New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-30
Reversal Surprise of Day
in Junior National Lawn
Tennis Tourney.
PLAYERS REACH THE
SEMI-FINAL ROUND
Weber and Cutler Show Well in
Winning Their Matches at
9TH Regiment Armory.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

Merritt Cutler, Of Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn; James Weber, Of Andover
Academy; H. P. Cutler, Of Columbia
University and the West Side Tennis
Club, and Elliott Binzen, of Fordham
University, were the survivors yester-
day In the semi-fnal round Of the first
annual national indoor junior lawn
tennis championship tournament on
the board courts Of the 7th Regiment
Armory. The boys will meet at 1890
o'clock this morning for the places in
the final brackets m the order named.
The doubles were also brought down
to the semi-fnal round, with Weber
and r. c. Rand, Cutler and l.. Maxwell
Banks, Binzen and Harold Taylor and
W. NJ. Webster and II. W. Haldenstein
occupying the brackets, to meet in that
order this morning. The final in the
doubles will be played this afternoon
and the final match in the singles to-
morrow morning at 1880 o'clock.
Binzen provided the sensation of the
day by his decisive defeat of Banks,
the Adelphi Academy boy. The latter
was regarded as a likely fnalist by
those who have been watching the
progress Of the tournament, yet Binzen
simply walked away with the match,
winning by score of 60, %. He
undoubtedly will have a sterner task
to-day, when he faces Cutler for the
final bracket in the lower half Of the
draw.
Cutler, who gained his place on Tues
day, has been displaying good form in
his march to the semi-fnals. Coached
for the last two years by George Agut-
ter, the professional st the West Side
Tennis Club, Cutler has a command of
stroke and a GOODNESS under fire that
speak well for Agutter's methods. His
match with Binzen to-day is certain 10
provide sensations for the spectators
Binzen is of the slashing, impetuous
school, while Cutler plays with calm
elaboration and is adept at placing
his returns in the narrowest Of open
ings. The Columbia student, however,
lacks the power that Binzen gets into
his shots, but his great height and
reach partially Offset the Fordham
youths speed.
Weber was hard put 10 it 10 take the
measure of f. l.. Hopkins. the Yale stu
dent, at So, 3-6, 7-5, but his work
yesterday stamps him as a probable
finalst Cutler, who was rather a
dark horse" when the tournament be-
gaan, came through successfully
against W. J. Zabriskie, Of Trinity
School, by score of 81, 6-3, Is,
and he may prove a hard obstacle for
Weber TO hurdle.
Binzen started at full speed in his
match with Banks, driving deep to the
base line and timing his shots nicely,
with the result that Banks was kept
. L l..
as he vainly tried 10 stop his op-
hard and many of his shots were well
placed. but Binzen went after every
thing and scooped up the ball several
times when it seemed as though Banks
would score an ace.
The Fordham student did not allow
his opponent a single game in the first
set and maintained the same hustling
attack in the second, but Banks was
desperate then, and the driving rallies
were fought out at great speed. The
schoolboy mana d TO win two games
from Binzen before the latter took the
last set at GO and the match.
Weber, who is left-hander. out
drove Hopkins from the back Of the
court, whipping the all over the net
with a lot of "top" that brought il down
with a sudden drop on the other side
of the net. This also enabled him 70
pat his full strength into his ground
strokes, and Hopkins found 1t difficult
to meet the attack successfully.
The Chicago youth, who is OF sturdy
build, used hard, straight service TO
advantage and placed the delivery well,
so that Hopkins had to be always on
the alert when receiving. When the
vi 10 Ell 0a
Weber from the net position by lobbing
he met with disaster. for the Andover
youth knew how 70 kill" lob that is
a trife short and he crashed the ball
back with great force.
The doubles were we'll contested, one
Of the most stubbornly fought matches
being between the Donaldson brothers,
Gerald and Cecil, of the Borough Park
Lawn Tennis Club. and Edward Cum
ming and +. L. Bailey. After dropping
the first Get at SIS, the brothers let
themselves out in the second and won
il at 6-l. The last set found all four
going at top speed, with the games al
ternating up to 10-sll before Gerald
and Cecil put on an extra burst Of
speed and took the last two and the
match.
/ 1t was Cecils work at the net and his
severe service tnat turned the tue
against Cumming and Bailey. Although
only thirteen years old and short in
height, Cecil dominated the net posi-
ton and hammered out the points with
the skill of a veteran. Cutler and
Banks, however, proved too strong and
experienced for the Borough Park stars
in the next round and won at 60,
6-3.
The summaries follow:
National indoor junior lawn tennis championship
singles fourth ruand) MERRITT Cutler defeated W
l Zabnskie 81. Is, 81 James Weber d-feat-
cd y /. Hopkins. e-3. sc. -. Elliot BinEen
defeated L Maxwell BAnIs. 60. "a
Doubts fhrst rOIndl-E. Cumming md G. T.
Bailey defeated W. Cumming and A. Poor. 90
Carnegie won from n Hurd ard seaser. hy default !:
Taylor ard Binzen won from Rob- and soigwick. b.
default: NrFman and Holmes won from Ltwards
and Hassnot BY default Grfith and Alexander de-
fasted Warner and Floyd. 81. SO: Hopkins and
Sargent defeated v. l. Zabrishe and Champion
second round-weber and Rand defeated Lough-
man and Winstsn. Ga. 6-2: Gerald and feci
Don madison defeated Cumming and BAILEY, SIS.
81. l2-l0. Cutler and Banks wen from IL ana
Carnegie ~ default: Taylor and Bln1en defeated
Newman ard HOLMES. e. as. 6-2. Ghrih and
Ai1ander defeated Hopkins and Sargent. 10.
80 SIS. Webster and HAldense.n won from
kinuey pon from Dovling and Barrett. BY ddault
Third round-Weber ard Rand defeated O. A
ZAbriskie and T. W Raymond. vi. 50. -;
Cutler and BAnks defeated Gerald and Cecil Doc.
Aldson e--7 IS. Taylor and Binken defeated
Gnnih and Alexander. e-2. e-2; "so'ter and