New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-17
CHAMBERS And
BEHR DEFY RAIN
With RACQUETS
ooe Duel on Harlem
'C Courts Ends with Each
Having Won a Set
u,Ny RALLIES LAST
rOR SEVERAL MINUTES
Bassford, Jr,, Defeats Gus
Grenz, While Phillips
Masters Peaslee.
D. rprn HAWTHORNE.

Nv FRED HAWTHORNE.
-. p,,ls q Harlem was fought 81
=, again yesterday on the clay
"" ,ftAe Harlem Tennis Club but
$3.50 II Washington and Howe IS
,rl,,ipsls tour hasty look at the
r ~ American history seems 70
.U.,,. those gentlemen we've the con-
..,s.,r parties. Charles C. Chambers
"a Allen Bsh7 were tho generals Of
~, srd bis opponent dehed the
-, Yesterday and went out to play
49,, match n tie third round Of the
~. ,ogr-smert o. tie club. They
- 20 ,wsp strokes OF 3 O'Clock and
nm. had each won set They
-. -, rstch unfinished until to-day
"a n. ,eore st 81, ls-lo' Cham
~. ~, the first set easily enough
ND a. games 20 : IN the SECOND
~ .0-I5 on points, only 10 lay
-, vs!u new lesse OF lie, Tie 'he
-. seo-s and then engage IN
t-e.io-r battle for upward OF TWO
-. srd . half. Chambers played
~ Part Of Ding and Behr appeared
- 49, n, Roman groundkeeper IN
A',cs q the courts, who Is an ardent
. zee Of the game q lawn tennis
-A 81 docs not ulAy himself,
s;...e3 m some Of the moisture on
=. courts before play began ny
,p-.,kling sand over the SURFACE "H'oH
-sss the footing fairly ,good.
Chambers stsrted IS though he mao
drrer engagement 10 keep sho
,-t.se5 10 hurry TIE little imp. easant-
-s,, with Behr along IS quicA4y as
-s,..b'e. The latter was seemingly IN
-e,s7,ive mind for q short and oe-
lave match and obligingly lost the
,,sr.ag set with only one game 10
The faithful few who shivered on
.ts tide lines as spectators Of the
~,,,b rubbed their hands gleefully on q
,.., r.srces full o. meaning AZ the
10 DOOR q one Of Hlr.em's inviting
Slams and remarked: Hurry II up
nov Charlie. and wen all 20 out and
Lave wee nap.
Bg, things turned ont differently. as
thew always co just when somethlng
rlesssr, Is IN anticipation. Behr per
s,,,sd in winning on his own service
trerv tine IN The second set, up 70 the
tenth game. when he made so bold as TO
bresk through and win on Chambers S
service. making the score ball.
In this game Chambers was twice
vi.iir & point o. the match, but could
10, Dull lie trick or. Once doubtful
decision on s. line shot gave behr me
rs..;. and the second time he won u
o. BIS o7rouent's error. The men al
.e--a.ed in the lead after that. with
Chambers holding the odd game advan-
are Up 20 l0-al.
Tie strings Of their racquets began
70 crack under the strain, and tneIT,
teeth were clatteriug. but Chambers ana
BENZ kept on. Chambers was on the
aggressive throughout, sending severe
u: shots into every part OF Behr :
court. but the latter sc0oped everything
ID and porucd the ball back 20 Cham
strs with aggravatins obstinacy:
Many Of the rallies from back court
a.'eL for several minutes at time
WIKI Behr running wide o. his court q e
70 Owed after the low bounding balls
.s. Chambers shot a. him. When the
erHeth game had been decided. both
er stopped for 6 minute and held a
,u'tation with Benny Phillips, the
force who decided the players could
.r1 az that point and play the match
-i over again to-day, or nnish the SCI
AID begin where they left of when they
COX The court again.
Facing this alternative and thinking
o. the work they had already done,
Behr and Chambers decided TO tnish h
The set or perish IN the attempt. Back.
hey went. Behr intrenching himself
back OF the base line and Chambers
working from mid-court. Behr finally
won tire twenty-frst game. and then,
with Chambers serving, took the last
game from the second set. Each had
ne satisfaction Of knowing that he
lad figured IN one Of the longest two
ssi matches on record
While %" and &C." were having
their troubles in this match, Abraham
NeaoANluf IT, sIOWtA L4c VISA Ff+ "
OF their dilatory methods by disposing
o. Gus Grenz IN straight sets az 6
90. This match was as short as the
other had been long, and Bassford was
n bis street clothes again and headed
'or the 4:36 train for HartsdGle. his
native heath, before Chambers and
Behr had completed one OF their petu-
lsr' rallies.
Philips went in against Edmund W
Pesslee, In the second round and won
he bracket in a straight set match, al
". So Pesslee is as lengthy as
Paillips Is curtailcd IN stature, but
Benny can cover tennis court as fast
as Fritz Msisel runs the bases At the
Polo Grounds. and he succeeded n
passing Peaslee when the former Yale
nan made for the net and put his re-
'arns into the corners Of the court.
The only three-sct match OF the day
va played by George King and J. 7
toI the former winning at 3-6, 6-S
" Despite the soft footing, Kine
payed his shots with great speed and
ne low bounds were entirely TOO elu.
i've ior Fox after the opening set.
befr and o. lera prI fha rest a.