New-York tribune., 1921-10-17
Rillzen Defeats
Major in Final
On The Courts
Miss Coss and Beekman
Vim Mixed Doubles in
Tournament at Greenwich
BY Fred Hawthorne

Elliott II. Binzen. OF the New York
Tennis Club, won the annual invitation
lawn tennis tournament OF the Green
wich Country Club, at Greenwich,
Conn Yesterday afternoon, by defeat
;nr Cedric a Major, Of the West Side
Tennis Club, in the final round Of the
mems singles. the sets going at 6-l
81. after Major rad made a strong
bid in the second set, when he was
trailing
In the final round Of the mems
doubles, Leonard Beekman and Major.
playing against Paul Martin and Alfred
D. Hammee., lost the opening set at
81 and won the second at Cd.
Darkness forced postponement and
Miss Julia Stanley, chairman Of the
tournament committee, has scheduled
,he match to be replayed on Election
Miss Eleanor Goss and Beekman won
the mixed doubles by defeating Miss
Marie Wagner ana lingo Hartmann at
DO. 6-3, in the final round. Previous
20 this they had been forced TO score
Of 60. 1911 by Miss Marion Chap
man and James D. Ewing il, IN the
semi-fnal round.
Rain Postponed Matches
All the matches played Yesterday
wers postponed from two or three
weeks ago. when rain forced tenn
porary lull in the Curnament. ne
delav was almost worth while. for the
conditions yesterday we're perfect ana
the gallery was rewarded by. SPIRITED
Of +ra rpQtGNP3
Bsfore going on the court against
Major. Beekman had defeated Paul
Martin at Cd, 6-4, in the semi-hnai
round. while Major came through by
tba default OF Robert Gilmore. II the
5nal struggle Binzen went through the
arst set with little difficulty, forcing
the net consistently and smotheTing
Mafor's returns. His chop strokes also
bstTied Major. who was never certain
Of his striking, since he took q ma
ioritv Of his returns on the bound.
IN the second set Binzen led at s.
and. SO. on his own service. Only
two points separated him from the
victory then, but two Wild smashes OF
short lobs by Binzen and couple OF
yell placed drives TO the corner OF
deep court, gave the game TO Major, who
vas fighting hard at this stage. ~ was
not until the games had reached all
taas Binzen was able to put on the
finishing touches.
Hard Struggle in Semi-Final
Miss Chapman and Ewing. after
drepping the first set against Miss
Goss and BeeAman at "a, In the semi
dnal round OF the mixed doubles,
smoothed out their team work consider
ably in the second, and by 8 spirited
stack. led by Ewing at the net pos
lion and beautifully backed up by NJ ISIS
Chapman from back court, forced the
ssmes TO ll-all before Miss Goss and
Beekman could take the two deciding
nmes for the set and match
In the final round Miss Goss and
.Sekman swept through their match
,rs;nst Miss Wagner and Hartmann
~itbou- difficulty. The winners always
lad the finishing shots when they we're
needed and both were aggressive.
TIE summaries;
Mems imitation s'nglss (seTni-hns round)
Elliot. II. Iiiuzen defeated Paul Martin,
81 s-4; Cedric * Major won from
Robert Gilmore by default
Final round-Biazen defeated Major
Nsn's invitation doubles (serni-hnal
round)-PaEl Martin and A. D l4ainin ett
defeated Alexander Her and Lyle E Ma
Final round-Martln and Harrnett rs.
leonard Beekrran and Cedric Major.
Invitation r~ixel doubles lsecond round)
Miss Marion CHAIRMAN and :. D Ewing
{. dslestsd ara- Iago Hartmann and q y.
hamnstt. Ct. IS, e-4; Miss Eleanor
Nss Dorothy quinn aud al J. Quinn jr'
b. default
ss-Y,-a1al roune--AsSss Marie wagner
aud Inso Hartmann defeated Mrs. L @.
Norris aud Alexander Iier, s--S, e-l Miss
Goss ard Hsesulan defeated Miss Chap
nan All Ewing. So l3-ll.
Final rou1f-Miss Goss and Beeh-nan
defeated MIS- Wagner and Hart-n . m
-, "a