New-York tribune., 1918-12-25

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tmrnameNt at the Seventh Regime
these brackets werc II. r. Kaltenba
+. Taylor. national outdoor Junior G
Side and Long Island title holder;
chip of the old Abraham Bassford
Mann School, and Percy Kynaston,
Vincent Richadrs, the national boy'
champion outdoors, played his first
match Of the tournament, defeating J.
Gardner, of Horace Mann chool. by q
score Of 6 3. GO. Young Richards
who has left school to enter business.
* decidedly out Of practise, but by the
snd Of the week he may work into
something like his old form. and nj
that case. he should make strong
bid for the championship, now held
bv Edmund H. Hendrickson. of Am
herst College. who is not defending this
year.
Anderson had no trouble Yesterday
in taking the measure of Louis Lei
kowitz Of tuuyvesant High School,
winning by score Of /, .. The
Long Island title holder held command
sl the way. and his volleying and driv-
ing were features of the match
Anderson Going Well
Anderson seemed to be going we'll.
and it would not be at all surprising
if he shoull topple over Taylor in the
semi-fanl round. for both seem fairly
certain Of reaching those brackets.
Anderson's service was not so severe
as TaylOr's. perhaps, but is was beauti-
fully placed, and ne was very quick in
closing in at the following service.
Alexander H. Frey, of Yale Univer-
sity. succumbed to Taylor's flashing
brand Of tennis. but not before he had
taken the second set from the national
punior turf court champion. Taylor
won at Go, ST, 6-l. and he should
have won in straight sets, but in the
second session he experienced one Of
those unaccouutable lapses that creep
INTO his game at times and lost all
control of his strokes. Frey was on
the alert for just such q letup in his
opponents play, and his steadiness en-
abled him to win the set after the
games had gone once to deuce.
In the first and third sets, hoover.
Taylor gave glimpses of the real power
Of his game. This youth is a stylist in
stroke. although inclined to be a trAe
careless at times, and the smooth man
ner in which he passed the bali down
the side lines and into the corners for
dazzling placement aces caused the gal
lery to enthuso
Richards, one of the most sensational
youngsters ever developed in the East
held Gardner at his mercy throughout
their match, and he never extended
himself to win. His service was soft
yet deceptive in its bound. and his eye
for the openings was generally keen.
although several times he missed Ger
tain placement aces by trying to shave
the lines bit too close.
Young Bassford showed the spirit OF
which champions arc made in his match
with Warren Osgood of PleasaNtvillo
The latter has had plenty of experience
IN tournament play and he proved "a
worthy opponent for Bassford. forcing
both sets to deuce before admitting
defeat
Bassford Hits Eall Hard
In the opening set he led his rival
at ID on games and at "a in the
second set. vet each time Bassford came
through in the pinch with a winning
brand Of tennis I'm the crises he
souhgt the net position and volleyed
ms way to victory, his hard hitting OF
tne ball at these times indicating that
Ills nerve had not deserted him.
hynaston had little difficulty in elm
mating Warren Slattery by score Of
81, 6-2, while Kaltenbach accounted
for Louis Daley, at 6-2, G-4, his
experience being too much for the
iourteenyear- old star.
The boys tournament reached into
Inc semi-fnal round, with Leo Jan
aorf aid Daley occupying the top and
bottom brackets and Charley Vail one
OF the others. Daley vanquished lrv-
ing Landau by a score of &c, 6 J.
while Jandorf had runaway match
with Stanley Noble of Horance Mann,
sElng the two sets at 6 0, o. Jan
fi qOfi looks like the hnalist in the upper
sst by ms work yesterday. Nail de
1eated McHugh at 6--3, 3.
start was made in the doubles, but
only two matches were finished, the
poor light interfering with further
Progress.
William Cunningham, the bustling,
nusting, referee-manager spurred the
Youngsters on to extra efforts by plac-
ing the prizes in the regimental show
gTsSe where all might look and long
mere are handsome bronze and silver
cups with the regimcntal numeral and
SILVER racquet crossed in raised metal
Oh tne bowls and also solid silver med
s's likewise decorated "Uncle Bill"
&c considerable prize picker.
Inc boys Will devote all their ath-
~. ,ssr prowess to getting the better OF
a. ste Christmas turkey to-day, wrestling
AZ eatchas catch-can style, but to-mor-
,S ,Sw they will resume play, with all
Sa.s SSa.ee hnals scheduled to be played on
NS'ufday morning.