New-York tribune., 1916-07-13
Sensational Matches Feat
ure Day in New York
State Tennis Play.
KUMAGAE DEFEATS
FENIMORE CADY
Californians and New Workers
Fare Badly in Tournament
for Titles.
By JAMES S. O'NEALE.


Utica, N. Y, July 12.-Roland Rob-
erts, the nineteen-year-old San Fran
ciscan, who is making his first appear
ance on Eastern tennis courts, gained a
lot of experience at the New York
State championships at the fahnunda-
sis Golf Club this afternoon. The
latest Of the Californians gained the
experience at the expense OF losing his
match to willy, crafty, little Edward Il.
(Ted) Whitney, former intercollegiate
champion.
Whitney served up his steady, though
left-handed, game to kings taste,
broke down the young whirlwind So
in the first set and barely beat the
rain home as he pressed his young
rival TO the limit in the second set,
taking it a, Ga. In fact, the last
three games were played in as well
come a shower as ever broke up two
day spell of terrific heat
The tall, slim slasher Of the Coast
lost the match on his own speedy
service, one of the best il. captivity,
which Whitney cleverly broke through
three times in the last set, and twice
in the opening frame. The last game
of the last set was heart breaker,
for Roberts trailed at love-40 on his
own delivery, braceo gamely and
brought the score twice TO deuce be-
fore the foxy former Harvard player
put through his final punch.
Left-Handers to the Fore.
This was one sensational match.
There were others. The great Japan
ese, Ichyia Kumagae, with Whitney,
put the left-handers. TO the front by
showing his best tennis of the tourna-
ment against young Fenimore Cady,
while at Amherst New England inter-
collegiate champion. Kumagae won,
90, "a.
Then Clarence (Peck) Griffin, of San
Francisco, national doubles champion
with Billy Johnston and ranked seventh
in the country's first ten list, had the
scare of his usually imperturbable life
when Francis 7. Hunter, holder OF the
Tribune Cup, took the first set "a
and led 80 and "A in the second.
The chunky Peck finally pulled it out.
at 4-6. Ga, 6-2.
Young Charles (Chuck) Garland, the
seyenteen-year-old Pittsburgher. gave
his father, who is chairman of the Ma
tional Banking Committee. something
TO think about by eliminating the chop
stroke Boston veteran, Irving G..
Wright. 6-3, 6-1. Two of the lesser
Californians lost their place in the sun,
which means the Yahnundasis courts,
where the sun is nothing If not omni-
present They were the University Of
Southern California stars, Eugene War
rem and Edwin R. Mccormack, who lost,
respectively, TO Harold A. Throckmor
ton, of Elizabeth, and to William s. Nc
Elroy, of Pittsburgh, the present state
champion.
Each Coast player lost easily in
straight sets, Throckmorton's tally
against Warren being 90, 6-3, and
the playing-through title holders score
against Mccormack 6-l, Cd. II.
Van Dyke Johns, of Leland Stanford
and San Francisco. is the sole Cali
fornian for the eight survivors. Johns
defeated James II. Merwin, of the
Yahnundasis Club, 60. Is.
There is not a real New Yorker left
in the tournament, the defeat OF
Hunter, who lives in that suburb of
New York renowned in musical comedy.
New Rochelle, taking away the last of
the bona fide metropolitan district play
ers, although Whitney now lives IN
New York.
Roland Roberts, who had Champion
Johnston within a point Of defeat on
the Coast this spring, appeared no
larger than an ordinary mortal TO the
cool, calculating eye of nervy little
Whitney, who, 1t will be remembered
won q match against Theodore koose-
velt Pel at the Westchester invitation
tournament this spring after Pe!l led
at 90 in the third set.
4 i ~al nAF
of the service line because Of the high
twisting bound of the ball, whitney
nevertheless showed extraordinary abll-
ity in dropping the sphere at the
Youngsters feet as he ran in. In all
other departments also the intercol-
legiate champion was as steady as the
heat. hammering away at the phenoms
back hand. Constant dripping Will
wear away stone, which is much more
substantial than Roberts back hand
and lack of experience, the weak points
in his armor. Whitney helped him
practise both.
Kumagae, the other southpaw to play,
showed beautiful tennis against Cady
in the morning. In the requisite SIX
teen games Kumagae failed to get IN
his first service only eight times, which
includes the three double faults ne
made. The Jap's delivery was deep and
we'll placed laterally, with fine over,
spin that took off some of the forward
speed. but caused the ball to shoot into
a nigh bound.
Griffin Minus His Cap.
Clarence Griffin, national doubles
champion came out without the famous
cap which usually adorns his LETT ear
when ne plays. In addition to the abb
sence of the headgear he had struck
a tartar in the person of Hunter. the
husky Cornell leader, who had taken
the first set at % and was leading
80 in the second set by fine aggres-
sive play.
Then followed a great struggle.
Peck called for hat and a beverage
and screwed his determination up to
the sticking point. He took his own
service, a desperately contested long
deuce game, after Hunter had twice
been within a point OF it. Then the
San Franciscan went after hunters
service. The battle for this game see
sawed desperately, with each man sew
eral times within point, until finally.
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