New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-24
Rv FRED HAWTHORNE.

..,psl invitation lawn tennis Singles
~. 20 close to-day. or these, six
.,-. through according to form, but in
=, o.ber two cases the results were
y, so generally expected.
iossnb J. Armstrong, former Penn.
.,v.,is state champion, vanquished
s.oSore Roosevelt Pell, Middle states
.t,-,;on bv the score OF Sly 6-2,
While Harry s. Parker took the
.,,,o n the veteran Frederick c.
-. AZ Sc, "a. These two
H...bes we're the ones that caused
.,-stbirc in the nature OF an upset
,rbourh both were won strictly on
,tsir merits -,
ARMSTRONG, using n crosseourt chop
,..,te when Pen stayed in back court
I'd beautiful passing drives down the
80 lines when the great backhand
,.roks plaver tried 10 reach the net,
,-s6ualiv wore his opponent down ana
bsU was q very tired man when the
final point was finished.
Too Fast for Inman.
Parker. TOO. was too fast for Inman,
,rd although the veteran cut-stroke
rlsysr fought hard and valiantly,
t,rker finished Of his points with hard
.-sshes and pretty crosscourt shots
.s,t eIrded Irman's hardest efforts.
Frederick e. BagCs, defeated though
b. was bv r Norris Williams, I'd, put
M sucb a strenuous defence that the
E-mer national champion only won
,Her the sets had gone TO 6-3i 70.
len games M the two sets we're tougnt
AZ deuce. and in almost every game Of
He frst set Baggs held big lead on
ro.rts only 90 see Williams win out
iva series OF brilliant passing shots.
Roland Roberts, Of San Francisco,
defeated C.. Colket Gamer, Of Harvard
IVA score Of 81, GO, g; Watson
II Washburn. winner Of the tourna-
rer' hSt wear. defeated Joseph A.
Richards al GO e; Richard Harte
defeated Reginald a. Cook, Francis /:
Hunter defeated Count Otto Salm ana
william j. Clothier defeated X. ,.
Sod5srd. at 6 8, g.
A start was made in the mems dou-
les IN the afternoon. seventeen pairs
having. including William NJ. Johnston
III clarence J. Griffin, of California,
rtuo~al doubles champions, who won
,,eir second round match from Stewart
Wainwright and A. Musgrave HYDE at
t-3. %.
Although never called upon to ex-
,trd themselves, the champions WORKED
together like a machine, and when ooth
advanced 20 the net slmultaneousIy
hsv proved a barrier that neither OF
the losing pair could find an opening IN
Johnston and his partner will not en-
counter serious opposition until the
round before the semi-finals, when they
will be called upon 10 face the veteran
pair Of William A. Larned and william
J. Clothier
The Meadow Club must have had a
special dispensation granted II from the
weather gods. for to-day Southampton
bssked under the rays of mellow SUM-
the heat being tempered by the mildest
Of breezes from the Atlantic.
Brilliant Gallery Sees Match.
Armstrong and Pell fought their bat
lie on the Championship court, with
brilliant gallery watching every phase
Of the struggle. IL was evident early
in the match that Pell was going to
have serious difficulty in getting away
!, with his opponent. Armstrong felt out
bis mans strength in the first set. and
went into q lead on James shortly al
terward Then Pell, driving with
plenty Of speed and edging his, shots
down the lines as Armstrong charged
for the net. went into the lead and TOOK
the opening session at 10.
Armstrong started in with a rush
a. the beginning Of the second set ana
soon had Pell on the run. The latter
prefers 10 earn most Of his points from
hear the base line, where he can call
into play his powerful backhand drive.
This did not phase Armstrong IN the
least, for the Philadelphian kept meet
Ing these drives with a tricky cross
court chop stroke that Pell found ex-
tremely hard 20 handle, for the ball
bounded very low, with a sharp break
and the Middle States champion actual
y had TO dig the ball up from the
turf.
Passes with Ease.
When Pell, finding himself out OF
POSITION in backcourt to meet these
| snort chop drives, tried 20 gain the
= losiion at the net Armstrong finished
% the points by passing his opponent
va ease. lie won the second set at
~ and the third by the same score
VIA Peli firing badly from the great
amount Of running he was compelled
70 DO.
Before the match Armstrong outlined
ms Plan Of battle and said he intended
F" play 20 pells backhand as fire.
Ilenty as he found occasion 70 do so,
esspNe the fact that this is Pell.s
sfongest point. He adhered strictly
70 MS word this morning, and there
seie many stirring backhand driving
lae" between the two, with Pell usual
losing the points by overdriving the
base line
Bags was out 10 make Williams
~ for the points, and this he
lived IN the very first game, which
won after deuce had been called
zee lie tried out the former cham
Daekhand persistently, often
Ig y vulnerable point, and at
.'p Volleying from fOrecourt the vet
was more than holding his own.
y me second game was even more bit
wy contested. Seven times the points
sent 70 deuce. with Williams serving,
,ooL .nnalIy Baggs broke through and
"9S the game.
iorat third game was just as bitterly
WSi1 Out after terrific struggle
no. won II. Baggs was volleying
-, every position in the court, and
i u,;a. n'Ssnlng was of the spectacular
10y, he won the fourth game with
IA .es Of pretty shots for placement,
u,oL men Williams, speeding up his
nsyt ran out the set by taking the
In ,. i've games in succession, although
ao sersl ne had TO come from behind
accomplish the feat.
esS went into lead Of 81 on