The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-27
EASTERN TEAM
WINS AT TENNIS
Alexander and VOshell Vic
tors in Tri-State Tourney
at Cleveland.
DOWN THE CALIFORNIANS
Beat Kinsey and Craven in
Three Straight Sets at
GO, GO, 81.

CLEVELAND. July 2s.-In the finals of
the Tri-state Ohio. Indiana and Ken
lucky championship tennis doubles here
to-day Fred Alexander of New York and
S. Howard Vosheii CT Brooklyn easily
defeated Axel Craven and Robert Kin
sey of California In straight sets, CO,
CO and 6-1.
The match was witnessed by large
gallery. The Californians took the ag-
gressive at the start and tried to break
down the defence of the veterans. Alex
ander and Voshell wore out the Cali
fornians, however, with shots TO deep
court and hard spashes near the net.
Alexander and voshell played by far the
best doubles ever seen in this section.
Alexander and Voshell. as the result
of their victory In the Tri-State sec
tional doubles tourney to-day. are ell
eible to participate in the national dou-
bles tournament at Longwood Cricket
Club, Boston, next month.
Alexander and Voshell proved conclu-
sively that, everything else being equal,
youth cannot vanquish experience. The
sensational young players from the Pa
cific coast were pretty fortunate TO win
fve games from the crafty veterans from
the East.
II was not in the mechanical play or
in the technique of the game that the
Fasteners excelled so completely. In
fact some of the pretty returns were
made by the coast youngsters But in
generalshfp and GOODNESS Craven and his
partner were sadly remiss.
The youngsters put up their best bat
tie in the FIRST four games OF the match
All of these went to deuce. The luck
element was against them. however.
Voshen and Alexander putting over half
| a dozen drives that were simply adorned
with horseshoes.
At no period of the match were the
Eastern experts in danger. In justice TO
| the lads from the coast. however. II
must be said that neither was at his
best. II they had played the game to-
| day that they played In the earlier
rounds the result might have been TAR
different Kinsey won his service only
once during the entire match.
The play OF the Fasteners. on the
other hand, was brilliant; that OF
Voshell being particularly 30. He sought
to emulate Babe Ruth Of home run fame
by killing half a dozen easy lobs and
bouncing the pellet clear over the screen
whence it was impossible TO return 1t.
r. Lindley Murray of Niagara Falls.
N. Y, national tennis champion, de-
feated Ichiya Kumagae, the Jap star, In
an exhibition contest at As, SO.
rs, O-6, rs. In the first set Muir
ray took the defensive and lost. Murray
won the next two sets with deep drives
and long overhead smashes, 60, ID.
| Kumagae made & great comeback In
| the fourth set. winning without the loss
| OF a game. The final set went to Muir
ray after twelve hard fought games.
ten Of which went to deuce. The sum
l maries:
Tri state Sectional Doubles. Final Round
IF d. Alexander and S. II. Vosheil. New
| York. defeated r. Kinsey and A. Craven,
| California, Ga, 60. 81. The point
FIRST SET.
AIexander-v osheil. 5s71 Fs1t
4 Kinsey Craven. s3b Q l--35-;
SECOND SET.
/ Alexander voshell. o $500
| Kinsey- Gravem.... o Ill;
THIRD SET.
Kinsey -Gravem. ...., 5saoss s-is-i
| Exhibition Singles-R. Lindley Murray
! Niagera Falls. defeated Iehiya. Kamagae
4 New York, t-s. s--a. g--S. o-s. 7-t.