Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-14

in the tournaments in the East. and
his stroke, which Is something like a
slice in golf, had the eastern racquet.
ers guessing. He was in excellent
condition and played a great match
against Johnston. His back court
work was especially good. Miami,
the other Japanese player, was not in
kumagae's class. =
Il met practically every tennis play
er of note during my visit ON the At
lantic seaboard and found that ell
were interested in tennis in Hawaii.
Many CT them were familiar with con-
ditions here and all expressed viii
lingness to come here at some future
date.
California Players Star
Pacific coast tennis players con-
tinue to surprise the East, and despite
the fact that Maurice Mclaughlin has
not played his game, and the poor
showing OF Dawson, the Fasteners
still bank on the Californians to make
a great showing In the Journeys.
Willis Davis. who attended Califor.
MIA university, is one of the Western
ers who has made a great record. He
Is one of the mos. talked of men in
the East. He has defeated Throck-
morton, Church and Armstrong, and
his spectacular play has brought
plaudits from the gallery.
r. Roberts a Conner
Roland Roberts, another Westerner
who made his first swing around the
Eastern circuit. is a youngster, but q
wizard. He is six feet tall, has a long
reach and his service is terrific. He
alternates a straight fast ball with an
ugly break service which is big
help to the youngster.
In the east Throckmorton was east
ly the sensation He is still In his
teens, and last year won the inter
scholastic title from Charles S. Gar.
lard, another promising player.
Throckmortcn is particularly deadly
at the net and his tennis tactics are
worthy Of a champion.
'..'Knmagae should be an attraction
IL we can secure him for the Carnival
championships, as he is a really great
llayer Four years ago the Japanese
did not know tennis as it Is played
here, confining his play to knocking
a rubber bali about the courts, In
three years he has built up a game
that has stood me test against the
leading players, and his victory over
Johnston was a credit to his hard
work His placing is remarkable and
he covers the court with great speed
and is apparently tireless.
EkIund Plays on Coast.
Things were rather quiet on the
Pacific Coast while ] was. there, and
Eklund and myself had no opportunity
to play in tournamenb as at the
last moment the officials decided to-
postpone the event, but Eklund will
remain there and will perhaps play
in both singles and doubles.
.Eklund is playing fast game this
year and should make a good show
ing against the Californians. His play
will help to interest the players in
Hawaii, and in a few years Honolulu
may be ready to stage tournament
with local players as strong contend
Crs," he concluded.
Works eli Amateur Rule
Castle spent much of his time urg-
ing the officials and tennis players
not to adopt a rule prohibiting pay.
ing expense money to players, as this
would tend to kill all possibilities
of building up tennis in Hawaii. In
conversations with r. d. Wrenn, pre-
sident of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association, and S. W.
Merrithew, editor of American Lawn
Tennis, they state that without doubt
this plan would work a hardship on
California and Hawaii
American Lawn Tennis has publish
ed a number of articles on tennis in !
Hawaii, and in a recent issue, the Ha-
waiian championships were covered in
an excellent manner Photographs
and detail play were given Castle |
has written number of excellent ten |
mis- articles for the leading tennis |
and these articles have |
Tended to increase the interest in the
court game of Hawaii among the
enthusiasts |
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