New-York tribune., 1920-02-08
Longwood C. C.
Makes Sweep
In Team Play
Visitors Take All Four
Matches From Heights Ca
sino OH Brooklyn Courts
BY Fred Hawthorne

ON montague Street, Brooklyn, were
kept in almost continuous operation
from 10 o'clock in the morning until
after o'clock in the evening yester-
- with two attractions holding the
interest OF fine gallery to the end
ine morning session was devoted to
he playing of the semi-fnal and final
round matches in the women's cham
pionship doubles, and here once more
it was a day of triumph for Mrs
Franklin I. Mallory. former nationai
singles champion.
Paired with Mrs. Rawson L. Wood a
one.ime champion of Florida, Mrs. Nal
Tory first defeated Mrs. Samuel II
Waring ard Mrs. lingo Hartman by q
score OF 60, 60, in the sem-fnal
bracket, and then took the measure OF
Mrs. Albert Humphries and Miss Bessie
Holden at 6-1, Ga, in the final and
championship round.
In the afternoon the intercity team
match between the men of the Long
wood Cricket Club and the Heights Ca
sino played four singles matches, with
the Roston team making clean sweep.
The match will be finished to-day, with
two singles and two doubles events to
be decided. The indications all point
20 decisive victory for the Longwood
Cricket Club.
From what saw of the PLAYING of
young Richard Harte, of Boston. YES
serday in his match with Dean Mathey.
o: the Casino, the East is going to
witness the rise of new star in the
lawn tennis planetary system Harte
defeated his opponent by a score of
GO, GO. and the hidden possibilities
Of ms game were laid bare only occa-
sionaly, when he went out" after his
tr~
splendidly sharp and forceful volieying
game and great coolness and delibera-
ton at critical moments marked his
Work. rms young player is going to
go TAR this coming season or | am
greatly in error.
The women's first doubles match
found Mrs. Wood going at the very top
OF her form. When this player is in
the proper mood, with all her strokes
slipping smoothly off her racket, her
playing is treat to watch. Yester-
Gay, IN this semi-fnal match, the fair
Flcfldan was a marvel of accuracy. In
the entire twelve games she made only
two errors, and she was taking chances
al. the time.
Her low. fast drives cleared the net
by the fraction Of an inch, with the
ball swooping swiftly down in the op-
posing court, and when she came to
the net to volley. as she did frequently,
II was to score on dazzling placement
aces that sent the ball into every un-
Trctected spot in the enemy territory
hen You take into account the fact
that Mrs. Mallory was playing her
usual unbeatable tennis, you cease to
wonder that the margin of victory was
SO decisive. 1t was practically tlawless
tennis on the part of the winners.
Outplayed by Champions
Mrs. Humphries and Miss Holden
made a better showing against the new
champions, but from the first their task
looked a hopeless one. Mrs. Humphries
hits every shot hard, and yesterday she
was getting fine depth to her drives
while Miss Holden covered the back of
the court with great thoroughness. But
Mrs. Wood and her great partner were
too strong. too re-ourceful a combina-
ton and, although hard pressed in the
second SET, they always managed to win
the vital points.
The matches between the men were
the medium for uncovering the young
est and most expert linesman who ever
offc:ated at the Casino courts in the
.---son of Master John O. Poss, just
thirteen years old, and psoua of it.
John held a line" in two of the
matches and his work was voted
80 4i-l0o per cent perfect. Later, just
q
lew tricks with the cake in the tea
room. while his fond mamma gasped
IN mingled pride and alarm. Every
body agreed that the tow-headed
prodigy's work on the cake was with
out q blemish.
Irving Wright, after a see-sawing
match with the tall w. J. Gallon, |
marked Up a victory for Longwood by
3 score OF 3-6, 6-3, S-6. After squar-
oh hx, toll hn
set Wright mixed up his pace craftily, |
MS chop strokes always bothering
Gallon, and many times he won his |
points by deft lobbing as the Casino
man rushed for the net. Gallons chief |
offensive weapon was his terrific SER
vice. with which he won a majority of |
his games. but this was not sufficient
to Offset Wright's all-round excellence.
Johnson in Prime Form
Harry Johnson, of Longwood, went |
through young Hugh Kelleher in short
order, tricking his opponent out of po-
sltion innumerable times by a sudden |
softenng of his stroke and overco oming /
Kelleher's youth and speed by steady |
skill
Lawrence Rice, of Longwood, elimi-
mated Seiichiro Kashio, of the Casino
forces, by score of Is, 6-2. The
winner hits the ball with all his
strength and possesses a service second
only TO Harte's yesgterday in sheer |
speed. His volleying was also better
than the average, so that all Kashio's |
accuracy in driving down the side lines
from deep court could not prevail
against the more spectacular game of
the Bostonian. :
The summaries:
wamens invitation championship doubles
fse,ni final round)-Mrs. Rawson L.. Wood |
ana Mrs. Franklin 1. Mallory defeated Mrs.
Samuel II. Waring and Mrs lingo Hart
man. Go, Co.
Final round--Mrs. Wood and Mrs NAL
iory defeated Mrs. Albert Humphries and |
Miss Bessie G. Holden. 81. "a.
Interclub team match--Irving c. Wright |
SLongwood Cricket Club) defeated w. ].
gallon (Heights Casino). 3-6. 6--3 8--6;
Harry c. johnson IL. c. c. defeated Hugh |
EsIr, EKslieher tH. c). 81. e-2; Richard
Esrte o.. c. CO defeated Dean Mathey
u g. e--2. GO; Lawrence B. Rice
" Z. G. defeated Seiichiro Kasho |
,a. ca. Is. e-3. :.
Collegiate Fives Beat Franklin
The Collegiate School basketball team