The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-07
THROCKMORTON IN
TENNIS SEMI-FINAL
Advances in Eastern n. Y.
State Championship by De-
feating Kynaston, 60, 81.
Ky EUGENE n. o,CoNNELL.

Harold A. Throckmorton. the New
Jersey State champion, reached the
semi-hnal round in the mems singles Of
the Eastern New York State tennis
championship tournament yesterday on
the courts of tho Mount Plea SAINT Ten
mis- Club Mt Pleasantville, n. Y. He
won his match in the fifth round from
Percy J.. Kynaston. at c.. 81. after a
hard fight. His advance through the
third and fourth rounds was very much
easier. for in each Of these rounds the
man scheduled to face him defaulted.
Throckmorton. because Of his Wild
ness on Saturday, gave his admirers
many serious misgivlngs as to whether
or not ne would be able to remain in the
tournament. Ills arm had not been
working any too well and he haa no
command OF his strokes. However. when
he went through a couple OF rounds on
the default route, those who had been
roofing for him breathed more easily In
the hope that the rest would do him
good.
When the other early round matches
moved along speedily. however, and
brought Percy j.. Kynaston into the
bracket with ThroclSmorton. the gallery
realized that the young New Jersey
champion would have to show better
form than he displayed on Saturday to
stick along in the competition. Kynaston
had been playing a strong game In his
early rounds and he is, furthermore,
known as a player who loses sight Of no
opportunities
Starts With Burst of speed.
Throckmorton surprised the gallery
somewhat by starting off with a great
burst OF speed and by playing great ten
mis- carried of the first ret with the loss
OF Orgy two games. During that FIRST
set, however Kynaston had solved the
game OF his rival and came back strong
in the second set. Kynaston came within
a point of winning the second set when
he led at 6--5 and 1910 and needed
only one ace again on the fourteenth
game. whom he led at Is and 1910.
In each case Throckmorton pulled the
set out OF the fire and eventually set
tied the match on the sixteenth game.
Fred Anderson, Jr.. who won the
championship last year. is not defending
his title this year, because he had en-
tered another tournament and WAS UNI
willing to change his plans. However,
Fred Anderson. ST., his father. Is OH the
Job trying to keep the title In the family.
Anderson, Sr., advanced to the round
before the semi-fnals yesterday by win
ming a three set match from J. W. Fox.
at Sc, f-5, 6-3. in the fourth round.
For time the father OF the Anderson
family evidently forgot that he had job
on his hands to stave off the Foxes, the
Hunters, the Throckmortons and some of
the other clans that have been looking
for the crown which now rests with the
Andersons
Fox Gets Lead on Anderson.
the momentary forgetfulness OF Ander-
son. ran through the opening set without
much trouble. Fox kept right on going
and had a lead of 80 In the second
set before his responsibilities as a
parent became apparent TO him. He
hustled up then and tied the set score.
Fox went to the lead again at SIS.
This was too much for Anderson and he
settled down to hard work. with the re-
suit that he won four straight games.
which gave him the set, and he kept right
on going until he had tucked the match
away.
There were a number OF remarkable
reversals OF form during the course OF
the days play. The most noticeable of
these were in the second round. In one
OF them Harry Sachs, after taking the
first set without the loss OF a single
game from j. n. Ewing, lost the match
by dropping the next two sets at -
and G. respectively. In another. Henry
Bassford carried off the opening set OF
his match With Walter Toussaint at
t.. only to be eliminated later when
Toussaint took the next two sets at 81
and "a.
The mems doubles commenced in the
afternoon and considerable progress Was
made. Play was started early enough.
so that when the rain did come late in
the afternoon 1t did not affect the sched-
ule.