r:srns Of his opponent in that way.
I,sn Clifford raced TO the clubhouse,
tndlsd the first prize tenderly and
Vsrt back 70 the court 70 face p. s.
srnsmsde in the third round.
Brinsmade is a player with consider
die tournament experience, and has
he advantage Of great height and
rach. Clifford found il impossible TO
pass his opponent at the net in the
list set and could not get a single
game. In the second session, however,
be met with better success by follow
ing in quickly after service, and made
The match so even that the games went
to Sail before Brinsmade was able to
annex the last two games, the set and
match By score Of 60, 7-5.
The beauty Of the prizes so appealed
70 A. R. Durham. one of the club mem
btrs, that he determined 10 get one
At any cost, "let the chips fall where
they may" and he showed no COM
junction in accomplishing the downfall
q Julian S. Myrick, the club president,
By a score Of "a, "a.
Durham played in a manner that
showed he would just as soon have
kunblsd President Wilson on the
courts as President Myrick. Of For. st
Hills The dignity Of Office was no
more to him than "a scrap of paper"
Nyrick was taken completely by sur
Prise, but when he discovered that
DDhhsm really intended TO beat him
he summoned 70 mis- aid all the wix-
srdry Of stroke Of which he is pos
stssed, and fought out each game 10
he bitter end. Dunhsm's greed re-
uived It's just deserts in the follow
nc round however, when F. r. Ferris
Dictated him a. Cd. 6-1, playing a
artful and well judged game.
Cyril BALM, the former Princeton
football star, who takes his exercise
II the winter by playing hockey with
ne Crescent A. c., defeated Percy Nj.
hal in the second round by score of
SO, e.. BALM hit the ball with
,9;h strength that Hall could not ham
de his returns with any accuracy,
and the former Princetonian's charges
10 the net generally finished the points
rghi there.
S. Moore, who won the Class B
i'5uament last year, was a little too
saeh for BALM in the following round,
Cheating him at 8-6, 6-2.Noore is
,hs Of the few men who have learned
" secret Of being all over the court
= The came time, and it was his abil-
" 10 cover up the holes in his de-
l'hss and his tricky volleying that
sp1 for him.
) Fullerton Weaver, whose wife has
20 more trophies on the courts than
" knows how 70 count. figured in one
y the tragedies of the afternoon in
CiM c.
NJ. Weaver. who showed so much
lionise on Saturday by moving down
~ opponents ruthlessly in his march
sSsrd the championship, was defeated
y n. P. Cutler in straight sets, at
90. Had he won that match
Yesterday Mr. Weaver would have
,'sno himself in the proud position Of
eshg a semi-fnalist. Many men have
Flggled through a lifetime Of effort
W lesser honors.
ne tournament in all classes. both
.ea' and women's. will regain full
"ing to-day, with Gustave +. Touch
sa the national indoor champion, and
ni h. Behr. the Davis Cup player,
's'ed to measure strokes in the after
zen. Watson VI. Washburn, w. Mer-
az Hall, G. Carlton Shafer. Robert lie
10y and T. R. Pell are among other
altlng players who will take the
a.,,,s. 80, 3 'inEies ts,eond roundl-R. W. Giro,d
49, sthnievind Ga. 6-S. A. II. Dunhsm
80 Julian S Myrick. "a. 6--4. p. T. Ferris
ssta J l. Dodge. 6-3 Sc. IS: Francis
a. 9detied g s Fischer 6-3. Sc. -;
~. nesilh defeated Percy NJ. Han. IS. 6.t a..
&C. lo9ld-P. : Bfinsmsde defeated H. W
&c.. ~ - ,. , Ferris defeated A. u
"a ~. C-l. NJ. J. Ackerland defeated J..
b. g. =. S. Moore defeated Gym
ss re ,sscond roundl-H. p. Harrington de
-. Tvs v. Rogers s.. 60: G. X. Kenyon
-, 7. hhdftih. Is SIS. 90.
Hs5.,,a iolnd-H. T. Cutler defeated Spencer