New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-28
Defeats Roy D. Richey for
Championship Title in
Final Round.
TENANTS CHEER AS
h ANDLORDS STRUGGLE.
o Holt is Victor in Class B Sin
gles Played at Forest Hills
by Land Statesmen.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

II your landlord hobbies around 70
rc,r fs. on crutehts next week when
| !. demands TIE rent. or Il his face ex-
pc.,ss terrible agony every time Re
lends his hack or "a .ses his arms above
hi head, don't think he IS the victim
., remorse and IL going TO cut your
,sr... n hall Nothing OF the kind.
H., simply been playing in the annual
iou, tennis tournament OF the Real
state Board Of New York aad mas no;
70, got the kinks out Of his muscles.
The real estate men wen. cut 70 the
west Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills
long Island, yesterday, and engaged in
i,rious STRIFE on the clay courts. The
ttl.s IN Class A and B singles were
Won by Theodore Roosevelt Pell and z
Holt respectively. Darkness put q
,,op TO tie doubles competition, with
BENJAMIN NJ. Phillips and Stanley
l,.es and Roy d. Richey and Z. A
Nhlsy In the final brackets in Class A
and four pairs out TO the semi-fnals In
Class 3.
The day was balmy enough to lure
forth quite a gathering OF spectators
,nong the onlookers being several per.
sons who howled with vindictive and
iepdish glee every time one of the
plsyers missed the ball. These mis-
,rthropes were later discovered 70 be
tenants, who adopted this method OF
,s,ting square with the men who COL
lee. the rents each month.
But this did not detract from the en-,
joyment Of the real estate athletes, and
,ttsr Pell had defeated Roy d. Richey
IN the final round Of Glass A and was
awarded the massive silver cup en-
slenstic Of the real estate champion
,h,p the less fortunate members Of the
hoard showed their loyalty and un.
ulfshness by giving vent 10 the Real
Estate Board Of New York cheer, which
ven. somewhat as follows:
Bah. ran rsh, rents are going up!
| Old Teddy Pell has won the big cup!
Are We happy? Yes. we are.
Real estate, real estate! Rsh, rsh, rah.
Pell did not gain his trophy without
outing In a busy afternoon on the
courts. His FIST opponent was the re-
toubtable Benjamin VI. philips who
always manages 10 give the best OF
hem a run for their money. Although
defeated at CO, 6-1, Phillips made
the match q stirring one BY his great
ibility to get his racquet on the ball
10 matter where Pell placed his shots.
/ Without even stopping to ask the
time Of day, Pell took the court with
Stanley ". Isaacs and sent the latter
Down TO defeat by a score Of GO, 60
The famous Pell backhand stroke was
working with great speed in this match
and Isascs found il almost impossible
70 stop the shots that Pell sent down
ihs side lines.
Leo Herzog was the next victim Il
taste defeat at Pell's hands, losing q
iss. match by a score OF 60, 6-l;
and then Richey, who had come through
7 to the finals in the top half Of the draw
Eithout the loss OF a set, faced tht
hskhander
Pell was thoroughly warmed up b!
his time and his greed for the big sll
4 yer prize spurred him on, so that n
4 disposed OF Richey by a score Of 60
80, and became the champion rea
state lawn tennis player Of New Yori
City,
s Holt won the Class B singles cul
: without losing set, defeating, in turn
& 6, P. Willard. +. V. Calder, lie Ro!
! Coventry and Thurman Lee, the lattel
G@l, 60, in the final round.
In the mean time, while the lot sell
tg business in this city and suburbs
vas at a stsndstill, the real estate rae
iust men were fighting 1t out in tn
toab,es.
Psll tried TO win another cup in III,
II Cl..s A doubles, paired with James 6
Coffin, bu. was defeated In the semi
a tai round by Richey and E. A. Ashley
ne match being decided in one set be
ltrse o. darkness. The winners. whom
Pei hailed a. the "Gold Dust Twins,
tissned up in convincing style by
'sore Of Ga.
Richey and Pell had several slashini
Islsying duels from mid-court, will
.nlsy and Coffin doing the heavy worl
non backcourt. The winners had pre-
nessly defeated Harry Parker and )
= isNertor Weaver IN a gruelling strug
q. a. 6-3. sc. although Weave
l'srTard admitted he had tried nj
tn 10 talk the opposing pair out o
re match.
n Phillips and Isaacs reached the hna
y defeating Newman and Tredwell a
81 ~ 81, and Houghton and Tueke
score o. Go, ca. They may fac
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