New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-26
Hamilton Grange Player
in Fine Rally Against
c. c. Chambers.
CAPTURES WOODMERE
CLUBS BIG BOWL
Increases Speed as Match Pro-
crosses and Wears Down
His Opponent.
EN FRED HAWTHORNE.

BN FRED HAWTHORNE.
Arthur VI. Ioyiboud. of the Hamilton
Grange Tennis Club, won the singles
Woodmcre Bowl Yesterday by defeating
Charles G.. Chambers on the fast clay
courts Of the Woodmere Club. by a
score Of So. %, IS. GO. 6-3.
ln the first two sets Chambers
looked all over a winner, driving ga
deep and with such skill in placement
ttat Lovibond was afraid to come To-
che net for his usual deadly overhead
play.
Both men covered q great amount
Of territory IN the match and TINS be
gan 20 tel. on Chambers after the thlrc
set. Loviboud kept increasing h'S
speed and seemed 90 acquire confidence
as the match progressed, IN spite OF
the fact that Chambers held what
looked like an overwhelming lead. His
strokes gained in power and from the
net he raiued shots for placement al
over mis- opponents court.
Chambers was at the point Of eX-
haust.on IN the last set and with the
games az 40 against him. developed a
severe cramp IN his stomach. After
receiving first aid in the shape OF a
tall glass filed with liquid, he came
back and took the eighth game, but II
was his last effort and LOvlbond won
the last game at love.
The match was postponed from last
week and the members of the Wood
mere Club turned out in full force to
see which man was 10 gain lee. on
the handsome trophy. Although a
club tournament was also being held
on the golf course. Immediately ad-
Joining the courts. the crowd showed
IN which direction its interest lay by
sling the Crandstand to overfowlng
and spreading out back of the stop nets
between the clubhouse and the courts
The match was called at $3.50 o'clock
hy. before that the two players were
escorted with due ceremony TO the
bathing pavilion nearby and presented
with the freedom of the sea, as well
a. two perfectly fitting bathing suits
Chambers easily proved himself the
be.-sr swimmer. diving twice as deep
as Lovlboud. showing three variations
Of the Australian crawl stroke and
seeming more at home in the brny
Bu. swimming and lawn tennis are
TWO different things, and although
Iov.tord was plainly dlsgruntIed al
the marvellous aquatic ability OF ms
rival. De bided his time and examined
tho strings Of his RACQUET.
Rack everybody trooped TO the cham,
pionship court. and Chambers ana
Ioy.bord started TO warm up. Louis
Robertson mounted the umpire $
chair. while Leslie II. Flshel presided
a. Judge of foot faults. There was
also q tucsman for every line.
Iovibo1d began the service and
rrouD.lv lost the first game, but TOOK
the I,xt on his opponents dellyery'
The men broke through each other
service regularly until the SIXTH Wneh
Chambers won his own ana held
lead Of 5 on games.
lie found the range Of the court al
once and played mis- returns we'll down
N the base line. Once or twice Low
bond made for the net. but Chambers
stoned this by passing his .opponet
clearly with drives that whistled past
Lovihond's ear.
The next three games were won by
Iovibond. who gained CONTROL or MS
ground strokes and gave Chambers a
taste of what was TO come by scoring
on splendid placement shots across the
court. After drawing even at o all on
games. however, LovibOnd let down IN
his attack, and Chambers scored the
eleventh and twelfth games, giving MIN
the first set at II ..
The second set found Chambers NOV
ing very fast. and he took three out
Of the first four games by clever passes
down the sides Of the court, trlcklng
3
time. The best the Hamilton Grange
nIave~ could do was to captured the
third and fifth games, CHAMBERS fuh-
ming out the second set at %.
II looked dark for Lovibond at TINS
stage of the match. Chambers showed
remarkable ability in getting over MS
court. and no matter where his oppo-
nent placed the ball Chambers man
aged 10 get his racquet to 1t.
Both men sought relief in the water
Jug and then began the third session
The games alteruated up 20 all, but
then Chambers broke through and ran
into lead Of 4 . The pace was
steadily increasing. with LOvibond
changing his tactics and going to the
net for his points At ! g Chambers
PLAYING desperately. as though he real
lLtA LIaL CLoI1tn VI NAN.'iy WV ''-f
ping from him. forced his openings SO
cleyerly that he led at 40-l5 on points
and needed only a single point to give
him a lead of So on games, when
practically meant the match for hun.
His return drive struck the top OF inc
net, however and fell back into ms
court, and Chambers's opportunity was
gone. Lovibond never lost courage anc
KEEP; hammering away at CHAMBERS
backhaud, drawing even at 5-all ano
then taking the last two games and the
third set az IS.
A seyen-minute rest followed. Low
bond took shower in the clubhouse
and his opponent smoked a cigarette
and imbibcd cold things through q
straw, while the gallery waited IN ante
ipaton Of the final stages Of the strug'
gle
Loy.bond appeared on the court re-
llyena,ed and full Of life, and after
Chambers had taken the first two games
The Hamilton Grange player. put on a
dazzling burst Of speed and ran ou'