New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Annual Tennis /
Quincy Opens
AtHarlem Club
Fifty-two Names, Includ;no
Several Stars, Are in
the Draw
By Fred Hawthorne

The season of outdoor lawn 49,.
began yesterday on the clay court. ].
the Harlem Tennis Club, at 1ast.
Street and Eighth Avenue, with a..
annual open tournament in mem. .,,
giles and doubles. There were hftv
two names in the draw, q most .,-
couraging showing under exist,n.
conditions, and that quality VIZ. M
lacking is shown By the fact th.1
William T. Tilden, the Philadslnb;.
district champion and one of the ma..
spectacular players in the countrv
graces a bracket in the lower baiY
In the upper section is Ward Davson
of California, one of the Pacific Cosss
stars who created a sensation tvs
years ago when he appeared with Man.
rice Mclaughlin as challenger for III.
national doubles title.
Tilden was on hand yesterday ana
won his opening match with eonsums
mate ease, taking the measure Of i
Schattman by score of 60, 81
He does not seem likely to encountss
serious opposition until he is we'll ~
his way toward the final bracket.
Dawson did not put in an appear.
anee yesterday, but it is hoped he
will take the courts this afternoon
and play two rounds to bring bin
even with the field. Dawson is an
enlisted seaman at the Pelham Bsv
Training Station and is going up for
his examination as ensign next week.
This may interfere with his playing.
but he sent word yesterday that he
would be at the courts if possible.
With Dawson a contender, he and Til
den should be the logical candidatss
for the final brackets, although. 4,
both are shy of practice, it is possibIs
there may be one or two startline
upsets before the week is out,
Youth Beats Veteran
One such upset came in the second
round. when Vincent Richards, the az
teen-year-old national boy champion.
eliminated Embree H. Henderson in Z
three-set struggle by a score Of "a.
61, 6-1. Henderson is tried and
tested tournament player. but yester
day he was forced to bow to superior
speed and staying power. After start
ing off we'll in the opening set, storm
ing the net at every opportunity and
smothering Richards's attempted pass
ing shots, Henderson began to feel tho
pace suddenly in the second set, and
to victory. taking thel asst two sets in
hollow style. z
The veteran found it impossible %
get his racquet on many of the line
cutting drives for the side lines that
Richards whipped over the net. I'm.
able to rush the net with his Gus.
tomary speed, Henderson fell an easy
victim to Richards, who was going il
rare form.
Benjamin Landau scored q reversal
in defeating William M. Fischer, the
veteran local player, by a score Of
As, 6-3, rs. Fischer showed that
he was short Of practice and good
playing condition, and Landau. taking
full advantage Of every opening, drove
with fine accuracy and steadiness frfom
the back Of the court. The final set
was sternly fought, but Fischer was
too tired to go in consistently and.
after bringing the game to deuce, was
compelled to submit.
O'Boyle Brothers Play
Harvey B. O'Boyle, the former
runner-up for the national indoor
junior title two years ago, and his
brother, J. S. O'Boyle, both seamen at
the Pelham Bay training station, were
entered in the tourney. j. S. won his
opening match from L. Mandelstamm
at 6-3, 60. while Harvey was de.
feated by H. H. Bassford in the second
round by a score of 6-2, 6--1, the
winner playing fine back-court driv-
ing game. :,
Play will continue to-day and al
next week.
The summaries follow:
Harlem Tennis Clubs annual open mems sinfee
(frst rormd)-Benjamln Fl. Ietson defeated II. Os.
good. 80. e-2: H, B; o,Boyle won from 7.
her e2, e-i B. Ksens ed. defeated a.sa., 4 E
Dr' ,o'a' ]. Gutenberg. BY defaut: C. z Buchner a.
feated w c. Lenzel. 60 60: ]. Henson o.
feated w H. Pritchard. 60. 60: f Troth o.
fcated Dr. 8foscowitz. 60. Ga: w. T. Tlden. ID
defeated J. Schastman. 60. 6-l: B. Lsndean ds
feated w NJ Fischer 4-6, 6-3 rs: f. J.
Clapp defeated J. II. Steinkampf. Ga. 4-6. 70;
A. j. Nooyer defeated NJ. Abeies. 6-3. Ia, 80
Second round first round byes. upper half,-J.
Hathaway vs.. Ward Wawsou: Sigmund Spseh p
Carl Ulrich; -, s. O'Boyie defeated L Mandd-
stamm 6-3. 60.
Lower half-L. weipstsin w. Herbert I. Bcw.
man: H. II. Manchester ". Il Barker vlncns
Richards defeated Embree Il. Hcndsrsor. ~
81. 6-1.