Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-16
PRINCETON NET
EXPERTS MAKE
A CLEAN SWEEP
Tiger Players Win All
Three Games in Morning
Round of intercollegiate
Tennis Tourney at Merton
Cricket Club.

HAVBRFORD, Sept. 16.-Three matches
in the second round Of the intercollegiate
tennis championship tournament In
progress here today ended with brilliant
Victories for trio of Princeton Uniyer-
sity players. the contests ending shortly
after noon on the splendid turf courts OF
the Merton Cricket Club with George NJ.
Church, A NJ. Kidder and l.. vandevan-
der victors
Princeton now looms UP strongly as a
contender for the point in the singles. but
the Crimson have Richard Norris Will
Jams, End, in the running, and he IN
counted upon to duplicate his feat of Last
year when he won the championship title.
Williams was drawn to play Richard
Harte, Huntington Valley Country Club,
also from Harvard, in the second round
of play today, but this match was held
over until the afternoon. SO the semi
final brackets will see three Tigers and
one Crimson player still in the race, with
a Harvard man and Princeton expert
likely to meet in the final round.
Church had all he could handle In his
match with w. s. McEllory, the brilliant
Western Pennsylvania star. McEllory, a
veteran of the present tournament season.
lost the first set six games to one, but he
made great rally in the second set, and
Y,
it was not without the stiffest opposition
on the part OF the Pittsburgh player.
Church showed flashes of championship
style. and is favorite to give Williams
good battle in the final event.
L. Nandevandcr, another brilliant
Princeton player, showed his best tennis
of the tournament when he defeated Ber-
nard c. Law, teammate and local youth,
IN two sets. Law did some wonderful
work in the first set. which went to Van
devander seven to five. In the second set
Eandcvandcr let loose, and with a display
of tennis which fairly dazzled the spec
tators. he defeated Law by six games TO
one In quick order.
Play in tho doubles started. and rs
Harte and Williams were paired they
did not meet in their singles match.
Three matches were played before lunch
con at the club. Williams and Harte met
the Haverford College pair. Allen and
Gummere, and disposed of this team In
short order without losing a game. J.
s. Disston. Jr.. and Joe Rowland. Jr., tho
Penn team, defeated Weikel and Hallett,
of Haverford. in two sets.
One of the best matches in the dou-
tles was played between Captain Albert
L. Kennedy, Jr., OF Penn, and his part
ner. Joe Replogle. who opposed Doyle
and koeniger, the Dartmouth College
team. This was thrilling three-set
won the first set six games to four. lost
the second set by similar scores after
many brilliant rallies. and then captured
tho third set, seven games to Ave. The
result of this match was in doubt until
the very end. when the Red and Blue
players pulled through with a squirt.
the summarizes
Championship singles. second round-0eorEo
NJ. church. Princeton I'm, ni,er.itv, Gef"atod W.ss
S. MrEllrpy, University of Pittsburgh. G-l. 7J5: I
4. NJ. Kidder. Princeton University defeated
!. ). Prown. Harvard, G-3, -: L. Vende@
Wander, Princeton defeated Bernard c. Ia%
Princeton, 80 G-i. '-r -
Championship doubles. preliminary rounds
Harvard. dercatei W NJ Alien ana Gurnmere,
IIayerfcTd, SO, 60; captain, Cunninshani and and
Cornell, by dsfault 4. E: Kennedy. Jr.. and
j. lseploEe. University Of pennsylvania, de-
fcatcd Doyle and Koenigcr. Dartmouth, Cd.
I-G -.
lard, ir., University Of PENNSYLVANIA, defeated
WcEcl and Hallett, lIayerford, G-S, 6-3.