Evening journal., 1917-06-29
T|bDEN EASILY wins
IN STRAIGHT SETS
Reaches Ultimate Bracket
in Singles and Qualities
With Beck in Doubles
GALLERY SEES
CLEVER PLAYING

Favored by real tennis weather. the
Philadelphia and local racquet ex-
ports IN the Wilmington County Clubs
Delaware State patriotic tournament
reached the final rounds In the singles
and doubles yesterday afternoon with
the single except on Of one match in
the doubles, the committee rapidly
bringing the annual eyet TO a success
ful finish.
william T. Tilden. 3D. picked by all
the critics to win the honors In sin
giles. played true 10 form IN his match
with Frank Thomas, Of the home
club, winning IN two sets. 60, 90. TIL
den was spectacular at times and
marked the side lines with his won
derful cross-court placements, so
close did he shoot them to one side or
tho other. Thomas made a gallant
light, but was outclassed.
G. n. Beard qualified for the semi
final round to meet Percy S. Osborne.
of the Belneld Country club. tomor-
row afternoon. at o'clock Beard
advanced by reason Of the default or
louis deCozenove, of Wilmington. His
default was unavoidable and a big dis
appointment to the gallery as he Is
the Wilmington Country Club cham
plon and the best player in his dis
Prior to his default, deCazenove won
from ]. l. Coruog. of the Belheld Coun-
try Club Philadelphia. lie scored this
victory IN two straight sets In dashing
fashion. 81. 90 Beard had previously
defeated Henry b. Endicott, Of the Mer-
ion Cricket Club also in two sets.
PLAY in the doubles ended the after
Moons events with two teams reaching
the final rounds Alexander ID. Ihayer
and Fitz Eugene Dixon, two Of the
a1noothest working players to visit here
in n long time, continued their snappy
work. Following the win over Wright
and deCazenove they met Charles n.
Beard and Paul W Gibbons in the semi
final round of tho upper division, win
ming in two sets. 6-l. OIL
Beard and Gibbons qualified for this
match by defeating G. S. Mills and Alex
ander G. Pringle. the University Of Penn
sVlvania tennis team captain. They won
in two sets GA 60. IN the lower d.
vision Of the draw Percy Osborne and
Thomas Smith. both OF Belhcld. defeated
+ ]. r. Cause and T.. T. Bergland, Of vii
mington. in a three-set match. The
scoreg-vcrc So, 81. 6l.
Then the victors met William Til
den and Rodney Heck OF Germantown,
winning IN a spirited three-set match.
The FIRST set went against the young
STEERS but they fathomed the. Osborne
Smith style OF play in the second and
third sets winning the match &c, 6-3,
Ga. Tiiden and Beck will play
Dixon and Thayer at o'clock this
Afternoon. The final round in singles
Will be played on Saturday
Delaware State Singles.
Third round--Louis A. deCazenova,
Wilmington Country Club. defeated J.
l. Cornog, Belheld Country Club. 6-1.
So
Fourth round-C. n. Beard, Cynwyd.
won from L. deCazenove. by de-
fault
Semi final round-Willam T. Til
den. ID. Germantown, defeated Frank
Thomas. Wilmington Country Club,
60. 6-3
Delawae Stnte Doubles.
Third round-Beard and Paul Glib
bons defeated c. II. Mills and A. G.
Pringle. Ga. GO. P. s. Osborne and
T Smith defeated j. L. Cause and r.
H. Bergland. ST. 6-1. Gil
Seminal rcund-Thayer and Dixon
defeated Beard and Gibbons, 6-l. 6-i
Tilden and Beck defeated p. 5. Os-
borne and T. Smith. PC, CD. Ga.