Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-02
DORNHEIM PLAYS
EMERSON IN FINAL
New Jersey Entry Leads in
Junior Tennis for State
Title
BOYS HOLD MATCHES

CYNWYD. Pa, Aug. 2.
Herman Dornhem started serving in his
final match with Gerald Emerson, and
Charles N. Beard Of the Cynwyd Club.
was the referee in the chtsr Emerson
seemed sure Of his game. for he played
carefully and didn't mind in the least his
frst-game loss. Perspi-ation was dropping
from every pore, and with only one game
played, the two juniors were playing with
their white-linen shirts sticking to their
skin like courtplaster.
Emerson won the second game and 1t
was one-all He served in this game, judg-
Ing his shots with remarkable ability. He
frequently came up to net and shot them
across court He broke through Dornheims
service on the next game and by some
pretty tennis took the lead two to one be-
fore changing courts
Emerson was now serving and he played
carefully, running up to the net at every
opportunity. He won the fourth game on
his splendid service and net play, Dornheim
knocking them out of the court. He was
now leading three game to one Dornheim
played better tennis In the next game and
won on his serve. The score was now
3 to 2 in favor of Emerson.
Dornheim made many pretty returns in
his sixth game Emerson was serving.
Dornheim passed him twice at the net. once
on a beautiful left-hander. When Emerson
made a double fault 1t gave Dornheim the
point and the game, making 1t three-all in
games.
The Frankford youth continued his pretty
tennis and, taking advantage Of every fault
by his opponent, won the next game. taking
the lead to 8. Dornheim was serving
He was rather erratc In the next game,
sending two out and making one double
fault But he played great tennis when
he needed the punch. and he pulled to-
gether In time to win this game and the
next. winning the first set of the flve-set
match by the score Ga.
Charles Watson. Of the Cynwyd Club.
and Charles Seltzer, Of Frankford High
School, met in the final round of the boys
singles tournament as a result Of the
semifnal round matches played at the club
| today. The boys events came first, but
were Of secondary Importance TO the senior
| and junior singles which were staged later
| in the afternoon when the gallery was
present.
The boys eligible to play have, not
| reached the age of sixteen years. Watson
| defeated eleven-year-old Miles Valentine,
| of the Germantown Cricket Club. in a
two-set match. The first set was won
6 to 4 and the second set to g.
| Watson showed flashes of becoming a
| champion when he reaches the junior age
l. Charles Setzer, of the Frankford High
| School, had a battle royal with Marshall
Blankarn, of the Pitman Cottagers' Associa-
ton Young Blankarn. brother Of Donald
l
spirited fight He lost out In the long run
however. when he failed to stand the pace
| in the hot weather" event. 1t was some
thing like % degrees here and the mercury
like everything else. was going up.
The Mcguire boys, Edward and Aloysius
won their first round boys doubles match
by default and then defeated Albert Cross
and Francis Smith. both Of Cynwyd, in the
semifinal round match in three sets. The
| scores being 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
| These matches were interesting for the
boys, but Of no particular interest to the
| gallery.
Only four teams competed In the doubles
tourney for boys, which also lacked inter
est from the standpoint Of the number o.
| contestants. 1t set the stage for the fina
round Of singles for the Edward Bob
| trophy. for soon the courts were cleared
| and Herman Dornheim, Of Frankford ant
| Gerald Emerson, of East Orange. were
.'warmng up" for their match.