The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-18
FAVORITES WIN AT
PHILADELPHIA NETS
Alexander and Tilden victors
In Middle States Covered
Court Tourney.

PHrLApELPHA,. Feb. I7.-Favorites
came through in every match in the
opening OF the first annual middle States
covered court tennis championship tour
nament. held on the roof Of the Wanna
maker building here to-day. The courts
are twelve stories above the street level,
and wintry blasts of wind swept across
the house tops and chilled spectators to
the bone. yet some 200 OF them dared the
"hu'' and other Ills to get n sight Of the
court giants In action.
The juriors began their tourney on
Saturday. and to-day was given over al
most exclusively to the seniors. Among
those who finished with colors flying
were Frederick r. Alexander, former
national doubles champion and Davis
cup player William T. Tilden "a. runner
up for the national championship and
holder OF the clay court title. and Vincent
Richards, the sixteen-year-old Yonkers
boy. who holds the national doubles title
with Tilden
Lieut.. s. Howard voshell, late Of the
aviation service and national indoor
champion Wallace F. johnson, the great
chop stroke exponent, as well as Ichiya
kumagie OF Japan and Craig Biddle, in
ternationalist, won their matches by de-
fault to-day. They are expected to take
the courts on Wednesday. when the tour
ney will approach the crucial stage.
Tilden won out against Rodney NJ.
Beck. Philadelphia's brilliant Junior
champion, after giving everybody q case
OF "nerves' in the first set by his care
less playing. The clay court champion
dawdled along in his playing until Beck
had run into a lead of ST on games
and 4o-15 on points. 1t did not look
n y 49, A.
set for Tilden. but. as he has done on
many previous occasions, the spectacular
player pulled his game together and
started a session Of whirlwind net at
tack that left Beck absolutely helpless
Running through game after game
Tilden took the first set by winning seven
sessions in row. taking the set rs,
and then continued the same play In the
second. allowing his opponent only one
game before he had taken the second set
at 6-1. giving him the match.
Alexander was not extended at any
moment of his match against A. II
Slavery. winning as he pleased at 6-1.
60. The Davis cup veteran volleyed
50 sharply and with such accuracy OF
placement that Slavery seemed surprised
when he took his lone game, largely on
Alexander's errors.
Richards travelled almost as easy a
path against w. p. Rowland OF this city.
taking the match at 6-1. Is. The
youthful star volleyed beautifully from
mid-court. keeping his rival constantly
on the defensive, The summaries:
Middle States Covered Court Champion,
ship Singles. First Round-Charles n
Beard defeated Irving Thomas, SO. 60
Carl Fischer defeated Robert Shreiner
60. 60: Vincent Richards defeated W
P. Rowland. 81, s-3: II. F. Dornhein
defeated A. L. Burtis. 81, So. William
7, Tiiden I'd defeated Rodney n. Beck
Is. 6-l.
Second Round tnrst round byes)-Lieut
g. Howard voshe'l won from p. 8
won from 8. w. Merrihew by default
Ichiya Kumagae won from Gerald Donald.
! son. Jr.. by default; Lieut.. r. L Giiber,
won from Seiichiro kashio by default
Frederick 3. Alexander defeated A. II
slavery. 81, Ga; Alvs Mallory defeated
A. j. Batty. Ga. e.
Junior Championship Singles First Round
a J. Cohen defeated w f. Frankei
81. Go: j. NJ. vanneven deteated.GeorEe
Neidrick, s-+. s.
Special Exhibition Mems Doubles-Fred
erick u. Alexander and Lieut.. S. Howard
voshell defeated Craig Biddle and wallac,
+. johnson. "a e-9