The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14
SURPRISE IN TENNIS
BY WARREN OSGOOD
Seventeen-Year-Old Lad Beats
Benedict in Eastern New
York Singles.
EMERSON TRIPLE VICTOR

A few upsets ushered in the annual
tennis tournament for the champion
ship OF eastern New York on the clay
courts Of the Mount Pleasant Tennis
club at Pleasantville, ". Y. yesterday.
The feature surprise was the defeat
OF William II. Benedict Of Williams
College and New Jersey by seventeen
year-oid Warren Osgood Of tho home
club in the second round.
Benedicts play in the recent North
Side tournament in which he went as
far al the finai with Frank Anderson,
marked him formidable contender.
but he remained such for only one set.
He took the opening series OF games at
6-S, but lost the next two sets, SIS.
l-s. Osgood, who 10 No. 2 behind
Henry II. Bassford, among the Mount
Pleasant forces, played brilliant
game. Benedicts ability TO get almost
anything stood him In good stead in
the opening set. but thereafter he was
youngster on the other side Of the bar
rier
Benedict's fellow Jerseyman. Edward
Randall. with whom he plays in doubles,
started for Pleasantville by motor. but
was arrested on the way for speeding
and had to default to Clarence II. Low
Emerson In Fourth Round.
The best advance of the day was
made by Gerald Emerson. the East
Orange youth. who reached the fourth
round. where he stands all alone. Elmer
son had no serious opposition. First
he won from II. d. Ewing, at 6--1,
So, then from Charles A. Anderson.
at IS. So. and from w. +. Haugh-
ton, Jr.. at 60. 60.
uaro1d r. yI0r Uaiund anrnA ,itsIo
vense for his defeat by Cecil Donaldson
in the metropolitan Junior by eliminating
Gerald Donaldson. Jr.. In the second
round. at IS, 81, e.. In the first
round Gerald won from Fred W. Osgood,
the father OF the Osgoods OF Pleasant
VILE at 81. 81. while Taylor de-
feated Alex Tier of the Pelham Bay
Naval Station. 6-4. IS. 6-4.
Fred Anderson, Jr.. and his father,
son defeated Franklin Ossood and will
lam Wadsworth. while the father dis
posed Of Donald Stralim and Frank
Danielson.
Henry II. Bassford, manager OF. the
tourney--and a good one at that-also
advanced into the third round. His vic
Tins were James b. Hughes of the Pei
ham sailors and Roy Ritchey. from Flat
bush. Ritchey proved a stubborn rival
iogCcu INC INTO u tHlTu sct'
with the score at 6-S. g.. Ga. George
King, the new champion Of westchester.
won his second round bracket by de-
fault and then defeated Phil Brasher In
straight sets. Fred Fox. the veteran,
made q similar advance.
Ambulance Driver Wins.
Sergeant John COLON. an ambulance
driver; Harrison R. Hathaway. the one
armed player: II. b. O'I3oyle OF the Pei
ham Sailors. and Allen Behr are among
the other survivors. Behr had quite a
time IN the frst round, In which he had
to 70 three sets to win from ffteen-year-
old Abraham Bassford, Sd. 6-3. 70,
80. Abraham Bassford, Jr.. the father,
won from Sigmund Spaeth. 6-1. e..
The doubles will be started to day. and
the women's section of tho tournament
on Wednesday morning. The summaries
Eastern New York Championship Singles.
y1rvt Round-J. B; Ewing defeated Z. O.
d DS% william 4 Bradley. ga: SOY
Sergeant John Collom defeated Kenneth
iv:.. -; 81; Harrison r. C Hathaway
Anderson won from b. James by default
Gerald Emerson defeated H; D: Ewins
won from Charlie. May By dsfsuit; wnliam
wsdsworth defeated Arthur Cave. IS
60; Fred Anderson, Jr., defeated Frank
isated Abraham Basstord sd. IS. ID
So: Frank Fall won from 4. sidenberg
b. default: William Fl. Benedict detested
good defeated George A: Walker. .Jr.. Is
So. Is: DR.. B. r. Drake defeated b
defeated silss ". Merrihew.. Ct Is
Hughes: Sd. 81; Roy Ritehey won
NETT won from A. Pianisani by default
Kenneth A. Ives won from s. CUNNINGHAM
s., defeated Donald strslim, 50. IS;
Phil Brasher defeated Trenor Young: g.
s-3; George King won from Or. William
!t.' dictated u Fred W: ossosd. ST. ST;
Harold Taylor defeated Alex Her. g.
40. 81: Clarence Low won from Ed.
yard Randall by default; Frederick ?
F Thomas. Jr:. defeated Jay Anderson
Is 6--4. 81: Walter Toussaint defeated
George s. Groesbeck. 81, s--8; Abraham
Bassford, Jr.. defeated sismund spaeth
- 81 Harry Sacks defeated Phiibrook
fmith IS, e..
Second Round--H. b. o'Boyle defeated
! b Ewing. 81. lis; Gerald Emerson
dsfested c. A. Anderson. Is. Ga: W, +.
Haughton, Jr.. defeated L. II. Hill. IS:
Is " go; Fred Anderson, Jr; defeat, sts d
osrood defeated ". II. Benedict. as.
s., 81; Henry II. Bassford defeated
m,,t defeated X. a. Ives, ga, "a; Fred
81, 81; George King defeated Phil
Brasher, 60. S-3; Harold Taylor de-
,.a,.d Gerald p0naldson' J "a 49, 81 i
Third Round~Gerald Emerson defeated