The sun., 1919-02-19
KUMAGAE, JOHNSON
AND BIDDLE SCORE
Reach Round Before Semi
finals In Middle States
Tennis Tourney:
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb is.-Iehiya Ku-
magae Of Japan. Craig Biddis. the inter-
nationalist. and Wallace r. johnson,
runnerup for the national championship
IN 1903, when he battled his famous
fve sets with the Comet" gained their
brackets In the round before the semi-
finals this afternoon In the annual mid
die States covered court tennis tourney
on the roof OF the wanamaker build
Ing. All three men had easy matches,
but tomorrow they will have to extend
themselves to the limit II they are TO
continue In the competition. The nature
Of their opposition makes this impera-
tive.
johnson will have to pit his chop
stroke against the daring, persistent. net
tional indoor champion Kumagae will
he tested severely by Vincent Richards.
national doubles champion, with Tilden,
and Biddle will have none other than
Frederick II. Alexander of Davis cup
tame to contend with. The remainder
Of the field Is a round behind, but II 10
planned to Ill out the semi-final brack-
cts tomorrow before play ceases.
Kumagae had II. w. Hanna, a local
racquet wlelder. az his victim In the
thirG round. and won at ga, 80. with
out being called upon to show his noted
loop drive" The Jap 10 short on prae-
tice, but even 30 he delighted the gallery
by the way he sent the heavily topped
hall swishing through the air to land
plump on the base line or mighty close
to II. 1t was bitterly cold on the roof,
but Ichy took It all as q joke and his
smile warmed everybody up consider
ably. Vincent Richards will probably
take the courts with Kumagae to-mor-
row afternoon. and unless the Oriental
star is up on his toes the schoolboy will,
win.
TiIden Beats Dornheins.
Biddle went through two unusually
quick matches to-day. winning both by
scores OF GO. 6--1. Paul Vanneman
was the first to fall before the veterans
skill, and then George Powell was
BUNDLED by Biddle.
William T Tilden, ID, national clay
court champion. took the measure Of
Herbert F. Dornheim. one OF the u. OF
p. stars. by a score of e.. 6-l. In the
flrst set, with snow falling quite briskly
Tilden played wearing his heavy army
Overcoat but discarded this in the sec
ond session. lie slipped the ball through
the smallest Of openings In Dornheim's
court and smothered most OF the lat.
ter's returns by dazzling voileying. Til
den will play seiichlro KashIo Of Japan
tomorrow. The Oriental expert swamped
Lieut.. r. T. Guilbert at 60. SO this
afternoon. Harold Taylor. Junior in
door national title holder. came through
successfully against Carl Fischer In
three keenly played sets at St, +-s
SIS.
The SammaPfes.
Middle States Senior sinEles-sscoEt
rourd-Charles sietzer defeated T. W
Smith, TO. 81, 81; Ernest French de,
teated Nelson Ellington. a., S--8; u
W, Hanna won from c. NJ. Harlan b.
default; c n. Beard won from A L
Case by default: William T. Tildsn q
defeated IL Y. pornhelm, G.. al
Ssiichiro kaShio defeated Lieut.. r. T
Gilbert. 60. Go; Paul W. Gibbons de.
fested Duke Munyon. s-l. 6--3. Harold
l. Taylor defeated O. b. Phngst, g.
"a So; Craig Biddls defeated Pau
Nannemsn, Go. 8-1; George Powell de-
fested Don Nichols, "a, as, 6-2.
Third Round-wal'aoe F. johnson de.
fsated Ernest French, e.. e.; IchIys
Aumagas defeated II. W. Hanna, g.
s.; Craig B!ddIe defeated George Powell
60 81.