New-York tribune., 1918-07-11
Tennis
Meet Reaches
I'd Semi-F iina]
Frank t. Anderson and
Gerald Emerson to Face
Each Other To-day
By Fred Hawthorne

Frank 7. Anderson, of Brooklyn, the
Long Island and North Side champion,
and Gerald Emerson. of East Orange,
went into the seni-rnal round Of the
annual Junior Metropolitan champion
snip lawn tennis singles yesterday on
the clay courts Of the Terrace Club of
Flatbush and will face one another
this afternoon to decide who shall meet
fourteen -ycarold Cecil Donaldson to-
morrow for the championship. Cecil
gained his final bracket through his
sensational defeat of Harold TAYLOR
Tuesday.
Anderson performed brilliantly in de-
1catlng Frank Rosenthal at GO, Go.
i'll the third round, and Emerson. hit
ting the ball with great "pace" from
every position in the court, took the
measure OF Gerald Donaldson, ir..
Canadian junior champion. by score
OF 90, O.. Anderson, provided he
maintains the excellent game he has
been showing all season, should van
quish Emerson this afternoon, al
though the latter is quite capable of
giving Frank gruelling battle for the
victory.
The final round of the boys singles
viii also be played this afternoon at
q o'clock, with Sheridan Gibncy and
Steve Schiessinger contesting for the
champion ship. Schlessinger reached
Tie final bracket late Tuesday evening.
while young Gibney gained his yester-
IS, Cd. 'N's ''
Doubles Tourney Opens
sixteen pairs We're drawn in the
doubles. which started yesterday, but
only four matches were played, some
Of the boys scheduled to play not put
ting in an appearance. They will be
defaulted by the committee this after
noon il they fail to show up.
Rosenthal threatened to make trouble
for young Anderson at the start Of
their singles match, but as soon as
Frank had got the range of the court
and his strokes got to working with
their accustomed smoothness, there
was no moro doubt of the issue Rosen-
thai has a severe service and a fast
backhand drive that sends the ball
whipping across the court and into the
far corners. For three or four games
he was able to catch Anderson out of
position with this shot and took che
first two games.
AT this stage, however, off came the
Anderson sweater, and thereafter
Frank began to take an active inter-
est IN proceedings, coming in to the
net position with great speed and
smothering Rosenthal's returns with
brilliant sessions of low volleyino. He
was also deadly overhead and smashed
the bail back with cyclonic style and
with rare accuracy, so that Rosenthal,
who developed a streak of wildness
IN all departments of the game, was
utterly unable to hold his young oppo-
nent,. dropping the last set without
winning game.
Emerson Takes Command
Emerson held command pretty near
ly all the way against Donaldson. and
anything that came to him overhead
was doomed to sudden and dynamic
end' 1or the East Orange schoolboy
was smashing with great power yes
terday. His ground strokes were also
under better control than usual. He
and Anderson should furnish pretty
match this afternoon.
Both the Donaldson brothers were
successful yesterday in their doubles
matches. Paired with Frank Anderson.
Cecil defeated Lionel Lefkowitz and
Schlessinger in the first round by
score Of G--3. Cd. while Gerald Don
aldson and Arthur Lynch eliminated
A. b. Sheridan and Kenneth Stoddard
at Go, Go, in the same bracket
The summaries:
JUNIOR METRoPoL1rAN CHAMPIONSHIP, SIN
Giles
Third round--Gerald Emerson defeated Gerald
Donaldson. tr e--S e.: Frank r. Anderson de- de-.
teated Frank Rosentha e, 60
JUNIOR METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP
DOUBLES
Ftrst round-Percy Kynaston and Albert Silver
man won from Otto Jonassohn and Reginald Roy
sEs sIs;. by default e. Whalcn and D. rtterm won
Donaldson and Frank Anderson defeated l.. LEI
kowitS and Steve Schlessinger. 6-3: 6-4: Gerald
Donaldson. 1r.. and Arthur Lynch defeated A b.
Sheridan and Kenneth stoddard. Go. 6--l: Gerald
Emerson and Harold A. Taylor defeated NJ y
Macksotd and James Bn!csch Co. Go
BOYS METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP SIN
Giles
Semi final round--Sieridan Glbney defeated Je-
rome Lung. 7-5 "a.
Cubs Lose First Game