New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-24
BIG WEEK AHEAD
FOR THE YOUNG
TENNIS PLAYERS
Annual Indoor Tourna.
ment Starts Tuesday al
9th Regiment Armory
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

by FRED HAN HORNE
Some Of the most promising y.u,,
lawn tennis players here in III. Pa
will appear IN competition on Tu..s,.
at the 9TH Regiment Armory, Park Av..
nue. and Sixty-sixth Street, when "a.
second annual national junior inSs,,
championship tournament will b.r,
This marks the start OF the indoor a.
son in this city, and 10 viii b ri.
lowed during the winter By the rr,
and women's championship toursy,
Elliott Binzen, OF Fordham unIy,,.
sity, the present champion, is erp.e.s
to play through the tournament a..
fence Of his title. Binzen gained ii.
crown last year By defeating Jane,
Weber, Of Chicago, in the final round
There are many experts in this part o,
the country Who are expecting gra,
things from Binzen in the next tw.lv,
months, and his work in next week,
tournament will be closely watched.
Bnzen possesses battling service.
the ball having a decided break mn
strikes the ground. l. is a modified
variety Of the twist, and his oppon.a.
usually find difficulty in handling ii.
delivery. The F'ordham youth also /,
clever court tact.can. and while nj,
game is not so severe and aggressive
as that Of some or the other youngstsr
who will oppose him, Binzen has pulled
many a hard match out OF the Ere By
hs unfailing steadiness.
Bows Pinned for Test
The boys who will take part IN II,
struggle for the championship have
been practising on the srmory eour,
for the last two or three days and are
all primed for the test. The raising
the age limit 70 twenty years viii
enable several of the most promising
players to come in, and the quality o.
play should be high on that account
Several colleges Will be Represented,
Amherst being prepared 70 make par
ticuiarlv strong bid for the honor
with J. L. Briggs, Fred Matthews and
h. 3. Cow.
Robert r. Putnam, official referee q
the tourney, has received an uneypect
eddy large entry IN both doubles suc
singles, and IL would not be surprising
If several new stars we're brought to
light before the week Is cut One o.
the boys who will be the centre Of a.
traction on the indoor courts is Bee
Lets-u. national boy champion, vho
won his title on the turf OF the Wes
side Tennis Club, az Forest Hills. last
September. Young Letson learned ne
game from his father, q member Of the
University Heights Tennis Club, in Tie
Bronx, and although only seventeen
years old hits the ball with plenty o.
strength and is a clever net player.
Another of the younger stars VIE
will try for the title is Cecil Donald.
son, Of Borough Park. Brooklyn. Cecil
is a midget il height and weight, JET
so good a Judge as Fred B. Alexander
of Davis Cup fame. predicted last year
that this boy would be one OF the great
players Of the country within the nett
few years.
Has Severe Service
Cecil uses a fourteen ounce racquet,
and his strongest point is volleyne
from a position close 20 the net ms
service Il remarkably severe, connder'
ing his lack of height, and he enters
into the rallies with great GOODNESS. a
tendency to oyerstroke the ball when
it comes to him of the ground on me
I forehand is a weakness that vii! prob
ably disappear with the added expert
ence Of tournament play.
Gerald Donaldson, CeciPs elder
bro her. also is young player OF nuea
promise, relying more on scculs"
placing and court covering ability tnaa
speed TO gain his victories.
/ Matthew Taylor. OF Fordhsm Unive''
sity, fnalist in the metropolitan juror
indoor championship in 1914. is play
err who is quite capable OF upsetths
the calculations of any OF the other en-
/ trants. R. B. Haines will represent 70
lumbia University, as will HerneH
Forster, of Yonkers, and Yale, Harvsr
and Princeton also will have entries.
Play will begin in the morning. enc
the finals will probably be reached ~
fore the end Of the week. The dfss
for the singles has already been -.
nounced, and Putnam will make u
draw for the doubles at the sfme3
q. $50 o'clock on Tuesday attefhees'
/ All matches will be two out OF three We
tage sets, except the finals. which VI.
be three out Of five. All eontssoas
must report TO J. P. Allen, manaseLI
+ 10 o'clock a. m. There will be hrs u,
runner-up prizes in both singles s's
/ doubles.