New-York tribune., 1920-02-09
L. III. Fitch Only
Singles Winner
On Local Team
Dean Mathey and Hugh
Kelleher Take Doubles
From Wright and Johnson
By Fred Hawthorne


BY capturing three out of the five
matches yesterday on the Heights Ca
sino courts on Montague Street, Brook
iyn, the lawn tennis team of the Long
wood Cricket Club, of Boston, won the
annual interclub and intercity match
from the Casino forces by total of
matches to 2.
L. II. Fitch was the only man from
the local club to win for the Casino in
the singles, and this he did by defeat
ing Raymond B. Bidwell, of Longwood,
by a score of 3-6, Cd. 6-2. Dean
Mathey and Hugh Kelleher won the
second match for the Brooklyn club by
taking the measure OF Atving C. Wright,
and Harry c. Johnson, of Longwood, at
Is, 6-2.
Niles Outplays Beekman
Nathaniel W. Niles, the Boston star,
took fine three-set match from Leon
ard Beekman, the sets going at ST,
90, 6--3, in the other singles match
and, paired with Richard Harte, his
club mate. defeated Mathey and Beck
man by a score Of 6--3, 3--6, 6--3.
Lawrence B. Rice and Bidwell scored
the third victory of the day for Long
wood when they triumphed over T. Fl.
Beardsley and G. Roberts by score of
6-3, Cd.
Inc gallery was large and enthusi-
astlc at the afternoon session, and
after the finish of the last scheduled
match in the team series everybody
wanted to see Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory.
the former national woman champion,
IN action. Mrs. Mallory was present,
unprepared to play; but she finally
and consented to play two sets Of mixed
doubles.
Harry McNeal, the casino profes-
slonal, then hustled about, and within.
five minutes had "signed up' Mrs. de
Forest Candee, former casino cham
Pion; Mathey and Irving Wright. Mrs.
Mallory and Wright were pitted against
Mrs. Candee and Mathey, and the match
was on. The famous Morse "whirl-
wind and her partner took the first
set at 6--1, but Mrs. Candee and
Mathey squared the match by winning
the second at 6-2
Beekman, who is in the throes of
mastering new forehand drive, pat
tened after that famed "wallop" of
William, M. Johnson, of California,
managed manage to take the first set from
OF the way. The Bostonian, however.
did not get going at his best game
until the second set, and then his
returns began to cut the lines with
remarkable consistency.
Little Waste Motion
Niles plays the game WITH little
waste motion, and achieves the maxi
mum of results with the minimum OF
effort, particularly when at the net
position. He curbed Beekman's best
efforts yesterday with fine volleying,
it came to "killing" lobs, so that the
last two sets went to him without
sFsai NiIes s''aed''Yi aed Aarte formed a smoot,
working combination In the doubles,
forcing the net position with great
success when they faced Mathey and
Beekman. Harte, particularly, was
points with fnality that left no room,
for. doubt: Mathews volleying was
brilliant, if inclined to be unsteady.
Niles was more effective than Beck
man, and although the match was never
one-sided, the Bostonians seemed to
have the winning edge most of the
time.
Master Johnny Ross, the Brooklyn
prodigy, who had gained fame on
Saturday by his work as a linesman in
the women's doubles matches, was
finally prevailed upon to officiate again
when Mrs. Mallory started to play in
the exhibition mixed doubles match.
Mere pleas, expressed In words, could
not persuade the scion Of the House of
Ross to accept the post. but at this
critical point of the negotiations some
body recalled Johnny's gift for making
cake disappear.
There's chocolate and orange and
cocoanut cake day in the tea room,
Johnny; won't you please take the
line?" said a knowin> person, and
Johnny grinned chocolate and orange
and cocoanut cake grin and accepted
the job. Later he claimed his reward
in three generous slices, while his dot
ing mamma and papa and his envious
eight-year-ol sister watched Johnny at
his favorite sport.
The summaries Of the team match
follow:
w Intsr-club ter, team match snsles-Nathaniei
w. Niles Longwood C. c. defeated Leon
ard Beekman, Heights Casino, So 6-2,
6--3: l.. II. Fitch, II. c.. defeated Raymond
b. Bidwell. L. c. c., 3--6, 6-4, 6--2
Doubles-Rtchard Harte and N. w. Niles
Il. C.. c, defeated Dean Mathey and Leon
ara Beekman, ii. C.. 6-3 3--s, s-s; Law
renee b: Rice and r. B. Bidweli, l., G. G..
defeated T. II. Beardsly and G. Roberts
G.; 6-3, Ct: Dean Mathey and Hugh
keileher. H c., defeated Irving G. Wright
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