New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-31
Binzen Retains Title
In Indoor Tennis Play
Fordham Youth De
feats O'Boyle at
ArmOry
p, FRED HAWTHORNE

o.
-.h~ 5,fcatag Henry b. O'Boyle. o.
c.o-e,.ovn University, in the hns'
~. cssmpIonsbip round Of the-seeond
..,sf .srior tournament at the 'tn
...~,.t Armorv. Binzen won IN
~.. sets. az s /. Q. SIS and
s.,.rs lcf. 20 doubt Of his 'u-
o.Po,.e. who attempted 20 vrsst the
...~ ruo from the Fordham boy
-. oa,rlsvcd 81 al. stages, except Tor
.t-er pefiod iu inc second SCI when
+, ran irto lesd OF OF games
facing bcauUfp1y, strokins the oa"
..r splendid lNce and picking ms
.9cn.rss with fine precision
Five Games in Row
-. va. a dangerous assault sEainst
.. champions throne. but Bin1en raj
or superbly. rushing for the net on
.,,-. occasion and battering out I'VE
canes in a row for the set. TO see
opponent come from behind sna
.-- defeat into victory seemed 20
$40 O'Royle's confidence badly ana
.srcaftcr he was never dangerous
..r bowed a timidity IN most o. ms
shot, that made HIM an easy N'0''"
~. tho fcr Bin1en. --.,,,
poyfsrd r. Hsines and Willard
p,.sford the Columbia University
- 40, a brilliant victory over
''.-c., "a and Edward l.. Hopkins
~. rsi~ I'm the championship
...-5 u,rrirc b. score Of s.. q
The play Of all Tour uas
..,,sffr GOOD. Botsforo. ;. w mop
-. and Hsincs doing particularly
dover work 5000
l .--.o~ indoor title Yesterday
,,.tor. more finished player by
r. ~ nor ccr, tnsn The youngster
.ool zinc Championship Tor tne
. .--o last winter. he mad appssr-
...,.. ~oserrod h.s supreme enorts %
/ .c crucial round. throwing everything
81. had into fro struggle.
Good Crowd at Match
There vas roodly number o. spec
/ .... 90, .ts bic srmory when the SIN
.'.s match began. a. 10 o'clock, win .
49,. friends In the majority. Al
...,o- .here we're plenty OF frenos
800 "a lend their moral support 70 the
.ir.s,. ,oufh from Georgetown. y Soyle
-,,,ed tho GOOD will Of the gallery a.
80 Start hv his unfalling Cooo nature
,,6 workmanship even Vneh 10
,5e victim of stupid decisions on 'ne
PAT Of li1esmcn. o-po-1o
Tho, tossed racquets ana DO!
,er and began tho service ~ 80
1 he opening game, volle!lng PIe''.,y
4 t- Tho corners a. the chsnip
,,,,,el % reach the net. ~ looked
E s- ,bougb Rinzcn was going 20
t,ve a bitter battle on ms manu- ~,
IN, titieholder never vavereo. -
o'po,1c was afraid 20 stroke the NJ -
,s.-od or else the tricky oounos
.s.c,se him. for tho best he could 40
"a, =. wake weak returns, TOO many o.
800 fouod tho net. lie had literally
osir m, ball up from the floor.
Confidence and Dash
p,s-.,- with great confidence and
p.--or euept along 20 victory,
,lrq tho mex, SID games IN 70" ana
1 no fret scf ~ 6 ].
The point score follows;
~, ~ -
4 m. champion started service IN tne
4 ..,o15 o.. and won the opening game
~ ,ries Of fine block voheys o.
a Oracle drirc,. Suddenly the george,
.sun you-h seemed 10 find himself sno
Il 10 ret' the range OF the court perlee'4!'
8 Before this he had been constantly
msrdriyin- the lines when ne Wa no'
tnding the net.
Biree, discovered that he vas beng
4 ,s,,,d a. the net continually as ne
sme rushing 800. eager TOT hhl'
0'Royls va, cdcing his shots through
he smaUest az openings. eeneIsHy
,aeinr the ball lust out Of the cnam-
pon's reach by angling ms Sn0''
sharply scross inc court -.
4 The Georgetown star TOOK 'ne ~
q hree ~ares IN TOW. the fourth after
4 long battle ~ the net. lie was nv
4 arr the ball hard. had excellent con-
leI, and in fact seemed 20 have s"uns
4 40 his real form. Binzen won lhe
'sxt game. with O'Boyle netting me
4 bal three times. and then the South
inner came right back ana toos the
q ssgi two aided by several spiendlo
Il 'acemel, aces.
4 Handicap Acts as Spur
q 0Boyle led a. five games 20 two and
"a apparently on the high road 20 sue
,,ss IN that set. but the overwhelming
TAD did not phase the youthful cnam-
bon. Instead u seemed 20 act as
ipar, and he went after the seemingly
apostolic With fine courage.
Once again 10 vas the aggressive, net
,tsrging Binzen who faced the chsllen-
,sf. he reached forecourt with the
'pstd Of the wind, and anything thar
age TO lin overhead was doomed, for
\ ntchampion smashed with a deAollness
I'D hnality that brought applause
TON the gallery. The next FIVE games
4 ,srs ehalted Cd for Binzen. giving him
ne second set a. IS. O'Boyie Rad
van relspsed into mis- previous faults,
-sssnced. probably, by the champions
"senually aggressive attack.
A me point score Of The second set
u ., p cH'-
~. 5ts:tt.sssEi' !
Il 0Boyle Unfortunate
II W TAO occasions th.s SET o'Boyie
~ unfortunate enough 10 have re-
-ms o. Binzen's called good, although
esl was easily six inches back OF
e base line. The young man sup
& ,oseo 10 be watching the base line on
A' western end Of the court sat in
- position that he could not pos
ey call the balls With any accuracy,
t NJ lsxness Ia this regard had no
zee on the result OF the match.
vhoyle managed 20 win the sixth
eghih games. largely on Binzen's
ors, but that was his limit. and the
aplon von the set at 6-3. and with
s's match and toe championship.
ne point score Of the third set fol-
t rs Con-,