Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-21
UNEXPECTED PLAY
Older Entrants Disti1l-
guish Themselves at
Forest Hills Tourna-
ment

Forest Hills, y. i. Aug. 2o-Cnex-
peeted tennis play by some Of the
older entrants in the National Pa
triotic singles tournament was the fea-
ture Of the first and second rounds.
completed after an all-day session on
the turf court.
Holcombe Ward of Seabright, n. J.,
singles champion in 1904. started the
upsets by defeating S. H. Voshel!, OF
Brooklyn, Ga, is, 6-3. Voshell, who
has been playing excellent tennis all
season, was selected by many as the
probable winner of the tournament in
view of his victory early this summer
over both Strachan and Throckmorton.
Despite the difference in their years,
Ward won rather easily, his short
court and chop strokes play throwing
his younger opponent entirely off his
game. Ward continued into the Sec
ond round at the expense of another
younger player, H. S. Parker Of CEDAR
hurst, L. l., whom he defeated 6-2,
6-2
Craig Biddle Of Philadelphia fur
nished another surprise in defeating
Frederick B. Alexander Of New York
6-1. 2-6, SO. due in great part to his
heady play and excellent placement.
Charles S. Garland of Pittsburgh,
comparative youngster, furnished the
third surprise of the tournament by
defeating Lyle LeMahan Of New York.
81, IS. in the first round and then
vanquishing Karl Behr Of New York.
the former internationalist, e-2. Ga.
Garland played high class tennis.
Seiichiro Kashio, the Japanese play
er from Toxic, survived the first
round. but was eliminated in the sec
ond by Douglas Waters of New Or
leans. Kashio defeated F. B. Ransom
Of Beaver Falls, Pa, in three deuce
quickly before the southern expert,
6-3. Ga.
Kashio was far from being the ex-
pert that Kumagae was in last years
championship play.
r. Norris Williams. End, Of Boston,
the present champion. had little diff
ficulty in running through the first
two rounds. He quickly eliminated
Walter L. Pate Of New York and L.
G. French. Montclair, n. J.. in straight
sets, three games being the largest
number scored against him in any one
of the four sets. The champion show
ed excellent service and placing, and
when he cut loose it was evident that
he had not lost either the accuracy
or severity of the game which made
him SO formidable a year ago.
The California contingent was also
very much in evidence. John Strachan
first round by default and won from
Elliott Binzen of New York. 81, GA in
the second. Clarence j. Griffin, also
of San Francisco, Won his place in the
third round in easy fashion at the ex-
pense Of c. ". MacMullen New York,
and Ludlow van Deventer of Plain
field, \. J. Three games was the high
est number scored against him in any
one of the sets.
The special exhibition match be-
tween Miss Molla Rjurstedt of New
York and Miss Mary Browne of San
Francisco held the attention of large
gallery late in the afternoon. Miss
Piurstedt won, 10 3-6 6-3 Miss
Browne was apparently unable to sus-
tain the fast pace which she has set
against Miss Bjurstedt in recent play,
being defeated for the second time in
"a hours by the Norsewoman. whose
hard hitting and accurate placing in
the rallies, which frequently were
long-fought. proving too much for the
Californian