The sun., 1915-06-27
BEHR HAS TROUBLE
HOLDING HIS TITLE
Young ThrOckmOrtOn Gives
Middle states Champion
Hard Tennis Race.
MISS BJURSTEDT WINNER

Karl H. Behr n member OF last years
International team and ranked third
among the lawn tennis players OF the
country. had the time Of his life holding
on to his Middle States championship on
the Orange Lawn Tennis Club courts
here to-day. The internationalist did
manage to defend the title against Har-
Old A. Throckmorton. the eighteen-year
old challenger. but 1t took him five sets
10 gain his victory at 6--t, 7-5. 4--6,
4-6 6-3
Behr now has two legs on the famous
Middle States cup and will have to win
It only once more to own II.
Both Of the women's titles went to
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the national cham
pion. The Norwegian trumphed over
Miss Ina 4. Kissel OF Philadelphia with
the greatest ease at 6--1. 6-s, and in
inc doubles with Miss Glare Cassel the
Morse girl disposed of Miss Kissel and
Miss Florence Ballin in straight sets at
60, 6-l. Both OF Miss Bjurstedts
matches were final round affairs, for in
holder. did not defend and there Is no
challenge round to the women's doubles.
Young Throckmorton showed a great
deal of natural tennis ability and also
some faults that might easily be cured.
Once the youngster has overcome the
tendency to expend too much energy on
impossible strokes and learns to keep
delivering he will rapidly come to the
top. Again to-day as yesterday the
youngster made glaring foot faults.
There was n Judge to-day and he called
. few. but for the most part he over
looked them. being too busy watching
the flight Of the ball.
Behr was not nearly at his best. The
champion had not participated in a sin
giles match this year and he showed the
lack Of training plainly. His general
ship, however. was too much for the
youngster and IL was Behr's court ex-
perience that gave him the victory. In
the first and second sets Behr won by a
scant margin. but he apparently did not
have to extend himself greatly to do 1t.
and this fact nearly cost him the match.
The internationalist threw away two
or three chances to win the third set
and make 1t straight set victory
through carelessness. After a rest, the
players came back on the court and
n looked as IL the match were about
over. for Behr ran through the first
three games In quick time.
Right here he unearthed real old
fashioned streak OF Behr widness and
dropped five games in a row. He stead
led long enough to take the ninth
game, but Throckmorton won the tenth
on his own service and tied up the
match.
There was considerable applause
when Throckmorton grabbed Off tho
first two games Of the deciding set.
Behr came to life then and played some
real tennis. He took the match and
held the title by winning six of the
next seven games.
The mems doubles final Is still in
abeyance. Throckmorton and Durham
started to play Charles NJ. Bull and
c. F. Watson. Jr.. after the finish of
the singles matches. but by the time
they finished two sets. 1t was almost
dark. Throckmorton and Durham won
the first set after hard fight at 7-5.
and lost the second after an equally
tough tussle at 10. They will finish
tomorrow and the winner will play
Behr and 7. X. Pell some time next
week in the challenge round.
Miss Bjurstedt's play was Of about
the same calibre as usual She ran
through the singles in little over half
an hour and with Miss Cassel finished
the doubles in about the same length
OF time. The summaries:
Middle States Championship Mems
Singles. Challenge Round-Kari H. Behr.
holder, defeated Harold A. Throckmorton.
The point score;
FIRST SET.
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SECOND SET.
Ts1Gelmoiiiio;n:::: TFsn5;lii;:: ti,sst;t:s::--::ii--s
THIRD SET
asnoclmcrton:: fsn5i 5ilr;;:: ;ts:,s;sss,,--ssss--s:
FOURTH SET.
Fsa5elmo;;ion: fsa5; sss:s:;:s. 81:
FIFTH SET.
fsaGsamoiio,n::::: fsa5; ,s:t:ss:;--ss..--ss
Totsls-Behr. sets; q games; l7s aces
Middle =, states champion:hip. ,women,s
defeated Miss Ina A. Kissel, 6-i, Ga
The point score;
FIRST SET.
Hiss Hiss Rls.sI Riars'ed' sss;5 t-2s-ss
STstoNp
MIS- Mis- RIars''a' RisssI.'. :--iiss-s
Totals-Miss Bjurstedt, 2 sets: l2 sames
SO aces. Miss Kissei. sets. games: 81
aces
Middle States Championship. women's
Doubles. Final Round-Miss MOlia Blur
etedt and Miss Glare Cassel defeated Miss
Ina A. kissel and Miss Florence BALM
SO, 6--i. The point score:
FIRST SET.
Miss Bjurstedt and Miss Cassel:
II 4-3i-6
Miss Kissel and Miss Balln
81 8 ! 2-l9-0
SECOND SET
Miss BJurstedt and Miss Cassel:
o 6 I t-3C-C
Miss Kissel and Miss Balm
I - l-34-4
Totals-Miss Bjurstedt ana Miss Cassel
z sets: l2 games; 70 aces. Miss kissel and
Miss Ballin. . sets. games; SO aces
Middle States Championship Mems
Doubles. Final Round-H. A Throck-
morton and l.. Durham w. G. NJ. Bull, Jr,
and C. +. Watson. Jr., 7--5. 7-s. unfin-
tshed