The sun., 1918-07-10
CECIL DONALDSON
DEFEATS TAYLOR
Big Upset Marks Semi-final in
Metropolitan Junior
Tennis Tourney.

Cecil Donaldson--he OF the tow head
and the smile that won't come or
owned all OF F'atbush and adjacent ter.
ritory last night. At the Donaldson
dinner table last evening Cecil COT
, three helpngs OF pie and even the con.
gratulations OF brother Gerald. Jr
while Gerald. ST., the father. beamed
! on his Offspring with one OF those un-
1 diminishing smiles as big as the CITY
| four square.
1t was all on account OF Cecirs hav.
Ing beaten Harold Tavlor IN tho Met.
ropolitan Junior championship singles M
tho Terrace Club of Fla tbush in ,be
afternoon. Cecil and Taylor met IN
| the sem'-fnal round and the odds wore
| overwhelmingly in favor of Tav-
Tor. who was REGARDED az n Formidable
rival Of Frank Anderson for the title.
TAYLOR won the title last summer
Cecil showed that he meant business
from the very start. Taylor had ono
or his cratic davs and the tow beaded
lad began to tantalize him with n
change OF pace and a placing ga,ne
that was worthy OF a veteran Tho
first set went to Cecil at Sc Strng
to the quick by the setback. TAYLOR re-.
gained his form in the second set and
allowed Donaldson only one gam.
Once more the odds were against Cecil
\
his fine PLAY In the third set and ran
awnv TO . lead of 4--love In rames.
Here II was that Cecil organzed n
! brilliant rally and showed his gane
ness He fought Taylor TO standstiu
and won five games in n row. to mas.
the match all square. Cecil took the
next game but Taylor again won IN
! make 1t all. Cecil again went tn
the fore at 7--G and added the na,t
1 IN a Ia a 81
place in the final Taylor lost the las,
point on double fault.
Plays Phenomenal Tennis.
Ceci's work In that last set wa.
phenomenal. He took all sorts n,
chances and invariably he succeeded
He was n wonder at the net and kcnt
sma shinR to Tavlor's feet as the latter
tried to come up. CetiIs voleving was
both hard and accurate. Before meet
Ing TAYLOR he defeated Arthur Lynch AZ
6-l, 6-3 while Tavlor won from Al.
frec Silverman at Go. ca.
Frank Anderson and Gerald Donald
son. Jr.. went into the third round An.
derson had far harder time with
Arthur Bacharach than he had bar
gained for. Bacharach forced the first
ser to deuce twice and finally was sub
dded at Us. Anderson won the second
o. IJOHa'tSOn OeleHsHl Lionel
Ltfkowitz at Go. Ga Gerald Emer.
son eliminated Percy Kynaston.
In the boys singles Jerome Lanr
WORKED his way into the semi-fnai
round. His victim was Felix Winston,
a. SIS. 6-1. Sheridan Gibney went
with him, by Winning from y. Lang
10; at lis, Go.
Mesrop1iitan Junibr Championship
oingies-F1rst round: Otto Johauasson
won from Robert Fuentes by default. A.
harrison won from Fl. C. Mills by defiant
second Round-Arthur Lynch won from
Otto Johanasson by default; Harold Tsy'o'
won from Harrison by default; Gera1
Emerson defeated Percy Kynastcn, IS
g.: Gerald Donaldson, Jr. defeated
LIONEL Lefkowltz. G.. IS; Frank AM
dtrson defeated Arthur Bacharach,
SIS. e..
Third Round.cecii Donaldson defeated
Arthur Lynch, 6--1, GO; Harold Taylor
defeated A. Silverman. 60, 6-4
Semi Final Round-Cecil Donaldson 10
feated Harold Taylor. SIS, Is, s-s
Boys Championship singl .s---Se ord
Bound: N. Langford defeated T Van
Kirk, rs, Go.
Third Round--Jerome lang de.cn..l
Felix winston 6-3. 81; Sheridan OBJ
ney defeated y. Iangford. ll--s Go.