New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-01

ment has apparently benefited the Cali
! fornian. and his play showed more
signs of daah and spirit than it has in
several weeks.
The honor of officially opening the
tournament on the grandstand courts
fell to Bernard c. Law, the Princeton
football halfback, and Cedric A. Major,
of Cornell, Connecticut state champion.
They started play promptly at 10
o'clock, and Law won after hard four
set struggle at 4-6, GO. %, IS.
Major began fast and took the open
ing set by passing Law with deep
drives down the side of the court, Law
was often tricked out Of position as he
made for the net, but he took matters
very coolly and Logan to cut off Ma
jors ground strokes with sharp vol
leys to the corners, taking the second
and third sets I 60, "a. The rest
period between the third and fourth
sets helped Major a little, and he
fought hard, bringing the games score
to 5-all in the last set by trading
drives with his opponent. Law broke
through in the next game, however, and
won his last points by severe smashes
al the net.
The attendance at the morning ses
SION WAS llE0lt anu SOlilt " Nht OH'SAeiS
were inclined to worry a bit as to the
prospects. but shortly after l o'clock
the olectric trains from the city began
10 unload hundreds of enthusiasts, and
the stands soon lost their vacant look.
The sun also came out strongly and
the slight breeze died down until d
not zephyr disturbed the players.
Courts in Excellent Condition.
The condition of the courts brought
forth much favorable comment from
PLAYERS and national ofieer., and the
result Of Willie fuckers work sho~Sd
plainly. The sun rendered the turf
fast and there were not dozen faulty
bounds of the ball in the entire round
Of playing.
There were fully three thousand spec
tators in the stands when Harold A.
Throckmorton and Edward II. Whitney
started their match, and although
, Throckmorton, the New Jersey school
boy sensation, was defeated at 6-3,
as, ca, 6-1, the spectacular style
Of his playing aroused great enthu-
T si6sm.
Whitney, former Harvard captain,
/ called his experience into play in van
gushing his opponent. He allowed
+ Throckmorton to defeat himself, al
most, by the latter's wildness, particu-
larly overhead. The schoolboy threw
away many points by his inability to
/ curb his cannonade Of smashes, and
/ Whitney continued TO score on clever
shots for placement, taking the final
set with the loss of only one game.
Karl Behr, who held the adjoining
court to Mclaughlin, defeated II. {.
/ Martin in a match that caused great
excitement when the latter fought so
cleverly in the last set that he brought
the games even at call. The first two
sets were easy for the Davis Cup
player, and he took them at 6.l, 6-S'
charging furiously to the net for most
Of his points, and volleving with such
speed that Martin rarely got his
racquet TO the ball. In the last session
Bebr grew careless, and before he knew
il Martin was dividing the games with
him by clever placing into the corners
/ Then the recent conqueror OF NC
Loughlin put on speed and took the last
two games and the match.
Star Match Wisely Chosen.
The committee had selecte, the
match between Alexander and Niles as
the star attraction OF the day, ana they
chose wisely. The struggle was .
brilliant one. and waves Of applause
swept the stands from end TO end as
the men battled for the points. ,
1T was beautifully played match.
was the verdict of Wrenn, who has met
the greatest players OF the world IN ae-
ton on many courts, d
Alexander began the service, snd
after r. c. Conlin, chief umpire MAD
given the word to play the men VEN
at il. Both won on service untiI me
seventh game, when Alexander DfoAe