New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-26
ThrOCkmOrtOn Wins in
Finals of Middle States
Lawn Tennis Tourney.
DEFEAT OF VETERAN
COMES AS SURPRISE
Miss Bjurstedt Beats Miss Casscl
in Women's Singles on
Orange Club Courts.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Harold A. Throckmorton, the New
Jersey schoolboy from the Woodbridge
High School, achieved the greatest dis
tincton of his short career on the
courts yesterday by defeating Walter
Merrill Hall in the final round Of the
annual Middle States championship
tournament by score of Ga, "a,
Cd.
By virtue of his victory on the turf
courts of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club, at Mountain Station, n. j.,
Throckmorton won the right to play
Karl H. Behr, the standing-out holder
of the Middle States title, in the chal
lcnge round this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock
Besides his success in the singles,
Throckmorton, paired with Lindsay
Durham, worked his way into the final
round of the mems doubles by defeat
ing Alrick II. Man, jr., and Cedric A.
Major at 90, rs. The winners will
meet c. +. Watson. jr., and c. NJ. Bull,
jr.. this afternoon in the final round.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the Norwegian
girl, who has captured title in every
tournament in which she has competed
since coming to this country last
March, defeated Miss Clare Cassel in
the semi-fnal round of the women's
singles by score Of 60, 60. Miss
Ina A. Kissel gained the other final
bracket by defeating Miss Helene Pol
lock at 60, 81. She and Miss Blur
stedt will play at 2 o'clock this after
noon for the Middle States champion
ship.
The Norwegian and Miss Cassel will
vi 70 he ,Lo ~ >,
doubles when they face Miss Kissel
and Miss Florence BALM.
While Hall was far from his best
yesterday and made numerous errors,
both in his driving and overhead
Throckmorton must be given great
credit for his victory, for the odds
were all against him and yet he played
with all the dash and confidence of
veteran. The schoolboy, however, was
guilty throughout the match of fragrant
foot-faulting on service, but there was
nobody to call these violations on him.
The short weak lobs that Hall, a
former holder of the Middle States
title, offered to Throckmorton. were
simply doomed beforehand, for the
youthful STA. was deadly overhea
yesterday and sent the ball crashing
to .eep court with remarkable severity
Halls drives to the back of court
did no: possess either the speed or
the accuracy of placement to keep
Throckmorton from gaining the net,
and so the youth always held command
in each set. Hall several times seemed
on the verge of swinging into his real
stride, and on these occasions he
drove with such power down the side
line that Throckmorton could not
handle the returns.
What are Throckmorton's chances
against Karl Behr tomorrow was
the question of the hour around the
courts after yesterdays final round
match. The answer should not be
difficult if more was known of Behr's
game at present, but the Davis Cup
player has only made one appearance
in singles match outdoors this season,
against Touchard at Sleepy Hollow.
The point score of the final singles
match and the summaries follow:
FIRST SET.
H Ha4; aa Z ~ as:tissG-ssi I:
4 Ha,5 ;i;l,a { Gtisit ia :
THIRD SET.
f1 %4S,5..:.o, T.: .;5:, u,
points; Hall. 0 sets. IL games. 50 points.
Mems singles final round) Harold A. ThrOck-
morton defeated Walter Merrill Hall. q. "a.
81
Women's singles (semi- final round)-Aiss Molla
BJurstedt defeated Miss Glare Cassel Go, Ga:
Miss Ina A. Kissel defeated Miss Helene Pollock.
"a 81.
Wonen's doubles tseml- final round)-sGiss Molla
BJurstedt and Miss Glare Cassel defeated Miss Edna
Wldey and Miss Elsie Jewett. 60. g. Miss Ina
A. Kissel and Miss Florence BALM defeated Mrs.
T.. A. Van Wrinkle and Miss Abby Morrison. Ga.
Ga.
Mems doubles tsemi- final round)-Harold A.
ThrockmorOn and Lindsay Durham defeated A. IT,
Man jr.. and Cedric A. Major. 80. -; e. +.
Lovlbond and c. l. Johnston. IT, rs. ca