New-York tribune., 1917-12-25

1ar had h0CN hsaAtN Ni4's 49,
and eleven Of the boys.
thor, will be new champion IN
,.b divisions this year. Elliott H.
s,,,,r. present junior title holder is
"a, the age limit of nineteen years,
lille this marks the first holding OF
-. hoy, tourney for the indoor hon
b =, The tournaments will rest to-day
A., will resume tomorrow morning
- finish on Saturday, according to
rr,seu; plans.
TAYLOR and Loughman Go Fast
Harold l.. Taylor, the Brooklyn wiz
- RI the courts. and Frank ". Lough-
-.n advanced into the fourth round
IN ne junior tourney, being a round
.,.,d Of the rest Of the field. Taylor
a., his first match from Nicholas j.
ri.,rera,d. by a score Of 7-5. 6-l, and
/, ne next round took the measure Of
Adelstcin by a score Of 6-2, 6-S.
TAYLOR was driving with excellent pace
and his work overhead was unusually
steady.
Lcuehman came through his first
match A. the expense of J. i. Kem-
-,rer. by score Of O., 6--3, and in
The ,3ecnd match disposed Of Vernon
Y. peixotto az 6--2, Ga. Loughman's
uut was too steady and his knowledge
AZ court tactics too much for his young
opponents.
Thus early in the tournament, with
many newcomers in the field, it savors
o. gambling TO pick the fnalists, but
II "all goes by the book" Taylor should
come through in the upper half and
Yin-ent Richards. the fifteen-year-old
marvel from Yonkers, should be the
lone survivor in the lower section.
Richards went into the third round
Yesterday. defeating J. B. Rosenquest
IN the first round by a score Of 6-3,
"a. and taking a default from Frank
7. Anderson in the second bracket.
Richards is one Of the cleverest court
generals among the younger players Of
this country. and. although he is play
ing in his first championship tourna-
mtnt on indoor courts, he sttoked the
bail yesterday with such fnesse and
picked out his openings with such con-
summate skill that his friends are ex-
psctinc him to walk through his field
without serious opposition.
According 20 his age. Richards is
euslIfeld to play in the boys cham
pionship. and there is no doubt that
he would carry of the laurels with
ease. The Yonkers star, however,
elected to take his chances with the
older division, and, although he will
have TO compete against college under
graduates, he stands good chance of
hghtIng IL out in the finals.
Only If, but Phenomenon
Little Cecil Donaldson. tho tow-head-
I'd phenomenon from Borough Park,
Brooklyn. was the outstanding feature
IN the boys division. Fourteen years
Of age. Cecil "swings a wicked racquet"
and yolleys with the coolness Of
veteran. He simply smothered Howes
Burton by a score Of 60. 6-l. in
the opening round. in his only match
Of the day.
In the upper half OF the draw Abra-
ham BassfOrd, 3rd. son Of the famous
Cornell Bll-round athlete Of the same
name. should come pretty close TO
working his way to the final bracket.
Yesterday he got a default in the first
round, and in the second eliminated
n. F. Kurzman by score OF 6-l,
SO. Young Bsssford has been well
schooled iu the game by his daddy
aud Is the master of a splendid fore
hand drive and a nifty service.
The summaries follow:
NATIONAL INDOOR JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
SINGLES
Urt rouf-A " Brawnef defeated Alfred M
l4nor 80 t-a. 6-3. Gerald Emerson defeated
soa nv rei M,t,6eas.. ig default; G y Inter.
,cG tt'tuel N Gp;tllcb. %. S.t. s-Z W.
a,....g il,t a. Nysihf IJ.,S q y.
esoffs Rely defeated Louis ]. Mitchell 80 .
h o.ow v.l fra'a Gordon snow. b default sheR
90. slref sorHn defeated ID. Herman. 6-a
t-lt IT, D. psr.iem ~ou from X VI. smith. u!
estu't D. o. Mgef defeated Goddard Ned
Hgliers t-L. C.l. g. ". Cook defeated Michsel
Nacold t.-- ff-l2: Vincent Richards defeated
q X. N.rHrIraf f.-H 6-&
Segord round Harold l. Taylor defeated Nicholas
. la1s,fsd. rs. %. = Adolsoin Won fnn
= ies.trHr. i} default. V. VI. fcI@to defeated
hea'i y ncnY.fy. 20. 0-5. Frank NJ Lpusn-
ssr defeated D T. krmmercf. G-f. C-a. A ".
bavnef defeated W. D. Osgood. t-f. t-I. Eui-
s.on soa from kyua,on. y default JndtrDerg
gcisie1 Irllst. C-.J 81. Ct. Hsldensicin de-
iesied Reilly IS G-i Alexander defeated ~. g.
NicF. t-i t-2. Dornheim defeated kofrin. 6--2
-; Richards Won from h. e. Andersen n Dc
ia4ts p. Ueudrcsson defeated Walter ke~n.
- 80 ~ J. Hobbs won. hy default. :. san
- dtesie1 J. ?. Biud. ca. t-t
lotsIman defeated p6iGotte. b-2. & g..
psnol-issdJro Cohen d0csted Koy flsut. e-L.
~ T. kuumsn defeated Kenneth Stoddsrd.
VI e-1 a ntsford 90 Won from n. l.. Nor
- hT default. Warrco slater defeated %. J.
,gee. -. 90. 90. ~. Happapou dofcsied
ssr,ns ISrr--C-S. CT. ca l.. r. Comior de
,sst-d hsr Nslmsysf CO. C-5. e. fshysn
Nsshe1 dssted sam X. Cou~n. j., i2-lo. 80.
= 'en bora'dsou dcfestcd HoWcs burton.
- t-lt aH0sarl Snow dcfeslci Harry ". II
- 81. 6-1. r. l.. Afdf,y won from
" W. tHaguEu. hf default
N''d rurd-Frir Tt Winsc1 defeated Hary
.-o "A. i--1. s.-f. uassford defeated kurz-
h-L ca. Comfort defeated Maihey 80
~ lt fns'on NooIt decs'ed Asirry. sc. -.
$500 T. org1ol defeated A Il. sheridan. C-5.