The sun., 1916-12-30
BINZEN AND O'BOYLE
NEAR TENNIS TITLE
Old Rivals VIII Meet for
Junior Indoor Champion
ship To-day.
COLUMBIA TO PLAY YALE

Elliot II. Binxen Of rordham. present
champion. and H.. b. O'Boyle Of George
town will play this morning for the
national Junior indoor tennis champion.
ship In singles and the Hopkins
brothers Of a will meet n. n. Haines
and Willard Botsford Of Columbia for
the doubles laurels. The players named
yesterday earned their way into the
final rounds Of their respective competi-
tons at the Seventh Regiment Armory.
To gain his title round brackets
Binzen was called upon to dispose OF
two worthy opponents yesterday. In
the NTH round Binsen met hen II. Let
son. the De witt Clinton High School
y%oungster who last autumn won the
national boys championship at Forest
Hills. Letson was defeated. but not
until Binxen was forced to call Into
! play every variety Of stroke he knew.
The De Witt Clinton boy uncovered a
net game which astonished the onlook-
ers and for n time nonplussed Binzen.
Time after time Letson came in beyond
the receiving line and smashed the re-
turns Of Binzen for certain placement
aces. However. Binzcn was too expert
! cnced for I.etson and toward the end or
| the match was stcadier. Lessons drives
| became wild and he let down on his
service. Binsen used a cut service pat
termed after the style OF Tom Bundys
puzziers. and this helped down Letson
by Ga, IS. 6-4.
vale Captain Beaten.
After a short rest Binxen appeared to
play against Francis w. Hopkins. rap
tain Of the Yale tennis team. who had
eliminated q. n. Preston OF Irving In a
NTH round match. Again Binsen wa
hard pressed. The Yale leader wal
adept at placements. but his service
was weak. and therein lay the story OF
his defeat bv -. s..
The agyressivencss OF O'Boy1e carried
him past r. NJ. Ioughman I'm the nfth
round by e., 6-3. and II. l.. bowman
former Metropolitan Junior champion, In
the scm,-nnai round. by 10. 6-3
O'Boyle lost only one service in his two
matches. Ills ability to place the bal
in the far corner OF tho court and his
ouick run in made II very diff'culo fo'
either opponcnt TO count. OBoy,o hi,
"a swift, ball with a slight cut to It, and
the bounce continually puszlcd Tough
man and Bowman. AZ,
Thu mai match this morning VII
bring O'Boylc and Binzen together roi
tho third time in their tennis career
when the Georgetown team Htsitef
Eordham last season O'Boyle loon th'
measure of RInzen. In a return mattel
At Georgetown Binxcn turned the table,
on his rival. The match to-day VII
mark the last appearance OF OBoyl'
a. a Junior. as he will be 20 years o
age in April.
Columbia University's leading double
, team upset all calculations when !
eliminated Pinsen and Letson In q semi
, Anal match at S-e, as. 81. Halne
= and Botsford upheld the Blue and Whit
: in sterling manned.
uopkin, Brothers Formidable.
The Uopkins brothers reached tn
. final round ny disposins OF r Dorm
: helm OF the Bclneld C.. G.. OF FhlladeI
:, mia, and d. r. Blankarn OF Nutey. y
= J.. High School at e.. ID. ~ wa
a battle all the way, but the steadines
: Of the Yale pair decided the Issue
: Francis Hopkins played "A superior ne
game. while his brother adueu po'"'
=, with we'll placed Jobs. =
. O'Boyle and Binzen will play az !
y o'clock this morning. and the double
u match be,wee the Columbia and ial
' team. will be started half an hour late
The summaries:
. National Junior Indoor Single Fig,
e Round l.. bowman, Mount H. -, a.
feated f.. n. Hsudrick-on' Anlh"rrl' "
. IS n, II. Boyle; o.orrsto~n' S"e'vsH
o -" r ii B,nscn. Fordhsm. defeated
y u. Letson, De witt clinton. 80; -,
n So; r "; Moe ssnSs,. YALE sshlto. " sMs,
rTss,ni. Final Round o'Boyle def.st'
;. powman. rs. SIS; Binzen defeated Hoi
r k'S national junior Indoor Doubles. Sem
Anal Roand%F. W, Hopkins and !,
Wnpkins defeated y pornh"im and p
d H."y usocrd def.at.d y. Vi. Binzen and
" n Irtson, st. ~. 81.