Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
THROCKMORTON IS
EMERSON'S VICTOR
Wins Boys Center Tennis
Championship in Fast
Play at Cynwyd
SCORES ARE ST, Ga, 6-1, Ga
CNNWND CIlTR Aug 4

won the title in tennis play in the boys
center tournament on the course of the
Cynwyd Club this afternoon. by defeating
Gerald Emerson, the sesenteen -year-old
wizard Of East orange. y. J., In four sets.
The scores were 81. Ga. 6-l Cd and the
play was three out,of five.
Emerson start-S off in formidable style
and gave evidence of running away with
Throckmorton, but the latter rallied. and
after the opening spurt had his opponent
well in hand, Play In the second and
fourth sets. however, showed tn1t Emerson
was In fighting mood to the finish
The match was fine one, and its result
Is that Throckmorton will be allowed n
chance TO compete in the big junior national
championship event to take place at Forest
Hills. y. Y.
George Throckmorton had a hard match
with Gerald Emerson. of East Orange, n.
j., In the final round of the junior center
tennis championship tournament
Emerson took the lead when he won the
first set, I to 5. 1t was an excellent display
of tennis. The weather was uncomfortably
hot for the players. but a cool breeze swept
spectators gathered to watch these two
future greats in action.
The winner qualities to play at Forest
Hills in the center tennis championship
tournament. II was a five-set match, the
winner taking three out of five sets In the
second set Throckmorton staged a come
back and was soon leading four games to
three.
Emerson won the toss and started serving
with the sun in his eyes but though ThroCk-
morton had him 40 to Is, he pulled up to
deuce and won the game, taking the lead
before changing courts. lie won the next
game on Throckmorton's serve The third
game went to the Elizabeth youth who
made some prtety cross court shots which
caught Emerson out of position at the net.
1t was nip and tuck between thes young
sters. both under eighteen years Of age.
Victory aternated and it was soon three
all. Emerson was serving in the seventh
game and he won when Throckmorton
made out on his last shot. Throck-
morton was now serving and he did some
brilliant placing. taking the game and
making II four all
Serving a ball hard Emerson was able
to get up to the net to smash any short
returns made by Throckmorton. and he
won the ninth game in quick order He
was playing a fine game and doomed up as
the probable winner of the match, which is
the best three out of five advantage sets.
Throckmorton was serving and he had a
lead of 40 to Is, but made two outs and II
was deuce. He made two pretty shots, how
ever. winning the game and making the
score fve-all.
Emerson won the next game on his serv-
i've and lead, to 5. 1t was some very
pretty tennis. Time and again Emerson
made short, snappv returns. which caught
Throclimorton off his guard When they
both got M to the net IL was rapid-fire
tennis, and the odds were about even
Throckmorton was serving. II was deuce
four times before Emerson won the game
and the first set by the score 7 to g.
Both PLAYERS fought hard for victory
every minute of the time. and II was r 10 2
in favor OF Young Throckmorton when
Emerson braced and took the next game
making II 4 10 4 in favor of the Elizabeth
hov Tbrockmorton served tho tenth game
lie made n number of nrettv masses down
Emerson's left court
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SET slA sanies 10 iour'
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me iour'h ana the nlth sets were well
contested put lhrocKnortoh came through
WIN SURPRISING oasn Oh speed ana won
the fourth set, to J. and the fifth set,
TO T.
William T. Tilden, I'd, and Rodney Beck,
of the Germantown Cricket Club, holders