The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-25
GEN. VAN VLIET AND SON CENTRAL FIGURES
 IN TENNIS MATCHES

New York, Aug. 25--The draw for the father and son and veterans championships to be played next week at the West Side Tennis Club. Forest Hills, L. l., has shown in creased interest in these events, which were instituted only a year ago. The veterans go back to 1890 when Clarence Hobart was a doubles champion, as he has decided to try for the newer title. Charles Gar land, and Dr. T. W. Stephens, Of Pittsburgh; Fred Anderson of Brook lyn; Albert L. Hoskins, of Philadel- phia; Edwin Sheafe, of Boston; Will liam H. Fay, who has played in many English tournament, are among those entered.
 In the father and son champion ship there is more than a little inter est, due to the entry of Robert Lind ley Murray and his dad" Chuck Garland and father, Fred Anderson and one of the boys; Craig Riddle and "AI' Hoskins, with their heirs-ap- parent, and a lot of others who will try for the honors. The team which will doubtless attract most attention is that of General Robert Campbell Van Nliet, retired, and his son, Cap
 tain R. c. Van Vliet, Jr.
 This team has a fighting record which can hardly be surpassed, all
 though Captain Charles M. Bull, Jr., was overseas, and so was Al Hos
 kins' son, not to mention others who were in the service. General Van Vliet's record, however, goes back
 through forty-two years of service in
 the regular army, for he is sixty-two years old. He served in the Indian war and the war with Spain, having a badly scared leg by which to re
 member San Juan.
 Subsequently he was stationed in
 the Philippines, at Honolulu and on
 the border. He was retired in June
 1918, and now leads the life of a
 farmer-with a tennis court handy
 for regular afternoon use-on the Van Vliet estate at Shrewsbury. near
 Red Bank, N. J. It was there that his father, General Stewart Van Vliet, who was quartermaster general of the Department of the Potomac in the Civil War, spent his last years, also as a farmer.
 The present General Van Vliet has been a football player. swimmer. hurdler over the 12O-yard route and all around athlete in the army. 1t was only a couple of years ago that he gave up baseball because of the | easier access to tennis, but he is still able to wallop the ball in either fa-
 nous game.
 Captain Van Vliet, his son, learned his tennis in California, where he en- tered the University of California to 1 be near his dad" who was sta ! toned on the coast. He made his col 1ege team during his senior year, 1916.
 Upon graduation he was commis- stoned lieutenant and went to the | Mexican border. He was promoted to | captain before sailing for France with the First Division. He left Hoboken l on June 14, 1917, and so was with ] the first troops that went to France. This put him into plenty of action i for the Toul Montdidier and Cha teau Thierry operations. In the lat 1 ter engagement he took 215 men into i the line and had only eighty-five left , after ten days fighting. Having eaten 1 food that was poisoned by gas he went to the hospital, and later came i home as a casual having recently 1 been stationed at the army piers in i Hoboken.
 Captain Van V1iet is member Of ! the Hoboken Tennis Club and has | played great tennis with it's team in
 the North Jersey League With his father he will play a father and | son match against the Andersons to.
 morrow. at the Hoboken Tennis Club | Castle Point, Hoboken.