New-York tribune., 1916-07-09
Wins Second Leg of Tour
neygfrom ]. S. O'NeaIe in
Straight Sets.
HIS NET EFFICIENCY
Is EFFICIENCY, NET
He Is a Bit Weary. bit Not Too
Weary to Help Win
q Doubles.

Young Francis T. Hunter is still
holder Of the Tribune Cup for the
North Side tennis singles champion
ship. Young Mr. Huneer won the gee
ond leg on the trophy at the University
Heights Tennis Club, University Ave-
nue, yesterday afternoon by the simple
process OF trouncing youn~ J. \.
O'Neale in straight sets, Z ). 6-3,
6-i.
Hunter really IS efficiency plus, for
he not only won the singles IN The least
possible number of sets, but he also
took the doubles final right aft.rward,
paired with the altitudinous Al j.
Ostendorf. The hard-hitting twain de-
feated John Henry Steinkamof. the old
Bedford Park star, and young Elliott
Binzen, the Fordham captain. %,
6-3, 6i. II viii be observed that the
scores OF the first two sets IN each
match were identical. but Hunter
wished to vary the last set of the
doubles, as ne was in hurry 10 'iivyer
back to New Rochelle with the ultra
handsome cup and mis- individual
singles and doubles prizes.
The singles final was in two ways
peculiar match. In each set O'Neale
played as well as he knew how and
rolled up an early lead, only 20 have
the fearless, speedy Cornell captain
hammer out the necessary games 10
catch up and TO pass. Then, the match
was a trife closer than the set scores
indicate, for O'Neale's total of points
was 1l2 and Hunters but more. In
fact. in the first set. which Hunter won,
IS, O'Neale scored 3s points TO
Hunters 50. The answer is that at the
necessary times Hunter was there. usu-
ally with his powerful forehand slz-
zler.
Takes Six Straight.
The loser led at 5-3 in the first set,
80 and 40-l5 on his own service IN
the second and 81 in the third. In
the second set he double faulted twice,
bringing the game score TO deuce. and
Hunter did the rest, running six
straight games, of which five, however,
were desperately contested and went to
deuce. There vas heartbresking game
in the third set, when, with Hunter
serving, the score 3-ail and the game
practically the set game, the score see
sawed back and forth, going 10 deuce
no less than nine times. Each man had
several chances TO win 10 and threw
them away, until finally Hunter ham
mered out the disputed question.
The Long Island doubles champion
mixed his game more cleverly than
O'Neale. for the most part hitting with
his usual speedy abandon and coming
20 the net, and, when the lanky 0'Neale
somersauited for forecourt, either
shifting very hard for pass or scing
O'Neale clean with low lobs made with
the same motion as his speedy strokes.
The loser was inclined to be erratic
under Hunters hammerlng, sometimes
playing better than ne knew how for
game or two and then relapsing. In
consequence. the points fuctuated
markedly, 0Neale often leading in =
game as the result Of good shots and
Hunter eventually pulling out the nee
essary points.
The point score follows:
FIRST SET
DgSs.s DS..f. ....::...... ..:..,. stS43s:.:iE-5&;-5
SECOND SET
gS.:F.. p?3i.r r.......,. ....:............ s.ss.5: sss I@-s
THIRD SET.
agS.e5 a!T.oT. ............ s3St..iis $50
Hunter was tired in the doubles
final, and let Ostendorf do his full
share of the work. The Fordhsm vet
eran was equal TO the task. swinging
into his old form for the first time
this year He met worthy antago-
mist on the other side of the net in
willy Steinkampf, who knows doubles
as well as he knows every little part
of his car. Steinksmpf played rat
thing good tennis in the first and sec
ond sets, but fell down in the third
with his partner, Binzen, who was not
at his best.
The young national junior indoor
champion, whose strokes are ideally
suited for doubles. does not yet know
the combination game as well as he
knows singles. fact that two such
experienced campaigners as Ostendort
and Hunter at once used TO their ad-
vantage. The sandy-haired, plucky
little lad made many spectacular
shots. but did not get winning per-
centage. In the third set the doubls
strain was TOO much for Steinkampf.
also. and the set went quickly. Stein
kampf and Binzen won only one game,
the sixth Of the set. and that on
errors.
The point score follows:
FIRST SEr
Hunter n 'endors 4o2 sA4g-r
StenkauDf B!nzen 3 g - 0ti 5-31-5
SECOND SET
Hunter -0s'srdo~ .6 i71s
Stenhampf Binzen s o-30--3
THIRD SIT
Hunter Osf-ndo1 t So
Stenksmpf BinEen .......O OF
Baltusrol Golf Club.
In the semi-fnals for the secretary's
cup II. r. Townsend and W A. Phillips
finished all square and II. HasbroucS
defeated r. Armstrong by ! up. Allen