New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-15

SURPRISES AS BIC
FIELD DWlNDLE
ON CLAY COURT
Ten Players Reach Fou-s
Round in Metropolis
Lawn Tennis Till.
IT..
/ le
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

The big field tina, started /, -
teenth annua! metropolitan 60. -
ship lawn tennis tournamen. =,
day on the clay courts Of ii. >
vile Athletic Association "a, - -
70 twenty-one players last So
with ten Of the SURVIVORS in The 80
round. '-s ''.s4
1t fell to the lot Of Linsol, D.,
Of the Marine and Field Gina ..Isf
nish the outstanding surprise !, -
day by decisively defeating Co.. y Z,
Johnston, Jr., former irtereoii. :
champion, by the score OF 81
Arthur ". Lovibond. moving :. "
speed, also caused comment
business like manner in which 4. =
Charles {. Chambers out Of -. y
ming, at 60, 6-3. ' ~
Robert lie Roy, who r1anv 49,,
one OF the fnalists, had MI, ov. /. =
blcs IN taking the measure 90 20
Behr az 6-l, 3 6, 60. Wvlio 60
on the other hand, disposed q tks -
midable Alfred D. Hammett BIZ -
Of 6-3, 60. Frederick c. Inms, =,
is going to make a hercu!eap a.
gain his third leg on the grea. ~.
politan silver bowl, defeated A-,l..,
Cragin by q score OF tx 60
Vanderbilt B. Ward was suee,,,s.i
two matches in gaining the g..
round, first defeating W. R. AtS,,,,
at 81, 50, and then ysrgv;...a
George King, the Columbia Urivs,-...
champion, az 6-3, 90.
Ward Is favored By his po,i.,. +.
the draw, and should not eypsris s
any great trouble until he reacbs, i,
scmi-hnals, when Watson N. Wsssl--
will probably block his way 70 M s.,i
round. Outside Of Ward, there b.,
not appear to be any one CANALS !
giving Washburn, a former holder =
the title, any serious contention
Reimer played hard and furiou,lv /,
defeating the tall Johnston. his va
overhead being severe and alwsv, !.
curate. Johnston was inclined IA 4,
erratic in his driving, and By the a.,
he could get into position 70 hsrF,
Reimer's speedy ground strokes N,
latter would have rushed to the net AZ
be waiting there 70 smother Jobrs.s-t
returns. His smashing 10 deer cora
was spectacular, and his tactics a.,
pletely upset the former Amherst r,.
who was always behind in the n-s
score.
In his match against Dionne, Vac.
burn soon found himself behind. ~
DiOnne driving his deceptive s,ro.g
deep into the court and making a
markable gets" Before ne rsslsJ
II, WashOurn was playing the SANE 4
hack court game that his opponents.
els in. Dionne seemed in fair vrt
taking the opening set until he ~
himself together and began makingh,
the net and chopping of Dior,n
drives sharply TO the court angles.
The summaries follow:
Mems singles FIRST rounil-C. " Bur. =, -
from Sidney Hels1aw. by default. Lrit a..
arl-au won from ii. n Bassioh. b isf,uf 4 \
Rogers won from 7. r Peu. By defigii " u
Nas.lurn defeated c. /. Lloyd s-l 81. q
A l.. Dl1nTs defeated Wilbur BlifEin. 81 ~
D- " !. Anderson won from d.. A W WA
ssroGd rountAc. c. Chamber uu nm : 2
Nosaen. b. default; J. H. s,sinis-r; Ecn ~
W. " Han. by default. Allen Bsaf w -
z. g. BAGS. hy default. W. C. Craa is.,s.
u. Vail s.. 81 r. A Throcku0rn Hsa ~
u. SJter hy default; Leonard Bssfmn s'1 -
II. A. P.uumer. hy default. F. e Guri.l ssfs'i
: C.aziu. f-l Is. A Bsssieri ~ >.
fsated B. " Phillips l0-s, e-4FT Fng,r
GurseH. by default. q A. Waher. H. 80 ~
Richardson. by de.ault. r z Rogers dressed
I Bowman. c.. -. W. " Wsshhun ig.iai
G A J. DiolEe -. 5-3. Dr. Ais-fr lsfl
4 ". yog.er. 60. 6-l. L Ren,f u'a "a
+ Il. Knapp. hy default. G. / iihnan n
won from King Smith by dsauii. WLw Z
Pate Won from A n Man r.. hy d,iagt v
Ha.sey Wood defeated James WLrren, f-I 81
Vanderbilt p. Ward defeated W. r Atlas
t--l 90. George King defeated J. @ C11r
f.. s-4. %: Edmund J. FiInn Eoi ~
Cedric A. Major. BY default. R B Medrs -
from Eugene Nolan, by default: 3 re-a
ir. won from j. Hobart, by default: D. d
Drake defeated r II Hooker. 90. 50
Third rounf--A. VI L0rhond de'saist Q
Chambers. So. GO. Or william RossHtus ,
'ested j. n Steinkampf. S. - R0tel Il 81
defeated Allen Behr. 81 3-6, 80. W CT
defeated A. D. Hammett, 6-3. 50 D r. Nur
head defeated Ely NJ Bchar. "a. ~ ~
Lincoln Raimsr defeated c /. Johrs;cn = ~
81: Vanderbilt Ward defeated Geo2gs Klgf ~
C.: lingo Hartman defeated +. J. Nrnm -
Is. p B. McClave defeated NJ T. FoI -
SIS: F. F. Thomas. r.. defeated d. J.