The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-27
N. Y. TENNIS CLUB
WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
Defeats University Heights
Team in Metropolitan Tour
ney, 6 Matches to 3.
BINzEN AMONG vICTORs
. Furnishes Surprise by Scor-
ing Over Manchester, Ga, 81
Easy for Richards.

The team lawn tennis championship
Of the Metropolitan Tennis League was
d won by the players OF the New ioIn
q Tennis Club yesterday afternoon IN
the final round of the series OF weekly
matches, played on the courts OF the
latter organization at 23Sth street ana
Broadway, the New York team won py
a total of matches to 3. The team
split even on the singles and won all
three OF the doubles events
The University Heights club won the
title last year and was confident of re-
tanning the honors yesterday, particu-
larly since its success last Sunday In
defeating the West Side Tennis Club
team in the semi-final round. But the
A.. New York team was better balanced
unit and quite decidedly stronger IN the
doubles, which eventually decided the
issue.
The board of governors OF the New
York Tennis Club, at meeting held
Immediately after the matches. voted TO
tender a dinner to the winning team at
the club house on Thursday evening
next ]. II. Steinkampf and Herbert H.
Manchester were the team captains, re-
spectively. of the champion and ex-
champion clubs.
One of the surprises in the singles
came about in the meeting between Ell
Holt H. Binzen of the New York Club.
and Manchester. representing University
i. Heights The latter had scored
straight set victory over Watson M.
Washburn of the West Side Tennis Club
a week previously and this triumph over
three times first ten man made
Manchester a potential winner over Bin
zen according to the dope"
But Binzen proceeded to set all this
at naught by trimming the veteran back
court player by a score of ca, 81.
Had Binzen not been going at his very
best yesterday Manchester's steadiness
and accuracy of placement might have
prevailed. But the New York star was
very reliable overhead in this match. his
volleying was daring and effective and
he made use of a severe chop. so that
the ball got hardly any bound OF the
slow surface.
Binzen. in an uphill fight. forged to
the front and soon had the first set to
his credit, e.. In the second session
he played even better. tennis. killing"
overhead whenever a lob was sent up
by Manchester and mixing up his game
SO clevely that the University Heights
leader could rarely anticipate the next
shot. Manchester could only win one
game in this set before Binzen had
scored at 6-1 for the match.
waIkover for Richards.
Vincent Richards, holder of the ma
tional indoor and national Junior titles.
had a walkover against Embree Hem
derson, taking the match in near record
time BY a score of 60, 60. The New
York Tennis Club star outclassed Hen
derson In all departments, chopping and
lob was offered him Richards killed
with deadly precision.
Alfred ID. Hammett won the first
match for University Heights by de-
feating Henry II. Bassford at 60. G-3
His battling cut strokes, used on every
shot, made it a very difficult proposition
for Bassford to dig the ball up from
the wet court, and in addition Ham
nlett's placing was very accurate and
very we'll judged. Bassford covered a
lot of court in going after these shots.
but Hammett always held the. upper
hand and was easily the better man
yesterday.
Harry Steinkampf. the New York cap
tain, who was relied upon to beat Will
lam NJ. Fischer. the University Heights
veteran, In the singles. ran into unex-
pected opposition from the latter and
was forced to lower his colors by a
score of 0-6. e., ID.
lingo Hartmann triumphed over Paul
Martin at 6-1. 2-6. Ga. in a well
played match, in which both men went
frequently to the net. Hartmann was
hittir e. the ball very hard yesterday
and also putting a cut on many of his
shots. and this bothered Martin con.
siderably
The New York clubs doubles pairs
showed smoother team work and a more
aggressive style of play than the Uni
versity Heights players and this gave
Them the winning advantage. The sum-
naries follow:
Metropolitan Tennis League Team Cham.
pionship Singles, Final Round-Vinceni
q Richards IN. W. defeated Embree Hen.
o derson (U. H.. 60, Go; Elliott II
Binzen On ": defeated Herbert H. Man
chester (U. H. 80. e-i; Alfred ID
Hammett (U. H., defeated Henry II
Bassford IN. ", Ga. 6-s: Arthur w
Shaw ~. H.. defeated Leon Croley
(N. ". Is, 4-s. e.; lingo F. Hart.
mann IN. ", defeated Paul Martin ~
H.). 81, &c. Ga: William NJ Fischer
~. H.. defeated ]. H. steinkampf On. W
Doubles Final Round-c. N. Jeiline,
and ]. II. Steinkampf IN. ". defeated
Embres Henderson and ]. w. Mersereal
~. h, s., Sc; Elliott ii. Binzen and
lingo Hartmann IN. ", defeated T.. j
ciapp and A. w. Shaw ~. h, 3-e, sLs
rs; Vincent Richards and Allen Behl
IN. W, defeated Herhart