New-York tribune., 1921-07-11
Bilnzen Reggailns
Il ennis Grown.
Defeating King e
Victor Takes First Leg on
New Tribune Challenge
Bowl at 3-6, 6-3, rs, 6-2
By Fred Hawthorne

Elliott H. Binzen, former champion.
defeated DR.. George A. King yesterday
afternoon In the final and championship
round of the annual North Side title
singles tournament, on the clay courts
Of the University Heights Tennis Club,
the sets being scored at 3-6, 6-3,
7-5, g.
Through his victory yesterday Binzen
gained the first leg on the new Tribune
challenge bowl, Francis T. Hunter hav-
ing won permanent possession of the
original trophy last year
There was lot of good tennis mixed
up with some very erratic playing in
the course of the four sets for the
championship. Binzen started poorly
with his ordinarily effective topped
service in the opening set, and many
times he fell down on the simplest
kind OF volleying shots close to the net.
King Better in Volleying
DR.. King, on the other hand, showed
his best tennis in the first half Of the
match, handling Binzen's service well
and showing to greater advantage in
the exchange of ground strokes. His
volleylng and overhead play, while un-
even, was on the whole superior to
Binzen's in the early stages, so that he
took the first set after trailing at o.,
winning six out Of the next seven
games, three of them at love.
Binzen had acquired control of his
strokes early in the second set and ran
into lead of fl. He was quicker at
reaching the net position than his op-
ponent and used better judgment once
he gained that point, mixing up chop
strokes with severe smashing. FIRE.
quently, when the two were up at the
net, it was Binzen's ability to put the
ball into the smallest of openings that
earned the points for him
King was netting many of his re-
turns when he had the easiest of
chances to score the winning point 1t
seemed he was overanxious to score the
kill" The high bound of Binzen's ball
did not seem to worry him in the least,
for many times he fairly catapulted it
back, taking it at the top of the bound
On has forehand, but too many times he
returned into the net or out of court
The tide of battle fuctuated at this
stage. both making glaring errors and
then making amends by reeling off
brilliant shots. King won the sixth
and eighth games as the result of
some spectacular voiieying duels, and
then Binzen squared the match by
winning the ninth game, for the set
at 6-3
Has Streak of Wisdness
King started the service in the third
set and ran into d lead OF 81. He
was speeding up, going for the net
with rush and smothering Binzen's
returns by splendid volleying and
smashing. The latter was having trou-
Bile again with his service and also
foil -; Il
to the net. Just when it looked as
though King was headed for straight
victory, however, he experienced an
other streak of wildness, while Binzen
steadied down, taking the fifth and
sixth games and squaring the match
For the next five games the best
tennis of the match was played, both
men fighting to reach the net and
settle all on the volley or smash.
Stirring duels took place across the
barrier and they alternated on winning
finally broke through after a gruelling
game in which Erbree Henderson,
the umpire, called deuce" six times
before the game was scored for Binzen.
The next game went to the coming
champion at "Iove," giving him the
set at rs and lead that he never
thereafter relinquished.
King started service again in the
fourth set and once more began we'll,
letting Binzen down without point in
the first game, but he dropped the
second and then Binzen broke through
service and won the third game, adding
the fourth after the points had reached
d~uce twice. King took the fifth on
his own service, and then Binzen won
the next three, for the set, match and
cham pionship.
Deuce was called FIVE times in the
final game, with both fighting keenly
for the lead, before King sent back
hand return of service out of court
ending the Struggle
The point scores follow:
FIRST SET