The sun., 1916-08-16
JERSEY SCHOOLBOY
DEFEATS Vets IN
NEWPORT TOURNEY
%Throckmorton Disposes Of
Stevens and Clothler on
Casino Courts.
JOHNSTON, WILLIAMS
AND NILES VICTORS

JOHNSTON, WILLIAMS
AND NILES VICTORS
NEWPORT, Aus, i5.--Ths fashionable
seieny at this famous resort Ii suffer-
ins keen disappointment tonight. This
assemblage OF wealth and culture that
always has shown deep interest and
marked enthusiasm In sporting EVENT.
whether they he polo or racing. ten
nis or golf, failed to gather at the pic
turesQus Casino courts to-day, where
the invitation tennis tournament for
the Newport cup is being played. and
10 Q result they missed come Of the
Ansst tennis ever played In this coun-
".
The weather was ideal for both con-
tss,ants and spectators. Tho contest
ants were on hand. but the brilliant
gallery that usually fringes the courts
with It's presence was absent. The
attendance was very poor. II left va
can't spaces In the stands, and still
more noticeable 1t left wanting applause
that was deserved almost continuously
during the competitions. That 80 few
surned out to see the contests Wa sx-
plained by one lover Of the sport to-
hight as followsi
tsrhs crowd got their MI Of tennis
yesterday. They enjoyed II all. but
rather than risk the chance Of firing Of
h before the finals begin they decided to
Wmain away.
clever PlayinU by schsO1bey.
Now they regret II and tomorrow
SAey will he here en- ma sc. for the story
n how Hs rold A. Throckmorton. IA schools
Roy from Elizabeth. n. j.. forced the
veteran Richard Stevens of Hoboken and
William J. Clothier Of Philadelphia. sew
Sral times national champion. into retire.
ment Is being told and retold everywhere.
Great Atress 10 being laid OF the wonder
Ni performances OF the y~oungster. And
the story Of this youths playing IA not
being exaggerated. for such u thing 10
hardly possible.
All tho greatest ~wielders Of the racquet
IN the country with tho exception 81
Maurice Mclaughlin. the California
Comet. competed. but none OF them dis
played the remarkable form AS that
0HV"h ny tbo " .NShA
the Aizz'lns. nuzzltng ground swimmers
and b~ackhanders Of the mighty william
N. Johnston. the holder OF the national
title. were not ms sparkiing rs the flash
ING speed and brilliant overhead shots Of
the schccihoy.
Young Throckmorton simply outp,aved
himself. lie played as he never did be-
FIRE: he played AZ he never expected to
Ciav aea'nat these veterans and HI sur
pfised himself NJ well a. his opponents
and those who wsre fortunate to zee
him In action.
First Downs stevens.
The YOUNGSTERS frst opponent va,
Stevens, wit. whom he was paired In
the frst ,uid. As they went 10 tn,
nets all present expected a good contest
But few believed the lad would be re
turned the victor. They knew he wa,
good player. a younzs,er Il b
rsckoncd with. but they could not be
lisvc that he would he able to down III,
veteran. who was known to be In hi!
top form.
Throckmorton did turn the trick. bu
ne didn't accomplish his task until tn,
battle had gone four gruelling sets
The dashing y%oungster overhauled tn
long drives the able veteran sen
skimmerlns across the nets and KEEP
hammering away at cross fre shots unit
he ran his opponent into o state Q
fatigue bordering on collapse. So fas
vas Throckmorton's playing in the sec
end half Of the game that he won tn,
last two sets decisively and the mate
q 6-3. So. Go and 6-2.
Then Eliminates Clsthier.
Later Clothier. a player whose proves
n the courts II known wherever tn
game Is played. came forth AS Throck
morton's opponent in the second round
All those who had seen the youths vic
tory over Stevens admired IL an
stamped II as being OF c~hampionshi
calibre. but in Clothier. n time Kin
or the Courts, they expected a playe
whose knowledge Of tho intricate point
OF the sport and ability to outguess o.
ponents would bewilder the youngste
And stop his tremendous rallies.
But ~Throckmorton had an easier taS
dsfeatlng Clo,hier han he had in dis
posing Of Stevens. for II required onl
three sets to suppress the former cham
Hion. the card being Go, 60, 81.
The boy literally played the vetera
on his feet, lie started off with a das
that bewildered the veteran and h
4. lightning like shots scored so often tha
- ''tiN Wv Nh'hC foNA's~ wv
Agame, and took the set at 60. Frol
then TO end Throckmorton eased ~
TITLE and in each OF the other Sci
C!oth!er managed TO score. He got tw
sanes in the second and four in II
third.
Another Youth Surprises.
Another youth caused a surprise whe
Rowland Roberts. a l~7-year-old lad fro
San Francisco. defeated the ve,era
Irving G. Wright. of Boston In straigl
eets at e.. Go, 6-3. The youthfl
Californian came hero with a reput;
uon Of being another Mclaughlin az
mis- p.aying to-day warranted the belt'
that he Will develop into anoth'
"'"m"t' He o~utplayed Wright at n
Stages Of the game. especially at Il
ne, where he played to perfection.
Another player to give a good eNhit
ZION WIS +. T. Hunter of New York. 70
ner captain OF Cornells team. !
e. dln0"d the star of j. J. Armstrong
philadelphia IN four sets At 81. g.
-. g.
Niles Defeats Biddle.
HHl another match that produc'
eredt tennis was that between Nathan1
W Niles Of Boston and Craig Biddle
Philadelphia, After four gruelling sc
Mics VAS returned the victor at 7
-. SIS. Go.
For three sets the match was pretti
Fought. Niles In the early games W
up 'o he net more than usual n /
o'o'1"ad stroklng was good witho
h''ileing accuracy to severity. Lat
Oh biddle showed sparks Of brillian
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