The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
West Side Defeats Terrace,
but Washburn, Wright and
Hardy Are Beaten.
TITLE HOLDERS IN LEAD
New York T. C. Squad Leads,
University Heights 7 to 2
and Advances to Final.
ny SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

new York Tennis Club will be the con-
lenders. In coming through the semi
nnais yesterday the New York Tennis
Club SQUAD holders of the title, repulsed
the invasion OF the University Heights
Tennis Club team on the formers courts
by score of to 2. while the West Side
club, with many of It's stars competing.
was hard pressed to eliminate the Ter
race-Kings County Club representatives
at Forest Hills 5 matches to 3, with one
contest unfinished
The surprises of the day were fur
nished at Forest Hills. West Side. hav-
ing called on It's most proficient racquet
wielders, was expected to have a COM
peratively easy time disposing of the
rival team. but before the event had
ended West Sides three leading players.
Watson M. Washburn. Beals C. Wright
and Samuel Hardy. had met defeat and
Terrace Club had come within a single
stroke Of tying the score of matches at
ALL. Just how close the tussle was
may be understood from the fact that
Lyle e. Mahan of West Side, who ulti-
mately defeated Charming c. Burrows,
was three times within stroke of de-
feat. Had Burrows been able to come
through with the necessary stroke the
result OF the tournament would have
hinged on the last of the three doubles
matches and Terrace Club might hacr
earned the victory.
The event was marked by S. Howard
Voshells third victory of the season over
Watson NJ Washburn, player who
probably will be ranked fifth or sixth
this year. Voshell had his tremendous
service working to perfection and his
net play had the speed and accuracy
necessary to force Washburn on the de-
fensive. Washburn attempted to pass
Voshell at the net, but VoshelrS speed
compelled him to hurry his shots and nc
Melted too often for comfort. In the
second set Washburn steadied and man
aged to hold a slight lead. but Voshell
came back with spirited attack in the
third and won rather decisively g..
70. GO.
InternationaIist IL Beaten.
Beals Wright the veteran internation-
alist, flashed some of his best tennis
against Frederick c. Anderson, but
lacked the stamina to maintain n win
ming pace. The match went into an ex-
ira set and Anderson won by driving
hard and deep and by keeping the vet
eran running from one side OF the
court to the other Frank Il. Anderson,
Fred's brother also was carried to three
close sets by Samuel Hardy captain of
the Davis Cup team. the last division
of play going fourteen games. Anderson
had world of speed and his hard hit
ting proved just a bit too much for his
opponent who depended entirely on skill
full placing. 1t was a spectacular match,
made so by the dash and vigor of the
youths play and his Willingness to take
all sorts Of chances.
With the score In singles standing 3
matches all, West Side gained It's win
ming matches when Dean Mathey and
Co Hardy Harold III Hnrlxat1
and Lyle Il. Mahan won the first two
matches in doubles. Hackett, who will
be remembered as captain of the VIC
torious American Davis Cup team OF
1918, played for the first time In sew
eral seasons in competition. Watson NJ.
Washburn and Beals Wright had taken
an lie set from Frank II. Anderson
and s. Howard Voshell and had dropped
the second set 81 when darkness over
took the contestants and halted further
play.
or the singles matches on the New
York Tennis Club courts the home team
won four, which made 1t necessary for
University Heights to take all three
doubles contests to win the meet. The
Heights squad made great fight for
victory, extending their opponents to the
limit in every doubles tilt. Vincent
Richards and Allen Behr. who held the
metropolitan doubles title year ago.
were hard pressed by Alfred d. Ham
nett and Embree Henderson. the score
ending Ga. 7--5. Then Herbert ii.
Manchester and John Whyte of the
Heights squad took Go set from New
York's second pair Francis T. Hunter
and Albert ]. Ostendorf. and In the final
division of play led 7--6. only to miss
their opportunity through errors at crit
ical points.
In the third doubles match forty-one
games were necessary for decision. Jones
w. Mersereau and Ben Letson Of Uni
versity Heights surprised J. Harry Stein
kampf and Carl Joliffe by winning the
first set Ga and by leading throughout
the greater part of the second. stein
lsampf was decidedly off form at the
start, but he rallied In time to assist
.ioliffe in scoring the victory after
close tussle.
Vincent Richards. New York Tennis
Club champion, proved too fast for Her
bert II. Manchester, leader of the
Heights squad, and won decisively. Go.
60. Manchester played skifully, but
lacked the speed to keep pace with the
youngsters net attack. The latter did
some superb volleying and smothercd
the veterans attempts to pass him. Rich
ards played far moro effectively in
singles than in doubles.
Inc summary
New York I. c., I; University Heights, 9.
Einglcs-vincapt Richards. New York. de-
feated Hsrnerf II. Manchester, University
Heights, Go. CO; Francis r. Hunter New
York. defeated u. Y. Haines, University
Heights. Ga, c.; Harry ". Dassford. New
York. defeated William Fischer. University
Heights. 6--l, 7-J Alfred u. Hammett Uni
vcrsty Heights. defeated Herbert L. Row
University Heights defeated Leon Croley,
New York. 2--G. TO. Ca; w. Haley Wood
New York. defeated Ben Letson University
lIeiehts, Sc. TO.
Doubles-Allen Behr and Vincent Richards
New York, defeated Alfred ~. IIafnrne;t and
Embrec Henderson. University Heights G--i
10 Francis I. Hunter and Albert j. Osten-
dorf New York defeated II. III. Manchester
and John Whyte. University Heights, 90
Jolffe, New York, defeated Jones w Mer-
sereau and Ben aetson. University Heights
as, ILL.,. 10.
West Side r. G. 8, Terrace Kings County.
eingles-s Howard vosheli. Terrace, de-
s-2. 10. &C. Frederick G. Anderson. Ter
race, defeated Beals G.. Wright, West Side,
Ca, 4--6. ca: Frank T. Anderson. Terrace,
defeated Samuel Hardy, West Side, 40,
Ga, SC; Lyle e. Mahan. West Side, de-
fcated G. G.. Burrows Terrace. 10, Ga,
io-S. Charles M. Bull, Jr., West Side. de-
featcd n ]. Morecnthaler, Terrace, Ga
Charles Chambers, Terrace, 4-6. o., 6--i.
Doublcs-Dean Mathey and Samuel Hardy
West side, defeated Henry Mollenhauer and
ROY Richey, Terrace. 6--f. G-3 Harold m
Hackett and Lyle r. Mahan, West glide,
defeated Frederick q. Anderson and Fred