Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-01
and THROCKhRTON may PLAY
HERE IN CARNIVAL TENS TOURNAMENT
Racquet Stars Will Compete in Ma Tournament in January
"A. l. Castle Invites Them tome to Honolulu in Feb
ruar-Church One of the Greaayers of Present Season
-lfrockmortOn Should Make ce in First Ten This Year

george VI. Church Of Tenafly, y. j..
and Harold Throckmorton OF Eliza.
petn, n. j., two OF the leading stars
= IN the tennis world. are expected 10
De the feature players in the coming
ARRIVAL championships in February
This announcement was made TODAY
Dy A. l.. Castle, chairman OF the Car:
niyal Tennis committee.
Inurch is ore of the greatest piay.
ers In the country, and is expected to
rank NO. this year. Last wear no
was No. 3, but his game has inproyed
20 such an extent that he Is certain
70 be ranked in the first five Charcb
was the man who defeated Knmapaed
IN the national Championships ge is
Princeton man, and has bean
prominent figure in INTERCOLLEGIATE
tennis circles.
Church Improves
no man has improved so strikingly
Ills season as has Church. He has
a.Mays oeen great Volleyer and
slnasner. but this year he began TO
-Suna our ms game, and has develop I
h.s ground strokes Church is not +
ms best at back-hand strokes buf
ms opponents have not played this
7faht much this season. At the met
3e,1, reach is wonderful, and he seldom
3 us 70 win his point In this depart.
Aumagae defeated "Peckn Griffin
VINO was in Honolulu at the last carn;'
va, IN straight sets when the East US
VEST tournament was staged. This
year ne has defeated Armstrong. ua.
s,'ey' Fell, Washkurn, Davis. Beekman
=. r Leonard, Whitney, Voshell. MIR. ,
tsy and Byford. He has been defeat ,
20 Dy Norris Williams and Maurice /, |,
Church is six feet IN !
ne1gnt, but is, not heavy. He shonld
prove 10 be big attraction to the fem
ms oevotees of Honolulu. !
still IN His Teens
Heroiu Ihrockmorton flashed on
me noIfzon OF tennis activities this :
year, and when the rankings are made
many believe that the youngster viii
ee f,fen 4 place in the sfirst ten. ,stJel :,
- sun IN his teens and last wear was n
i1terscholastic champion. At THO fret
2. me season he burned up the conrts Il;
WIN MS speed, and made a good rec (, y
~ tor youngster The interscholas- sC-
.,c champion has played a lot This -
~ 81, and has defeated Mathey. Hall. r.,
Murray, Fell, Garland, Clothier. Mi. "a
; all ana Niles, list which includes ~
,uIee OF the first ten. Throckmorton ~
~ won two state titles this year IL
maryland and New Jersey.
tnfpckmorton plays brilliant y
'ame. but has not reached the stage "
Rnere ne can be depended upon TO q.
e as steady as some of the other -
tars. His strength has improved IA
mo IN a match with Niles this wear WI
Mayed Tor more than four shours he. an
ore the match was finished and the ia
oungster won 1t. He plays a good
Verhead game. serves well and when IN
e has fully learned to control his
rive should figure well up in the LIST
flthe first ten.
n to Manila
Church and Throckmorton viii com. -
ete In the Manila tournament This fol
ineeI, leaung New York on Novem. ss
er 20 and the original plan was to in
py the way OF Vancouver, hut upon aft
curing that the tennis stars were reC
Ding 70 make the trip to the Orient. pol
astie proceeded to send them an in qui
ltation at once for the tournament Ee
ere IN February. II is thought that AM
e. two stars win consent to play his
re upon their return from the Phil.
pines.
While IN the Orient the players will jut
Ithout doubt meet Kumagae and Nj. set
mi II is not certain as yet re- sta
riding the appearance of Kumagae
the tournament here, but If he can WI
range his business affairs Honolulu pA
mis- deyotees will have an opportu- tolc
" Of Watching the great Japanese prbl