New-York tribune., 1918-07-18
Jap Champion
Permitted to
Defend Title
Anderson Family Prominent
in Early Matches of N. Y
State Championships
By Fred Hawthorne

UTICA, N. T., July 17.--Forty play.
ers were drawn in the mems annual
New York State championship lawn ten.
mis- tournament that began this after.
noon on the dozen clay courts of tho
Yahnundasis Golf Club with the first
matches in the mems singles
1t was announced by the tournament
committee, following a conference with
many Of She leading contenders late
in the afternoon, that Ichiya Kumapse
of Japan, the present holder Of tho
state title, which he won in 1916, would
meet the winner of the tournament in .
challenge round for the championship
on Saturday afternoon
Under ordinary conditions Kumagss
would have to play through the tour.
narrent. but as the great little PLAYER
+ from the Far East only. left Seattle on
Tuesday morning and is now rushing
across the continent it will not s hs
possible for him to reach Utica until
Saturday. Owing to the great interest
that attaches to Kumagae this year. in
view of the fact that he was ranked AZ
No. 5 in 1916. and is the only PLAYER Of
that seasons FIRST ten" who is likely
to play in the national championship at
Forest Hills, Long Island, next month,
the committee felt that an execution
might we'll be made in his case at this
tournament, provided this met with the
approval Of the other players entered.
A vote was taken among the contest.
ants, and 1t was unanimously agreed n
allow Kumagae to defend in the chal
lenge round.
The younger element on the lawn
tennis courts is exceptionally we'll rep
resented at Yahnundasie this week, and
it may be that from the ranks of these
youngsters the tournament winner and
challenger for the state title will an
pear.
Young Anderson Highly Regarded
Frank T. Anderson, the sixteen-year-
DID, triple champion, who has, within
the last four weeks, won the Long
Island, North Side and Junior Metro.
polltan championships, is regarded as
the most likely candidate among the
juniors for this high honor.
Frank went into the third round to.
day by defeating Edward Hyand at
6-3, 6-1. He finished off most cf his
points by sharp volleying at the net
apd his service was going with great
speed, SO that Hyland had a hard time
winning the games that fell to his lot.
Frank is in the lower half of the draw.
while his elder brother, Fred. jr., is in
the upper section, where his father
Fred, sr.. one of the most famous of
the metropolitan players a score of
years ago, is also located.
Inc fathers naTnpSoko ubN +oware
a matter of feet 81z inches above the
surface Of the earth, had his strong
net attack going at a wicked clip and
took the measure Of w. d. I,yon at
60, 6-4. In the meantime the father
was proving that he is still the "old
master" by defeating Ernest Thomas,
Pelham Bay sailor, at 81, Ga in
a match that Abounded in speedy driv-
ing from deep court, with Anderson
holding close to the line all the time.
Harold Taylor, the Brooklyn school
boy reached the furthest out toward
the hnal brackets, going into the round
before the semi-fnals following his de-.
feat of George H. Sicard, one of the
local experts, in the third round. Tay-
Tor, who was in full command of his
snappy volleying shots to-day, tri-
umphed by score of 60, 7-5 and
seems likely to bump into the senior
Anderson tomorrow for the place in
the semi-fnal brackets.
Ward Dawson, the spectacular PLAYER
from California who won national fame
as the doubles partner of the great and
only California Comet" Maurice Nc
Loughlin, in 1916, signalized his sp-
pearance on the court BY defeating
Jimmy O'Boyle, a fellow seaman from
the Pelham Bay training station, by a
score of %, 2-6, 6-2, in the second
round. Dawson was always noted as
smasher of lobs, and he gave great
exhibition of this spectacular stroke
to-day, cannonading the ball through
O'Boyle's court in manner that de-
lighted the gallery.
A delugc of rain in the late after
noon put an end to further play for the
day. but the committee plans to work
early and often" tomorrow and get
matters fairly we'll adjusted before an
other sun sets.
Cecil Donaldson Winner
Little Cecil Donaldson, runner-up for
the Canadian and Metropolitan cham
pionship singles titles, took one of the
adult experts into camp in the first
round, defeating John L. Train at 6-S,
ID. Cecil is just sixteen, but the
manner in which he ripped forehand
drives through the opposing court and
killed the ball when it came to him
overhead astonished the Utica gallery.
The club is reserving the greatest
attractions for Friday and Saturday,
when kumagae, Miss Molla Biurstedt,
national woman champion; Beals
Wright. former mems title holder and
conqueror eff Norman Brookes, the late
Anthony Wilding and the great
Doherty brothers; Mrs. George ".
'Wightman, of California, three times
holder of the women's national hono,rs;
Raymond D. Little. internationalist,
and possibly Robert 'Lindley Murray
the noted son of California, will grace
the courts and engage in exhibition
matches.
AS a special added event there VIII Z
be singles tournament to settle the
title between the enlisted men in bo'n
branches of the service who are en-
tered in the present tourney.
The summaries:
New York State championship sinsies thrsi rcuhG'
Alexander Tier defeated 5. A. Bczrt.siey. IT, -. w.
Cd; Ernest Thomas from leslie W Bre"n ~
default Frederick G. Anderson wen from Aar'
shall Allen by default Ward Dawson won rom :
A Griffin by default. j. s O'Boyle won irrn r
II. Nagcl by default; Il Hughes defeated o. =
Groves. 6-2. IS. Cecil Donaldson defeated '0hH
L. Train e-5; Ct .,d.,.on