New-York tribune., 1918-07-09
Olds
Set F ast Pace
With Racquets
Phipps and Gayness Make
Fine Showing Against
Older Rivals
By Fred Hawthorne

y couple OF nlnc- -year-Oids held the
centre OF the stage in the opening
rounds OF the metropolitan champion
snip tennis tournament for boys and
juniors on the clay courts Of the Ter
race Club, of Flatbush, yesterday after
noon
On nearby courts such stars as Frank
Anderson, the s!Xteen-year-old cnans-
pIon Of Long Island, Gerald Emerson
and Harold Taylor. confronted with
weak opposition. held high carnival and
put variety OF dewdabs on their ex-
hibitions, but they strove in vain to
swing the limelight from Ogden Phipps
and Stewart Gayness, three quarters of
dozen years old apiece and pupils Of
George Agutter. the West Side profes
sional
Neltner phippA nor Gnyness was able
% van against opponents much older,
stronger and experienced. but the lads
'alnished surprisingly fine exhibitions
ana gave a striking demonstration of
me strength Of the movement to de-
velop our tennis stars from the time
they are able to swing racquet
phipps put up the more impressive
match Standing about knee high to
grasshopper and barely able to see
above the top of the net, Phipps faced
Frank Walsh, Fordham boy, five years
his senior. Walsh knew too much for
the nine -year-old, but he had to step
some to win at that, the tally being
| ID, 6-d. Phipps showed fine fore
hand drive and had a habit of follow
nE his service to the act with telling
effect
Gayness was not quite the equal OF
and was defeated by Steve Schlesinger
at Go, Go. Schlesinger proved a
much bigger and stronger boy than
! the pupil of Agutter, and he also
! proved g relentless foeman, for he
! never let up in his attack. Schlesinger
/ took his station at the net and refused
TO bulge. Had he rctreated, G..yness
would have made better fight, for ne
was unable to drive past the guard at
the barrier
Frank Anderson, fresh frfom win
/ nlng the Tribune Challenge Cup an1
the North Side championship. out
! classcd Edward Rogers, a youth from
Stuyvesant High School. in the FIRST
round Of the junior singles Roger,
was lucky to win one game in the see
time winning from David Lyman. a
Gl, 6-2, while Taylor. who is banker
/ ering for another chance at Anderson
ran away with his match against M. E
Machsoud, at CO, 6-2.
Cecil Donaldson was 3 double WHINE
IN the junior, earning decision owe
Jimmy Balish in the first round, at 6-c
G-2, and over Ned Cummings in tn
second round, IS, 81! Albert Silver
man advanced with Cecil into the thir
round.
Silverman accounted for T. LIE Gros
of Townsend Harris Hall, at Ga. 2-t
Sc, and for Alfie Larsen, at Cd, g.
Larsen had played a very impressiv
round at the expense OF Schuyler Beggs
6-1, 6-4.
METROPOLITAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
>, Firs. roun1d-Geraid Emerson defeated Davi
LYMAN. 81: g.; j. T:efkoxlty won from 1
H. A. Wins,sn. q. 6--3: j. Ewing eiefesed II
Brul.ie,, lo--S 6-4: Frank Anderson defeated El
Bocker 90 s-s - Arthur Lynch Won fror
4 ntsrberg fy default Cecil Donaldson dercale
Alhed Poor. 63, 63; Albert sivcl7nan deseate
, T. lie Gros. 6-4. 2--6. Sc; Alfred n Larsen dc
S9gH f'sT Watsr Hsss z4sh s aos h'sfn;h ay
defeated 81. +. Machsoud c. 6--2
second round-Cecil Donaldson defeated Ne
Cumlniurs, f-3. 6-a Arthur Sllverman defes te
A NJ Larsen tt 6--3.
METROPOLITAN BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP SIN
GILES.
l'irst round-Steve schcs.nger defeated s.e,va,
Gayress. 60. Go: X. stoddard from Morto
Bernstein by default; frank Walsh defeated Ogde
Phipps. =. g. Sheridan Gbney defeated II
Brunie i--6. 6--3. SIS: Felix winsten de'este
!>o"ell Comfort ID 3--o. s-6: Jerome Lang de
featcd A. b. Sheridan SIS, ID. 6-l.
Second rounds Schleeinger defeated X. Sod
dard 6-3. C.; $. Gibney from Il. Boise b
default.