The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-27
PLAY 8I GAMES IN
 RECORD NET MATCH
Throckmorton Defeats Fay lor in Longest Tilt in His
 tory of National Singles.

turing the play the national cham pionship tennis singles was started yesterday on the turf courts of the West Side Tennis Club, at Forest Hills. The new endurance record was set by Corporal Harold A. Throck- morton of the Coast Artillery, and Harold Taylor, the Brooklyn youth. Throckmorton won, but he was forced to play five sets and 81 games to ad- vance, with the score at 6--8, 6-2, 9-11, 7-9, 13-11.
 It was a contest replete with scin- tiliating rallies and flashing attacks and counter attacks yet repIete with poor tennis, too, Taylor's stand was a revelation.
 Throckm morton's work in the service had given him very little opportunity to tune up his strokes, and he showed that very plainly all through the match. Every now and then he came forward with a sensational rally, only to sink back into a series of innocu- ous movements of the tyro type. His judgment of distance was bad, but he made up for that with periodical sal lies at the net that reminded the on- lockers of the Throckmorton of last year.
 The long match was a welcome feature of an otherwise lack senSa- tion inaugural, which saw the first round completed and most of the sec ond round finished, too. Ichiya Ku- magae was the exposure of all eyes and he obliged with a splendid eXhi- bition against Walter Pate, a player with considerable tournament ex- perience. The Japanese won at GO, 6-4, 60.
 Pate tried every which way to off, set the accuracy, hard driving and apparently limitless stamina of the Jap, but Kamagae was absolute mas ter at every stage. He played far better and sOunder tennis than on the occasion of his first try for the na- tional title in 1916. When 1t was over Pate was willing to concede that in spite of Kumagae's defeat by Walter Hayes at Southampton the little brown man was very much in the hunt for the championship.
 A host of tennis followers wander ed about the courts looking for the match between William T. Tilden Ed and Paul Gibons They sought in vain, for Tilden won by default. Those who saw Hayes defeat Ned Cummings of Harvard saw a swift moving, hard hitting machine. Hayes won at 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, and his game was as even as his score. At no time did he ex- tend himself, and Cumming brides himself on being 8 fairly good driver.
 The only entrant who failed to live up to expectations was Sergeant of Marines Alex Craven, Pacific Coast intercollegiate champion, who had been conceded q chance to travel far in the tournament. Craven ran afoul of the long arms of Lyle E. Mahan and the latter won at 6-1, 6-S, 6-3. It was easy to see that Craven was off his game and that he was short of work. At that he allowed himself to be tricked out of position rather frequently.
 The early gallery saw R. Lindley Murray tune up his strokes against Jack Dudley, a junior from Washing ton. It was pity to send the youngster against so formidable proposition for while Murray was not the meteor of 1917 he was far too experienced, powerful and aggressive for the boy. Murray won at co, GO, 6-1.
 Murray showed very plainly that he was not within a mile of his real form, for he was very uncertain overhead. He showed unusual timid- ity about hitting the ball hard and freely, and 1t was ever so seldom that he brought off one of his old over head kills.
 Fred Alexander came through with flying colors, but his doubles partner and former national champion, Beals C. Wright, had to sit around idle. Robert L. James has to have opposed rWight, but the up-Stater failed to make his appearance. Alexander played impressive tennis in eliminat- ing George Wagner of Buffalo at 60, 6--2, 6--2. Alexander had his strokes working with precision. His angles, change of pace and ability to pick out the openings kept Wagner on the run and got the Buffalo man very little nourishment. He allowed himself to be tricked out of position time and again, and it was easy for Alexander to whip the ball down the unprotected sectors.
 Selichiro Kashio of Japan ernulated Kumagae and scored at the expense of Fred C.. Anderson, the lanky youth from the Kings County club, at 6--3, 7--5, 6--1 It was their third meeting this season and each had earned a decision in his previous encounters Anderson hit hard enough and at times he was a tower of strength at the net, but he played a rather head less game and was a victim of the cross court driving of the Jap J. W, Anderson also bade the tournament adieu, his conqureror being Lieut.. IT G. M. Kelleher of Seattle, at 0--6, 6--4 6--4, 7--5. The third of the Anderson clan, young Frank, won from H. D Keresey at 6--S, 6--2, 2--6. 6--1.
 Ralph BUrdick, Hayes's teammate From Chicago, scored a straight sci triumph over Herbert Bowman al 6--2 6--4, 6--4. Burdick was fast ant (accurate and confident, but inclined to be careless. His one weakness waI rhis backhand, off which Bowman scored quite constantly in the second and third sets.
 The lone entrant from Canada, A S. Cassils of Montreal, advanced int the third round by defeating Jame' s. O'Boyle of the Pelham Bay Maya Training Station, at 6--1, 6--3, GA Henry B. O'Boyle came through a the expense of E. F. Thomas, anothe seaman, in five set match, but Ale: Her from Pelham Bay had to bow t Russell N Dana, the Providence vet eran.
 The aviation section of the dray had a successful afternoon. Lieut. Craig Riddle won from J. D. Ewing il