The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-28
BERNSTEIN TAKES
BOYS TENNIS TITLE
Clinton Lad Beats Jandorf i'll
Final Of National Tour
ney, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

Morton Bernstein. a tall. we'll 50. up
youngster Of De witt Clinton High
School. was crowned the boys national
singles tennis champion yesterday after
noon in the Seventh Regiment Armory,
where the Junior and boys tournaments
have been in progress for the past week.
In annexinB the title, formerly held
by Vincent Richards, the Yonkers
marvel, who outgrew the boys class
and 10 now a Junior, Bernstein defeated
Leo Jandorf OF Stuyvesant High School
at Ga. CO. 6-1.
SO superior was the Clinton lads play
ing the result was never in doubt. The
only set in which the Stuyvesant lad
showed to advantage was the hrst, In
which he won three games and scored
81 points. During this set Jandorf ap-
peared to have good control and placed
his shots well.
As the contest progressed Jandorf
weakened considerably. while on the
other hand tho Clinton lad grew
stesdier and played a stronger game.
In the second and third sets Bernstein
played rings around his opponent, who
seemed TO be bewildered at the many
pretty shots executed by Bernstein.
Bernstein took eighteen games to jan
DORIS six in the three sets and scored
lo2 points TO the Stuyvesant lads So.
bernstein Too skilfuI.
Bernstein, who is less than IL years
OF are, showed the speed and skill of a
we'll trained veteran. He used an over
hand stroke and sent the ball whiBZing
to the opposite side OF the court with
such force that Jandorf was baffied.
Jandorf had little or no time to set him
self to receive the drives. 80 speedy did
they come The Clinton star made some
wonderful gets and some pretty lobs.
Although II was his first appearance In
open competition he showed no signs OF
stage fright
Bernstein worked his way to the finals
by dlsposing OF Louis e. Daley. Jr.. or
East Grunge High School. who per
formed 90 we'll in his opening matches
that many Of tho experts predicted he
would win tho title. Daley proved n
stronger opponent than Ord Jandorf, for
the Clinton lad was forced TO 70 an
extra ret before he was declared tho
winner at 6-3. 60. 81.
AZ In his Anal round match, Bernstein
was late in getting started against
Daley The East Orange lad took the
first set. s. but that was all In the
newt two sets Bernstein was the master
and allowed his opponent only one game
In this match Bernstein executed some
remarkable shots and earned round after
round Of applause from the gallery.
kaltenbach Beaten.
II. H. Ka,tenbach, Jr, the Princeton
student who caused the biggest surprise
OF the tourney on Thursday by defeating
Harold Taylor, the Brooklyn Prep star
in the Junior singles, was eliminated by
Frank T. Anderson Of Commercial High
Schoo, and Kings County Tennis Club
in ths semi-finals yesterday. Anderson
won at "a. e..
In the first set Anderson rolled un
n total Of forty-three points to his
opponents's thirty-one. but in the second
set his margin Of victory on points was
scant. After the points had been tailed
In this set Anderson had th!rty-five TO
kaltenbach'B thirty-two.
Anderson worked his way to the sem!
finals by defeating Gerald Emerson OF
st. Johns Academy in the third round
by C.. 6--f.
Ry defeating Kaltenbach In the semi
finals. Anderson earned the right TO meet
Vincent Richards Of the New York Ten
mis- Club In the final round this morning.
Richards, who Is defending his junior
singles title. entered tho tina, round ny
beating Abraham Bassford 3D. OF Sears e
dale High School In straight sets at
Ga, e.. Richards forced the match
At all times and brought into play his
wonderful chop Etroke which his oppo-
nent could not solve.
In the doubles Frank T. Anderson and
A. Fl. Kaltenbach entered the final round.
They defeated Gerald Emerson OF ST.
Johns Academy and Abraham Bassford
3D. by C. 4--6, - In the third
round the Anderann-Ka ltenhach team
won by default from J. b. Morse and
A. II Frey Of Yale
The final Of tho junior singles will
begin AZ 10 O'Clock this morning Al
noon the ANAL Of tho doubles will begin.