New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
F. P. A. LOSES AND
EVERYTHING ELSE
SEEMS REGULAR
Harlem Tennis Tourney
Begins with Few Stars
on Hand.
BY JAMES s. O'NEALE.


When dusk swept gently over the
courts OF the Harlem Tennis Club,
I3jth Street and St. Nicholas Avenue,
late yesterday afternoon. two lone is-
ures were TO be seen practising swa,-'
ting dark tennis balls at one end OF
the grounds They were Fontaine toN,
the artist. and the humorist +. =.
Adams. Previously Fox had drawn an
antagonist too strong for him. and
+. p. As last line OF defences had slso
been battered down, in the open tennis
tournament that officially inaugurated
the local tennis season.
Fox and Adams had both been put
out of the running. with eighteen other
entrants of the origina! SiXty-touf.
Seventeen lirst-round matches we're
played. and three second-round o.
counters Only two defaults we're
istered. the tournament committee being
exceedingly lenient on account of the
big preparedness parade, in which many
gallant sons Of racket and net marched.
Allan Behr was one of these, but came
to the Harlem Club anyhow. after e
O'Clock. looking for trouble on the
court and waving a flag. But il was
100 late to start play.
The five clay courts Of the club we're
almost as busy after o'clock. yhen
play started. as the neighborhood kids
we're bus! IN trying TO crawl under the
fences. Maybe the kids thought the
crowd was attracted by baseball
game. At any rate. several remained
10 foot the horn Of F. p. AS fivver.
Vanderbilt b. Ward, the playing
through Champion; Watson VI. Wash
burn. whose appearance is problemati-
cal. ard several other Of the best per
formers did not appear Yesterday
Nevertheless. there was number of
good matches and well known players
trying out their strokes for the FIRST
time this year in outdoor tournament
competition.
In one feature tilt Harry Steinkampf.
the tall tourer of tournaments. bested
DR.. c. ". Faber. the Harlem Club
Is 3. :, s ,. Lawrence Grinnell.
the old Harvard player, had little
trouble with another Of the clubs en-
trsnts, A. s. Harkary. and won 6 /,
Is 3.
Two iniefatigabes. Charles Cham
bers. the Kings County champion. and
Joe Fox. played n characteristic match.
in one rally Of which the ball vent
back and forth over the net. long and
short, high and SLOW, forty two times
before Chambers forced Fox to drive
out. The pair. who are two OF those
fortunate folk for whom time itself
stands still and loses It's identity chen
they play. kept ii up until Chambers
Won at s 8. Is {. he victor led al
3 love m the first set. but Fox made
gallant fight for II.
Against husky l.. &. Crowley +. +. 4.
displayed a brand OF tennis much more
aggressive and improved over iast year.
lie was hitting harder and getting
more enjoyment out OF It, but Crowley
was the steadier. The hardest ball 4.
+. A. walioped struck the wood Of
Crowleys racket and bounded over
the net for an ace for Crowley. Crow
ley won p, 3, then took on a
southpaw, B. Landau. Of the Harlem
club. Do 4 second round match and
won again. Is o. 8 =.
\ comparative newcomer tO the
courts. John S. McDerno.t. bested
Charles Buch1ef. chairman OF the
tournament committee, . ., 8 !, 3.
Paul Gooid. the artist. and also
member Of the committee put out DR..
Wallace KRUGER. chairman OF the
tournament committee for the New
York Tennis Clubs event. which fol
lows the Harlcm's. s 3. 6 3. lago
Hartmann. a ranking player. had an
easy time with Karl Russell.
The summaries follow:
rir, -ound- T. o,hms1 q Ro3cr Gtmo-e. ..
GO. Charc, Chamber. q joseph fet =. =
Pau Good 3D. d. Wallace hrg'cr %. 5.
81 f5f.tig.. 4 g. u P'sire- 6-l. Ga. Kari
Russell o. fottsiae For Cd. logo Han
mann a0n rom ~ G. Young 1J default. j. ;.
Br.nrlerlor o. T. Wystb t.-s b-i. l.. g cos
r., a. Franklin . Adams g. 90, y. Landau
a " Mckee e. SIS. J. WASH u. Claude Ran
ney. e G-l. j. Nolan T. p,ll MARTIN. -.
5. Winiam &c. Fischer o. ~ Fry 6. -.
50. ~ Behsrd d. Il saags-. - 3. La
renee Gruunsu g. A harssr. t-l %.
Iohn ) Nrpcrmoft D. Chsrrs r. Buchnef -.
s-3. 60. ~ Ro,snihai won 'som u. Gallon by
default. Remscn srhenck Mslcr t-l D.
Harry Stsnkampf j. Dr. q. W. F.uer. t-5. %.
81 Soumer D 3 J. Helms. s-i. s.
second r0uud-Remsen Schenck 4 ". Hosenthal
81. 81 lingo Hartmann Z. fontsine FoI. 81.