New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-04
MOORE LEAVES
CLASS B LAWN
TENNIS RANKS
Defeats Dir. Davenport in
Hard Fought Match at
West Side Club.
By FRED HAWTHoRNr

The lawn tennis PLAYING Monk
Class y Of the West Side Tenn, ~ Z
q: Forest Hills. are mourning the H..
OF EDDIE Moore, their most br'll',..
player. to-day, and. 70 add 10 -.
grief, their hearts jump I'D .n,o -,
Threats wnen they remember how ~. -.
they came 20 losing DR.. S. T. Dsv..
port, lr.. next 20 Moore the kin,,..
racquet wieider Of Class B.
Moore was not mixed I'd in An .,..
mobile accident. neither was 10 -.
over by train, and be didn't eve, ~
of the roof Of the West Side Ter-.,
Club house. Nothing Ike that. 50 r.
your eyes and save your tears for
better cause.
In the final round Of the annual ,l,1
tournament 10 Class b yesterday No..
defeated DR.. Davenport By a score !,
3 s. >. Z, >. 8 (. ana wo,
pair Of gold cUfbuttons and the a5ul,'
ton of mis- fellow "B's." Now. a ruls.,
the club provides that when a member =
Class c wins the final round match (,
the annual tournament he shall a..
vance to the foot Of Class B. IL.
wise, when . "B" man wins he g..
pionship Of his class he automs,ics7,
moves 10 the foot OF Glass A.
Therefore. as soon as Moore "A;
slammed home the winning point nis
match lgainst Dr. Davenport yes,s,s,,
his Class 3 mantle slipped inyiykl,
from his shoulders and he took h,
place at the foot Of the big boy,s
class, and was lost 20 his former v.,
forever.
Although he lost % Moore. D,
Davenport is now big toad in a sinai
puddle. for ne. as runner-up, is nov
ranked No. in Class B. OF course. 4,
cannot get have the exquisite JOY ,hr
will be Moore's when the latter I,
asked. What class are you in a, a,
West Side?" and replies, truthful.
"Why, Pm in Karl Behr's class Bel,
is at the head Of Class A.
II was grueiing struggle TIA.
Moore had to win mis- lsurels. A total
OF tifty-fve games was required 70 ts.
eide the supremacy. and the match a..
into the players afternoon frightfsl!y.
for they started playing az PAS o'elo,t
anu AlA 4Ok 4AuArl AAAlA usUUs
A majority OF the games were fougs.
out to deuce. DR.. Dayenport's persist.
ence in scoring almost impossib,
"gets' helping TO proIong the ma;c..
Moore was very deadly when he could
get inside his service court area, ard
made few mistakes overhead. bv,
Davenport placed down the side line,
so well that il was difficult 10 res,,
the net position.
Moore worked craftily 70 ge, TO elov
quarters. gradually forcing his %.
ponent wide of the court with Gro,
court drives and then charging for q,
net 70 finish the points.
II. =. Cutler, the Garden City sehci.-
boy, duplicated Moore's feat in Cls
c, defeating A. L. Milne in the s.s
round By score Of 0, 81. s.
/ Thu winner wss very clever on BIZ
grc1nd strokes, driving beautifully .
the lines and catching Milne out ..
position quite often. Although young
in years, Cutler shows all the smooth.
ness Of stroke and form" that shOul.
carry him far within the next iss
years.
Tho summaries follow:
Singles. Glass q semi nnai nl1fl y. :. Ns-
defeated Seymour Johnson. f-i 80. -
Final round-E : Moore defeated Dr. I
Davenport. IT.. 3-s 20. 3d. i-i. -
s.rg.e. Class & fourth rouniI o. z Fvri
tnu defeated Grant y Ks.mal. 50
Scmi-r nai rouri-A J. Mine lgeaioi Z 9
Con i'n. "a 81. H. 7. Cutler defeated h =
harrington. 6-l. 81
Final round u. =. Cutler cefca'ed A. L VIA
Go %. 6--t.
Doubles. CIAss b second rouril-wooi5g5 ri
Worth defeated SPARKS ani Burr b = a.!
Semi rnal round -Ga'comD ard HcnJ dSaa'
Woodbury. and Worth c. IS -
Doubles. class fseml-f round C -
ali 4 4 p0sfley deiettel %. ]. Becker aad fe9
Huireth O. 60 t-3. ~ e. nd ~
Cutler defeated A. l. Milne ard h. T. fNff"
IS. -