New-York tribune., 1918-07-13
Defeat Playing Through
Champions in Brilliant
Battle at Terrace Club
By Fred Hawthorne

That pair Of sixteen-year- old tennis
playing mavels, Cecil Donaldson and
Frank T. Anderson, of Brooklyn, won
the Junior metropolitan doubles lawn
tennis championship yesterday after
noon on the clay courts of the Terrace
Club, of Flatbush, by defeating Harold
Taylor and Gerald B. Emerson, the
playing through champions, in the
final round by score of 6-3, Ga,
Ga.
1t was the brilliant, steady playing
Of little Donaldson that was the feat.
ure of the match. When Anderson
faltered several times in the heat of
battle Donaldson was always there
with the winning shot, and from first
to last the burden Of responsibility
rested upon his young shoulders. That
he vas able to come through the or
deal successfully speaks volumes for
his courage under fire and the sound
ness of his game
1t should not be gathered from these
remarks that young Anderson was SO
erratic as to be weak partner for
Cecil. On the contrary, the youthful
Long Island and North Side champion
was the most brilliant player on the
court and some Of his shots we're daz
zllng, but there were times when he
made errors in his anxiety to score
on kills" and it was in lust these
situations that Donaldson proved his
worth.
Taylor, who left a sick bed to de-
1end his title, was also prone to err
on 100 many occasions, and, although
on service alone he outshone the other
thrCP y
numerous as to be a deciding factor
IN the defeat that came TO his side.
Even so, he was stronger player yes
terday than Emerson, who seemed nm
able to control his dynamic strokes for
any sustained period
Boys Playing a Revelation
The continual hard hitting. the
lorccful driving and the sharp, spirit-
cd volleylng duels at the net were q
revelation to those who sat about the
courts and who have not kept watch
on the remarkable strides made bv the
Junior players within the last vear. n
Is rot often that lawn tennis doub,as
between adult ranking players outside
OF the first ten" brings forth such
clever work with the racquet.
iaylor began the service, followed
IN IN order by Anderson, Emerson and
anu the UrSC Tama went
TO the champions. Anderson won his
own service, Emerson his and Donald.
son also, and so they alternated m 70
3-~all before the first break came
anderson and his partner broke through
Emerson's delivery in the seventh
game. largely owing to the terrific
driving OF Donaldson, who ripped fore
hand drives across the court To the
corners of deep court, the ball taking
= sharp drop as it cleared the barrier
Sweeping straight ahead, Donaldson
and his partner won the next two
games and the first set at 6--3.
Anderson began the service in The
second set and won his same. Some
OF his shots at this stage OF the match
we're spectacular as nc rushed the
net to bring off beautiful low vo),e"s
to the corners. Emerson was bepin.
ming to smash easy shots into tho not
as ne tried to "kill" the ball. but he
made amends by the scorchinp nlacae
ment drives down the centre Of the
court. and Taylor backed him nm walj
VT Nth the sharpest of volleying shots.
The champions led at 4-3 on games
but then the challengers for the title
came through with an unbeatabia
burst of speed and took the last thrae
games in row for the second set at
Ga. Se' a.
Trailing at two sets to none, TAYLOR