New-York tribune., 1920-07-13
Eighteen Tennis
Matches Open
l.. /. Tourney
DR.. Rosenbaum, Last Years
Winner, in Draw, but Does
Not Play; F. p. A. Wins

| Franklin Pierce Adams and seventy
four other players started in the an
nual mems open lawn tennis tourna-
ment OF the Woodmere Club, at Wood
mere, L. l.. yesterday afternoon, on
the clay courts by the sea. 1t is the
largest, and, of course, the most dis
tinguished as to personnel entry that
ever started in this fixture.
| A total of eighteen matches was
completed during the afternoon. and
this might have been considerably i'm
proved had it not been for the Long
Island cloudburst that sprayed the
landscape about s o'clock in the eve
ming. just when the "tired business
man" was getting into his fannels in
preparation for q match.
Does Not Carry Title
The tournament this year does not
singles champion, but the winner will
be hailed as such by his fellow men,
and he will win leg on the Woodmere
bowl, which DR.. William Rosenbaum
captured last year for the first time.
Rosenbaum is in the draw, but did not
reach the courts in time to play. due.
it was said, to the bad condition of the
roads between Bayshore and Wood
mere.
Some Of the prominent contenders,
in addition to those mentioned, are
Fred c. Anderson, Harold L. Taylor,
Gerald B. Emerson, Donald Keresey,
Ben Letson, Harvey B. o'Boyle. A. D.
Hammett, Captain Robert c. Van
Vliet, Willard Botsford, Percy /.
Kynaston, Paul Martin and William
j. Gallon.
Adams won his first round match
from Victor Peixotte, by a score of
Cd, 6-2. 1t might have gone three
sets but for the fact that in the locker
room before the match, "our hero"
incognito, approached his victim and
asked him who he was drawn against.
"Oh, a fellow named F. P. Adams" re-
piled the unsuspecting Peixotte. "Any
good ?" his inquisitor wished to know.
mo. Plays around lot, but not good"
was the answer.
Five minutes later Adams had re-
moved his disguise and faced his rival
on the court. Peixotte was game and
never asked for quarter, and so they
went to it, with the match going to
Adams as stated. Both men unleashed
their most furious batteries of deep
court forehand drives.
First Set Hard Fought
Peixotte put up bitter fight in the
nrst set, but in the second the pace
began to wreak its toll on his endur-
aEce, and Adams swept on to an i'm
Presslve victory. In the next round
Z. I. Appleby, his opponent, defaulted,
leaving. the victor in the third round,
where ne will face either Herbert L.
Bowman or Willard Botsford this after
noon.
Botsford defeated D. M. Lay at e-1.
p IN the first round, doing most of
MS work from back court and only oc
caslonally coming in to the net to
score on finely placed overland volleys
matches, defeating H. J. Fitzpatrick t ~
o-d, 6-3, and Sheridan Gibnev at
90, 6-4, respectively. He was nlav-
ing with plenty Of pace and his over
heao work was unusually reliable.
carleton Putnam reached into the
1ourth round by the medium of bve.
a default and win over Dr.. H. Har,
oltt at 6-2, 81, and is now the fur
tffest out toward the final brackets
Fred Anderson, Gallon and Letson also
ing extended. D7
Leslie H. Fischel, the referee had
everything working without a hitch
tne players punching the time clock as
they arrived at the courts go oo;na ne
through with their matches. eettinee
transfer cards to the salt water swim.
mn; m1lng pool and then tucking their nap
klns under their chins preparatory to
fast two sets at the Woodmere din;no
board. 0tnl1'e
The summarizes:
lhrst round)-Sheridan Gtbnev daraa,as sr.ngies
dafaa.da Earl backe' 6ms IS; Donald Keresev v
1880 rea r., !. f1tzpatrck. e1. s-3: Ben
s5 Mll5on r. soper defeated Herbert Greet
Ia.tay. IM-s -, lo-s; G A. Anderson won from
Hernert Davis by default: Ben Landau de-
lsased e Edward Mclaughlin. "a (defauIt9; I9
e-i st i1atnmett 1er,t defeated Charles NJ. Day,
n. paiy, LAY. s-l: e.; F. p. Adams defeated
Second round-Fred C. Anderson derea+-
eo a. l.. Bruneau. 60. 50; Dr.. II.
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