The New York herald., 1920-01-25
NEW YORK TEAM Is
WINNER AT RACQUETS
Local Players Take Intercity Match
from Philadelphia,
3 10 1.

New York scored another victory over
racquets matches, when the local team
won three out of four contests. week
ago on the courts OF the Philadelphia
Racquet Club the New Workers made
clean sweep. There were four pairs for
each side, and some mighty fast doubles
and Tennis Club. 1t was the sirst inter
city competition staged in the new club
house. c. S. Bromley and c. Roberts. the
third team of the Philadelphia cembna-
ton, were the only victors for the visitors
They were the winners over j. c. Water
cas- foremost aviators during the war
The local team was beaten four games
to two. but it was a most interesting
match for the spectators, as there always
was possibility of Cowdin and Water
bury pulling out ahead.
This looked likely after a fine rally IN
the fifth game. when the new York team
came up from behind and won when the
Philadelphians needed only one more ace
for the game. Roberts attracted a lot of
attention by his clever play. Old timers
admired his strokes immensely. His SER
vice was particularly tricky and he had an
uncanny ability to place the ball close to
the side wall. where it was difficult to
make return. His shots to the corners
also were we'll executed.
Roberts made a particularly startling
display of recquets in the deciding game.
Waterbury and Cowdin had just threatened
to come through with strong finish
when Roberts started TO serve the final
couple OF novices. They could get moth
ing. Before his hand was out on a miss
by his partner Roberts had rolled up IS
aces. Withethe game standing at Is love,
the gallery began to chaff the local
players. This spurred them on, and they
anaged to make II aces before the
Philadelphians could get the next two.
Cowdin served we'll and earned a lot of
points for his side. In the second game
he was particularly effective, bringing the
game up from AT to Hall and setting the
game for three aces. The Philadelphians
got them while the New oYrkers We're
making one, but they had to work hard
FOR them.
The New York first team, consisting of
Clarence C.. Pell and James c. Water
bury, refeated the first strings from Phila-
delphia by to 2. Jay Gould and Joseph
w. Wear were the out of town representa-
plaster over his right eye, covering the
wound which he received at Tuxedo last
week in a court tennis game against Wal
ter kinsella. Gould did not play so spryly
as he is capable of, but he put up good
fight, however. The two games which the
visitors won were very close, one of them
having the margin of only one ace between
winners and losers.
Fulton Cutting end J. w. Cutler lost only
one game in their match against w Nc
Glinn and S. w. Pearson. and Cyril Hatch
and L. du Pont Irving were the other
winners for New York, defeating +. Block
and j. X. Moore. to ..
The summaries follow
G. J.. Poll and +. 7. Freiinghuysen. New York.
d'.i. ls-l7; SIS, l?-1o; 12-l5., 13-4; f;
Cutting and J. w. Cutler New York. defeated
", McGlinn and s, W, Pearson. lie. 13-3
Roberts Philadelphia. defeated j. c. Waterbury
aud Z. &. Cowdin. New York, 15-o. 17-l5. lbs.
1O-.15. 16-17, 15-11: Cyril Hatch and l.. Du
Poni irving New York. defeated Il: Block aud
J. X. Moore 1O-15. lO-15. 1J-6 15-5, 11-15,
15-9.