New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-01
R0Y CHAMPION
OF CALIFORNIA
BEATS HUNTER
yumagae and Mikami, Jap
Tennis Stars, Will
Play To-day.
Nv JAMES 5. 0'NEALE-

s.-e notable features were staged
10Y NJ the FIRST days play Of the
:, annual Crescent Athletic Club
=. tennis tournament, on the turf
r-,s at Bay Ridge, despite the alb
~ Of r. Lindley Murray, lchiya
y.-scae and other stars who are due
% sppear today. 49,,
One failure was the match in when
$50 Roberts. ;hc teu, 1.-the nine
s,,.vear-old san Francisco City cham
-. defeated Francis T. Bay Hunter,
i,s,scr Of The Tribune Cup IN d ha ,'. u
,,'..-bt match. CO, 60. Another was
10 ampirinC of the nameless one ""'
is,5 the match In charge.
quite another feature was the Slns g =
Lac Of Of the popular Clarence . vi p iii
=, officiating 81 the Clarence = IN en-
ram Nc Cormick match, nearly lel'
,sie,p. and. at the psychological nv nv
-. was interrupted by reSouhS 9,
- on his leg, SIS one OF ms ieit ,3
r.I,fornian's shots went wl4a. {
49, blame Peck for not being en-
Ssrs,d over the tennis, as II was err
-, 10 the last degree, Pell winning
FL. 90. -,
Winter and Roberts meant two hard
v..srs. the former on his forehana
: ana the Golden Cater on ms GreSi
80. and overhead. The Corneil
.,-ain. however. had little chance 20
s1rr his forehsnd into action as
t,berts served, drove. and N0lleyeo
I'll "a his rivals backhsnd. IL was
.~ that decided the match. Inc
srriditv was great and Hunter was
- sble 20 run around into posluoh
~ his fine forehand sizzlers as mueh
- usual.
Umpiring Is Woifd.
E,,,er dropped his nrst service at
ns outset. but later broke through
poherts. The latter won his last de-
Sysry for the set game, however;
prn,er lost his chance for the SECOND
q, By dropping his own delivery WIN
- score Gall in the second frame TOT
!, wss never thereafter able TO break
5r,ugh the alternate bullet and twlst
.,-viee Of the Coast youth. The UNI
,,;nr was so bad the players were
.s,eed TO call many points. Hunter IN
,s-scular. showed fine sportsmanshlp
SSsn. on the last points Of the sixth
81 eighth games, Roberts scored
s,.ssv Service aces that eluded the on
ei.rs attention.
Cb.rles NJ. Bull. jr., the Crescent
"a, eliminated the veteran Walter l.
p,,s lie. 6-S. Pate held up well in
~ frst set. but the heat got HIM IN
80 second Henry s. Parker defeated
.pslnb |. Bags by the Unexpectedly
,-.isided score Of 60, 81, but Baggs
.E6 the best he could for his first day
IN grass. Arthur s. Cragin had q hare
|rne with the little southpaw, 3. W.
stair. who took the first set. Tower
.rr Charles L. Johnston, lr., former
View England intercollegiate king, over
yhelned the veteran Benjamin NJ
philips %. 60.
Doubles for To-Day.
The doubles are carded for to-day
l-on0 the entrants are William NJ
btrston and Clarence J. Griffin, ma.
torsl doubles champions; Bull ano
Walter Merrill Hall, Ichiya kumaga'
I'D Machishiro Miksmi, Frederick u
ssgcs and S. Howard Voshell, EugenI
Esrren and Edwin r. Mccormick, OF
tie Coast. and the marathon PAIR
|cbs-les Chambers and G. A. l.. Dlonne
~. ,'.' %a'HSn IT, aefss,ed Ressrd T GuilDe5,
- IS Eoi ard Roberts defesie,d IRA. franeF (
800. Il g Charles NJ Bull. j., detesie'
fi,r l. Pate IL: g.; Arthur 5. S Cbsyi.. Z
-. - defeated benjamin VI Phillips. 9:
~ 'Wbitins P-esion defeated T. W. Psse >.
~ @. r. A. Kirkland de,esled 5.nk
81 81 81 HEM 8 Parker deteated Nslph !
- 80 81. ID * Noorehsad defeated A. 7
80 ~ t'. "a. 81. 6: J De Gsudsn4i d., de
49, e N. Mercer IS Ills. Is hg~
- voeb.iI deSesf0d !. W Fisher. 30. de'au
.,-,ss Preach defeated L. +. Thomas. S-ll. CO
s.,,-s -ound-clarenoe C. Pen defeated Edwin
tCornick 6-l. o.