The sun., 1916-08-31
American Does Not Yield q
Set-His Style Battles
japanese.
THIRTY-TWO LEFT
IN BIG TOURNEY
~ DANIEL.

Nv Aeos t"at ~ gave tne impression or a
total eclipse. lchiya Kumagae. the
little bespectacled individual upon whom
the fondest hopes OF the Land Of Cherry
Blossoms were pinned in the national
classic Of the courts at Forest Hills. fell
before the proves and bathing style OF
George N. Church. Not a single set did
the American yield as he smashed his
way into the third round by a score OF
s-3. s-3. 81. The match lasted only
nfty-three minutes.
With the elimination Of Kumagae went
h threat Of a foreign champion. We
are now assured Of a native title winner.
for the feid Of thirty-two survivors is
strictly a home product. with emphasis
on the East. Seven Calirornians and
one Southerner are still in the running.
BEFORE kumaSae made his kit A. W.
Macpherson. q S~cotchman. who holds a
Russian title. was beaten by Dean
Mathey. 81, IS, Is. SIS.
Except for Church's sensational sue
cess and . few minor upsets the results
o. the thtrty-two matches that brought
the draw even into the third round were
IN accord with form and expectations.
william N. Johnston, the champion, had
a far easier time than even he himself
had bargained for in defeating Francis
T. Hunter OF Cornell and New Rochelle.
81. 60. g.. Maurice r. Ne.
Loughlin. seeking to retrieve some Of the
good opinion OF his present form lost in
his unsuccessful quest Of doubles honors
the day previous. fairly overwhelmed
Kenneth Hawkes.. a fellow Californian.
s--l. e.. 81.
0eeknan Beats Throcknorte..
Richard Norris Williams "a defeated
Robert Le Roy. "a. 81, -, whIle
Clarence J. Griffin. the Philadelphian's
most formidable iva In the upper half.
advanced At the expense OF REGINALD A.
COON Of this city. g.. g., 81.
Theodore n. Peil had quite a tuss1e with
the veteran Fred Alexander. who went
nut at 60. S--3. IS. S-3. Karl
Behr won from Jimmy Weber of Chicago.
s.. SIS. s.. and Watson N. Wash.
burn eliminated r. c. Van vliet Of the
University Of California. S-3, 81. st.
Some surprises Of the day were the
defeat OF Harold A.. Throckmorton BY
Leonard Beekmsn. another young lurn-
mary. In straight sets. g., e., IS,
and the elimination OF Dick Harte Of
Harvard by Cedric \. Major Of Brook
Ign in n long. nve set match, A-S, Ga,
SIS. St. SIS.
For a player whose W had been
heralded from coast 10 coast and not
without reason. a man who had beaten
Johnston only a short time ago in a
I'VE set match and had by many been
regarded as q serious contender for the
title. kumagae was a sorry d%isappoin,-
ment. Under the flashing drives, the ter
rife volleying Of a master OF that style
OF play. the Japanese fell TO pieces.
There was not n single stage OF the
Game at which the American was not In
possession OF the upper hand.
Church Revelation.
Church was a revelation. Rising 20
heights he had never before attained.
the Princctonian tore through Kuma-
gae'a defense as II II were a thing OF
paper. In previous matches here the
oriental. with a power akin to mesmer-
ism. had forced most OF his opponents
20 play Just the kind OF a game that
suited him-the long court variety. In
that style none can hope E. success
against the willy little japanese.
Church made the battle. He did the
forcing and from the ne, volleyed until
the Japanese became uncertain even
from the base line. was forced to try
his hand NJ the closer game. tottered
and fell with q dull thud. In all his
previous efforts In the East. Kumagae
even in defeat. had been the imperturb-
able jap. OF nerves he had had none
An ever present smile had wrcathed his
brown face.
Yesterday Kumagae knew wat rcrvc.
were and tho smile with which II. entered
the battle was quickly converted Into q
quizzical look. n frown-evcntually q
look of anger. Things were not working
20 his liking and Kumagae muttcrec
phrases that might not have sounded
we'll in the language Of those w!ti'lr
hearing. Tho little fellow with ,hews OF
steel could hardly have been blamed ~
feeling sore At heart. He had rome 8
great way. ostensibly only to learr
American tennis But down in his hear
was . feeling that he might after nj
come home with the championship. Hi'
victory over Johnston had strengthened
that hope and now came defeat. Not II
the fnai, or even in the semI-inal. but II
the second round. and by a man whom
he was counted upon to master wiz
little trouble.
Beaten ~ . style.
To KumaEae's credit It must he sale
thst he might have been beaten more ID.
a style than by an individual, 1t Is p''
slble trat kumagac can beat some wh'
can outplay Church. We say It Is pos
sible. for many close followers of tennis
including former cna nlploiS, were cI ''Ei
opinion after the match. Vel. In ~
last analysis, Kuinagac's game. his st.'c
had little to commend him In a cham
yioryhjp tournament. II was not on.
American tennis. but American gri, M
q lighting spirit that tore the laps sam'
10 pieces and made him look Ike
veritable tyro.
When Church had bowlel the OrIenis
over in the first two SETS kumagae'
odherents still saw a flicker Of hope. !
Kumagae could only taxi the third se
his chances would he even, tiny argued
10, In a long drawn out battle the AmerI
can would be worn down Church t.,
might nave realized that. for n" kept n
TOD speed all the way. lie never spare
r.mself-never waited to set or regal
his breath.
Even after the hrst set Church wa
painting like an athlete after a Mara
thon, Ills breath came In sharp gasp
ana he looked to be under a sever
nervous strain. Yet he was able I
maintain that terrific pace and In tn
long nun gain his Goal--a signal victor
in the shortest time possible. A decisio
in ffty-three minutes exceeded eve
Church's fondest hopes.
Auevicaa's Service stress.
0hurch's sharp and powerful ssrvic'
With q peculiar hop. had Kumssa