New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-29
Hall and Pell
Triumphant in
Nassau Tennis
Veterans Win Early Matches
in Cup Tourney; Little
and M a h an Victors
By Fred Hawthorne

The annual invitation lawn tennis
tournament Of the Nassau Country
Club, in mems singles and doubles, be-
gan yesterday afternoon on the SPLEEN
did turf courts at Glen Cove, L. 1.
Eighteen players were entered in the
singles and thirteen pairs in the dou-
bles. Only four matches were disposed
Of in the singles and two in the dou-
bles, but this afternoon both events
will be contested. Henry C. Martin,
chairman of the tournament commit
tee, plans to celebrate the Fourth by
staging both finals on that day.
Several of the leading contenders for
the Nassau Cup were Unable to attend
yesterday owing to conflicting dates at
other Journeys, but it is hoped they
will take the courts at Glen Cove to-
day.
Leonard Beekman, for one, was bat
thing on the courts of the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club in the Middle States
championship tourney, as were Fred C..
Baggs, Harold Throckmorton and DR..
William Rosenbaum. Vincent Rich
ards, also entered at Nassau, had not
yet arrived from the tournament at
Wilmington, Del, and there were one
or two others engaged at University
appearance Of these stars the matches
will take on added interest for the rest
of the tourney.
One of the favorites to come through
yesterday was Walter Merrill Hall,
Middle States champion, who will de-
fend his title at Orange this afternoon
in the challenge round. Hall defeated
Clarence G. Pell, a former national
champion at racquets, by a score Of
CO, 81, in the second round Pell
was never able to offer effective opposi-
ton to his opponent, who was hitting
the ball hard and true on his ground
strokes and following in to the net
after his forcing shots, ready to volley
sharply or smash for a "kill" overhead
Pell showed lack of practice, and al
though he had many opportunities to
score as he rushed the net, made fire.
quent errors, either landing the ball in
the net or far out of court.
Bull Defeats Veteran
Bull, making his first tournament ap-
pearance since his return from France
as captain in the A. E. F., won his
first round match from the veteran
H. w. Warner by score of IS,
GO, and surprised the onlookers by
the strength of his game, a decided
change from leading company cover
the top" to charging the net to meet
a volley. In the second round Bull
had to lower his colors to Teddy Bell,
going down stubbornly by score Of
ca, Ga.
Both sets were keenly fought, with
several hot rallies at the net. Pells
ground strokes were more effective,
however, and hewas steadier all around,
end these advantages were sufficient
to give him the deciding games.
Two veteran pairs won in the
doubles, Fred Inman and Harry s.
Parker defeating Henry Vail and Hunt
Dickinson at 6-2, Ga, and Raymond
D. Little and Lyle E. Mahan winning
from Seton Porter and II. l. Foster
by score of "a, 60.
Inman ard his partner did not expe-
rience any trouble with Vail and Dick
inson, VITO youngsters, until the last
half of the second set. Then, leading
at DO on games, they faltered.
Inman Messed Volley Shots
Inman was, firing fast, and he began
to mess up his volleying shots badly,
while Parker also became erratic over
fifth game, largely on the veterans
errors, and this served to encourage
them to such an extent that they
played their best tennis of the match,
winning the sixth and seventh games
and bringing the score to "a by clever
volleying from inside the service court
line as they followed in after service.
Had it not been for their tendency
to make errors on the easiest kinds of
shots Vail and his partner would have
done far better once they had found
themselves. Inman and Parker won
the eighth, dropped the ninth and then
won the tenth for the set at ID, ana
the match.
The summarizes:
Nassau Country Clubs mems invitation
singles (first roundl.Charles N. Bull. jr..
Second round-Water Merrill Hall defeat
ed SC Clarence G: Pell, "a. 81; Harry $.
fault; Theodore Roosevelt Pell defeated
Charles M. Bull jr Ga, 6-4.
Invitation doubles (irst round)-Raymond
D. Little and Lyle Evans Mahan defeated
Seton Porter and H. G. Foster. 6-4, g. :;
Frederick c. Inman and Harry s. Parker de-
fcated Hunt Dickinson and Henry Vail. Go,
"a.
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