New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-27
.Beekman Loses
To Count Salm
AtLawn Tennis
Hall Beats Warner in Annual
Metropolitan Tournament
at Bronxville
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

The feature in the annual metropoli-
tan lawn tennis tournament yesterday
was the defeat Of Leonard Beekman BY
Count Otto Salm, OF Austria. on the
clay courts OF the Bronxyille Athletic
Association at Bronxyille Salm tri-
umphed over the former national inter
scholastic champion By a score Of 6-S,
60, Sc, and his victory placed him
in the round before the semi-fnal.
Walter Merrill Hall, former holder
CT the metropolitan title, defeated John
Warner by a score OF i. "a in the
second round. aand Elliott Binzen. ma
tional indoor junior champion, elimi-
mated Ralph l.. Baggs By score OF
G-4.6-2. There were several defaults
during the day. and only sixteen play
ers are left in the struggle for chief
honors.
Count Salm in Form
Count salm has been playing the best
tennis he has shown in the last two
wears this season. and it was his pow
erful forchand driving into deep court
and down the side lines that spe!led
defeat for Beekman. In the opening
set Beekman managed 70 reach fore.
court in time 10 cut of majority OF
the foreigners low drives. aud was
fairly reliable overhead. so that he
came out on top after the games nad
gone twice TO deuce.
In the last two sets, however, Salm
began 20 get the range OF the court
down better. and his eye for place
ments was so good that Beekman found
himself being passed frequently as ne
tried 10 get into position for vo!leylng.
Tho count took this set easily enough.
but in the final session the points were
desreratelv contested, Beekman regain
ing martial control Of his overhead
shots and giving his tall opponent a
lot Of work before succumbing at SIS
for the last set and the match.
Hall showed flashes Of his 1915 form
IN taking the measure of Warner. and
sent his severe forehand drives crash
ing through his opponents court with
orea. success. When Warner attempt
cd 70 force Hall into back court. the
latter sent the ball booming back with
hard smashes and took the match at
c-l, Ct.
Binzen used his chop strokes TO the
best advantage against Bags, and his
reverse twist service. with d high
bound on the ball, gave his opponent
lots of trouble. In the opening set
Bags was able 70 make the match
fairly even by clever volleying from
midcourt. but IN the final session Bin
zen worked his way to the net and
earned his points easily by sharp vol
leying TO the corners.
Voshell Forced to Default
s. Howard Voshell, national indoor
, champion. was compelled TO default 10
, Or. William Rosenbaum. owing TO the
TACT that he has recently been under
an operation and will be out OF tourna-
ment play for q couple OF weeks. Hsr-
old Throckmorton, national lnterscho-
lastic champion. also came through 70
the round before the semi-final by the
default OF Herbert l.. Bowman. o:
Mount Vernon.
The summaries follow:
MEN's TRoPOILTAN SINGLES
Second round-Herher l. Bowmsn ugr ron A
nassfprt j. fv default "aiier Netril, hs,i le
3 Ro..asauh rsHs BON fr5a as Tosrd vi 7 ds
fault Frederick T. Alexander won from Georg'
I Tlrockmor0l. BY defaur Frsfk Anderson Won
from } G Camera. = h b. de'aait ,,,,-
Bowman. hy default Count OTTO salri defeated
Leonard Beekman. IS. 81. Sc