New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-27
BAGGS REACHES
TENNIS FINALS
AT WEST SIDE
Macpherson Takes Match
from Neutrality-suspicious.
Easily Defeated.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

for the final bracket, the West Side
! Tennis Club is liable to have Rus
sian, A. W. Macpherson, for its new
| champion. On the clay courts OF the
Forest Hills Club the foreigner
| reached the semi-fnal round in the
annual championship tournament by
defeating C. W. MacMullen at 6--l'
e yesterday afternoon.
To get into the final Macpherson
must defeat the winner OF the match
between Watson NJ. Washburn, present
J champion. and J. c. Tomlinson, which
probably means that he and Washburn
will face each other. if the latter plays
| Il is not believed the Russian, excel
| lent player though Ne is, can take 'he
! measure of Washburn, who mas peeh
playing at his best for the last two
{ weeks, although all his court work mas
been on grass. ,,
Against MacMullen yesterday Mac
| pherson was hitting the lines with I'M
| usual accuracy, scoring frequent place
ment aces as he shot the ball down
! the sides of court. The Russian also
| volleyed cleverly from mid-court when
| the opportunity presented itself for an
| advance toward the net, although the
! match was fought out largely from
| deep court.
Baggs Holds Celebration.
In the top half of the Glass A draw
Frederick c. Baggs celebrated his
, thirty-fourth or fifty-fourth-he doesn t
remember which-birthday by defeat
/ ing r. c. Thomas at SIS, 60. ms
was semi-fnal match, and Baggs VIII
| therefore be the runner-up, at least, IN
! the tourney. The winner triumphed by
| forcing his way TO the net consistently
and cutting off Thomas's drives.
Only nine players were left in Class
B at the end OF the day, those going
into the round before the semi.iinal
round being W. j. Gallon, Ralph b.
Gstcomb and George W. Case, Ir,
! Gatcomb eliminated George ). Groes-
| beck by score of 6-l, "a. The lat
| ter's vaunted steadiness avalled MN
| little against Gatcomb, who smothered
| his opponents drives by fast work at
! the net and treated short lobs with
merciless severity. Case sprang sur
prise by putting out Stuart Johnston
at 6-4, rs, and will meet Gatcomo
| in the next bracket. Gallon had mis-
own troubles in defeating Gordon Boyd
by score of "a, l0-S, the last set
being all that the figures imp y.
| There was not much activity in Class
| c. only two matches being played. but
| one of these was the means OF upset
ting a pet theory Of DR.. Thomas g.
Barringer, jr.
! In Mondays playing DR.. Barringer
| faced II. T. Warren. and after dropping
.the first set at SO, proceeded TO WIN
| the second by the decisive score OF
| d. and he then declared that War
rens sudden relapse from form was
! due to cardiac insuficiency," SUD-
iect OF which he has made an ex-
/ haustive study
No Cardiac lnsufficiency.
The match. which was halted by
| darkness on Monday evening, was re
sumed Yesterday with each man having
a set. but on this occasion Warren re-
futed DR.. Barringer's theory by TAX
ing the deciding session at 6-3 Tor
the match. There were no signs of any
cardiac murmurings in Warren's anat-
omy or his game, either, during this
struggle. He won his points by smash
ing every lob from DR.. Barringer's
racquet with so much speed that the
medico was glad when it was all over
and he could sit down on the porch and
confer with John Gordon, maitre de
hotel.
DR.. Forbes Hawkes. advanced TO the
sem-fnal round by defeating DR.. F. w.
Shine at 90, IS, in a match that
held the spectators spellfound. DR..
Hawkes. forced the attack throughout
and the two men fought for the points
as desperately as though one had been
an allopathic and the other homeo-
pathic practitioner.
Members of Class B started playing
in the doubles, but only three matches
were marked of in the first round, and
one of these by default. This after
noon, however, an effort will be made
TO fill out the brackets in the semi
final round in each division.
"Anti-Glare" Approved.
Julian s. Myrick, president Of the
West Side Tennis Club, paired with R.
X. Tomln, jr., defeated Marshall $.
Hagar and Harold Swain at 90, st,
90, in this division. The match was
played on one of the courts recently
treated with the patent "anti-glare"
preparation, and even the losers voted
"anti-glare" a huge success.
The summaries follow:
| IVES, side Tennis Club singles second round -
A ". Macpherson defeated {. ". MaeNullen.
/ s-i. "a
semi anal roana-!FTsa'He1 C Bass' defeated
class n singles ls-eond roundl-,Julsn 8 Mynck
defeated " l.. Stewart. 10. -. ell.
/ Third round-W J. Gallon defeated Gordon BOYD.
| Ct l0-s. Ralph r. Gatccmb defeated George ;
Groeshc-r 81. % q. W. Case. ir. defeated
I Stuart Johnston. -, IS.
I Class { singles third round)-H T. Warren de-
1 feaied Or. Theodore Il. BsrrinVr. r.. i0-s. &c.
l 6-d
Fourth round-Dr. Forbes Hawkes. defeated DR..
p w shin. So. rs.
Class doubles tnpt round)-Chries Bishoe
/ and Chapman Ropes defeated francis Rogers enc
= l. Satterlse 81 6-g n. X TNplin. p,
/ and julian $ sbrick defeated Marshal Hassf and
, Harold swain. 60. 81. -: p W Meesbs
aud II. Z. Worth won from WHY sehnleSind and
" n sturdy. T.. BY dffaul,.