New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-01
Treanor and Gildersleeve
Survive Test on Staten
Island Courts.
HANLON KEEPS HIS
OPPONENT ON JUMP
Zabriskie Goes Down to Defeat,
but Not Before the Last
Set Goes to 1913.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Paul Treanor, of West Virginia, and
Gordon Gildersleeve, of East Orange,
will meet this afternoon at o'clock
for the junior lawn tennis champion
ship Of Staten Island. on the clay
courts Of the Clifton Tennis Club. at
Arrochar, wnere the tournament has
been in progress since Monday.
Treanor gained his final bracket by
defeating Walter Hanlon, the brilliant
young player from Curtis High School,
by score of 4-6, IS, 81. Glider
sleeve moved into the final round by
taking desperately contested match
from George Zabriskie, at Go, Sc,
15-13.
Peter Vischer and Gerald Donaldson
are the fnalists in the consolation di-
vision, and also will meet this after
noon, weather permitting.
The largest and most enthusiastic
gallery of the week was on hand when
the boys began playing yesterday, and
the matches were so evenly fought that
a majority Of the spectators remained
until almost dark, when Glldersleeve
slipped ever the winning shot in his
last long set with Zabriskie.
Excitement ran high when Treanor
and Ilanlon took the court in the semi
final bracket in the upper half OF the
draw. Hanlon, Staten Island boy,
was a pronounced favorite with those
on the clubhouse porch, being the last
representative of the local courts, and
he made q valiant stand before going
down TO defeat.
lie gave Treanor many anxious mo-
ments, particularly in the second set,
and won host Of new friends by the
sportsmanlike manner in which he ac-
cepted defeat and lavished praise on
his conqueror. Hanlon is as red
headed as that famous figure on the
courts, Maurice z. Mclaughlin, and no
matter how fast the battle waged he
was always smiling and ready for
more.
Treanor played with great speed in
the early part of the opening set, run
ming into lead on games, and appar-
emily having the match well in hand:
His ground strokes carried decided
top-spin and his smashes Of high lobs
were made with deadly certainty.
Hanlon never gave up, however, and
by clever ehots for placement, which
tricked Treanor out Of his position
moved up until he was even on games
Mt all, and then broke through his
opponents service and won his own,
thus taking the first set at "a.
The second was even more holly
contested. Treanor realized that he
must win then or drop out OF the tour
nament. and he played with all the skill
and speed at his command, but Hanlon
forced him TO cover his court cease
lessly, edging in placement shots to
the far corners and lobbing with great
cleverness to deep court in an effort
70 keen Treanor from the net.
After the games had gone TO 5 all
Treanor gained better control of his
overhead shots. He broke through
Hanlon's service on the eleventh game
and. taking his own, won the set, at
IS.
Hanlon could only capture one game
in the last set, but he made Treanor
work for every point. The West Viz
ginia boy played with whirlwind speed
toward tho Inst. the smashes that he
had been landing out of court and into
the net previously finding their mark
with remarkable accuracy down the
lines.
Gildersleeve did more work than any
other player in the tournament yes
terdav before he reached the final
round. To reach the semi-tirals, he
had TO dispose of Augustine Healy, Of
Far Rockaway. and the latter com
nailed Gildersleeye to fight desperately
before winning, at l0-8, So. A half
hour rest followed and Gildersleeve
was ready for Zabriskie.
The first two sets were run oil IN
GOOD time. Gildersleeve taking the first
NJ 60 and Zabriskic the second by
the same score. Then the real fun be-
gan. 80.
Each kept winning on service with
nonotonous regularity to IL all, when
Gildersleeve took his own service and
broke through Zabriskie's in the final
came. winning the match and the right
10 meet Treanor.
Both boys played cleverly but care
fully all the way, with Gildersleeye
superior at the net and Zabriskie max
ing many remarkable "gets' from back
court. -,
rest. Zabriskie consuming seven glass
es Of lemonade one right after the
other and Gillersleeve two of water
before thev resumed their task.
Cecil Donaldson. the blond-haired
little phenomenon from Brooklyn, who
no less an authority than Frederick 3.
Alexander has pronounced as the
champion to be of 1921, vas defeated
in The semi-fnal round Of the consola-
ton BY his brother, Gerald, at o.
81. Cecils playing attracted a large
portion Of the gallery.
Shamus Kelly, who laughs Just as
heartily when defeated as when VIC
torious, drew another big guy" in the
third round in this division YESTERDAY
and was beaten at o, 60. III
cot some Of these follows yet, see II
! don't" said Shamus as he STROBE
from the court 70 the clubhouse.
The summaries follow:
staten Island i-nlor eham7i1n,hin slnEles fourth
,ourd W,lte- Hanlon defeated Gilbert PaIe'e.
f'e. 81 Gordon Gnlerslesye defeated Ausa line
''5 ssrl anal r5ual-Plul Trcaro, d,.s'sd walter
tsa,et George Zsbrislie. q IS. ii-l3
81 Sod Raw.oa 60. "a. IS. Austin Dyis
Si,,a,si Sfamgs Kelly. % e: Gerald Don
sii.@r dafeatsI Douglas lynch. 50. 90.
Sern.- anal r1u0d-Pe,er Visch.f defeated Austin
movie "a Is. Gerald Donaldsoa t'eaieI CrcI
nonaIdson. -. 6-l.
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