The evening world., 1916-08-30
10000 SEE CHURCH
TACKLE JAPANESE
IN TENNIS MATCH
Naiher Defeats Macpherson,
The Russian, anj Many old
Stars Win.
Nv william, Abboff.

FoREsT HILLS. Z. Z. Aus 30
Tho international battle between
I,chiya kumAsao - Japan ana pcorge
church. former intercollegiate cham
pion. the feature match - the second
round ~ tho National Tennis Tourna.
ment, attracted a gallery ~ nearly
Q. 900 persons 10 tho wcs, side club
courts her" this afternoon. Tho iiil,
brown man seemed like midget
compared 10 his towering opponent.
but Kumagae quickly cat loose with
30 many terrific drives that the bis
gallery began TO grow approhcnslve
how church's strong net game would
stand up against the Jap's base line
attack.
shortly before Kumagae and
Church went into action the other
favorit"s were battling their way to
the third round.
Maurice H. Mclaughlin. who stlli
| remains tho popular choice. drew "a
rather easy opponent IN Kenneth
Hawks. The match only provided
practice for tho California comet To
tune up his strokes.
On one OF tho championship courts
| Dick Williams national title holder
in 1914. was having n hard Job trying
to dispose ~ Robert Leroy. West Side
Club luminary. Williams captured
the first two sets. though he did not
get many breathing spells The for.
mer champion played without any
signs OF sore ankle. but he did re-
veal tendency to wallop his re-
turns out OF court. Williams, how
ever. rallied every time Leroy threat
ened and his great bnckhand strokes
seldom failed to earn the deciding
points.
| on another court T. II. Pcll and
Fred Alexander. the veteran. were
giving a fine exhibition OF fast ten
mis-, Pell pitting his forearm drives
against Alexander's keen playing at
| the net
While these two matches were pro-
| cecdIng National Champion Johnston
| was playing on one OF the outside
courts. but receiving little more than
Hunter. who was no match for the
hard hitting Californian.
Earlier in the day another section
OF the foreign invasion was repelled
when Dean Mathey. former Prince
ton Captain. defeated A. w. Mac
pherson OF Russia.
The match was a long drawn out
affair, Mathey finally winning. 6-i,
IS. 2-6. Sc, after two hours OF
playing. MACPHERSON depended on a
fast service and votleying 10 offset
Mathey's placements, but the Russian
did not have the right system, because
the former Princeton star KILLED
most OF his high lobs.
Watson Washburn OF New Yorl
who Is regarded as a possible winner
OF the tournament, came safely
through the second round with a vic
, tory over II. c. Van Nliet,
Clarence Griffith OF California, who
with William Johnston retained tn,
national doubles title yesterday. dis
played promising form as singles
, player when he won from Reggl,
Cook to-day. The stocky little Cali
: fornian had his west court shots
, working nicely and Cook was forced
to console himself with merely dash.
, ing after the balls.
! Elliott Binzcn OF Pittsburgh. one OF
a the young sensations, who had beer
counted on as big factor in the
= championship, was Unexpectedly pu
Y out in the second round by Douglas
y Waters. He was nervous and err
]. ratio.
Z The youngster made a gallant rail-,
e in the third set, but II came too late
o Waters getting the decision II
o straight sets. 81. 6-2. O..
= Wallace johnson OF Philadelphia
and Nat Niles OF Boston, two vete
o ran stars, both survived the secon,
: round. johnson winning after a stub
: born match with william Rosenbaum
= while Niles had an easy time witt
r Mason Kirkland.
r Richard Stevens. OF Newport, VIII,
/ competed In tennis tournament be
Il fore many present-day players eve
touched racquet, came througl
with victory to-day, his victim
being Frank FAN. who lost in straigh