The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-27
TAYLOR BEATEN IN
TENNIS TOURNEY
Junior Champion Falls Before
Speed and Skill of H. B.
Kaltenbach.

new aspirant for junior honors
doomed up yesterday in the national In
door championship for youngsters on
the board courts OF the Seventh Regi- ,
ment Armory. He is H. b. kaltenoach, /
Jr., Princeton student, who formerly ,
represented Yonkers High School, He :
sprang the biggest surprise OF the sea-
son by eliminating Harold l.. Taylor |
Of Brooklyn Prep, the national junior !
champion on turf courts, by 6-S. SIS. |
Kaltenbachs noted victory came In the |
third round OF the Junior singles.
The match was the most exciting OF !
the tournament and the best, consider |
ing the age OF the contestants. seen on |
n local court in many months. Kalten- |
bach executed tho most dazzling shots
yet performed by youngster. so well
did he serve and with such accuracy
did he place his shots that he went
through the match without making de-
fault.
The elimination OF Taylor. who was
considered a strong contender FOR the (
junior title, caused much excitement
among the spectators and competitors.
However. there was little doubt In the
minds OF those who witnessed the match
that Kaltenbach was Taylors superior.
Kaltenbach. who is a resident OF Yon-
kers and learned the game on the courts
OF Yonkers clubs. surpassed the Brook
Ign lad in many branches OF the game.
Taylor was very wild in his direc-
ton at the start OF the contest, while
on the other hand the Yonkers youth
was very steady and became steadier
and more confident az the match pro-
crossed. So hotly did Kaltenbach press
his opponent in the rallies that the
! Brooklyn boy had little or no chance to
nj Y0nEerU
his rival on the jump throughout the
contest
Taylor Lacks Punch.
| In the first set Taylor loobed Ave
| times In succession. with Kaltenbach
| running back 20 the base line and
| smashing each one. In the second set
Taylor had lead OF TO in games
and 40 TO 80 in points, but lacked the
necessary punch which would have
/ brought him victory. This handicap,
however. did not seem TO stop the
Yonkers lad. who smashed his way to
victory after a startling rally at SIS.
! Kaltenbach played remarkable game
! at the net and his recoveries could not be
surpassed The Brooklyn Prep lad very
seldom got the ball past him. II was
, not until near the close OF the contest
! that Taylor was able TO display his best
form. He then played with some sue
cess, but his rally came too late. as the
Yonkers lad then had the game well in
hand
The Princeton youth used the over
hand style Of play TO perfection. II was
these shots and his running smashes.
which appeared impossible for him 20
get at. that were largely responsible for
! Taylor's defeat. II was the overland
style OF play with which Kaltenbach
made most OF his aces. kaltenbach's
surprising victory over Taylor places
him in the semi-hnal round with Vincent
Richards and Abraham Bassford Sd.
both OF whom won their third round
matches yesterday
! Bassford, who represents Scarsdale
High School entered the round before
the final by dispos.ng OF II. G. Snow OF
Horace Mann in straight sets At 6--1,
Go. Bassford was not forced 10 do his
best and won the match in romp
Richards who IL a member Of the New
York Tennis Club. advanced by defeat
ing Percy l. Kynaston OF Commercial
High School in "a onesided match as
the Bassford-Snow contest The score
was 90, 6-3.
Gerald b. Emerson, the 81. Johns
Academy lad, continued his success bv
defeating Samuel Sanberg OF New York
University. e., 81. in the second
round.
Taylor and Richards Win.
u the tunlor doubles matches two
teams worked their way TO the semi
finals They were Harold L. TAYLOR ard
Vincent Richards, the champions. and
II. b. Kaltenbach. Jr., and Frank T.
Anderson. The Taylor-Rchards COM
bination defeated NJ. +. Pawley and II.
Greff. both OF Blair Academy, Go. 6-4,
and the Kaltenbach- Anderson team dis
posed OF c. +. Mathey and Z. y. Veldran
Of Mercersburg Academy IN straight sets
at Is. 6--3.
In the boys tourney Leo Jandort o.
Stuyvesant defeated Charles 9, Vail o.
! Brooklyn, 60, 6---J. thereby entering
the final round. In the only other boys
battle OF the afternoon Martin Bernstein
Of De Witt Clinton defeated Jerry Ian
OF Morris High in a most exciting match
! which went three sets before Bernstein
J was finally returned the winner at -
/ 81. 6--4. The match WAS a lively
one. with both lads lighting II out to the
end. Bernstein'1 victory earned him the
, right 20 play Louis y. DALEY, Jr., the
East Orange High School lad in one OF
! the semi final matches.
2 Michael L MBckSoud and James Bal
| fish OF Boys High school, after winning
r in the first round of the Junior doubles
g were eliminated IN tle second round By
> +. Pawley and NJ Grefr or Blair Acad
, envy at So, e. s. Sowau and +
. winston of Horace Mann won in the
second round OF the doubles when II
Snow and &. Sheafe OF the same schoo
defaulted.
The Summaries.
/. National Indoor Championship Junior
Slngles--Second round--Ciersld Il. Elmer.
son, 81 Johns Academy. defeated Samue
. Ssnberg, New York University, g. C-l
I Third RUund-H Il Kaltenbach j.
Princeton. defeated Harold l.. Taylor
Brooklyn Prep, school 6--S, St; Abra,
, ham BsssfuTd 30, Scarsialc High School
I defeated " O. Snow, Horace Mann. 81
D 6--2. Vincent Richards. New York Tennl,
. club, defeated Pcrty l.. kyuBston, Com
merC!al High school Brooklyn, Go, IS
National Indoor Championship Boys
wiz clinton High school defeated Jorr,
Ian. Morris High School. IS. -, "a
: Sem-fnul Round-Leo Jandurf StuyNe
I SAINT High School defeated Charles c. Van
s Brooklyn. ca. "a
\ National Indoor Championship junior
= Doubles-Flrst round-Michael T. Mack
! sond and James Hs!lish, Boys High school
Q BROOKLYN. defeated STANLEY Noble and L
q Rouillion. Horace Mann, 60. Go.
Second Round-F Pawley and NJ, Gref
u Blair Academy, defeated Michael +, Mack
0 sond and James Ballish. Boys High School
A Brooklyn. st, "a, :. SuNan and +
a Winston, Horace Mann. defeated II. SNOW
and q. Sheafe, Horace Mann, by default
I Third Round Harold l.. Taylor an,
I Vincent Richards. Brooklyn prep, Schoo
and New York Tennis Club, defeated r
. ND II Ia ..l,ty.