New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-19
Donaldson Lost
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I'm Tennis Clash
By Fred Hawthorne

The annual championship lawn tennis
tournament of the 18th Regiment Ton
mis- C}uO on the indoor courts Of the
armory began yesterday afternoon. with
fifteen entries IN the championship d.
vision and an even dozen entered in
the Class B set. Owing to the un-
usually poor light in the big building
only three matches were played and
one went by default.
The entry this year does not measure
up to the standards set in former tour
the stars in the army and navy. In
this connection q simple tribute to
three former club members who made
the supreme sacrifice in France was
paid by William Cunningham the off
ciai referee of the tournament. yester-
day just before the start of play. Gun
bingham hung a service flag containing
fifteen white stars and three of god
on the walls of the clubrooms and then
made a few dedicatory remarks, in
which he praised the rallartry If Lieu
Lieutenant Marshall Peabody. Comrany
L and Sergeant B. T. Hammond Com
pany f, who was killed while laadire
his men cover the TOP" in France Hall
and Marshall were also killed in action.
The next day of play vii, be On sat
urday, and the tournament vii proceed
on succeeding Saturdays. with doubles
play beginning next week.
One of the changes noticed in the
tour0 ament this year is the number Of
scholboy players testing their skill
against the older men. The strength of
TIE draw is al in the lower half in
ter Merrill Hall Middle States cham
pion, and Arthur Cragin, a former reg
mental title holder. bracIeted IL the
first round. and in TIE bracket above.
Samuel Robert McAllister, tho demon
of tie base line"
Abraham Bassford, Sd. The brilliant
young chip Of the weli-known odd
block A Bassford jr. won an IN
lokcd fer victory oyer young Gerald
Donaldson. jr., of the Terrace Club, u
+ athush. in the first round. By score
of 6-3, Sc. Bassford has been COM
ing along very gradually, under his
fond papa's watchful eye. but he shove
Yesterday that he is liable to raise a
lot of dust this season on the courts.
In the second set Donaldson hello the
lead a. 5-2. and it was tren that
young Bassford proved his mettle, WIN
ming six out Of the next seven games.
For Donaldson. an excel 'cnt young
player, it may be explained that he
has only just received his disc arge
from the navy and really went on the
court with his "sca legs"
The veteran McAllister simply toyed
with j. A. Anderson, winning by score
Of 60 81. Samuel Robert was put
ting all kinds of STUFF on his ser
vice, until the ball bounded about like
Bolshevik making a speech in the
pubic square at Petrograd, and his
passing shots down tie side lines were
good for innumerabie aces
Teddy lie Gros. another of the
juniors took the n aasure Of J. D.
Keyes, after three stubborn sets. BY a
score of S.. SO, SIS. in the ONLY
other mattel Of tNc day.
The summary follows:
seyeith Regiment championship singles FIRST
round T9.. "a ora.-am 'assiod ID defeated Cers d
! .,,l D. hsyes ca. SO Sc: samuel Roberl Sic,
Ali!s'er dc.''a,ed !. D. Anderson. TO 6-l
ass Is Singles tarst round)-F. C. Beers won
from {. VI. AnEeriAan by default