The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
Graven'S Tennis Features
in Seabright Inaugural
Young Californian Shows Fine Form on Turf and De.
: feats Frank T. Anderson Easly-Hal Elm
mates Mathey, Two Sets to One.
ny EUGENE n. o'ooNNELL.

markable ability to make gets that
seemed almost impossible. Thereafter
Anderson started iobbing.
The young Brooklynite, however. 10
not accustomed to that type of game
and his lobs fell short, with the result
that they made easy kills for Craven.
Another match that attracted the at
tention Of the gallery was the only
three set affair of the day and resulted
in a victory for Walter Merrill Hall,
Middle States champion, OVER Dean
Mathey, recently returned from Quar-
seas, at Go, 1-6, e.. This match,
which was contested on the court beside
the clubhouse, brought out some Of the
best tennis and also some Of the worst
of the afternoon.
First 1t was Mathey who was bad and
then 1t was Hall. Hall started with a
rush and got some wonderful tennis out
Of his system in the first i've games, all
of which he won. During this period
the Middle States champion had all of
his strokes working to perfection. His
service was so severe that Mathey could
not handle It effectively and his drives
had so much power Behind them that
they frequently left Mathey standing
| hatfooted.
Hall Has Relapse,
| The tennis was fast despite the soggi-
ness of the turf, which made the men
| oagey about moving around the court
speedily. Then Hall had a relapse. For
| the next two games mono Of his strokes
| would work and he dropped both Of
them. He finished the set on the eighth
game only because Mathey started to
drive the ball out Of bounds
During the second set Hail was very
wild, while Mathey was steady and even
brilliant at the net In the final set both
| of the players were going well. but the
turf had been pretty well cut up and
neither OF the contestants showed az
much speed as he might have exhibited
under more favorable conditions Halls
victory brackets him in the second
round with Alrick II. Man. Jr., former
New England champion.
| Man advanced hy defeating w. p
| Compton in a one sided match at 81
6-1. s. Howard Voshell Metropolitan,
showed a return to his form of the early
season by defeating Harry 8. Parker
of the West Side Club in straight sets
at ca, 6-S.
voshell will meet Theodore Roosevelt
Pell in the second round tomorrow
| afternoon.
Pell had harder time coming through
to the second round. The back hand ex-
| pert had to fight every inch OF the way
in the opening round to defeat Phillip
Handkerchief, the Princeton player. In
4 straight sets at SIS. Ga. While Van
deventer played high class tennis. he
| would not have given Pell as hard q
battle II Pell had been up to top form.
TiIden Il in Form.
| William T. Tilden I'd was back from
the West and in rare form. He did not
have to extend himself to defeat Fred.
| erick C. Inman, former New York State
champion, in straight sets at Ga, 6-a
| His opponent tomorrow will be loca
player, r. NJ. Kirkland. who advanced or
the default of Ken Yamasah.
In the only other matches played
Leonard Beekman defeated G. A L
Dionne. the veteran West Side Tenni,
Club player. at Ga, Ga, while Franci.
T. Hunter. former Cornell star, tri'
umphed over Cecil Donaldson. tht
Brooklyn youngster. at 6-3. 6-3. TIL,
committee plans to complete the second
round of the Singles tomorrow ant
start the doubles on Wednesday. TIT
summaries:
seAbrisht Invitation singles--First round
--Aleek IL. Man. Jr,, defeated W; P; Comp,
Harry 8. Parker, So. -e-s; Theodore r
Pell defeated Philip vandeventer. Sc
e.; William T. Tilden 20 defeated Fred
s snd won &C. 1p fqo 81 by def hls
Axel Craven defeated Frank T. Anderson
Ga. 6-1; Peter Ball won from Charlie
s. Gariaad Jr, BY o default nnt;,d Francis 4
6Ns; walter Merrill Hall defeated Deai
man defeated G. A. L. Dionne, 50. "a