The sun., 1919-06-30
HALL NOW OWNS
MIDDLE STATES CUP
Successfully Defends Tennis
Title Against Beekman on
Orange Club Turf.
SCORES IN FIVE SETS
Kumagae and Throckmorton
Take Doubles, and Miss Pol
lax Women's Crown.
SCORES IN FIVE SETS
ny EUGENE, n. o,CoNNELL.

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One Of tho most picturesque cups
that has been up for competition on the
tennis courts of the country passed out
of existence yesterday when Walter
Merrill Hall Of the West Side Tennis
Club successfully defended his title as
middle States champion at tho Orange
Tennis Club. Mountain Station, N. j..
against Leonard Beekman of Princeton.
Hall won the challenge round match
before one of the largest galleries that
ever saw a middle States match after
I'VE hard sets, at 4--6, 6-3, 6-2. 4-6,
e-A2. Hall therefore gained permanent
possession Of the cup as he had won II
twice before, first in 1911 and again last
year.
Beekman had earned the right to chal-
iehge Hall by defeating Frederick e.
Bagrs. another West Side player. in the
final round of the tournament In straight
sets at 6-3, 6--1, 6-3. The Princeton
player won as easily from Baggs as
followers Of the game expected he would.
IIr was right on top OF his game and
had the veteran outclassed from the
start.
Players Near Exhaustion.
So strenuous was the play in tho chal-
Ienee round that both Hall, the defender
. and Beekman. the challenger. were near
the point Of exhaustion in the nnal set
In. spite OF the fact that they had had q
seven minute respite after the compile
ton of the third set.
There were few sustained rallies
throughout the course OF the long bat
tie. Both of the players were deadly
accurate, and neither could afford to de.
mend on the other making mistakes. A.
q result both Hail and Keekman die
most of their work in fore court ano
tried to settle their points on clear
placement shots.
IN the women's singles, Miss Helene
Pollak won the championship, defeating
Miss Florence BALM. 6-1. Is, In th'
final round. Miss Ballin was consider
ably Off her game in the opening set, ou
braced and gave Miss Pollak hard bat
tie in the second set. The championsh'I
now rests with Miss Pollak, for Mrs
Homer Stuart Green, last years winner
will not defend the title.
Kumagae and ThrOcl<morton Win
Ichiya Kumagae and Harold Throck
morton carried off the final OF TIL
doubles, beating the Van Devente
brothers In straight Gets at Ga. S-6, b-3
They thereby became challengers an
In the challenge round defeated tn
champions, DR.. William. Rosenbaum ant
e. A. Clark, at 6-3. 6-3. liz.
Through their victory Kumagae ant
Throckmorton not only become middl
States doubles champions. but as tn
doubles tourney was also sectiona
AFFAIR they have earned the right t
play In the final series for the nationa
championship at the Longwood Cricie
Club. Boston. starting August IL. Tn
summaries:
Middle States Championship Mems Sin
slss-Final round-Leonard Beekman de
fested Frederick C. Bags. s-s, 81
e--S. .
Challenge Round-waiter Merrill Hal
champion. defeated Leonard Beekmar
challenger, as, IS. 60, '4-s, Ga.
Middle and Sectional Championshi
pouoles-Final round-Harold Throckmor
ton and Ichiya Kumagae defeated Va
Deventer and Van Deventer. g.. 81
So
Challenge Round-Harold Throckmorto
md Ichiya Kumagae, challensers. deteate
Or. william Rosenbaum and z. A. CLARK
champions. 6--9, 6--3, li-s.
Middle States Championship Women
singIes-Final round-Miss Helene Polla
defeated Miss Florence BALM. s-i. =