Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-05

ranked No. in 1916, and Harold
Throckmorton, junior champion OF
1916, arrived in Honolulu today on
the Shinyo Maru from Manila. where
the two Eastern stars have been max.
ing history on the courts.
In the Manila tournament Church
and Throckmorton won out In the
doubles and Church landed the title
from the junior players in a hard
match. The. two Fasteners we're
called upon to meet number of good
players in that tourney and they up
held the honors Of the mainland
throughout.
Church and Throckmorton will
represent the East in the East VS..
West matches which win be played
here this month They Will be seen
an action at the Beretania courts on
v ednesday afternoon at 4:45, when
they oppose Henoeh and Vinson in
the second doubles match 1t is no1
definitely announced whether Griffin
or StFachan will play with Johnston
in the doubles and the player drawing
a bye in this case will pair with FIX
Iund.
George Myers Church Is best known
at present as the man who in last
years championship beat Ichiyo
kumagae in straight sets, Maurice T..
Mclaughlin in four and almost retired
R. L. Murray, having him 2 sets to o
and apparently beaten. Murray raj
lied, however, and won the next three
GETS. But these are not only the titles
to fame possessed by Church. He has
twice been intercollegiate champion
in 1912 and 1914 In the latter year
he won the title by beating r. N. Will
liams ii, then champion of America,
in four sets.
Church was born in st. Louis Au-
gust 81, 1891, and is consequently 25
years old, He Is feet high and
weighs 1873 pounds. He began play
ing tennis in 1908, his first tourna-
nent being the Columbia interscholas-
tic. He used a G.. NJ Church racquet,
weighing Ia IA ounces and having a
5 7-S-inch handle.
Class A in 1910 -. ..
In 1910 Church, then 10 years old,
was ranked No. rs. In 1911 he went.
up into Glass 1, as it is now termed.
He remained in Class 1 during 1912
and 1913 Git should be borne In mind
that there are 10 men In Class 1, and
that they are grouped alphabetically,
each being supposed to be equal in
skill to the other nine)). In 1914
Church broke into the first 10, being
ranked No. z. His record that year
may be thus epitomized:
Won Delaware state, intercolliage,
finals Niagara.
: Defeated George NJ. Groesback, s.
II. Voshell, A. S. Cragin, G.. M. Bull,
Jr., L. I. Graves, Hugh Tallant. w. M.
Hall, r. l.. Murray, T. r. Pell, N. w.
Niles, J. C. Royon, A. w. Sherwell, w.
S. McEllroy, A. NJ. Kidder, r. N. viii
liams ii.
Lost to r. L. Murray, w. H. Cloth.
ier, r. N. Williams II. N. w. Niles
and c. J. Griffin
In 1915 Church did we'll until the
championship, when he was beaten
by w. NJ. Washburn.
One Of the results OF this defeat was
that he dropped to Ne. 8. His 1915
record follows:
Won Delaware, Northwestern, West.
ern, finalist clay court
Defeated ]. j. Armstrong, w. NJ.
Dean Mathey. W. T. Hayes,
H. 7. Byford, A. NJ. Squair, F. C. In.
man.
Lost to r. N. Williams II, c. J. Grit.
fin. W. NJ Johnston and w. NJ. Wash
burn.
Church's record for 1915 follows:
Won Metropolitan, Western. Rock
away and Delaware state.
Defeated J. H. Armstrong, Dean
Mathey, T. r. Pell, w. M. Washburn,
w. E. Davis (twice), L. Beekman, L.
P. LaTned, William Rosenbaum, G. II.
Griffin, F. C. Inman, E. H. Whitney,
5. H. Voshell. R. L. Murray, H. T. By
ord, l. Kumagae, eugene Warren and
Maurice E. Mclaughlin.
Lost to w. E. Davis, C. b. Doyle,
R. N. Williams ii and r. L. Murray.
Different Styles Of Play
Church's game is an individualistic
1ne and it has carried him to place
hat most judges said was impossible |
If attainment Church himself says
frankly that If he were a few years
he would Junk" his game
md learn new one, using as his |
model Johnston and Williams-the |
ormer preferred But that is an If
md it needn't be discussed here.
?hurch's game is three-quarter |
serve and volley Ground |
strokes are little used and the back |
and is comparatively weak. During !
he past year, however, the develop |
nent of ground strokes has begun and
here has been a slight Improvement |
n the backhand. Church usually has
title need for either, however, for he /
9 always up at the net
Church's serve ranks high and 1t is
n almost certain winner. He follows
t to the net and there volleys I'm.
rringly and decisively Overland he
as for years been in the first flight |
o1 on11ol IF No