New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-20
Club on Heights
Stages Opening
Tennis Doubles
By Fred Hawthorne

The University Heights Tennis Club
informally opened the outdoor season
On the courts in the Metropolitan dis
'riet yesterday with the holding Of
men open doubles tournament, with
nationa' champions competing. The
two most prominent teams in the draw
were composed Of lchiya Kumagae, of
Japan, and Harold L. Taylor, Of Brook
lyn, national junior champion, and
Vincent Richards, national indoor
champion, and Allan Behr.
humagae ana Taylor reached into
the sem'-anal round IN the upper half,
by virtue Of three successive victories.
while Richards and Behr gained
place in the round before the semi
hrais IN the lower section of the draw.
Alex Her, who used to sail the bound
ing main o. Pelham Bay last summer,
teamed W with Leon Crolev and
reached INTO the semi-fna round
brackets in the same half with Rich
ards and Behr. defeating two strong
pairs on the 7av
Inc tournament committee plans to
orlng the tournament down to the
hna!s TINS afternoon, with the final
round match TO be played tomorrow.
4"enty-slx teams started in the tour
ney' and, under the perfect weather
Seonaitions' large and gladstone gal
iery thfonged or the clubhouse porch,
arsnk tea, ale home made cakes, dis
eussed prohibition and the league Of
natlons-and watched the tennis. The
courts were in excellent condition. as
result OF the careful massaging and
imsnlcuring o. the groundsman, who
Is as expert with clay as q Rodin.
r Grea' interest attached to the work
u humsgae, owing to The his recent
HeleS- Of 4 icnards at Pinehurst in the
Horfn and South championship. The
..spaneSe showed ,he benefit Of prac-
~ce ana played the net position az
sfessiVeiy, finishing Of many OF hig
pyih's ~ sharp volleying and heavy
Richards and Behr, who have PLAYED
sI .cta to&etaer, had no difficulty N de-
ve''hs Apglstin Hcaiy and Donald
sa''eSeY IA the first rouad, at 50,
49,, ana tner FanQ0ishing H. II. Man
ssnester and Paul Martin in tho second
ofacket At So, g. Richards's clever
',o"eying and his very accurate plac-
S Ing oown TIC lines, and Bcnc's steady
=. Up court driving were the features Of
me summaries follow:
aena o5ea toaties fGrst round III u
p,r1,r1'1''Di ana in2o Hartman defeated n
4 IL ~ an =. Robbers. 81 Is 60 n
scsse.i,s. @Hay ana Harry Sachs defeated W
/. a ana =. Reid. So. 81. Dra. r
iw. a'.%&ae ana Harold l. Taylor defeated
81, D. loDissairt ard Fred I.ctson. CO
49,. S.<ntrg eIaotr and T.. II .Ianes de-
- 7neFi"@n Hal and William Hutton.
gesr.e,,. -, J. Prochaska and W.
Be p.r Iph ron ". Dicks and William
I5, r.i. shs rerald Il. Emerson, a by.: G +.
ara ~ an O., 2foac. Il bye: W n Fischer
ar6 Ys'Nss Nrrsereap non from + Currv
IL, r an H"o1 by default Alcx. Her and
sthnaid, eTi"ated L. a. Desnoes and C.
~ss q b: FRA Anderson. jr..
49, y y H. fassfofd defeated G O Wn0ner
80 y s. ''fp"ererk G-4 CO G. p~hn1
Ds-ssss' kesd defeated II Isrufans and !
bfts Il, d. I'll, Elliott Einzen and FIN
] pxhnffsDn non frDrn i rDrnst.tr .,d
81 @sbs5sr by defaelt Vinrcnt i t,1. "'lo
ard ~ quar- f"nr defeated Auyuttir Uea1v
tk...D H"fr@eT 81 I'll ~ 81 ~
N~~,1t and Pan Martin defeated q W
gs+~@gg ara Lieutenant Aaelss. e1 G. =
Yg,e.,,1- H7fnhWay and sache CT 81.
kas5~es @fp Taylor defeated Robinson .nd
ss<t.,.rp. > y H4arfh md t. a.,
f<nes., mara aHa araueikc T. 4 e. y.
Ds Es,,' ".p F.Hu"Sspr drfrnted Dizzy. and
eef.st4<' ,. 8 ~ Fischer and Ney.,,s,',,
~ .,s'1f i-i''le ard sumo e. :"','' ', gu
-, xs'leI drftaied hndersou and paa., ..N
fsss44 EinzDu and Uetdc,s,n H..
kless hah'i and kesd. "a "a e.
karssa az ~'4 E'bf dFiested Manchester and
a s,.l fDTind K1rnaHae and Tayior a~,...
fgr ~ ISsfnH md Hartman. q
ts,rsa |,rify defeated fiseoer md NJ