The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-13
INDOOR TENNIS PLAY
STARTS WITH UPSET
Harold ThrOckmOrtOn Put Out
i'm First Round-WatsOn
Also Defeated.
OTHER STARS VICTORIOUS

Lawn tennis fans were treated early
20 their first surprise of the tournament
for the national indoor championship,
which started yesterday at the courts
OF the Seventh Regiment Armory. Play
had hardly begun when Harold Throck-
morton. Metropolitan Junior champion
and Princeton intorHcholastic champion.
was defeated by II. j. Sommer. prac-
tlcally newcomer, in straight sets at
rs. "a. Throckmorton's defeat. how
ever. was not due 50 much to the good
play of his opponent as to his own
weakness, for he was unsteady and out
of practice. Sommers honor was short
lived for he was beaten in the second
round by Edmond w. peaslee, the old
Yale player, at 6--l, 90.
The other big surprise OF the day
also happened in the first round. II was
the defeat Of G. Frederick Watson Jr.,
by Julio NJ. Schumacher Schumacher has
been playing on the board floors all
winter and never showed better form.
lie took Watson into camp Mt "a,
6-i and continued the good work by
beating r. II. Hooker in the second
round at Ga. al.
H. l.. Bowman. winner of the Junior
indoor championship, displayed great
deal OF Improvement in his game since
he won the youngsters tournament and
advanced to the fourth round by beat
ing Merle johnson, veteran OF the
courts, in the second round at 6-3,
Ca, and ]. A. COLON II. the third
at 6-3, 81. Bowman played a much
more finished game than either OF his
rivals. lie placed well. drove hard and
covered his court faultlessly.
Gustave F. Touchard, the present
titleholder, seems 10 have gotten over
his slump Of last season. for he beat
Abraham Bassford, Jr., at e., 6--3
without trying very hard. Karl Behr
nnd Theodore r. Pell. two of the favor
ties for the title, had little moro than
practice IN their matches. both winning
In straight sets at 6--l, 6--1, the former
beating Lincoln Barker. while Pen
trounced I. Weinstein. The summaries
National Indoor Championship Mems
eingles-First round-Abrahnm Bassiora,
,o d ri stS,nacher de Ie c. FREDERICK
issteS P. Z. Trsanor "a So; EG% hon"
3-e. "a. io--s; 4. J. Seminar defeated
Harold 4. Tnrockmorton, -. 6-4
George King defeated J. T. Harrison. -,
lard Botsford. by default: G. 4. L. Dionne
defeated l.. I. Grinnell, 6--5. 81; L. ".
Binzin defeated Julian $. Myriok, 6-S'
j--t
second Round-H. l.. Bowman defeated
Merle Johnson. SIS, O.; J. A. COLON
IS, Sc Theodore Roosevelt Pell de-
feated l. weinstein, 81. 81; Matthew
Taylor won from Clarence Roome. by de-
fault; Karl H. Behr defeated Lincoln
Psrker, 6-i. I'll L. II. whitney won
from Cedric A. Major, by default: Remsen
srheack defeated Ccrn, o''c sai'n H"cs
stracten. Ct, 50; Arthur S. Cragin de-
f., feated King smith. 81, ID: J. II. stein
kampf defeated Paul p. Gooid, Sc, It
Or. John ". Travel won from Irving C.
Harry s parker defeated C. A. Sparks
s-2, 50: Charles Chambers defeated c,
defeated Abraham Bassford; Jr.; g..
Hooker. "a. 81: Edmond ". ,Peasle'
jsmin ". phillips defeated George King
SIS, -; Ga, O. A. L. Dionn" defeated t,
Ro.snbaam 1 defeated c. l.. robinson. 90
I'll; Howard \. Plummer defeated Pres,
ton Cumming Jr. 80. So; So; a. e
S; ": MerEihew defeated 4: II. Murphy
u. sw ain. o., 90; Arthur NJ. Lovibon,,
Rogers won from, n. X. ,Tomlln. Jry b!
Hslsey Wood SIS. 6-S, ill.,; W. d
Bourne won from 4 Healey by default
defeated Il. r. Putnam, -. e: J.. N
BANKS Won from Morris Clark by dethniit i,
o--s 6--3. "a; II. W Robinson defeated
Corey zimmerman, 60. 80.
}. A. COLON. 6--s, 81; Harry $. Parke
defeated Or. John W. Travel, 81. Ct
NC Mfrrn'T 5 9Sff"% defeated C. foifi
Rogers. 6-i, Is