New-York tribune., 1922-06-28
Neer Eliminates
Beck I'm Title
Tennis Play
Champion Hands Lehigh Ri
val First Defeat; Only 8
Contestants Left i'm Singles

PHILADELPHIA, June 81. .- Only
eight players. four Fasteners, two
from the Middle West and two from
the Pacific Coast, remain in the singles
championship tournament Of the In
tercollegiate Tennis Association as
result OF the second days play on the
turf courts of the Merton Cricket Club.
The survivors are Phil Neer and James
Davies. Leland Stanford; Andrew Nor.
gan, Pennsylvania; l.. l.. Williams.
Yale; Morris Duane, Harvard; c. W.
Sanders, Dartmouth Walter Wes-
brook, Michigan. and Wrsy Brown,
Washington University.
Ncer. the present title holder. and
Davies had little difficulty in reaching
the fifth round. Neer gave Rodney
Beck. captain Of Lehigh University,
his FIRST defeat % the season. /.
60; while Davies eliminated Charles
Granger, University Of Texas, 6-l,
60.
One Of tho few upsets Of the tourney
took place when Andrew Morgan. Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania captain, de-
seated John Howard, Princeton Uni
versity, in a hard played three set
match, 81, Ga, 6-3. Morgan played
steady game and his speedy service
gave the Princeton player great deal
Of trouble.
Thirty-two teams were entered in
the doubles competition. which began
this afternoon The best first round
match was that in which B. X. Parks
and G. J. o'connell, Oklahoma, defeat
cd Lloyd Gregory and Cecil Hllliani.
University OF Texas, 7-5, i2-io.
- IDpkfca match Hn1-
combe Ward and Beals c. Wright de-
feated William A. Larned and William
II. Clothier. G., 6--3. In another
exhibition doubles match Wallace +.
Johnson and Watson Washburn defeat
ed Samuel Hardy and Karl Behr'
60, 7-5.
The summaries:
THIRD ROUND SINGLES
Karl Kammann. ws,hins,on uniysrsiiy,
81 Louis. defeated Paul Y. Greene, South'
ern California. Sc. 6--3
FOURTH ROUND
Phil Ne,r. Leland stanford defeated
Rodney Beck Lehigh s--i. So, James
pavies, Leland stsnford' defeated charles
Granger Texas. 6-i 80. C. W. sanders
fr dartmouth. defeated Richard Hlnckiev.
Leland stanford. s-l. 6-3 wray Brown.
warhing,on University. 81 Louis. defeated
q. " Wheeler. Yale. T-a. 81, 81; l.
Z Williams Yale, defeated 4. M Snlp"sF'
| Princeton. 6-3. IS Andrews MORAN
psnnsylvania. defeated John Howard.
| Princeton, 81, 6--s. s-3. Morris Duane.
Harvard. defeated Karl kammann. WASH
ington University 81 Louis So g..
waiter Westbrook Michigan. defeated
z. Howe jr. Dartmouth. 81. 81
FIRST ROUND DOUBLES
Richard Lewis and J G. Jones. Rutgsrs
1 defeated l. l. Tremsin and l.. " Hobbs.
/ MarAchusetts Tech. 81. S--i X. y
/ BRADLEY and O. G Guild Harvard de-
featrd w. 81. Hastings and Henry Cook.
! williams By default. a a stage ir. and
A. r Frankenstein. Chicago. defeated J
II Pratt and " Taylor. SWarthmore
/ 60. s-2. Gerald Emerson and y o
McLaughin, Columbia, defeated O. II
! Thornton and a. II. Harper. cornell. O..
| 6-2. c. W. Sanders and H p. Howe jr.
! Dartmouth. defeated ". Mcfarland and
W NJ Lybarser Buckaeil BY default
/ Philip Neer and James Davies. Leland
/ O. Blake. Georgia Tech. SO. g.; y X
/ fcated Lloyd Gregory and Cecil Hillisrd
/ Texas. rs, 1910, @. y Wheeler and l.
Y williams iMe. defeated Dlekinsor
,srsliy. Ga "a, Andrew Morgan and
I Marshall yannaman. Penna., defeated
/ J. G. Ladd and william Ballinger. George
d Washington. 81, IS Morris Duane and
Karl pfneman Harvard. defeated ". s
/ es-'irnton and J. B. Benedict, Yale. by
! default.