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JUNIORS REACH SEMI-FINALS
Smyth, Jsrmon, Davis and Susmann
Will Compete in Singles.
YOUNGSTERS PLAY FINE GAME
Russell Larmon, Fifteen Years old.
Surprises Gallery "wednesday ny -
DefeatinR One OF Fastest
Players In Tourney.

Players I'm Tourney.
Semi-finals have been reached IN both
the championship singles and doubles in
the junior city tennis tournament and will
be played off today on the Field club
courts. In the singles Il. smyth meets r.
Harmon. and II. Davis meets s susmann.
In the doubles smyth and Bushman meet
the Harmon brothers and Susmann and
Davis meet Marriott. and Pastor.
In two grueliing matches in the cham
pionship singles Wednesday morning was
shown more good tennis and speedy play
ing than all the rest OF the week. Herbert
Davis defeated Guy Beckett after losing
the first two sets OF the five-set match,
and Russell Harmon. the 15-year-old player
Of the tourney. surprised the gallery hv~
trimming Lawrence Bushman, considered
as one of the strongest players of the
tournament and picked by many Of the
critics as q possible man in the finals
Beckett started out in his match with
Davis like whirlwind. taking the first
two, 6-3 Sc From that point ON, how
ever, he seemed to go 10 pieces and during
the rest of the match Davis led with ease.
annexing the last three sets straight, 6-1.
Ga 60. Becketts loss OF the match after
he had obtained such big lead was a
decided surprise, as the two lads play to-
gether continually in practice ana rate
almost even.
Russell Harmon in his match with Bush
man went through the Creighton college
lad, winning in three straight Harmon 10
the champion OF the kid tournament and
bids fair TO take another championship at
this rate
In the other two matches of the semi
finals Susmann defeated Park Harmon By
superior skill, welding his racquet with
deadly effect on the cuts and strokes put
over by Harmon, even though he was
handicapped by a lame arm. Susmann's
arm stiffness may put him out of the
running for the finals as it appears to get
worse as the week progresses. Ed Smyth,
who looks to he the really speediest player
Of the tournament, won his match over
Marriott in three straight and unless Sus-
mann, who Is rated the next best player,
improves, Smyth will be the most popular
choice for the winner OF the champion
ship.
The matches in the playing for the
doubles semi-finals positions we're not
speedy. two of the four being won by de-
fault. But todays playing win bring some
Of the good pairs together and some lively
play will result.
Following are Wednesdays results:
Championship singles.
FOURTH ROUND.
h. Smyth beat Paxton, G-1, 60. ga
r. Harmon beat l.. Bushman! "a, St, ga.
II. Davis beat C. Beckett. s-S, 6-S, 6-l,
S. susmann beat p Harmon. So 10, go.
Championship Doubles.
FIRST ROUND.
undeland and Black beat Caldwell and
Gardner and walters beat Allison and
Crofoot. 6-3 G-3
smyth and Bushman beat Thomas and
Gould, 60. 3d.
SECOND ROUND.
Smyth and Bushman beat Peters and
Dougherty by default.
Harmon brothers beat Blake and BuchOlA
So go.
susmann and Davis beat Gardner and
Walters by default. E.
Marriott and Paxton beat Undeland ana
Black, 1913, 81
Consolation singles,
FIRST ROUND.
f.. Undeland beat h. FrandenburE 81.
PC 6-1.
8; Jordan beat Y. De France, g, 81
N. Potter beat c. Allison, so, go.
@. Murphy beat q. Crofoot, 81, 3-s. So
b. Croker beat r. Buckingham, ST. 81 =
b. Hinrichs beat G. Tebbins, go, 81, ca
I, I audsPe M beet q ,Ry;Pins, q, So.
8. Schall beat r. Powell, 50, Ga
II Thomas beat J. W. Sheldon, 4,s,. so, So
p Duffy beat b. Crawford by default.
f. Bucholz beat J. Reynolds. 6-2 6-3
SECOND ROUND.
e. Undeland beat ]. Sprague, Ga, SO, S-L
N. Potter beat IL. Blake, So S-6 Ga.
b. Crocker beat G. Murphy, 6-3, 6-1.
8. Schall beat II. Thomas, so, "a.
F. Bucholz beat p. Duffy, 81, 6-3
Kids Tournament.
FIRST ROUND
X. Low beat +. Duffy. 6-l, ST.
G. Allison beat E. Epstein by default
X. Frandenburg beat F. Sutherland, 81
81.
H. Hudspeth beat d. Peters by default.
w. Gross beat p. jenkins, 7-5. 10
u. HinrIchs beat p. Nicholson, 80, 81, 6-2
G. Jordan beat Robert Downs, rs, 6-S
SECOND ROUND.
H. Caldwell beat J. Spencer 81, So
4, Powell beat q. Saunders, go, so
W. Gross beat +. Sullivan, SO, 6-3
II, Schall beat G. Tebbins, 81 6-3
b. Crawford beat E. Hinrichs, 81, 6-I, Gil
w. Adams beat G. Jordan, 6-2, 6-3.