New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-21
WARD LOSES TO
EDDIE FIXMAN
Southpaw Tennis Player
Meets Reverse in Quaker
Ridge Tourney.

Vanderbilt B. Ward. southpaw tennis
player and Great Lakes champion. met
another reverse on the courts this sea-
son when he fell. 6-S. Is. before
young Eddie FiXman, the New York
University captain, in the annual
quaker Ridge championship at the New
Rochelle Tennis Club. Ward won the
event last year. and had two legs on
the handsome trophy, with only one
more victory needed TO make il his
permanent possession.
AT times yesterday the portsider
showed flashes Of his best, but young
FlNman was nothing if not aggressive,
and swept his opponent off his feet by
continually rushing the net. Ward
made his fight in the first set and
thereafter tired, while FiXman, with the
upset in his grasp, played all the
harder.
Other good matches cnlivened the
Gay. the first fair one the tournament
has met. Elliot Binzen. the Fordham
star, eliminated Allan Bchr after a
hard fight, 10-S, Cd, by fast driving,
while Alfred Hammet, the chop stroke
expert, beSted the Harlem veteran, Ben
jamin NJ. Phillips, the old hockey play
or, 3-6, g, 6-3. Hammet is going
better this year.
Franklin p Adams F. P. A-the
most persistent player on the courts,
won a match. The column conductor
found Cyril Mast, son of the cartoonist,
10 his liking and won, a. 81 Dr..
William Rosenbaum, runncr-up to Ward
last year, lost i'm a poor match to j. 5.
O'Ncale, s, &c.
In the women's singles and doubles,
which started yesterday, there were
several exciting matches also. Miss
Marie Wagner, former national indoor
champion, wadcd through Mrs. Percy
Wilbourn. the old Bedford Park star,
6-l. %. and Mrs. Rawson Wood also
won i'm easy style.
I'm the doubles Miss Wagner and Mrs.
d. p. Wood. former California State
champion. bested Mrs Albert Hum
phries and Hiss Bessie Holden, 6-3,
GO. Mrs a. NJ. Sidenberg and Mrs.
Wilbourn had an exciting tussle with
Mrs. lingo Hartmann and Miss Caroma
VIM. with scores Sc, 81, in favor
Of the former
quaker Ridge championship .inslss Second ronndl
B'.jsir.n ~ Phillips defeated s'eddford PIT.
60. %: Franklin p. Adams Won from G. z.
Baoe by default B,Im-s .,.s e,if4 Ig. ~
E E.pis e. q. j. 5. o'N'+' D'''''0 Eugene
Thi-i rou1d-Alfred Hammeit deieaied behJan
NJ Phillips SO. &c 6-5. Franklin =. Adams
defeated e. Mast, .. q. j. 5. 0.Neals de-
feated DE- 4 Brnckerhon, 60 6-l Harold swain
defeated e. Baker 6-l. 60: I'd. Fi1man de-
;sated Vanderbilt B Ward. Sc. GO
Foluh round Elliot Blnzen defeated Allan Behr
iO-S 6-S. H. Augur defeated II. I. BoHmsn,
"a. 6-3. j. g 0'Neale defeated Dr. william
Wcmcn's singles (frst round)-Miss G. Barrett
defeated Mis-. II A. Briggs. 6-3. CO. Mss Helen
bernhard won from MIS- Hesses hy default. Miss
a. Polak won from Miss Frankel by default;
Miss Margaret Grove Won from Mss M2bie by de-
fault. Miss Marie Wagner defeated Mrs. Percy
WIbouru c-l c.. M lingo Hartmann won
from Mrs Hirsch iy default. Miss Wilson won
from Miss Bessie Holden ty default Mrs. kavs'n
Wood defeated Miss nlohey. Cd. G-l: VI -
Caroma VIM defeated Miss Eleanor Coward. SIS.
sc Ga. Mrs Carlebach won from Mrs. Albert
Humphries by default. Mrs.. &. g Parsons defeated
berg won from Miss G Crow by dsfault. Miss X
Roths.eln defeated Mrs B. DRAKE. %. Ct.
G-4; Miss n. Farreliey defeated Ms. : J. Strauss.
Second ro,ind-Nnss Marie Wagner won from Miss
Margaret Grove hy default. Ms. lingo Hartmann
won from Miss Gabriel Wilson by default. Ms.
Kawson Wood defeated Mss Caroma VIM. CO.
CO. Mrs Carlebach defeated Mrs. &. e.. Parsons.
6-l GO. Miss Helen Gllcaldeau defeated Miss
NJ TarrelIey. 60. GO
Womcn's doubles first roundl-Misses Helen and
Grace Gllcsudcau defeated Mrs T. II. Henderson
and Mrs Warug. GO. 90. Mr.. A N Sden-
berg and Mrs Percy vi b0ufn defeated Ms lns0
Hartmann and Miss Csroma VIM. SIS. -.
Miss Marie Wagner and Mrs ID. =. Wood defeated
hrs. Albert Hum2hries and Miss Bessie Holden.