Evening journal., 1919-06-24
FAVORITES WIN ON
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tilden Advances to Fourth
Round at Delaware State
Tennis Championship

den, I'd Harry c. Johnson. Wallace +
Johnson, Craig Blddle, Stanley Pear
son and other favoriites came through
as was expected, in the first days play
in the twelfth annual tournament for
the mems singles championship Of the
State Of Delaware yesterday on the turf
courts OF the Wilmington Country Club
r. Morris Williams, former national
champion, who recently returned from
France won his first round match from
Lamott dupont by default and followed
by defeating :. r. Walls I'm a second
round clash. Go. CT.
Bill Tllden, the national clay court
champion, won three matches and now
has a berth IN the fourth round. In
the three contests Tilden dropped only
nine games. His FIRST victory was a
co. 60 conquest OF Robert SELL hi-
second was over 5. w. Merrihew, -,
6-3. while his last was a 6-3, CT tri-
umph over George Powell.
Wallace Johnson drew a bye In the
opening round and defeated Joseph
Crane in the second, 60. 6-i. while i'm
tho third he won from William Camp
bell, 60, CO. Craig Biddle, another
Philadelphia star, also drew a bye I'm
The initial round. In the second he
defeated W. II. Laird, CT. GO. and in
the third scored a CT, CT victory over
?. \. Nanneman.
Harry e.. johnson. who has shared
The national mixed doubles champion
ship several times, was another double
winner.
FIRST Round
J. r. Rowland defeated Harrett Tay-
Tor. co. GO
r. n. Coffin defeated George Denk-
1art. Ct. CT.
:. r. Walls won from IT. s. Donovan
by default.
r. Norris Williams won from Lamott
dupont by default.
Albert Cross won from Lewis II. Row.
land 10y default
j. T.. Disston won from w. Halsey
Wood by default.
r. \. Hutchinson defeated Robert
Glover. 3-6 6-3. ca
Rodney Beck defeated William Sher-
red. 6-i. CT.
e.. -. sterling won from Herbert Weir
by default.
William Slgman won from Herbert
U'Boylc by default.
g.. :. Mills defeated Trick Hopkins.
i-G. Ca. CT.
stanley Pearson defeated II. C. EndI-
colt. GO. 6-3.
l.. \. Brown defeated /. II. Richards,
Ga. G-l
Harry C. Johnson defeated Charles
De Long. ca, 6-2.
u. r. Miller won from Warren Irish
by default
Percy Osborne defeated w. Carpen-
Ter. co 90
\. J. Brown won from William Row
land 10y default
Z. VI. Broks won from William Row
land by default
Joseph Ilootes won from Cecil Don
aldson by default.
William r. Tilden, 2d, defeated RoB-
ert Sell, GO. 60.
:. w Merrlhew won from w. p.
johnson by default.
George Powell defeated Arthur plco-
Jet. &c. -. 6-i
andy Morgan won from Horace Belts
by default.
Second Round.
2 J. u. Rowland defeated r. r. CONN,
G-3 CO.
r. Norris Williams defeated s. n.
Walls. Go. 6-l.
J. :. Disslon defeated Albert Cross.
ca. CT.
Harvey Lake defeated LLOYD Roberts.
GO. %
J. n. Beard defeated C. T. Graham,
ca. pc. 6-i
Wallace F. johnson defeated Joseph
Crane. 60. 81.
Herman Dornheim won from Roland
Fenner by default.
Nelson Ellington won from Albert
Alfred by default
y. A. NannNnan defeated Ralph
Powell. 81. CO.
Percy Osborne defeated p. A. Hutch
inson. 6-3. ca.
J. J. Brown won from z. NJ Edwards
by default.
William r. Tilden, ID, defeated 6. w.
Merrihew, 6-3 go.
George Powell won from Andrew
Morgan by default.
Paul W. Gibbons won from I. Finn
by default
Commander Gatewood defeated A. Il.
lIawes. GO, &c, 6-l.
Carl Fischer defeated A. Emmlng, 6-2,
6-3
William Hamilton defeated William
llooies. 6-3. 60
Third Round.
Rodney Beck defeated Thomas ster-
ling, 60. 6-i.
\. J. Batty defeated William Free
man. 60. 6-3
Stanley Pearson defeated L. A. Brown,
g.. 6-l.
Harry C. johnson defeated II. r. Mil
Ter. 6-i. 60
Harvey Lake defeated C. " Beard.
6-i. 60.
William r. Tilden. Cd. defeated
George Powell, 6-3. 6-i.
Commander Gatewood defeated Paul
w. Gibbons, &C, GO. 6-i.
Carl Fischer defeated Alfred Blssell,
GO. 81.
Wallace T. Johnson defeated William
Campbell. 6-3 60.
Craig Biddle defeated p. A. Vanne-
man, 6-i. CT.
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE, BOYS.
The uanntln.au- n 1.