New-York tribune., 1920-02-12
DIR. f. Hawkes.
In Final Round
OF Tennis Play
Defeats r. W. Gilmore OH
Heights Casino Courts by
Score Of 6-3 and o.
BY Fred Hawthorne

Competition in the annaul Heights
tournament reached into the final
round yesterday in the mems Class B
singles. DR.. Forbes Hawkes. being the
man to achieve the proud distinction
He vanquished r, w. Gilmore, at 6--3,
81.
In the lower half of the draw in the
same division DR.. Brewster defeated
| r. Notman, at 81, 6-1, in the fourth
round, and f. A. Widman won from
| n. Kaltenborn by a score of 6-4, s..
Both the winners are now in the semi
final round and will meet to decide who
shall contest with DR.. Hawkes. for the
Glass championship. Should it so
! happen that the two doctors clash in
the final round it may be that the op-
posing players will elect to decide the
issue with scalpels or aspirin tablets.
The 7th Regiment Tennis Club sim
giles championship will be decided this
afternoon, when Frederick c. and
Frank r. Anderson, the brilliant young
sons of the veteran champion, Freder-
ick G. Anderson, meet in the final
round on the board floor courts at the
armory, Park Avenue and Sixty-sixth
| Street.
Frank, the younger, has the best
tournament record, but | believe the
six foot eight inch Fred generally tri-
umphs in their many informal matches
Who ever wins to-day (thc match starts
at o'clock the gallery will be GER
tain of witnessing match full Of spec
~ j
forecful smashing, and Fred, pater
famiias, will be thereto cheer both
the boys on to victory.
Mrs. Franklin L. Mallory, who is to
go to Wimbledon in June to play in the
women's world championship tourna-
ment, has already started a course of
systematic training in preparation for
what will probably prove the greatest
| test she has ever been called upon to
! face.
Three times week the great Morse
girl puts in an hour of furious play
or the Heights Casino courts with
, Harry McNeal, the club professional
No quarter is asked or given in these
matches. McNeal playing every point
a: top speed and with intent to win.
II is needless to say that "Marvellous
Molla' does the same thing, and that
means only one thing-lawn tennis of
the most brilliant quality.
McNea plays almost every shot off
the ground on the half volley, taking
the ball just as it starts to rise, and
thus the return comes back over the
net so quickly, that only the utmost
speed Of foot ena',lcs Mrs. Mallory to
get into position 10 make her own re-
turn. This has done wonders in
speeding up her game.
81 believe that Mrs. Mallory could
defeat any woman player in the world,
including Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, play
ing the kind Of game she showed
against Miss Goss last Friday" said
McNeal, after one of these practice
sessions with the Morse "Whirlwnd. y
What with the various inter-club
team matches and individual meetings
in the tournaments now in progress.
there will be plenty of tennis to fill
out this month, and then, in March.
comes the women's national indoor
championship tournament and -he
mems event.
After we get safely by blustery
March and into April, the end of the
long turn is in sight. Already l can
sniff the first fraerances of spring at
the Harlem Tennis Clubs annual open
tourney. The world do move, and with
II the snow, the ice and the bleak