The Washington times., 1918-08-27

Seiichiro Kashio, Kumagae's run
ming mate and only q bit behind the
star Ieft-hander in tennis form, may
make the trip with Kumagae. The
japanese stars were delighted at the
prospect Of playing tennis in Wash
ington. If they are unable to 90 next
week, they plan to make the trip .
little later in the month.
Humagss won yesterday IN the FIRST
roend Of the title singles, handing
walter Pate, the Nassau veteran, q
go, 6-4, 60 beating, employing his
usual back court game
II KaAkIO Wins Match
one foot and seven inches and
three straight sets separated Kashio
and young Fred W. Anderson, the
folnsr Baltimore Lad KashIo, who Is
barely five feet in height took the
ssventeen-year youngster, who stands
Gtx feet seven in tow, by 6-3, rs, and
e-2s Twice before this season An
dsrSon has defeated Kashio.
A worlds record of thirty years
stAading Is set today in the Harold
ThFOckmorton-HArold Taylor match
witch occupied two hours and forty
mtnQtes Of battling and ended. after
S1ghtY-two games, with Throckmor-
ten IN the van by 6-a. 60, 10-s, 7-s.
and 13-11
ffVs minutes of steady applause on
tie championship court at the con-
elusion of the match. The former
Junior dtleholder had q badly strain
- side which was bound in tape His
le9B gave out on his repeatedly, but
ml experience and grit won from
tAe even younger Taylor.
NGshmgtou's players, three in
unnbeF in the title singles, were ac-
corded unusual honors Jack Dudley,
drSwn in the opening round with R
H1dley Murray, the winner of the
Patriotic tourney last year, and rated
GSf one of the few stars who may
reSch the ultimate round this year.
went on the exhibition court
Dudley was somewhat affected by
S6Be fright and succumbed to Murray
by;1o, go, and 6-I. Murray won
thirteen straight games before Dud-
ley got q game. fairly earned from
the champion, at that. The Washing
ton boy made the fatal mistake of
falling his eye Of the ball. He
watched the meteoric Murray instead
OF tthe ball and suffered accordingly.
Batter in the afternoon Connie Doyle,
picked by many as the dark horse OF
th( tournament, went on the exhibit
noh court with Lieut.. William Hor-
rel. his team mate, Of Columbia
County, whom he defeated handily.
Doyle was on the top OF the game.
He, discarded his stroking game in
favor OF the familiar chop and stopped
Hofrell at 81. 90, GO.
between Lieut.. Craig Biddle and A. S.
Cassils, the Canadian champion; Vim
can't Richards, Junior champion, and
HGfold Bretz: Nat Miles and w. ].
Gallon; Fred c. Baggs and Harold
Throckmorton; Lyle Nahsn and Henry
OB0yle, the former Georgetown star:
KAkhio and G. A L Dionne; Kumagae
and Wightman; Doyle and King; TIL
den and Burrows: Irving Wright and
Walter NJ Hall, and Walter Hayes,
the Western doubles champion. and E.
H Hendrickson.
The old men in tennis are making q
brave and gallant stand. Those who
emerged victors In the first round
have figured largely in tennis history
ovE q twenty-year stretch. Teddy
Pen, Frederick Alexander, Beals
Wright, Lyle e. Mahan. Irving c.
Wight, c. A. L Dionne. and Craig
Biddle have toured the courts for
many & year. Their careful, heady
tennis is In marked contrast to the
rery, energy-wasting stroking and
serving OF the youngsters.
Connie Doyle is picked by many TO
come close to going through. He will
meet the real test in william T.
Tilden, the tall Philadelphian who has
Won every tournament he has entered
this year Lindley Murray took on
, Connie Doyle for three sets and