New-York tribune., 1915-12-28
eirstNationalJunior Lawn
Tennis Tourney Attracts
Sixty Entries.
sIrRPRISES MARK
FIRST DAYS PLAY
,..,,sr Bows to Cutler, While
psud Suffers Defeat at the
Hands of @. Zabriskie.
No FRED HAWTHORNE.


n. first national junior indoor lawn
"a, tournament ever held in this
'.,,,rv began yesterday morning IN
:. m Regiment Armory, at Park Ave
,,d sixtv-sixth Street, with sixty
~, entered in the play for the title.
-, Smith. the official referee, started
~ =. bir field off at 10 o'clock and kept
!, boys steadily at work until D
.,.ro,k in the evening, narrowing the
',rvivors down to just sixteen. The
,,,,lss probably will begin to-day.
Merritt Cutler, Of Pratt Institute
o,.oklvp reached the fourth round
"a va, the furthest advanced toward
4. finals. Among the favOrites who
an. through the third round were W.
zshriskle and G. A. Zabrshe. his
,,,,ber both Of Trinity School; F. NJ.
loprbnan. Of Berkeley School; James
Tsbsr. Of Andover School; Z. L. Hop
E,sg OF Yale University: +. A. kuser'
A De La Sale Institute; Herbert W.
Tsldnstein, Of Horace Mann School;
up Cutler. Of Columbia University;
Gsrld Donaldson. Of the Borough Park
ennis Club. and L. Maxwell Banks, OF
kdephi Academy.
Hsrbert ". Forster, Of YOnkers, run
rsr.up for the outdoor junior metro
rolitan title last year, was defeated
4 the second round y II. p. Cutler at
70 6-3. 60. and thus one Of the
i,vortes for the title was eliminated
carly in the tournament Forster
.,Pned 10 experience great difficulty
18th the light in the armory and was
laatls 70 gauge the fight Of the ball
successfully after the first set.
Cutler earned many of his points by
chipping his forehand drives cleverly
55an the side lines for placement
Gots Forster had a fatal weakness
ir striking the top Of the net with his
rround strokes and his judgment Of
ngies in making 'cross-court shots
tiS oTrstc.
Young Weber. who is a brother Of
lsuy Weber. of Chicago. made q ia
,orable impression by his aggressive
work ~ the net and his steadiness in
trv.nc from the back of the court. In
Ge irst round he eliminated W. ~.
amer at 6-l, GO, and then moved
cl. 10 face A. y. Hurd, of Hotchkiss
School, Hurd was looked upon 70 give
e5sr hard battle for the honors,
10. the Western youth, playing with
me speed and judgment. overwhelmed
8 opponent. taking a match at 60,
to
" l. Zabriskie. after defeating
rsteis De Revere in the first round
iy score of rs, 60, played L. s.
champion, q schoolmate. in the next
b'seket and won cnly after the longest
naitb Of the day. Fifty-two games
Fere played before Zabriskie came out
rs.or a; 1913. 5-7, 7-5.
Gerald Donaldson, whose little
l'oiher, Cecil, thirteen years old, was
asieaied al 60, 60, by Haldenstein,
vent out 20 avenge his brothers defeat
I'D FIRST vanquished Paul Monroe at
W 60, and then took the measure
q Alex ". Lauder by a score Of 60,
20 DonaldsOn's drives 70 the corners
sEs vel timed and placed, and he
asght Lauder out Of position fre-
gently.
One OF the surprises Of the day was
re defeat Of r. c. Rand, Of Harvard
diversity, by G.. A. Zabriskie in the
Inst round, the Trinity boy winning by
score Of 6-4, 6-4. Rand, who played
y the s.l-cOmers' tournament at Forest
hiils last September, has been promi-
hsni IN number of tournaments in the
last and will represent Harvard in in
sieolleg.ate lawn tennis competition.
Lsbnskie always held the upper hand,
t9seyer, proving q great "getter,' and
ksnd was unable % place the ball out
q hls opponents reach. Lee Newman,
q NidtleseX School. gave Zabriskie a
ssiaer struggle before succumblng at
"a 6-l, %.
Cutler had a busy day, first defeating
= T. Sargent al 6-4. 6-l, then dispos-
hg Of A. Z. Oliver at Sc. G-1, 6-l,
20 thally vanQuishing T.. Dowling, OF
atvtoSn High School, by a score Of
20 S-6, IS. In the last set Cutler
sss several times within q point Of the
Hsieh, but each time Bowling won
Fhsn his opponent bungled what
seemed certain "kills." In the last two
s-nss however, Cutler moved up 20 the
he' and smashed out his points with
Psnty Of pace on the ball
Banks, who drew d bye in the first
i'gne, defeated II Griffith in the second
" score Of G-3, Go Banks was