The sun., 1918-07-21
DAWSON BOWS TO
KASHIO ON COURT
California Sailor Succumbs to
Japanese in New York
State Tennis Final.
DEFEAT Is CRUSHING
American Wins Only Six
Games in Three Sets-Win-
ner to Play Kumagae.
Special DsspsfeA to TIE Sus.


UTICA, N. Y. July 20. Seiichiro
Kashio defeated Ward Dawson Of the
Pelham Bay Naval Training Station this
afternoon in the Anal round Of the New
York State championship tennis singles
on the clay courts OF the Yahnundasis
Golf CLUB. The Japanese won easily In
straight sets at s-4, 6-A1. S-1.
Tho title will remain another year at
least in the keeping OF a son OF Japan.
for Kashio will face Ichiya Kumagas OF
Toxic, the present champion, In the chal-
lenge round tomorrow afternoon.
Those who saw the Interestingly easy
manner In which Dawson fell victim
20 Kashios skill were dumfounded. Ell
cept for a brief period In the flrst set.
when he brought the games to 4 all by
some very clever volleying from mid
court. the blond Californian was clearly
outplayed by the swarthy little man
from across the seas.
Dawson seemed overcautious and at
tempted to meet Kashio at the latter's
own style. almost entirely from back
court. This made the struggle practi-
cally a question of who would prove the
steadier, and In this department Kashio
was unbeatable He forced his opponent
into the most Elaring errors, until toward
the end of the match Dawson desper.
ately tried TO swing into hard hitting.
smashing game. with the result that he
lost all control.
Dawson Falls 60 Pieces.
Even the native sons service. that
had been giving Kashio quite q little
difficulty in the early stages. became
Wild and beyond all control and he lost
the last two points of the match by
making double faults Kumagae, who
acted as a linesman in this match. was
well pleased with the result. but re-
fused to say how he believed Kastio
would fare tomorrow afternoon.
The present champion went out on
the court q few minutes after he ar
rived In Utica this morning and played
two sets with Frederick q. Anderson
in order to tune up after his four
weeks journey from Japan. Kumagas
looked to be fully a. formidable a.
he was in 1915. when he gained the
No. s position in the national ranking
list. II anything. the Japanese star 10
hitting the ball even harder than he
was two years ago. and II his lay of
has not materially affected his game.
he should retain his title tomorrow.
Irving c. Wright Of Boston ard r. c.
Fulton Of Seattle won the State Doubles
Championship by defeating Frank T..
Anderson and Harold L. Taylor Of
Brooklyn in straight sets. at Ga. 81.
81. In q special mixed doubles match
Mrs. DeForsst Candee and Frederick
Anderson. Jr.. defeated Miss Molla
Bjurstedt. National Wohnan Champion.
and Cecil Donaldson. the sixteen year
old schoolboy from Brooklyn.
A brilliant sun shone upon q brilliant
gallery when the decisive match be-
tween Kashio and Dawson was started
taM ~ K,. Nd
nese won the nrst game. the second and
the third. with Dawson hardly able to
extend his little opponent.
Kashio Proves Clever.
The foreigner edged the smoothest Of
passing shots by the Californian's
racquet as the latter attempted to cut
on the returns by charging for the net
position. But at the start Of the fourth
game Dawson suddenly pulled himself
together and squared the match by
winning the next three games in . row.
In accomplishing this feat the Amer
lean gave the gallery great hopes by
the clean cut volleyins with which he
finished of the points He was mixing
up his game cleverly and Kashio's head
long march to victory suffered decided.
though temporary, setback. But alas
for Americas hopes, this was Dawson's
last serious bid for the victory. After
the games had reached I all Kashio
again took command by winning the
last two games. for the nrst set at s-4.
In the last two sets the son OF Nippon
simply overwhelmed Dawson. II such a
word may be used in describing the
Japanese soft stroking style Of play,
and Dawson was able to win only two
games out of the last fourteen, a pitiable
showing indeed for a player bearing
such reputation as the Californian
first came east with In 1914.
1t was wonderful control OF stroke,
never falling patience and tireless court
covering that brought victory to Kashio.
Except for the brief furry on Dawscn's
part in the first set Kashio held COM
mand with ease and the Americans
hopes OF triumph were dashed to pieIes
against the remarkable stsadiness OF his
opponent.
Another Dangerous jap.
Kashio demonstrated once more that
ne is a dangerous man for any but the
top flight OF players to tackle. He
achieves his results by unusually ac-
curate playing and also by the ability to
draw an opponent out OF position before
sending over the passing shots for place.
ment aces. Kashio will bear watching In
the big tournaments to come.
The experience and crop strokes of
Irving Wright had much to do with the
defeat OF young Anderson and Taylor In
the Anal round of the doubles Fulton
was Of material assistance in bringing
about the victory because Of his nne
smashing and volleying. but Wrights
battling. twisting shots seemed to give
the schoolboy team the most trouble.
The mixed doubles match was a
spirited contest all Il rough the three
sets, with Mrs Candee doing excep-
tionally well at the position Anderson
was trifle stronger than little Donald
son, while Miss Bjurstedt delighted the
gallery by her terrific driving from deep
court The point score:
POINT scoRE-FIRsT SET.
b.:s,s ,., ,:.:.. :..s.t;: :-s /:
SECOND SET.
bs;a'S a........",:: 1913.
THIRD SET
b bss.Sn ..::.,, 1854. "a |;
TOTALS
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New York state All Comsrs sinsies-Fiusl
.oahd-seichiro Kashio defeated Ward Dsw-
,Nes York state Championship Mems
Douhles-Semi-hnl round-Irving c. Wright
ahd T c, Fulton defeated Henry B. o'Boyio
: Anderson and Harold L. Taylor defeated
eeehiro Kashio and Gerald B. Emerson.
Final Round-Irv,ns c. Wright and T. C:
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