The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20
WASHBURN AN EASY
WINNER OVER LEROY
Former Harvard Player Gets
Second Leg on MctrOpoli-
tan Tennis Bowl.
X AND HALL WIN

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B~RoNxviLik. N. y, JUNE 1e.-watson
NJ. washburn won the Metropolitan lawn
tennis championship singles at the courts
Of the Bronxville Athletic Association
here to-dny. defeating Robert lie Roy.
former intercollegiate champion. In
straight sets at s-i.. ga, rs. 1t
was the second time that the former
Harvard player had won the title and
he needs only one more leg on the IA
nous bowl to own II.
Harold II. Hackett gained his eleventh
Metropolitan doubles title, for with
| Walter Merrill Hall he defeated J. H..
~Steinkampf and Arthur NJ. Lovibond In
the final round nj 1O--s. ~6-3.N6-o.
a gallery OF over a thousand persons
watched the finish OF one OF the most
successful. tournaments for the Metro
politan titles that has ever been held
and the committee came In for much
commentator because the event war
finished according to schedule. The sim
Giles match was the first played. and al
though washburn was the ~favorite some
thought that he would have a hare time
beating lie Roy. as they both play
much the same kind of game. 1t was
figured that the contest would be long
drawn out and the fans were greatly
surprised when wnshburn won the first
set so easily in only fifteen minute of
actual play.
The former Harvard mar was right
on the top OF his game. which means
that he was In exceptional form to take
lie Roy's deep drives. In the opening
get he had the lead nj 4-.love before
he dropped n game. n this one. the
only one that lie Roy took. went to
| .,,A n..- t--- --
reached.
LIE Roy spruced up a little in tho
second set and won the frst two games.
but his lead was o short lived one.
as he dropped the next two The men
divided the next pair OF games and
then Washburn swept through TO VIC
tory on the set by taking three games
In a row.
! Again In the early games Of the third
set lie Roy took the lead. This time
Il was due 10 a streak OF wildness on
the part of Washburn. and lie Roy was
IN front nj al. The former Columbia
player kept in from. until +-2 was
reached. hut Washburn stesdled again
and n trio OF games gave him the lead
at S.. lie Roy brought the set t.
deuce. hut II WAS his last fash and
he scored only two points in the next
pair u gan1es
The first set OF the doubles was re-
plcte with fast and brilliant. pia wing by
both the teams. ~Stelnkampf and Lovi-
bond. who had gained the FINAL round
by beating A. Bassford and V. r. Ward
at 6-3. 81 -. came near winning
the opener when they had the lead at
So and &0-30. but they missed their
chance and never go, another one. Hall
and Racket played better as the match
progressed and in the last set had only
nine points scored agains; them. The
summaries:
M~e'rGnsIi,sn Shsmpior,hip Men's singles.
The point score and stroke analysis:
FIRST SET.
: s:.iss:s;s.. Nj. o.| :sIl' IL Il 81
" M.s Roy /: J
EcoNp SET.
E %sSS' .o:.::. az. ILL., -
" TaiRs ay' L Il
Y E'iRs SS'": ;'i;::s:::;-'s1III
W M'i Roy i 10 :
games; iSi aces; ss nets: - outs SAGE.
W NV oOuDlo
faults, Le Roy. o sets: . games: II aces;
81 nets; 40 outs; II aces BY placement: .
service aces: 4 double faults.
Championship Mems Doubles, Final
Round-Harold H. Hackstt and Walter NJ.
Hall defeated Arthur II. Lovibond and ].
n; steinkampf. io-s, IS. 60. The
FIRST SET.
Hackett and Hall:
<-5s-l0
Steinkampf and iovibond:.
8
SECOND SET.
Hackett and Hall:
steinkampf and Lovibond;
s+ltS11<1-.I- 8
i THIRD SET.
steinssn SsG ana m' Lovib.nnd..s :f!ii--'s--
Observation-Disclosures and Han. 3
sets: 20 games: 10 aces. S~teinkampf and
iovfbond. 0 sets; ii games; 50 aces.
Haigh Leads scarsdaIe GoIfers.
HARrsDAI.E. N. Y, June ia nag
competition was the main event to-day
at the Scarsdale Golf and Country Club.
II was won by A. w. Haigh. The final
for the Scarsdale cup also was PLAYED
and was won by II. Q. Foreman, who
defeated w. c. Mcmillan by 2 up and /
to play. The weekly sweepstake scores
Glass A. W. Haish. sl-lo. II: T. r.
Brown. si-lo. ~: c. II. Holston, s5-ls,
Z; 6. 4; Barney. ss-l', 70; T. Crawford.
Class DO. H. Cheney. s7-,i. 70; o.ors.
stsnding. si-is. rs; Alexander Milne,
! l0l-2A 70; A. b. Strtckler, sS-ie, al.