New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-31
MIXED DOUBLES
HOLD THE COURTS
In WESTCHESTER
Extraordinary Upset in
Singles as Behar De-
feats Ward.

Many and joyous mixed doubles
yesterday held the courts OF
the County Tennis Club Of Westches-
ter, Greenacres, Hartsdale. where the
Eastern tennis championships Of New
York State are being contested, but it
was in the FIVE matches played yester-
Gay morning and afternoon IN the
mems singles that chief interest lay,
because of tennis more uncertain than
the wisps of wind that wandered about
the courts.
An extraordinary upset occurred IN
the morning when Vanderbilt b. Ward,
Great Lakes Champion and winner last
year Of the Eastern New York tourna-
ment, fell before little Ely NJ. Behar,
the artist. in third round match.
Behar's scores were 6, Is. Ward
was rated in Class , of the national
ranking for 1915. In the afternoon
Behar fell before Edmund S. Peaslee,
rated in Class s, SO. 10.
The morning held another upset.
Abraham Bassford, jr, pride of the
home club. founder of the tennis Chin
rey Corner Club. and one of the best
known tennis enthusiasts in the coun-
try, overwhelmed Charles L. Johnston,
j.. former New England intercollegi-
ate champion, %. 60. Johnston sim
ply never had a chance. for Bassford
outplayed and out-man9uvred the big
Prooklynite.
Trihe OF Form.
Behar, who is about as tall as Wards
racquet, caught the erratic southpaw
trife off form, and by brilliant heady
play pressed his advantage home, never
letting Ward get going in invincible
fashion. But the nervy little artist
had several narrow escapes. In the
first set he led at Al and 40-l5,
when the portsider spurted and drew
even at ALL. Behar won by swattlng
the ball hard. with an occasional tricky
one mixed in, and by playing Wards
backhand.
Against Peaslee. the old Yale player,
Behar worked at double disadyan-
tage. He was tired from his morning
match, and there was no footfault
Judge to admonish Peaslee, who was
exceedingly lax in foot-faulting. The
lanky Eli player was on top the net
every time he served. before Behar
Lad a chance TO hit the ball.
Bassford had Johnston's game sized
up to perfection. from a victory ever
him at Nyack last year and from F. T.
AS first round match with the former
Amherst star. when the doughty col
yumist forced a set to deuce. Bass
ford noticed that Johnston. who revels
in speed. was bothered by T. ?. As
soft game, so yesterday he fed the
Brooklynite soft services and slow re-
turns. On the latter Bassford went 10
the net. The hot, muggy morning
sapped Johnston's vitality, because OF
recent illness. and the longer the
match went the less chance he had.
Miss Wagner Victor.
Eleven encounters were held in the
mixed doubles, in which the well-known
team of Miss Marie Wagner and Al }.
Ostendorf, long winners of nearly all
the mixed events in the metropolitan
district, and the brother and sister
California combination Of Mrs. D. P.
Wood and X. {. Van Vliet advanced
to the round before the semi-fnals.
Mrs. Abraham Bassford, lr., one OF
the four members of that tennis family
10 compete yesterday, and Frederick c.
Baggs won a feature match against Mr..
and Mrs. lingo Hartmann, 81, GO,
ca. After the match the exulting
Abraham Bassford jr., remarked that
the Hartmanns were "ingominiously
defeated"
The pony team. Miss Eleanor Coward,
the Bronx County schoolgirl and
young Abraham Bassford, Sd, lost to
the literary one Of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Gouverneur Morris. Morris merely inn
agined the racket was pen and pushed
IL vigorously.
Miss Helen Glleaudcau, Barnard Col
lege champion and sensation in the
singles. did her doughty little best TO
win in the mixed doubles also. and ran
miles in the back court, while her part
rer. who stood at the net, rarely got
chance to hit the ball. Miss Gilleau-
Gcau and x. s. Hardy fell before Mr..
and Mrs Edward Raymond, IS, 6-3,
.. In the previous round Mrs. Ray
moud played great tennis and bested
her cousin. Miss Marian Nanderhoef,
and her partner, Is. 90.
The summaries follow:
Eastern championship n New York state mems
siugcs. second r,undl Abraham Bassford. T.. de-
Third round-EE " BehAr defeated vanderbilt
B Ward. a.. q: }. 5 oNe4,, u. defeated {.
fond j- defeated Eugene Nolan e.. 90.
Fourth round Edmund s. ieasiee defeated Els
Women, single, second roundl-Mi.s Margaret
Grove defeated Mrs Lewis Gou'erneur Morris. e.
Mixed doubles-Mi,s Marie Wagner and A J.
Ostcudof defeated Miss Grace Crow and T.. Biz
miugfam. 6-l. 60. Mr.. and Mrs LdVard RAY
mo1d defeated Mss Marian yandcrhoei and Mr..
Second rouud-Mbs Marie Wagner and Al J.
O,teldorf defeated Miss Margaret Grove and =.
Harm stcinkmpf by default. Mis- Helen Alexander
and George A. Walker. ir. defeated Miss CAroma
VIM and Eugene Nolan. Ct. IS. Mrs. Abraham
Bassfo,d. J- and Frederick G. Bass defeated NJ
White and = : O'Nealc. Jr defeated Miss A. Refs