The sun., 1918-08-11
OLD TENNIS LIGHTS
STAR AT SEABRIGHT
Match Between Former Ma
tional Champions Sees Whit
man Defeat Ward.
ROCKAWAY HUNT SCORES
Wins From Home Club in Team
Match-kumagae Gives Ex-
hibition of His Prowess.
.sp,cinl Despatch to THE sux.

erAsR1oHr. y. j., Aug. 10.--The Sea-
bright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
having been compelled because of the
gar TO abandon it's annual invitation
tournament. fixture that long has been
famous for its quality and the fact that
/, stood as one of the great preliminary
Journeys for the national championship,
Was content to-day with one day af-
fair Players who were famous score
of years back were the headliners.
The morning was given over to a
tam match in singles, with the players
n, the Rockaway Hunting Club of Cedar
hurst, L. l.. defeating the local stare by
A total Of four matches to two. Doubles
we're played In the afternoon, and here
the Seabright represents tives won two
out Of the three matches, leaving Rock
away victorious on the day by a total
Of sive matches TO four.
As an added attraction for the several
hundred SPECTATORS who braved the gray
skies and a slight drizzle of rain. the
tournament committee put on a special
exhibition doubles match between
Ic,ya kumagae. the noted little player
from Japan, and Walter Merrill Hall.
middle States champion. on one side, and
Beals C. Wright, former national cham
pion and internationalist and William A.
Campbell on the other Kumagae and
Hall won by a score of Is, Ga. 60,
s-a
Japanese Leads Hall.
The final event Of the day was an ex-
hb!t.on singles match between Kumagae
and Hall. but this was not finished, ow-
ing to a sudden and decisive dash af
rain that sent players and gallery on
the run for the clubhouse. But the hon
ors, such as they were, went to the Japa-
nese, who took one set at 6--3 and
was even games at Sail In the sec
ond. when the halt came.
One of the early matches in the sin gles
was noteworthy in that 1t witnessed the
meeting Of two players who were inter-
nationally famous on the courts at
about the same time.
Malcolm d. Whitman. who held the
national singles crown several times in
the late 's0s, was opposed by Hol-
combe Ward, who reached the height OF
his fame as doubles partner OF Dwight
F Davis few years later. Whitman
won this match at SIS, 6-3. The re-
suit came rather as a surprise to the
onlookers. who remembered Wards brill
liant comeback OF last year.
Whitman. however. has been doing a
lot Of playing this summer and his game
showed the benefit Of his practice,
whereas Ward never could seem to gain
control over his shots for any sustained
period.
Neither man plays the slashing. hard
hitting game OF the modern California
type, and only when he was handling
short. high lobs did Whitman kill the
ball, On such occasions he smashed
deep and with severity that generally
finished the point right there. Both he
and Ward engaged in several dazzling
voeying duels from mid court, with the
towering Whitman the sreadier and
more accurate at placing.
Edwin Larned Victor.
Edwin P. Larned, younger brother OF
the famous Major William A., took on
Young Donald McCord OF Seabright and
won az 81, IS, e.. The youth
carried the veteran at a fast pace in the
first two sets. as the score will show
but In the final session Larned brought
into play his greater experience and
ran the games off easily. volleying and
!oohing with great precision.
Major Bernon s. Prentice, who has
been overseas on Red Cross duty for
upward OF year and is back on - LEI
vacation showed surprisingly go6 form
IN defeating Harry Parker at Ga, IS
Prentice had his net game going smoothly
and handled lobs with a deadly accuracy
mat made such defensive tactics useless
The exhibition doubles match was a
good one from the gallery's viewpoint
for there were many spirited rallies both
al the net and from deep court. Kuma.
sae was always the hardest hitting and
speediest court coverer of the four. and
IN the last two sets. when Wright begar
10 feel the pace, It was these two fac.
Tors that figured strongly.
The summaries:
eeahright Lawn Tennis Club VS.. Rock
away Hunting Club, Invitation Singles
MALCOLM D. Whitman (R) defeated Hol
combs Ward (S). Sc. 6-3; Edwin p
Lsrned tR) defeated Donald McCord 80
- -, e.; Bernon 8. Prentice IS
defeated Harry s. Parker tR), Ga
II; Fritz Achelis. Jr., tS) defeated Har
Wy Williams (R). 81. 2--6 6-3: E
hiI Or defeated ]. Adams 3d. e.
Io-s Seton Porter (R) defeated Georg
v" Carpenter 80, 6--2. 6-l.
ssa,ed Whitman and Parker tR,. SIS
E. R Leonard and Seton Porter (R)
~ g. 60: Hin and Williams (R
defeated Adams and V. C. Arsuimbea,
Exhibition Doubles-Ichiya Kumaga
snd Walter Merrill Hall defeated Beai
IS. TT, 60, SIS.
Exhibition Singles-Ichiya Kumasae VI
water Merrill Hall, Ga. s-all tun
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