New-York tribune., 1915-07-04
University Heights Courts
Crowded by Big
Field.
BEHAR BEATS F. p. A. IN
WELL-FOUGHT MATCH
E. J. Fixman Eliminated by J. n.
Steinkampf in Opening
Round.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.


The fifth annual open lawn tennis
tournament Of the University Heights
Tennis Club for the North Side cham
pionship began yesterday on the clubs
clay couyts on University Avenue ard
Forlham Road, with en- even one hun
drcd players in tho draw--a record
number for this affair, ard one Of the
largest entry lists outside Of tic na-
tional tournament.
The massive silver challenge cup
offered b. The Tribun. was tho mag
net that drew forth some Of the most
prominent Of ne local players, and
the eightcon-pint bowl was constant
" surrounded by an admiring. cnvi-
Gus group as i giin.ed IL the Sun on
a table back Of the courts.
A total of .hirty-threc MATCHES was
wiped OF nc slate betweei Z;5V
and 7 o'clock, bringing OUT mcst OF
I the first round ard goodly part OF
the second. Play will start at 9:3O
o'clock this morning. aad before uignt-
fall the field should be reduced %
about th.rty-two.
The first match in the draw found
F. P. Adams pitted against Fly VI
Behar, A much improved player, the
two playing on the champ onshi2
court, with the cup always in sight o.
both. Bchar wen a. 5-3, 6-5' out
was compelled 20 do n lot OF court
covering % rctard Adsns's drives and
lobs % deep court.
In both sets Behar ran into an
overwhelming lead on games before
F. p A. took a serious view OF al
fairs and aimed his drives for the
base linc-the last ilne,' ne would
probably call il.
Behar found il impossible to han
die these drives from thep court, and
Adams pulled up 70 5-3 in each set
before Behar solved The problem oy
going 10 the net and cutting or MS
opponents returns IL that way.
=. II. Steinksmpf. Of the Bedford
Park Lawn Tennis Club. romped
through two matches. defeating I'd
mund J. Fixman in the first round at
/ "a, 60. and then disposing OF Her-
old Swain by a score Of Go. %.
/ Steinkampf was enjoying one Of his
good DAYS overhead, and his treatment
of lobs and attempted passing drives
was quite disconccrting 10 his oppo-
nents.
A bit Of premature fireworks was in
( jected into the days proceedings in
/ the match between II. ". Robinson
and G. P Parkes in the second round.
Embrec Henderson. who has never ex-
perienced trouble with his eyesight
and can spot q good" ball from a
dad" one with uncanny ability, was in
/ the umpire's chair.
he man rlauod evenly 3-al.
/ and then Parkes s-eeded up his strokes
/ and took the seventh game. The last
point in this game was scored by
/ Parkes after Robinson had chopped of
| his return close TO the net. Parkes
made a dive and caught the ball
squarely on his racquet and passed
Robinson cleanly.
The latter claimed Parkes had taken
tho ball on it's second bound, but Parkes
was certain he had made a good return
and Henderson sided with him. An
animated discussion followed. despitc
the fact tho. Henderson quoted the
law and reminded Robinson that the
word of the umpire on question OF
/ fact was final.
While matters were apparently In a
fair way to being satisfactorily ad-
justed another voice piped up from
behind the picket fence surrounding
the courts and spoke 20 this effect:
Tine ball was taken on the second
bound"
Then the form Of G. L. Robinson,
brother OF him who disputed with
/ Henderson and Parkes. rose Up from
behind the fence. The second brother
! said he had been watching closely and
had decided in favor Of his relative.
The match was resumed under these
threatening complications. and Parkes
took the next two games at love. but
with the set completed Robinson de-
clared he would forfeit the match and
that Henderson was dlsRruntled be-
cause he Robinson had defeated him
once in a tournament. The tourns-
ment went right on.
Eddie Rinzin, the schoolboy who
made such a good showing in the
junior metropolitan tournament az
Forest Hills last autumn. advanced 20
/ the third round by defeating F. VI.
Letson. of the local club. at "a. q.
/ Binzin won most Of his points BY clev-
f orly cutting Off Lessons ground strokes
at the net.
The summaries follow:
University Heights Tennis clubs men, cham
plorship singles nrs, round Ely y Behar de-
fe4ted I 7 Adams. 6--3. 6-3 l. Wulf defeated
" X Galiand. G-l 81. J. III. Stenkanlpf Ge
featcI + 7 FiHmAn. 6-i o. Harold Swain
won from Or J. Forster. by default Z 2 10
won from NJ Goldman by default " J Tous-
saint woa from Thomas Dr.. ty default: nr
Z l.. Pratt won from A Lloyd. by default; Allel
Behr defeated A Gulterman. %. 60: ,.
ONcale won from II Stevens by default y
Hamme,t won from " Young. BY default, A v
Lcsy defeated J. WHITE is. a. 6--3 A ].
yon Beruuth won from Leon Croley. hy default ,.
NJ Lctson defeated r. A Cook. 2-8 6-l. G--.
r Binha won from r Z Plat By default. " p
Beckh0u won from c Burrows hy default
Wren won from II. Hcwettsor By default. " 81
Fischer defeated A Murphy e--i. Ia Dr
W H. Bates won from j. l. Hutchinson. BY 40.
fault. A Rundclson won from Harold rhfocsmor'or
hy default. n l. Carr defeated A : Aofsu.
. C 81
second round-J T. I4nde defeated p Pcrglso-
6 81. A : Ingersou defeated Cannon.
Pegram. Go. %. G.. +. Parkes defeated "
Robinson. 6--3 default \ y Hanmett deiea'ti
W. Levy. e. o. u ! csr defea'st =
J. Baldwin by default NJ T. Fox d. iefsi'ei
W Boser 60 6-l p Harris James dsfes'ei
Y t Car'Vel. "a Go p Martin defeafet ?
b pianisa.i % -. J Sfeinkampf defesi~i
Herod swain. 60. 6-2. = Blnn defsatsi Z
" Lcisoa. 8-t - W. r Be.khon defeated {
Wsenu So 6--3
SchOOlbOy in Title