New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20
COLUMBIA WEN
DEFEAT C.N.Y.
IN TENNIS TILT
Captain Lamb of Blue and
White Team Proves a
Lion as Coach.
By JAMES 6. ONEALE.

A strategic victory, in which mill
;ary tactics figured, was recorded yes
terday afternoon at Columbia Uni
versi;y. with south Field and East
Field as the salicnts. Tennis courts
ca each were used in the Columbia
&. G. y. y. match. which Columbia won,
: 20 /. by superior tactics.
When he was not playing, Captain
Harold Lamb o. Columbia employed
his time running between East and
South fields 20 exhort his Blue and
White and persp.ring players. To the
man playing on one field Lamb would
say that his tcammate on the other
was winning n extremely easy fashion
and would urge the player 70 perform
prodigies of valor 20 keep up with the
other Columbia man. The plan sue
coeLod so well that. except IN the match
which General" Joffe, OF c. c. y. y
took from Carnal. Of Columbia, the
visitors did not win a set.
Capiain Drake OF G. c. y. \. tried
tho urges also. but he had slight cold
ard was not so persuasive as Lam o.
Tho matches were so One-sided that
1.t.lo interest attached 20 them. George
King. the Columbia champion, arrived
late from a date and had 20 be con-
tert with playing the sixth singles
which he won IN his usual volcanic
fashion.
Tie score, follow:
S-ee, Lamb. Columbia. defeated pr,ks 6 G
80 81. lote. a. ~ 49, ~,
,labia. defeated lsaeos. {. C. y 81 e., g.
Klo1. Columbia defeated Christie O. g. n. =
81 O.. Chester Columbia. defeated hunlt
g. y s.. g. 0-i. King Columbia oe'eA''0
9ou.>' ,: az HnT s s" "a 0 csras'i
sos Toa Beru,h columbia. defeated Kurzra an
saa i fM-e ta,anb'a. defeated Maases ani
The Dedication Of "Spalding's Lawn
Tennis Annual for 1916" reads: In
memory Of the tennis players Of all the
warning nations who have fallen IN the
course OF their duty 20 their country.
This and the absence Of accounts OF
tho Davis Cup matches in 1915, brings
up anew the memory OF the late An
thony F. Wilding.
The retiring ranking committee, which
has been superseded by the new ana
enlarged body that will in future nave
its headquarters in Pittsburgh, pushed
through piece of legislation at the
annual association meeting IN feoru-
erv that is most important, though u
has been quite generally overlooked:
For the first time, II is obligatory Tor
all tournament committees holding ma,
tional association events 20 forward
TO Secretary Edwin +. Torrey the com
plete cards Of their tournament events
within two weeks following the close OF
the tournament. Further, the cards must
be accompanied by statements thay no
changes have been made IN the ara"
or in other record Of tie matches.
with the tremendous growth Of the
came. this full information from az
tournaments Will assist greatly IN the
proper ranking OF the players.
Here's funny one on Tom Thorp'
the old Columbia football player. Al
the annual women's indoor champion
Sims Tom marched up TO Miss Flor-
erce BALM. the ranking player VINO
remained out Of the tournament pc
cause of her duties on the tournament
committee. Miss Ballin's brother IS
The famous Princeton gridiron warrior.
as Miss Balm playing inquired
Thorp OF Miss Balm.
81 wanted 70 see her" continued the
football man, after Miss Balm hau
said that Miss BALM was not play,
inc because she wasn't very good ana
The committee didn't want duos N ,he
tournament. "becau-e kno" her
brother well. and because she inlst %
q peach Il she's anything IKE him.