The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-15
detroit Novice Beats Crack
Chicagoan In Tennis Match
II. w. Baubie Takes Set
From Nj. G.. Ketchum
In Exciting Game


country with lively contingent
representing Detroit and Michigan.
participant In the Michigan state
Tennis tournament entered into the
second day elimination contests IT
the singles on he Detroit Tennis
clubs courts. following an exciting
Mst day OF two rounds among most
Of the players.
All contestants In the mems
singles played at least one match
while several others, among them
Walter Westbrook. young Detroit
city champion got away with two
matches.
Several Of the visiting player,
made disappointing showing
n. w Baubic. OF Detroit. scarcely
considered better than a practice"
partner for any OF the leading play
ers In the Detroit club. proved e
sensation in the singles Monday at
ernroon. when he eliminated ~ g
Ketchum. Chicsgoan, considered
probable winner OF the tournament
The score was CO. 2-6 and ca
After taking the first set, players
and spectators familiar with the
play of both men commented or
Baubies showing as remarkab BILE,
and awaited with INDIGESTION tn
outcome. When the Chicagoan
took the second set. however many
confidently predicted that victory in
the first set was merely luck and
that Ketchum would take the last
with ease. Baubie entered the third
Get with grim determination and
won with every mark OF a well
earned victory.
Club members had ranked Baubie
hardly as twenty-fifth in the stand
ings Of the club players. The match
was watched by a large number OF
enthusiasts.
Paul Leidy, OF Pontiac. won the
most spectacular match OF the morn I
1ng games fro NC. c. Meyer. Of De !
troit, after a hard battle. The score !
was SIS, 4-6 and ca. The match |
was q long one being interspersed |
with numerous deuce sets.
Walter westbrook, city champion
Of Detroit, was ahead OF all oppo- |
|nents by two matches, having cas-
lily defeated Or. John Gardiner. OF |
Toledo. In the first. 60 and So, and |
Roger Rankin. OF Pittsburgh, in the
second. The Anal score was 90
I and 81. Rankin had beaten Bruce
BROMLEY. OF Pontiac. 60 and 60.
westbrook's victory was a hollow
one. however DR.. Gardiner, who II
was supposed would be a trouble.
some opponent. proved unusually
easy for the Detroit boy.
westbrook and Jerry Weber, the
latter the state champion and a Chi |
cagoan, are being forecssted as the
runners-up for the championship !
finals.
Theodore Lightner champion OF
Alpena. and runner-up for the city |
championship in Detroit, took the |
frst two In his match with +. He'd |
den, of Dowagiac. the scores being |
SO and So. Some extraordinary |
good playing featured.
Another good contest was that |
between G. L. Stocking. OF Detroit. |
and Ira II. Reindel. OF Detroit. the |
latter winning. rs and GO. Rein
del will play next Paul Leidy. win
ner over Meyer.
Summaries;
First Reusa-Donovan beat Thomp- |
SON. s-i. So, NJ. walsh beat McElwee. /
ell. Ca Thwaltes beat Clark, 60, o-s. /
a. bsh,ns. 5es, Heddoni IS - -
beat Goodrich. g., s-';, Lee beat
Meyer. s-s. t-s. ga: Reindel beat !
Stocking. T-5. So. Rankin beat Brom-
r.r 60 90 "a steven, wsrS Sss, P Rec way
Us. s-1 Owen beat Edwards. 81.
ell: Raseman beat Blakeslee by de-
fault. Prescott beat Parish by de-
fault: Shields beat VOORHEES, by de-
fault; Miles beat Kortlander by de-
f fault T. Walsh beat behr'nd by de-
second Round-James Weber beat
LAwrle, -. sc, Garcia beat K. spi-
esr. s-s, 60: w Walsh beat Thwaites.
default Codd beat Peak i-s. 7-5. s-3
Miles beat shields. 60. Ga Reindel
beat Laidy. 81, so Westbrook beat
Rankin. go. Ga. stevens boat T
Walsh. 81. ga: Beaubis beat Ksteh-