The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05
Each Wins Two Matches
Five More to Be Mayed
To-day.
MATHEY J0LTS RANKING
Scores Over Rice in Straight
Sets-MajOr Another
Local Victor.

II was "even Stephen'-two matches
to two--yesterday afternoon at the
Heights Casino IN Brooklyn when the
home forces opened a two day team
competition at indoor tennis with the
aggregation representing the Long
were three singles and one doubles
affair, and the Casinos pair of vic
tories came in the singles. To-day
there will be five more matches-and
glance at the program indicates that
some dazzling and sizzling tennis will
be on tap.
Dean Mathey of the Casino gave the
recently announced ranking for 1921 a
Jolt when he defeated Lawrence B. Rice.
habitat Newton Centre. Mass. in straight
sets. The score was Cd, 6--1. On
their work last season Rice was rated
ninth. even higher than Nathaniel w.
Niles while Mathey was listed in sew
e1teenth position. However that did
not prevent the former Princeton star
from putting up topnotch brand of ten
mis- and proving his superiority over Rice,
superiority. at least, on an indoor court.
Mathey had his game going great
guns. His forehand drives SKINNED The
net with just enough to spare and his
volleys shot to their mark true and
whitley. Rice put up "A whale of a fight
In the first set. but In the second he
wilted after fair start, while Mathey
rushed forward at the same old speed
and gathered in the match.
Cedric A. Major, once of Cornell was
the other winner for the Brooklyn club
He defeated f. II. Herndon at S.
"a. Herndon at times flashed bril-
liantly, but it was apparent that Major
had the match we'll in hand. He did
not look extended at any stage.
Irving c. Wright proved too much for
w. ]. Gallon OF the Casino in well
played match. which also went only two
sets, with the score Cd. 6--3. Gallon
worked hard and never let up, but
Wright knew just little too much for
the local man. Wright had a neat trick
of getting Gallon out OF position.
The doubles tussle was replete with
dashing rallies and pretty tennis. G.
Colket Gamer of Harvard, and Rice,
playing for Longwood. scored over Har-
old ThroclSmorton and Hugh G.. NJ Kel-
leher of the Casino. This match too
went out in straight SETS with the tally
6-2. Ga. Gamer and Rice worked like
Il fine machine. They had individual
brilliancy and they had fine teamwork.
On the other side OF the net matters
did not always run smoothly, in so far
as concerted action was concerned.
Throckmorton was not quite the player
of his best form. but he had his old
voileys shooting down to the corners
had them frequently. but not always.
To-day's program Is featured by, a
match between Watson VI. Washburu
OF Harvard and the Casino and r.. Nor
ris Williams I'd Of Harvard and Long
wood. Later Washburn and Mathey
will engage Williams and Niles. Karl
II. Behr and Holcomb Ward. veterans.
viii represent the Casino against Hern-
don and Wright, while Throckmorton
will play Niles and Kelleher win face
Gamer.
The sum ma ries
Dean Mathey. Casino. defeated L. B. Rice.
Irving G. Wright. Longwood, defeated
W. J. Galdon. Casino. Ga, 6--3
q. Colket Gamer and L. H. Rice I.onewood
defeated Harold Throclnorton and Hugh C.
M; Keleher. Casino. 60, 6-3.
Cedric A. Major. Casino. defeated r.. T.
Herndon. Longwood. 5-3, Cd
Schedule for To-day.
II A. M.--KarI Behr ana Holcomb Ward.
Casino vs.. Z. T. Herndon and l. G. Wright,
II noon--narold Throckmorton. Casino, VS..
Nathaniel w Niles, 1.nnewood.
P. NH. q. NJ. Kelleher. Casino. vs.. c.
2P. M.-watson NJ. washburn. Casino, VS..
u: Norris Williams 81. I.ongwood.
3 2. M;-Watson ": wsshburn and Dean
Msthey. Casino. VS.. II. N Williams I'd and
n. IN