New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Beats Robert lie Roy in
Final for Metropolitan
Championship Bowl.
HACKETT AND HALL
SCORE IN DOUBLES
Loyibond and Steinkampf Make
Bold Stand in First Set, but
Lose Last to Love.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

oad leg on the big metropolitan cham
p!onship bowl yesterday by administer
ing decisive defeat 20 Robert lie Roy
in the final round OF the annual metro
politan lawn tennis championship tour
nament on the clay courts Of the
Bronxville Athlete Association at
Bronxville. Washourn won a: 6-1,
6-S, rs.
Harold II. Hccse;t c7d Walter Mer-
rill Hall won the doubles title by de-
feating J. II. Stenkampf and Arthur
N. Lovibond in straight sets at 1913,
6-3, 60.
Hackett and Hall as a team. won
the title once before, ard Hackett
scored his eleventh victory for the dou-
bles championship in this tournament,
+. B. Alexander having been his part
rer hall dozen times in previous
tournaments.
Washburn was easily the master Of
the veteran lie Roy, his back court
game being fully equal to his oppo-
nent S, while HIS many sallies 70 the
net were always good Tor the points.
At scoring on remarkably accurate
shots for placement, too, Washburn
showed his superiority, and time after
time he edged the ball within inches Of
the chalk marks
lie Roy made Is hardest bid for the
honors in the last set, when he held
the lead several times, only 70 have
Wa5hburn put on an extra burst of
speed and even the score at Sail on
games, and then break through the
others service and take his own in the
final game, 20 win at IS.
The most brilliant lawn tennis of the
afternoon was seen in the final double
match, when Hackett and Hall literally
wore their opponents down by cease
less bombardment of hard smashes to
all portions of the court. In the first
set Steinkampf and Lovibond held their
OWE in the many volleys az the net un-
I'll the games had gore to Sail and
then they began to weaken and there
after Hackett and his partner simply
overwhelmed their opponents, taking
"The plan of the league to enforce
the last set at love.
By far the largest and most enthusi-
astic crowd OF the geek was on hand
when Washburn and lie Roy took the
championship court, which Pedro the
groundkeeper, had given special
course of treatment in preparation for
, the days events. The grandstand at
the west end of the courts was filed up
long before play began, and those who
= could not get seats there found vantage
points on the clubhouse porch, while
still others spread out on the lawns
and under the trees.
Washburn and lie Roy have one char
acteristic in common when on the
courts. They are both the picture of
GOODNESS and unruiFied calm. no matter
which way the fortunes of the game go,
and it was so yesterday.
Many believed that lie Roy's DELHI
crate, crafty court tactics would prove
a serious obstacle to Wasbburn, who
always gives the impression of being
careless and off his guard. No sooner
had the match started, however, than
Washburn began driving with wonder
full precision down the sides of lie
Roy's court. The latter was agile on
his feet and covered his territory with
lightning sped, but his opponent never
gave him chance to get set Tor a
stroke, and walked away with the
opening set, at 81.
lie Roy was not yet satisfied that
Washburn could meet him on equal
terms at the back court game, and pro-
ceeded to lombard the latter's base
: line with drives that carried plenty OF
pace" The men were about equal on
ground strokes, but finally Washburn
began to go FOR the net position, smoth-
ering lie Roy's returns by shooting tina
ball at sh .rp angles into the corners
Slowly, but surely, Wsshburn forged
ahead, taking the second set at 6-3 and
scoring many of his points on beautiful
, placement shots. lie Roy began with a
rush in the final set, and for a time it
seemed he would stave Off defeat by
winning the third session. Washburn.
: however, after being behind several
times in the games score, changed his
tactics and sought the net at every
: opportunity, Keeling off flashing cross
court shots that had lie Roy helplessly
out Of position.
, Drawing even on games at Sail, the
former Harvard student maintained his
: pace and won the last two games and
; the set at IS, and with it the match
and the championship.
: Clouds that had threatened showers
passed off to the eastward just after the
singles title had been decided, and the
doubles final was put on fifteen min
utes later.
: Hackett began the service. but Stein
kampf and Lovibond took the opening
game on their opponents errors and
then won the second on Lovibond's
service. Hall won his own delivery
and then Steinkampf made il 81 on
games by winning his service after
deuce had been called.
The rapid fire volleying between all
four men brought continual tributes Of
applause from the gallery, with neither
side being able 10 gain a decisive adj
vantage until the seventeenth game,
when, with Hackett's easy service, he
and his partner won after deuce had
twice been called. The eighteenth
game went 10 the former champions
with the loss Of only one point, and they
had won the first set at l0-s.
There had not been much 10 choose
between the four men on the court as
far as individual brillianey was con-
executing shots that were greeted with
thunderous applause.
FIRST SET
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SECOND SET
E !. Sss 49,: - sii5t. Is s
THIRD SET
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Totais-ws.hburn. 5 sets. 10 ssmss ioi points:
lie Roy. 0 sets games. II points.
DOUBLES.
FIRST SET
Hackctt and Hsy:
2l5aIl tses[s 10
aiS5 iIii2Ii t5i7tsi-ss 9
SECOND SET.
Haekett aad HEll...... tltlStai as
s,einkampi and LOylbond 2iitSilai-i 3
THIRD SET
A