Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
BUSY DAY FOR
JUNIOR PLAYERS
Beck, Fischer and Dorm
helm Were on Cynwyd
, Courts Almost 8 Hours
By PAUL PREP


that this is what they term having
nothing to do" remarked Rodney Beck.
the mantown Academy tennis star.
as he dragged his weary frame to the
Cynwyd Club shower baths yesterday
afternoon after playing a four-set match.
which took three and one-half hours to
decide, with Carl Fischer, Of the Lower
Merton High School.
Il would like to get some Of the people
: who look upon tennis as babYs play out
here some afternoon" continued Beck,
with the sun boiling down and make
them play best out of five-set match
II they wouldn't change their opinion Of
tennis nothing else would
Herman Dornheim. the versatile ath-
lete Of the Frankford High School,
Joined Beck few minutes later. Dorm
helm had just finished a four-set match.
which also had taken almost four hours
to decide, with Samuel Pennock in the
semif1nal round of the Junior center
championships. 'whew.' exclaimed
Dornheim, this Is some sport. I would
rather play football game with the
Gimbel Trophy at stake or play against
Northeast in a basketball game than
60 through another tennis match like
that"
Star Junior Players
Beck and Dornheim are not the only
ones entered in the annual eastern Penn
sylvanis tournament who expressed their
views that tennis is one Of the most
strenuous sports of the age. But the
two Junior players, along with two
Others. Gerald Emerson. of last Orange
n. j., and Carl Fischer, of Lower
Mericn. have played more than their
share during the last week.
On Thursday Beck played a semifnal
ronud match in the Junior championship
OF Pennsylvania with Carl Fischer and
qualified to meet Gerald Emerson in the
final round. which will be played today
Emerson qualified by defeating Dorm.
helm in three-set match. But this was
only half their days work. for they com.
peted in the mems singles.
They were out on the courts brigh
and early yesterday morning and wer,
kept busy until after o'clock last night
Both played four-set match with Car
Fischer. while Dornheim played sim.
liar contest with Samuel Pennock. The,
started to play at IL o'clock and wer
not finished until half past 2. At 3 :3
Emerson and Dornheim paired togethe
to meet Rodney Beck and Carl F'ische
III tHe IIdl OF tne junior double
championship Of the State.
Fischer Had Cramps
1t was necessary for the match 4
60 the full five sets before the WHINE
was decided. Along in the third gam
OF the fifth set with the score dead
locked Carl Fischer was seized by
slight attack Of cramps and II was neces
sary to hold up play for fifteen minutes
nttA hat trs,tt
uled to have met Parker, the sensationa
Californian now stationed at the nav
yard, in the fourth round of the men
singles, while Dornheim and Emerso
were to have played Sommer and Bait
In a mems doubles match. Paul Glib
bons made wise move when he de
cided to postpone these two matches.
There will be no let-up for Beck. Dorm
helm and Emerson today. Reck /
booked to play Gerald Emerson in tn
final round of the Junior singles cham
pionship of Pennsylvania a best out O
five-set match and then tackle Herman
Dornheim in the final round for tn
junior center tennis title. another hes
out Of five set contest. 1t Is hardly likel
that Beck will be capable of meetin
Parker in the mems singles Dornheir
and Emerson however, will play in tn
mems doubles.
Finish Next Week
The rain which held up the play o
Tuesday and Wednesday in the men
events will cause the tournament to b
carried over until next week A NEE
ing of the committee will be held tht
afternoon, at which lime it will be d.
cided as TO whether the finals shall b
played on Monday or next Saturday.
Chairman Gibbons announced toda
that the exhibition match between Kan
agae and Kasjio and Beals Wright an
another American star would no, /
played this afternoon. The Japs a,
taking part in a tourney in New Yor
and were unable to come over Gibbon
however, Is planning TO stage thes
matches next Saturday afternoon s
Cynwyd.