New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-07
Clapp
And Binzen
Clash To-day
1,,;onaI Indoor Junior Ten
MS Champion Plays
in Top Form
p, FRED HAWTHORNE

II B.nzen, national indoor
nu', ,s,npion. playing in top FORM
''.'Y ..1 charles Chambers, the Kings
sA'a veteran. yesterday afternoon IN
.''a ..,i.snal round Of the University
ns " Tennis Clubs open singles.
H'isr,' showed his complete mastery by
Sa., - ,bo match i'm straight sets at
~ ~, l.. Bags and Edwin J. Clapp
PA "a into the mail round OF the
r';l. .' Nv defeating Chambers and
:'.Y . vsrsereau at 81 6-l. Emoree
l'h' 3.,.on and Harry steinkampf went
h'nO ~. .,mi-fnal by winning an eX,
''I n. -. close match from Binzen and
~ Ts,son. national boy champion
SeH &c. %, IS. and Albert
E' n-.s,5orf and Dr. William Rosen-
~, occupied the remaining braek',
' !. nj, round through the default oil
s J 80, Nersereau and Reginald Perry
''' Youth Against Craft
n,.., and Clapp viii face each
bIhLe" +Lc final round Of the singles
'iher t ~ " and much viii depend
tbs - - Nv come through the rlgors
Igol nys orcs that was held at the new
". last highland carly TINS
;0DnvI, Rnzen has youth and speed
noinH55 to- and his footwork IN the
n - -, ard foxtrot is as excellent on
y, vaxed floor as on inc cray Cou'os -,
y. Clam is just as crafty a genera on
g.Ssiiroom floor as he rs when VoIley
~ ior the openings ~ the net 90 We
I'm acc what we shall see.
T;,b The court dry and fast yester-
VI p;,7en was at his best, but 1t was
,srviso that proved the greatest Cd
~. 60 Chambers. Before the men
- 80 cont IL was believed that the
IT,, County veteran would battle his
-. 80 onroreut by his great court Gov
80 abiiitv and his chop strokes. As
4 tr5-~sd ont. however, Binzen always
lea the upper hand. ,,.-L
The Junior champion placed his high
HANDING twist service beautifully, the
I'm always breaking high on cham
- bacghant. making II Impossible
i,r him 20 "stroke l-. having prepared
h. opening thus Binzen charged Tor
he net al great speed, and his snarp'
s,,is;ye volleying had the. hlngs
Tourtv man fouudering wildly after
The ball. ed
-. ...or1 set found BinZcn going
q. even greater speed, and he grew IN
,Fseiiveness overhead, smashing won
sgfully well whenever chambers
sought TO drive him back by looolng.
APPLAUSE came frequently from the gal
lsv when the Fordham University stu
len, brought of brilliant stop-volleyS
from close 20 the net, mixing his pace
inavay that bailed his opponent.
Paired with Letson IN the doubles,
Bipzen and his partner were once win
In DoiN OF the match, but just at
frat moment they wavered and threw
me points away by erratic play over
head Young Lessons smashing was
SPECTACULAR. and he was steadler IN mis-
department than usual, but the errors
zane lust az the critical stages. BinZen,
too. erred when the rallies grew fast,
and II was these lapses that enabled
Henderson and Steinkampf 70 win.
Henderson covered a tremendous
srount Of court, and his gets were
Startling. i was he who handled the
terrific smashes Of the younger pair,
sad he did if we'll, lobbing the ball
back 10 deep court. Steinkampf began
,ratical,y. But gradually steadied down
and electrified the gallery by dazzling
Play 81 the net.