The New York herald., 1922-05-24
FAVORITES LOSE IN
VETERANS TENNIS
Wright and Myrick Keep In
man and Crag.in Company
In Defeat.
by SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

watch for upsets.'' warned the
tennis sharps before the veterans met
ropolitan doubles championship, opened
on Monday. and apparently they were
right, for there were at least two re-
suits that surprised in the second days
play at Forest Hills yesterday. The
first and foremost came in the defeat of
Beals C. Wright and Julian S. MyriclS
at the hands Of Walter l.. Pate and Car
roll J. Post. Jr., in straight sets. the
second in the elimination OF the team of
Frederick Q. 1nman and Calhoun Cragin
by III. Hildt and Charles S. Landers.
Before a stroke was made In the
tournament Wright and Myrick were re-
garded as having an even chance TO
come through to the final--at least to
the semi-final-but II was not in the
cards. or rather II was not in their
racquets as they played yesterday.
Wright. veteran internationalist, was
far from his customary convincing self
in doubles. He was particularly weak
overhead, sending many a lob into the
net. and when he came up to vollely as
a rule failed to put the ball away. He
was inclined to play his volleys safe, and
the pair on the opposing side were quick
to take advantage OF the opportunities
thus afforded.
Myrick at times played In Jack rabbit
fashion at the net, blocking well and
getting into every rally with plenty Of
dash and pepper, but he wasn't consist
ent. Like Wright he lost many oppor-
tunities missed quite lot of shots he
should have returned, and was a bit off
in his angling of shots. The score was
6-3. Us.
Pate Proves Ubiquitous.
It was fast tennis all the way, with
long, hard fought rallies aplenty, and
with Pate and Post outsteadying and
outguessing the favorites the greater
part of the timeA Pate was all over the
court, making splendid recoveries and
keeping the bah in play. while Post sur
prised with his frequent clean drives fo-
placement. first down the center line
and then into either corner.
After the first half Of the opening set
the winners employed the lob frequently
and with good results, the shot driving
Wright and Myrick away from the net
and forcing them to race back on Their
heels for overhead returns they did not
relish. Late in the second set Wright
and Myrick rallied and took the lead
at 5--4, but they lapsed again in the
matter Of control and droppepd the next
three games in a row.
The match in which Hilt and Lam
ders triumphed over Cragin and lnman
was peculiar for its ups and downs.
The winners were so decidedly off form
in the second set after winning the first
that they failed to win game. Cragin
and Inman appeared to have their op-
ponents on the run at that stage put
the latter rallied in surprising fashion
and after a hard fought deuce set ended
the match in their favor at TO.
teams yesterday, two of which. William
A. Campbell and Samuel Hardy and
william A. Larned and Harold III.
Hackett, are in the semi-final round.
Larned and Hackett, combination that
would have been regarded as a national
championship contender eight or nine
years ago, had no easy time advancing
They had to call on all their tennis wits
to defeat Fred II. Hovey, national singles
champion of 1895, and Frank Kidde In
a third round match.
Hovey played remarkably fine tennis
for man of his years. and when he had
a chance to set himself for stroke
usually drove the ball to the right spot
He was alert, too, at the net Kidde
did the bulk of the court covering, and
did II well. They held their own prac-
tically till the latter half of the second
set when they began to show the effects
of the fast pace. Larned and Hackett
improving as the match advanced left
them trailing by four games.
The summaries:
SECOND ROUND.
Charles NJ Bull. Jr.. and w. Leonard de.
feated Marshall s. Hager and Harold
Swain, Go, Ga.
Walter L. Pate and Carroll ]. Post. Jr.. de-
feated Beals g. Wright and Julian s.
Myrici, 6-3. T-5.
Thomas sturgls and william J. Gallon de-
feated A. l.. Lindberg and G. A. Boyce
Co Go
Theodore r. Pell and Bernon 8. Prentice de
feated Francis Rogers and Forbes Hawkes.
Go, 60.
H. Hildt and Charles g. Landers defeated
Frederick @. Inman and Calhoun Cragn
0-3, O-6, 7-5.
Fred II. Hovey and Frank Kidde defeated
Thomas II. Be9rdslcy and j. Harvey VIII
| Jams, 6-3. 6-2.
THIRD ROUND.
william A. Larned and Harold II. Haclset'
defeated Fred II. Hovey and Frank Kidde
Cd, Go.
william A. Campbell and Samuel Hardy de
feated Charles NJ. Bull. Jr.. and E. w
Leonard, Ga, 8A.