New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-07
EUMAGAE, BACK
m FORM AGAIN,
UPSETS COFFEY
Iooanese Tennis Star
Flashes Some Brilliant
Play on Court.
By JAMES s. 0'NEALE.

hN JANIS =. " A. $4,000
rshiya Kumagae, the little in)un
- idiit on a spree, bounced all
-,,,S the court yesterday afternoon
,be Crescent Athletic Club, Bay
o.s,. IS he won his way into the
80, Of the first annual open Crescent
ornament in three straight sets. His
..,a,ent. the promising young Prince
ian Arthur II. COfey, was no
~..,h for the New York State cham
~ who won. Ga, 60, "a.
ore team. that composed Of the San
v..,eiscans Clarence J. Griffin, ma
,o,,l doubles champion, and young
yolsnd Roberts, advanced to the nnsis
=, the doubles. They did IL at the ex-
o.,.s OF Clarence G. Pell and Fred
.,isk F. De Rham, e., 6-S, ga
-. other semi-fnal doubles match,
A.tvsen the Fred c. Baggs-s. Howard
v.,hsu and Walter Merrill Hall
cb,rles VI. Bull. jr. combinations will
al. place this afternoon but the
- SINGLES semi-fnsl, between the
- .oytbpaws. Voshell and R. Lind
l.v Murray, has been postponed unt'l
r.xt Saturday because Of the strain
rro, Murray in The East West matches
when ne collapsed.
FLASHES Best Form
ycmacae. in eliminating the only
r,cbtbander then left in the singles
,l.v dashed his best form Of the tour
rsment and showed the large and fash
io,sble gallery. which has been in
,lirs8 70 take the swarthy Jap not too
ser;ouslv because he has been below
En- hest form Tor a week, that his VIC
TONES over Griffin, at Utica, and Nat
Niles. az Loncwood, we're no fukes.
The Nipponese drove with almost un-
esnnv precision, and scarcely made any
errors al ALL lie played like a whlrl-
wind in the second set, when Corey
could not win a single game. In the
other two sets Kumagse was inclined
10 take things easier.
Remembering the sage advice, tic
bsat 6 base.iner go TO the net Coney
Sc, sail for forecourt right at the
start, following his fine, speedy ser
vice 70 the attackers position. The
advice was good, but the Jap was bet
Ter. and passed the hard-working col
lsrian almost at will with heavily
TONED. sizzling drives that hit inches
within the lines. Cofey won some
canes. IL is true. on fine shots, but
Yumarae was never in danger and al
vavs seemed 20 be able 70 put over the
necessary points whenever he greatly
Desired them. In fact, so lightly did
Kumagae regard his chances Of de-
feat that he practised for some time
with his partner, Hachishiro Mikaml,
before he faced Cofey.
Griffin at His Best.
Griffin and Roberts, the New York
State doubles title holders, also played
fine tennis. and at no time did Pell, the
husky society hockey player, and De
.Rham have a chance. Griffin appeared
10 relish being on the court, despite
bis recent play at Forest Hills, an
dominated the rallies at all times
Roberts. the nineteen-year-old Sar
Francisco champion, had his great ser
vice working well. and stesdied dowr
considerably in his ground strokes un
der the mild, persuasive, gentle inhu
ence Of Peck" Griffin.
In a second round doubles mattel
Leonard Beekman, the Princeton cap
tain, and the gigantic Lyle Evani
Mshsn smothered Francis T. Hunter
and J. S. ONeale, who played ever
more atrociously than they did in theii
last match at Longwood, and are still
seeking the ink. The score was 6-1
GO. Then Beekmsn and Mahan pro
ce,ded 70 lose TO Baggs and Voshell
whom Hunter and his partner defeated
for the Long Island championship ear
lier in the season, 6-s, &c. Hunter
the sturdy young Cornell captain, who
holds The Tribune cup, is still won
tering at the justice Of il.