New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-20
Three Arrive
At Seni-Finals
OF Net Tourney
Hammett, Bowman and X.
naston Are victors on
Courts of Harlem Cluh
By Fred Hawthorn.

Alfred D. Rammett, the n1,7;,
through cup holder; Herbert l. H.
man Of the New York Athletic r,.,.
and Percy l.. Kynaston, Of Pock,;l.
Centre, l.. T., gained their nIac.. :.
the seni-fnal round OF the Hs,i..,
Tennis Clubs annual open single.
tournament yesterday afternoon. n,
George King. former westcb....,
County champion. and Henr- H B,..
ford, Of the New York Tennis c1.t
will meet at 4 O'Clock this af.ar,,..
TO detsrmine who will occupy the ~, W.
cant semifnal bracket
Tomorrow afternoon At , o,,to,t
Bowman and hsmnett will meet in n.
upper semi -hnal round match, and A.
O'Clock Hynaston Will meet tne win,
rer of the King Bassford match ~.
fnal round encounter will b. played
week from Tomorrow at 2 o'rlocL -
tho afternoon. 90
Bowman and Bammett ION. +,.
matches in the ffth round in zt,a;-s.
sets, but Kynaston was forced n 80.
sessions by H. {. Tremaine. 4 comma
tive newcomer to local tovrnars-.
play. Kynaston uon by scnrs -,
$40, So, 6-l. In the frat -. :.
and Tremaine had grueling str,,yyis
with most Of the points fough- 81.
from deep court Both were .,s,S.
and in good control n their zro1ss
strokes, and wien thev had fo,r.d
their openings neither hesitatsd - 49,
ish off at the net position, but in -.
main, as ] have said, Il vas oues+io,
which could place MS d~ives cIor.r
TO the line ard deeper into hi. onoo.
nent's territory.
Both men were within noir4 ~.
taking that opening SET more than n,cs
before Iremaine came through vith n.
winning points. IN the second .scn
dropped his service several -inss sn1
the games alternatad Up to ali, Tan
kynastoD, speeding Up his s+roLe.
and forcing his way lrco mid.co,,-.
gradually pulled into the lead n ~;
at s-3. Once having zouarsd +.a
match, kyraston improved N avery "a.
partment and lost only ore game n ~.
| last set
Bowman. hitting very rell and r;t,
plenty Of pace, defeated Elliot. Hi,,s,
at So. s-3. Binzen's chop STROKES
might have bothered Bowman serjop,Iv
nad the former been able to stroke With
mis- usual freedom. bat ne was timid
about his hitting. ard Bowman. cov.-.
ing court spiendidly. cut eff many a
return by taking the ball on the voiley
Hammett defeated Kenneth n
Fisher. OF Staten Island. last vesr'.
runner-up, by score Of 1l-9. s.
and, curiously, it was the chop strole
IN this case that accounted FOR Fisher
downfall. Hammett chopped ever
thing. and on the heavy, soft court t6s
ball bounded low and erratically. 50
that Fisher had fairly 20 dig m MA
returns. The tail Staten Islander IS
gifted with splendid ground strokes.
strokes that carry both speed ard race,
and did he but take advantage Of these
forcing shots and follow in to the net
consistently he would go far
But he made the mistake OF staring
back near the base line. and this was
playing into Hammett's hands, particu-
larly in the second set. when the cup
holder ran Fisher all over the court
after the skidding bail
The summaries follow:
HARLEM TENNIS CLUB. MEMS oFEN
SINGLES
Third round-Dr Georse King defeated
G c. Whitlcck. s.. So.
Fourth round-Hc-b--t L. Bowman de-
Hemme-. defeated r \. Golden, So. =.
Kenneth D. Fisncr defeated Anton VIM
Bernuth, IS. IS: Dr. George King de-
feated Paul Martin. 81, So
testod Elliot, Z. Btnzel, SIS. S.; Al
fred D. Hamm.tt defeated kenneth z.
Fisher, ILL.,, s.. Percy =. kyras.or de-
feated Herbert c. Trennaine. sd. 6-t,