The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1916-08-29
FAvOR|TES WIN
OPENING ROUND
IN TENNIS PLAY
OLD Stars Easy Nctors over
M ComerS-One Jap
Loses, Other Wins.
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openins round matches in the tsnni.
ohampionship for all conner, on the
West side ciubs turf courts her, 90
day provided only iisht .,srclso o.,
tho fa'ofites u. Norris William.
national champion In 1914, ueorx.
church. " i.ndley Murray. Kari
h'hr and Johnston. McIoughl.n ana
oTli'ln' who survived IN. firs, rpupt
yesterday. won their matche. win.
out getting warmed up. In m,st
cases the favorites for the national
title dld not even receive n atm
practice argument
tn" opening round. hoveyer ~.
not without It's upsrt- U,cht.h,rc
Mikhmi' ono OF the two Japanese VIII,
nave startled American tennis gnller-
los thls summer. ceased 10 he a throat.
rnins factor In the tournament as,,r
meeting william Clothlor O, phila1e,.
phl'' Tho veteran cN-champlon WI.
AT MS best ana simply toycd with nj.
l'ttle brown opponent. winning "a
60. 81.
There was nothing in the Jons.
stoek OF strokes TO combat tho spccdy
placements that Clothler dropped
teasingly flrst court, then tho o,her
rhe match was simply series OF
sprints by Mr.. MlkamI.
The foreign invasion managed to
get In a telling blow when A, w. Moc-
pherson eliminated Fred inman. one Of
the strongest OF the West Side Club
stars, Macpherson cut loose with A
burst OF speed that put the slower NOV.
ing 1nman In difficulties The New
Yorker made a strong fight In the first
SET which was forced 10 iO-s. nm,
after this effort he quickly weakened
'he RUSSIAN easily winning the next
two sets.
Elliot Binzen, one OF the most nrorni-
hent OF the younger stars, succ,cdc,I
IN staying in the championship only
"i'er haru nve set match with
George King.
ltchlya Numagac, the little loft.
handed Jap Who defeated Chamnion
William Johnston for the Casino Gun
AT Newport, won new supporters when
ne easily disposed of Danforth Geer.
lhc Jap took his favorite station ON
me base line and repeatedly sent long
drives into the Americans court thar
never came baSk. Kumagae, withou,
extending himself. won In straight
sets.
With sixty matches TO be disposcd
OF IN the opening round. the turf
courts since 1880 o'clock this morn
ing have been a beehive OF activity.
Az times as many as twenty players
were In action. The gallery, which
reached 5000 at o'clock, strolled
from one match 10 another. remain
Ing the longest at the feature con-
tests in which the draw brought the
more prominent racquet wieldcrs to-
gethcr,
While separate single matches were
being decided, William Johnston and
Clarence Griffin. both OF California,
stepped out from the clubhouse NJ
$50 and prepared 10 defend their
national doubles title against Me
1.oushlin and Ward Dawson. who
formed another team OF star CALI
fornians. McISouehlin. with Dawson,
his now partner captured the Pacific
Coast championship when they earned
the right to challenge the national title
holder, after defeating George Church
and Willis Davis in the elimination
trials early this month.
First round summaries-Philip Van
deventer defeated &. Stanley Rogers,
4-6. e--6. 6-S, G-l, G-i: William
Rosenbaum defeated J. Il. Allen. "a.
6-S. 81: J. w, Anderson won from
Charles Garland by default Walter
Roberts won from Arthur Copeland by
default. Clarence Griffin beat Fred
paggs, Sc, 60. GO: Arthur Cragin
heat Richard Maynard. 6---4, 60. Go,
Ralph Baggs beat u. w. stair, 6-S,
6-., 6-2; l.. Gwynnc French beat
George V. Peak. 6--A, 6--3. 6-3: T.
H. Whitney beat Ward Daw son, e >, |
Ga, 6--l, Harold Harvey won from
George Mckearin by default: T.. II. Me- |
Cormick won from j. &. Nelly by de-
fault; Elliott Binzen beat George King. |
Ii, TO. +--6, "a, 6-2: c. q. Bur |
rows heat Lloyd Hartel. 6-l. 60. |
6-2: Harold Mixsell beat Louis Osh- !
man, 6--2. 6--1, 6--3; William Clothier |
beat Hachishira Mikami, 6--2. Go,
6--l: Cedric Major beat Il. +. Drake, |
Go. Ga. ca; Il. u. Little beat Leon |
ard Knox. 6--2. 6--e. 7--5: r. G. Van !
vleit beat William Bourne. 60. 60, |
Ga; A. w. Macpherson beat Fred !
Inman. 10--s. SO. 60: Walter Pate
beat Spencer Palmer. 6-2. 6-4: 67<l,
c. w. MacMullcn beat Robert Nathan, |
6--i. Go. 6-l; Francis Hunter heat
Arthur Coifey. e., a., 81; William