New-York tribune., 1919-06-26
Beeknan Beats
State Champion
In Tennis Tilt
Ihrockmorton Goes Down
to Defeat at 6--.4, 9--7;
Bennett Loses to Kashio
By Fred Hawthorne

The great surprise of the Middle
States championship lawn tennis tour
nament on the turf courts of the Or
ange Lawn Tennis Club, at Mountain
station, N. j., yesterday evening, was
the defeat of Harold A. Throckm orton,
New Jersey State champion, by Leon
ard Beekman, of Princeton University,
by score of 6-4, 81, in the fourth
round of the mems singles.
1t is a peculiar thing about Throck-
morton that, although he has gener-
ally been rated above Beekman in the
ranking lists and has consistently de-
1eated men who have, in turn, taken
the measure of Beekman, the latter in
almost every meeting has defeated
The other feature was the advance
ment of Seiichiro Kashio, the steady
driving Japanese, into the semi-fnal
round, through his defeat of Robert
P. Bennett, the club champion, by
score of 6-3, Go.
kashlo, placing his soft drives and
stlll softer volleying shots with aston
lshing accuracy, scored against Ben
nett without a great deal of trouble.
He will face either Beekman or E. H.
Hendrickson for the place in the final
bracket.
The women's championship singles
were started in the afternoon. with
forty-four players in the draw. Miss
Marie Wagner, New York State cham
pion; Mrs. lingo Hartman and Mrs.
David c. Mills, the club champion.
came through to the third round Miss
Wagner eliminated Mrs X. Brunson at
O-1, Go, and then edefeated Mrs.
Miller at 6-1, 6-3. Mrs. Mills over
whelmed Mrs. Edward Oeisher at 6-1.
20, and then vanquished Mrs. Bailey
at 6-3, 6-1. Mrs. Hartman defeated
Miss Jessica Gott at IS, 40, Go,
and obtained a defeat from Miss Bessie
Holden IN the second round
The summaries follow:
singles (thrd roundj - EDWARD . oeisneg lS1, 3
defeated Hoffman Nckerson. At, d-4
Fourth round.--Dr. William Rosenbaum
Leonard Beekfnan defeated Harold A
Throckmorton, G-4, 81: f. II. Hendrick-
son defeated Auguste Roche. jr., 6--3,
Fifth round.-seiichiro Kashio defeated
Robert 2. Bennett, 6-3. f.
Mems doubles (second round).-M 7.
Ackeriand and G. S. GroesbeclS defeated
R. w. seabury and V. H Cartmell 7-5,
f~G; lmhrie and Gqwan defeated S. V.
lchlya kumagae and Harold Throckmor-
t0n t3h ,n defeated F. r. Pitman and Engene
w halen, b-l, 6-3: r. M. Kirkland and
DR.. William Rosen baum defeated F. c.
baEss and Lindsay Durham, #, 6-4
6-l; Allen c. Bragaw and H ~ Balch
won from Oeisner and Hugh Oakley by
default.
Middle states championship women's
slngles-First round: Mrs. Eberhardt de-
feated Mrs a. V. Duncan. 6--l, IS;
Miss Ceres Baker defeated Miss A. Bay
ard, Cd, So Mrs. S. w. Waring de-
feated Mrs H. McAusland, 6-3. Is.
g: Mrs. w. H Pritchard defeated Miss
Pond. tt, So Miss NJ. Bayard defeated
Mrs. f. +. Stanwix, 60. 60.
Second round-Miss Helene Pollak de-
feated Mrs. S. V. Brubans Go, 60 Miss
Louise Scherer won from Mrs. c. II.
Thomp pson by default; Miss Marie Wagner
defeated Miss Bronson. tt. Go; Miss
Muriel Parker defeated Miss Caroma Winn.
Go, 6-3; Mrs. Robert lie Roy defeated
Mrs Hugh Oakley. 60. 6--l: Mrs. Eber-
hardt defeated Misa Ceres Baker. IS.
c., 60; Hiss NJ: Bayard won from Mrs.
A. Chisolm, by default: Miss F. Ballin de-
feated fe Mrs D. r. Nichols. 6-1. 81;
Miss Florence Sheldon won from Mrs e.
c: Duble, by default; Mrs. L. B. Bailey
won from Miss I. Martin, by default; Mrs.
David c. Mills defeated Mrs. E. Oellsner.
60, SO; Miss Bessie Holden won from
Mrs Straffon, by default: Miss lingo Hart
man defeated Miss Jessie Gott Is, IS,
SO.
Third round-Mrs David c. Mills de-
feated Mrs. L. 3. Bailey. 63, 6-1 Mrs
lingo Hartman won from Miss Bessie Hol-
den, by default.