New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
g-Through Cham
pion Fancied to Keep Title
in Sectional Tourney.
LOVIBOND MAKES
WAY TOWARD FINALS
Defeats IngersolI and Behar by
dale Courts.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Wnen Iist OF tne bufVlNoEo WINS SoiiSu
at the end of play in the Eastern New
York State championship singles lawn
tennis tournament on the clay courts
Of the County Tennis Club. Of West
chester, at Hartsdale, yesterday.
Three of the players, W. Merrill Hall,
former Middle States champion; Arthur
NJ. Lovibond, regimental champion. and
Alfred d. Hammett, occupied brackets
in the round before the semi-fnal. Hall
and Lovibond are fated to meet in the
next round and thus one Of the con-
tenders for the title VII! have to step
down and out.
S. Howard Voshell, playing-through
champion. advanced to the fourth
round, and in the only match he played
yesterday, flashed about the court in
his old whrlwind style, completely
smothering DR.. A. W. Waite, OF the
Dublin Lawn Tennis Club, by a score
of 60, 60. Lovibond won two
matches, first defeating A. f. lngersoll
at So, 100, and taking the measure
of Ely Behar at 3, 60 while Ham
NETT put w. Halsey Wood and George
King out of the tournament by scores
of "a, Ga, and 6-3, 6-3, re-
spectively.
Other favorites to forge to the front
were &. A. l.. Dionne, who defeated
Allan Behr in bitter threeset strug-
gle at 6-3, SO, Go; Vanderbilt 3.
Ward. who triumphed over J. W. Fox
in gruelling match at IS, 6-4;
J. II. Steinkamp, who cut short
the winning streak of +. b. Geddes by
score of 60. Sc, and Abraham
Bassford. jr.. club captain, who de-
feated r. B. McClave at 81, 6-1, and
Lieutenant W. II. Anderson at 6-l,
g.
Progress was also made in the wom-
ems singles. the mems doubles and the
mixed doubles, and the eight courts
were in steady use from early forenoon
until the sun acted like quarter
metre gas light and went out.
Voshell. who has been sadly off his
game for the last few weeks, showed
signs Of having regained all his former
speed and accuracy in his match
against DR.. Waite.
Following his terrifce service like a
flash into the net, Voshell lay in wait
for DR.. Waite's returns and bombarded
them back into his opponents court
with vicious strokes that sent the ball
bounding far over the Dublin players
head.
Nothing Waite could do could keep
the ball away from VoshelPs ever
ready racquet, and the champion went
straight through to an impressive VIC
tory, without giving Waite even SIM
gle game. Those who saw him perform
yesterday now fancy Voshell to retain
his title.
Lovibond played consistent, heady
game in putting out his two opponents.
Ingersoll gave him little trouble in the
first set, but in the second made
harder fight and brought the games to
deuce twice before Lovibond came
through at 60, 10-S. The victor was
extremely reliable overhead and placed
the ball prettily down the lines and
into the corners, making lngersoll run
over a lot of ground.
Behar was not so formidable an OPP
ponent for Lovibond, and although he
drove with unusual accuracy through
his opponents back court. Lovibond
generally finished the points by cross
court shots.
Hammett showed remarkable control
of his placement shots in defeating W.
Ialsey Wood, the former Columbia
star. at "a, Ga. and George King,
present Columbia University champion,
by score of 6-3, 6-3. Both Wood
and King are steady, especially the for
mer. but Hammett possesses the same
quality and in addition his eyes for
angles were unerring, and he squeezed
his shot through the smallest OF open
ings.
Dionne and Allan Behr engaged in
one of their driving duels, with the ball
going back and forth over the net sew
enty-seven times in one rally IN the
first set. Dionne had the most reserve
/ strength, however, and in the last set
rained placement shots all over Behr's
court. finally winning the match at
6 3, 80, 60.
Miss Margaret Carnage and Mrs
Royal Victor played cleverly in winning
/ their matches in the women's singles
| Miss Carnage defeated Mrs. Theodore
Earle at 90, Is, and Mrs. Victor
vanquished Miss Gabrielle Wilson in
convincing style at 90, 81.
The summaries follow:
Eastern New loH Stat" championship sing -
/ .Arst roundl r Wadeton won from g. Schumacher
7 default Thomas scoaeId defeated r. b Ray
mond s.: %: J.. Reimer won from II. H.
/ second round Allan Behr defeated wadelton
Q. B. + { Bags defeated Edgar Leo C-l
I So: Vanderbilt Ward defeated Walter Toussant
l IS. IS. p n. Geddes won from g. g. Bur
! roughs by default. n " Robinson defeated r =
Walsh. SIS. 90: STANLEY HunncSell defeated w
/ = Cassidy. r.. -. =: Abraham Bassford. r..
! defeated X. Is. McClsve. 81. 81: Clsrkson won
I from DR.. William Rosenbaum by default Scofed
won from Remer BY default. 5. Howard Noshe
won from ". Roberts by default.
Third round A. " LOyibond defeated A In
| gersol. s. l0-s. A. n Hammett defeated W.
/ u Wood. - 9 g. g A J.. Dionns defeated
/ Behr. %. 3-6. 80 Ward defeated J. ". Fox
q IS. "a J. n. Steinksmpf defeated Geddes. 60
I S. BaSSford defeated J. W ". Anderson. 81.
6-2 tarks0n defeated Scofcld. 50. . s.. Nos-
/ he'll defeated Or W Waite. 90. 0.
/ Fourth round-Lovhond defeated Ely Dehsr. SIS
/ q Hsmmett defeated George King. s 3. IS.
Wonen's singles first rouudl Mrs. A. u Ham
NETT from Miss j. Neser hy default Miss Flor
ence BALM Won from Miss Anne FISH hy default
Second round Miss Margaret GamSg. defeated
Ms. Theodore Earle. 80. -. Mrs. ROYAL Nlco
defeated Miss Gabrielle Wilson, 50. 81.
Mixed doubles second roundl-Niiss Gamsze anc
W r. Cassidy r. defeated Mrs. Earle aud l.. D
Root. s. s.. Miss Margaret Grove and J. n
Steinksmpt defeated Miss Harriet Post and Van
derbit Ward. g IS
Mems doubles (hrst roundl-Gwynne Evans ard
" 8 Andrews defeated r; h. MeClsye and W
Toussaint. 60. IS. Stenksmpt and Dr. Rosen-
baum won from G. 6 Burroughs and partner by lie,
fault: g IT, yoshe and F. e. Bagge defeated
NJ +. 70 rand @. p. Raymond. 81. 81.