The sun., 1918-08-22
TENNIS STARS WIN
AT MEADOW CLUB
Southampton Singles Enters
Second Round and Doubles
Are Started.
Special Despotch to The sus.

SOUTHAMPTON, N. ". Aug. GA
splendid field OF thirty-two contestants
began play In the singles at the annual
invitation tennis tournament of the
Meadow Club this afternoon, and before
the courts were deserted the first round
had been entirely filled out with the ex-
ception of one bracket and a start made
in the doubles. In which sixteen pairs
are entered.
Quality was conspicuous in the sin
giles. Among those who appeared were
Ichiya Kumagae Of Japan. William T.
Tilden I'd, national clay court and ma
tional doubles title holder: Harold A.
Throckmorton, former national inter-
scholastic champion and now n sergeant
In the Heavy Coast Artillery: Vincent
Richards. the sixteen-year-old school
boy. who holds the national doubles
crown with Tilden; Walter Merrill Hall,
middle States title holder. and Theodore
Roosevelt Pell, former national indoor
champion.
AN these men won their matches to-
day without much difficulty except in
the case of Tilden. who was forced into
desperate uphill fight in the second
set OF his match with E. II. Hendrick-
son. Amherst champion, before he could
claim the victory at 6-3, IS. Young
Richards was also forced to his limit to
lake the measure of Fred c. Baggs at
Is, 2-6, 60. Kumagae won his
match from James S. O'Boyle in impress
sive manner. not allowing the Pelham
Bay sailor single game. The Jap
anese star was sending over speedy fore
hand drives with remarkable accuracy.
and when the openings had been forced
he was quick to charge the net and there
hnish on the points by severe overhead
volleying.
Lindley Murray did not play to-day,
but he won his first round match by de-
fault from A. II. Grier and will play
Elon II. Hooker tomorrow morning.
Throckmorton eliminated ]. b. Hughes
AT g. 6-1, Keeling off tremendous
smashes. sharp and brilliant volleylng
shots and sizzling drives the length of
the court. Throckmorton. considering
the fact that he has hardly touched a
racquet this season. showed a surprising
control of stroke and was as fast at
court covering as he ever was.
Richards found Baggs of the de-
ceptive chop stroke worthy opponent
as the latter's returns carried practically
no bound on the ball. Bags ran into
lead Of al on games and 40 on
points. There did not seem p chance
Of his dropping the set until Richards
suddenly started brilliant low volleying
at sharp angles. catching his opponent
out of position time and again and
finally pulling out the set at -. Baggs
began the second set with an added sting
to his shots and at such a clip that he
had the set at 60, bringing the match
all square, before Richards realized the
situation.
In the last session. however. the school
boy champion went stout hearted at his
task and by working his way up to the
net quickly and smothering Baggs's
twisting shots before they had a chance
to touch the turf. went into an over
whelming lead. taking the set at 60
and the match. The summaries:
Meadow Club Invitation Singles. First
Round-Elliott II; Btnzen dsfAaisd A. s.
feated H. d. Ksresey. So. 50: lchlya
Humagae defeated j. s. oBoyle. Sc
60; Harold a: Throckmorton defeated
son, won from A. w wallace by de-,
fault: Dr.. William Rosenbaum defeated
Lieut. w \. Horrell. g. s-i; T. r
astaul;; Conrad p. Doyle de EsesSo Z. =
dick defeated Henry B. oBoyle. 90.
g; Walter Merrill Hail defeated Harold
defeated Z. II Hendrickson. G-S. Is;
Zion II. Hooker won from II. s. Judson
by default Robert Lindley Murray won
Rassford defeated c, A. Walker. Jr,
Is: e--4; Vincent Richards defeated
Fred c: Bags. IS, IS. 6-2.
defeated Or. William Rosenbauin and
Fred e. Bags, 6-s. 81; Ichiya Ku-
m maya. and Harold TAYLOR defeated A. ;
Judson and A. W. Wallace by default.