New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-01
Biz Tennis Tourney
Draws Courts Stars
lively Play Marks Opening
- University Heights
Club
u, .FRED HAWTHORNE

....A che reco. entry of the season,
w." players IN the draw the
ST. '., open lawn tennis tournament OF
SnrVa ;vvS-sity Heights Tennis CLUB be
tie .n.s,erday afternoon on the cluo
gan 80 courts on the banks OF the
s.rlem River. .bo,,ooco on, won
Ins V.Sr4 1916 by Francis 7. Hunter
N W ne Naval Reserve. was not up
rev In'nstit.on, nor was the North
ior sympionslip at stake, because OF
SIDE Cue I'M the size Of the entry ana
the Ea. ,hst there were only two dc.
the i'. I.rrr the day were ample proof
isuie ..srest taken in this tourney.
Of ihe .;-srt among those entered arc
Pr'Ip,sbr Fubree Henderson, L. j.
Altn nv William ROsenbaum, ma
CSFp indoor doubles champlon; Ben
HON. s.M national boy champion; Eillot'
s:.,.n. national indoor junior enam
bl n. George Throckmorton, Ralph L.
p. 0u, and Albert J. OstendorL
0''' New House Is Opened
,,....,dav marked the first tourna-
nisv on the courts and the Of
msn, arns,ing Of the new clubhouse,
nels' ps,nsv the Roman ground and
s saI barkeeper, spent busy after
81 ,rotting UP and down the IRON,
~ .,Ss steps with ginger-pop ana
ssas,sd sarsaparillas. C"F. +. A.
~,nted on the phone)
The PLAYERS were a unit IN thelr
..aiss Of the courts, which were hgnt-
P,ss FAST and non-slippery. Nineteen
.s,cbes were run of during the alter
- bv Jones Mersereau, chairman OF
a nv tournament committee, and the
,I,v viii continue to-day. with time ou'
w y, Poscnbsum had q peculiar match
~ l. V. Robinson, taking the first
". a. 50. but losing the second at
ss and then anneXing the third at
In the early stages of the match
po,s,bsrm had al his strokes working
s.wIssslv ard handled everything
pos;rso1 sent over the net with fine
;rSyrsrt. smashing hard and accurate
= and driving steadily for the lines.
Doctor Gets Careless
As.sr running of six games in row
.bs genial doctor grew careless and be-
can 70 soften his stroke, with the result
nat Robinson. alert for just such an
opoortunity. rapidly ran into lead OF
ri on games. He did this by the aid
a. fine forehand drives through the
opsnings and by clever play from mid
CAN'T When Il was too late TO win
ibs set DR.. Roserbaum worked himselt
back into form, but in the last he VOL
leyed and smashed FOR the points.
n. r. Hathaway, one-armed player
.stonished the gallery by the skill with
which he handled his good right arm.
His service was severe and we'll placed
and his voll,ying and ground strokes
remarkably good. Hathaway defeated
|. Wulf in three sets by score OF
So. SIS, 50.
Ralph l. Bags. who is soon 70 dof
mufti for Khaki. swept quickly through
his match W n Donald Jackson, win
u.ng at 6-1. D. q. -~--y game in the
oA-ing set being won az love. Robert
YeKay eliminated William VI. Fischer.
rs-- .;mes club champion. by score
Of as, e-3. Sc. with almost every
came going 70 deuce.
The summaries follow:
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS OPEN SINGLES
FH, round-C. J. Schmidt deisa'ed ?. tleve -
defeated l. ' Ro5ins91. 90. 6-s. e; H. 4
Hathaway defeated L Wuh. SIS. - -
Cso-ss G GFsaz defeated +. Oliver 60. -
Second rouna 'e-s- -ound byssl--c. McGiTr de-
,sa;si Ceorss G,1esteck. g, 81 VI M y.I,e
:s...s5 RsSaa,4 Be-y. g.; g: + F F.Z5,-
5s',s,es Z DECKS So IS. 81: @. MterseIeal
900 ron p ~ Bsssford b. default; Il MA,
srhaf se,st.i DR. D J. Damrau -. -. =
l.- ds<sa;ed X w Dwight. e--3. So; ha.ph i
Baix. dessa,sd Dona.d Jackson. t-l 90 ~
-rd spas.h defeated J Barnes c-l, e--5: X Ne
EU d,'sa.et ~ " Fischer 90. g-5; - ~
cssy dsiea.s1 C. Low. IS. -. BENJAMIN II
IS,scl Wog from JACK Allen ~ default; Il. SAcis
.gez1d FranEll P Adams. -. -