The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-22
'KUMAGAE DEFEATS
VOSHELL AT TENNIS
Japanese Expert Disposes Of
Opponent in Straight Sets
in Brooklyn Title Match.
SCORE is 1913, 61, .6-s
Losers Game Erratic While
Victor Plays at Top Form
Throughout.
SCORE is 1913, 6-1, .6-s
NJ EUGENE n. o.coNNELL.

Much TO the surprise of many follow.
ers of lawn tennis g. Howard voshsil,
Metropolitan and Bronx county chann-
pion. went down to defeat before Ichiya
kumagae the Japanese star, lo-s,
81, 6-s, In the final round Of the
Brooklyn championship tennis tourna-
ment on the courts OF the Terrace Club
in Flatbush yesterday.
Circumstances counted heavily In
favor OF the player from Nippon. In
the first place voshell. who had been
playing with great steadiness during
the early season, suffered a relapse IN
his form yesterday and managed to
bring out all Of the wild streaks which
frequently marked his game In the past
but were lacking recently.
Also there was the fact that Kumagas
was playing better tennis than he has
shoYn since his first visit to this coun-
try. when he startled the devotees OF the
sport by his ability and remarkable court
craft. Kumagae had a wonderful hook
on the ball. He had all sorts of drives
looping over the net. His ability to keep
Voshell away from the net upset all Of
the latter's tactics.
Wind Bothers vosheM.
Another factor which counted strongly
against Voshell was freaky wind which
sorts Of tricks with the ball. Voshell,
who has had plenty Of army experience,
attempted to set his racket to the proper
windage. but had no success. 1t seemed
that the wind changed its course every
other minute. Voshell let the wind bother
him a great deal and lost track Of other
methods Of winning In attempting to
adjust his game to the gale. The willy
jap on the other hand, seemed content
n a. fhn ND f,,@N III
and moved along smoothly.
In the opening set the contest was q
matter OF service. Voshell. who has been
exceptionally severe on his delivery, was
bit weak yesterday. He managed to
stave of the Jap. however. until sixteen
games had been played. The Jap then
broke through and gathered in a set
The second set brought out the best OF
Kumagae's tennis. He outplayed vosheli
In this set at every department OF the
game. Kumagae seemed to be every
place o1the courts. voshell made many
a pretty shot, but no matter how strong
was the stroke of the metropolitan cham
pion and no matter how sure It seemed
of scoring a point. Kumagae seemed to
have the faculty Of being on hand to get
the ball back.
Third Set Slower.
The third set was not so good vosheil
appeared to have tired of the struggle
and his Intellectual fight against the va
carries of the wind. 1t was evident that
he was not hustling around the court as
fast as might have been and that he was
losing many a point by his sluggishness.
Nor was Kumagae's play 80 good. for the
latter had tired himself out in his re-
lentess attack of the second set and was
slow on his feet In the third.
II
gether in the doubles but did not play
in the third round in which they were
scheduled TO meet Jonathan and Shapiro.
When it was evident that the couples
could not he completed yesterday, they
decided to default. tnasmuch as neither
OF them could play to-day. They have
other engagements
The Junior final between Cecil Donald
son and Harry Brunie, which was to
have been played yesterday afternoon,
was postponed until 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The summaries:
Brooklyn Championship. Mems Singles
Fifth round-E. Oelsner defeated lingo
Hartman 6--s - Ga
semi-nnal Round..Ichiya Kumaene do
Eosheil defeated Fred Anderson. Jr., Sc.
Final Round-Ichiya KumaKas defeated
g. Howard vosheIl. 1o--s, 81. as.
Brooklyn Championship. Mems Doubles
Second rourd-Oelsner and Oakley Le-
feated Cunningham and Davis. sc. s-S;
briggs 'D and shearer. s--s. s~s: Bali ana
Kyaaston defeated Moorehead and Howell!
e., e-1.
Third Round-Jonathan ana Shapiro won
from Kumagae and Voshell by default:
genthaler, e-s. 6-2; jay Anderson ana
A. Healey defeated Smith and Van
Kuyck. 6-3. 6-2: Roberts and Reimer
won from Ball and Kynaston by default.
Fourth Round---G. Donaldson and Fred
Anderson. Jr.. defeated Jay Anderson and
HeRiey, Go. 6-I.