Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-01
WATSON WINS
TENNIS CROWN
West Phila. High Player
Beats Stewart Valentine
for Boys Title
S OR ES, 81, 6.3. 6.4
By PAUL PREP

pha High School. won the boys singles
title this afternoon for eastern Pennsyl-
vania. by defeating Stewart Valentine,
6-l. 6-3. Ga. on the courts at Cynwyd.
In one of the semifinal brackets Ger
aid Emerson, East Orange. n Y. de-
feated Herman Dornheim, Frankford
High School. 20. So. 6-3
Play was resumed in the Junior tour
namcnt this morning Gerald Emer-
son, East Orange. y. j.. finished his
match with Charles Watson. defeating
the Cynwyd player, 6-2, 62. This match
was stopped by rain on Tuesday after
noon.
In the semi final round Of the junior
tournament Rodney Beck, Germantown
Academy. defeated Carl FISCHER, Lower
Merton, 6-4 6-3. This match was also
interrupted on Tuesday and completed
today.
The first championship of the eastern
Pennsylvania State tournament was to
be decided on the courts of the Cynwyd
cub this afternoon. when Charlie wat
son. of the Cynwyd Club and of the
West Philadelphia High School. was to
meet Stew Valentine. OF the German
town Cricket Club. In the final round OF
the boys tennis tourney.
Watson and Valentine are two of the
best of the younger players developed
in this section for some time. The WIN
rer will represent this district in the
annual national boys championship.
which will be he'd next month in New
York.
Watson Is Champion
II was necessary for Stewart Vaen-
,iro to dispose of Wexeiblatt and his
brother Miles before entering the hnal
round Watson drew bye in the nrst
round and then defeated Lloyd Collier
in easy fashion, 6-1, 6-1. watson won
this tournament last season, put In the
national championships had the mistor-
tune to meet Richards OF New hork' III
the first round and was defeated. Rlcn-
ards he'd but little opposition after this
and won the tit le easily.
CHARLIE Watson is only fourteen years
old hut he has been playing tennis for
- ears He was but nine years old
,,,b.n n he won his first tournament. Since
that time he has been the nnailst on
r,arv occasions and is the possessor or
many trophies. Last year he won the
pennsylvania state boys championship
the philadelphia tennis center tills ana
several smaller Journeys
Has Defeated Both Valentines
This spring he was a member OF the
u,as,, philadelphia High School team
and although forced to play boys much
older than himself, he never mas peeh
defeated by a younger player anu won
nine of his twelve matches he met
"Stew" once this season IN the semi
anal round of the tournament at the
Germantown Crlchet N'uo "
Valentine, 6-2, 6-3.
tah oil
nostnonement of all the matches IN
,ha i,,nior and mems singles and doubles
,aa,ches only one match was decided,
~, between the two Valentine broth
srs in the boys singles. Miles and Stew
ar, were SO anxious to settle the match
that they played the last two games IN
the rain.
rba doubles were scheduled TO have
started. but it was impossible for any
one TO take the courts
Summaries:
U BOYS SINGLES
rhsr,e. watson West Philadelphia High
Snsr ma defeated Stewart Valentine. Ger
mantown Academy. 81. 8-3 81.
JUNIOR SINGLES
Second Round
Gerald Emerson. East orange, y. d. de
feated Ihar seminal Round
podnev Beck, Germantown Academy, de-
,od nodncS ncsri Fischer Lower Merton. 81. SO
scaraId Emerson, East Orange, n. j., de-
tosted Herman Dornheim Frankford High
school 20. 81. 6-3.
Caught in the Net
Rain, Rain! Raini
Rodney Beck, the Germantown Academy
star drives over 10 the cynwyd Club every
day on his motorcycle.
IT.. ,,l.ysrs entered in the boys and
juniors tournaments reported AZ the club
house in the morning. but after sitting
arol,nd ali morning without any sign Of the
rain ceasing departed for their homes.
George. the walter. had busy, day an
sw ering the telephone explaining that ID was
still rsiEing at cynwyd.