New-York tribune., 1921-07-03
Beek1nan Wins
Twice onNassau
Club Courts
Advances to Round Before
Semi-FinaI in Invitation
tourney at Glen Cove

The annual invitation lawn tennis
tournament of the Nassau Conn+rv
Club, at Glen Cove, Long Island, bega,
yesterday afternoon on sodden tnrf
courts, with total of forty-six plav.
ers drawn in the singles. In sn;te
of the two days delay in the startin,
Of the tourney such fine progress was
made under the able management 30
Walter L. Pate, chairman of .he topr-
nament committee, that one pIavsr
Leonard Beekman. reached into the
round before the semi-fnal. and alroo.,
the entire field went through two
rounds of play before darkness called
a halt
Beekman, who drew a bve in +ha
first round, defeated James D. Ewing
of Yonkers, at "a, 3-6, 6--1, in the
second, and then eliminated R. Mason
Kirkland by score of 6-3, GO. in
the third brackets
Beekman was quick to come up to the
net position to volley and his forehand
drives were forcing shots that gave
him many openings. Ewing put up a
stirring struggle against Beekman.
winning the second set by clever
volleying and driving.
Washburn Beats Herndon
Watson NJ. Washburn, member Of
last years Davis Cup team, won his
first match. by defeating young E. T.
Herndon, of Princeton University, by,
a score of 6-3, 60. There was not
much of bound TO the ball as Wash
burn drove low and fiat through his
opponents deep court.
Alfred D. Hammett found his chop
stroke most puzzling offense against
his opponents in the two matches he
won yesterday. There was scarcely any
bound to the ball after it left the
ground, and the veteran back-court
player, G. a L. Dionne, of the West
Side Tennis Club, was the first to sue
cumb, being defeated by Hammett at
&c, 6-3.
DIR. William Rosenbaum, who had de-
feated Ludlow Vanderventer, OF New
Jersey, in his opening match, was the
next victim to fall before Hammett,
losing at 6-3, Cd. Hammett was
very steady, and although Rosenbaum
managed to cut off many shots by tax
ing the ball on the volley, Hanmett
often scored the deciding points with
nicely angled shots across court.
The singles will be brought into the
seml-final round to-day.
The summaries follow:
Nassau Country Club cup. mems singles
(first rounds Howard Vosheu defeated
Henry H. Bassford, So, s-4; DR.. William
Rosenbaum defeated Ludlow Vandeventer.
2-6 Ga, 6-1; Alfred D. Hanmett de-
feated G. A. L. Dionne, 60. Is; Victor
p. Chambers won from DR.. 3. F. Drake BY
default: Frederick c. Baggs defeated Her
bert Vail, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Harry c.. John
son won from Arthur s. Cragin by de
fault; Philip Vandeventer defeated Charles
Chambers, 81, S--6; Alexander Her won
from Edgar T. Appleby by default; Theo-
dore Roosevelt Pell won from c. j. Post
jr, by default; Joseph L. Werner defeated
Ralph Baggs 6--2, 6-4: Dean Mathey
won from Frank A. Fail by default; Vim
cent Richards won from Hoffman Nicker-
from William J. Gallon by default; Clar-
ence c. Pell won from Robert LIE Roy by
default.
Second round-Watson NJ washburn de-
feated E. 7. Herndon 6-8. ga: r.. NJ
kirkland Won from Murray Vernon by de-
Iault; Leonard Beekman defeated Iemes
D. Ewing jr., St Sc, 6-1; Alfred n
Il iamfnett defeated DR.. William Rosenbaun
IS, Ct; Frederick c. Baggs defeated
victor + Chambers. Go, 4-6 6-I: Th.o
core Roosevelt Pell defeated AIexande-
ller. &c. 6-1; NJ. Thomas Ackerland
won from ). w. Morrihew by default
" alter l.. Pata won from Howard p
Homans by default; Walter Merrill Hail
Won from Robert P Bennett bv dsfsuit aH
Third round-Leonard Beekman defcafed
K NJ. Kirkland. 6-3, 6-2; M, ThoToes
Ackerland defeated walter 7. Pate