The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-17
TILDEN ELIMINATES
JAP TENNIS PLAYER
Defeats Kumagae in Straight
Sets, Ga, Ga, Ga, in Final
Round of Harlem Tourney.

william T. ridden I'd of Philadelphia,
clay court champion OF the United States.
demonstrated for the third consecutive
time yesterday that he Is Ichiya Kuma-
gae's tennis master by defeating the
Japanese in the final round of the Har-
lem Tennis Clubs annual open singles
tournament. Tiiden won In straight sets
at "a, So, g., thereby scoring his
second winning of this tournament in the
last two years.
A gallery of several hundred persons
was clustered about the courts when
Tilden and Kumagae came out TO begin
their struggle, little after 4 O'CLOCK.
They tossed for choice and KumaEae
started the service. as he did in both sue
ceeding sets. Both players hung In back
court in the first two games. Kuma gae
as though fearing to tempt fate by
facing Tilden's lightning passing drives,
and the Philadelphian apparently salts
fed to pit his own deep drives against
the Jap's.
He broke through Kumaeae's service
at the start, chopping his returns OF
short into midcourt so that Itchy was
always digging for the ball.
Ksmnges Changes Tactics.
Realizing that such tactics could not
win. Kumagae made UP his mind to
20 for the net position At the beginning
| Of the third game. Success followed,
Kumagae winning the game by a series
, Of flashing overland volleying shots. On
the last point he scored a beautiful place
ment ace on a smashing cross-court vol
ley to the corner as Tilden vainly tried
to block the ball of.
But as though in answer to this chai-
lengs by the Jap. Tilden came back
| with o rush and took the next two
games. finishing of his points by swift
PUSHES to the net His shots were
| ansled 20 sharply as to make them al
most unplayable. The score was then
to ! on games and II looked like
swift defeat for Kumasae
But the little Oriental had something
in reserve, as he proved by winning
| the two following gamea, breaking
through his opponents service in the
sixth. getting the last point as Tilden
raced to intercept. The eighth and
ninth games went on service. leaving
the score at 81. and then Tilden.
tanning the net, smashed out the tenth
and last game. giving him the set at
I6-<.
Tilden Wins Three Love Games.
The next thre! games went to Tilden
at love-" following q brilliant session
OF net play Dy tne clay court CilhHipiou'
and he led at a.. Kumagae won the
next and the Jap took the ninth. a long
deuce game after several sharp volley-
ing duels at the net The tenth went
| to deuce three times before Tilden could
clinch It and win the game and set
| at "a.
| with the sets at 80 in his favor.
Tilden showed no signs Of letting up.
winning the first two games, the opener
| largely on Kumagae's errors md the
second through his terrific service. The
Japanese answered by taking the third
at love-" finishing on the points BY
mappy work at the net Tilden won
the next on his service and then Kum-
agae ran three straight, giving him the
lead at IS on games
! This served to put Tilden IN nghtinR
mood and he raced to tho net at every
opportunity. winning the last three
games with the loss of only four points,
for the set at "a. and the match.
| Following tho singles match there
were half dozen doubles matches wiped
of the boards. The doubles will be t1n-
ished on Monday.
The Summaries Follow
| Mems Singles (Finsi Round)-w. T.
riiden "a defeated Ichiys Kumagas. g..
Mems Doubles (First Round)-Alien
| Behr and J. II. Steinkampf defeated H. B.
| Mardfu and H. Stanley, S-l, "a.
| Second Round-G. s. Groesbeck ana q.
o. Wagner defeated II. Wslther and j.
defeated Il. H. Binsen and H H. BassfOrd.
| A 81