New-York tribune., 1920-06-10
Jap Succumbs After Hard
Iussle on Jersey Court:
Observation-Disclosures
By Fred Hawthorne.

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Gerald B. Emerson, of Orange;
Harold A. Throckmorton, of Elizabeth
the playing through champion; Abra-
ham Bassford Sd, of New York, 7th
Regiment title holder; Carl Joliffe, of
New York, and Alrick Man jr., OF New
ork, all advanced into the round be-
lore the semf-final yesterday after
noon in the New Jersey State cham
plonshlp lawn tennis tournament on
the clay courts Of the Montclair Ath-
letic Club.
Hammatt Norton, chairman Of the
tournament committee, announced last
night that the singles will be brought
down to the semi-final round this
afternoon and that every attempt will
be made to play two entire rounds of
the mems doubles in the effort to
whittle the big field OF forty nine
The match that held the attention
of the gallery yesterday (and it was
an unusually attractive gallery, num-
bering some of Montclair's fairest
feminine devotees Of the game). was
the meeting between Willard Bostford,
Of New York, and Seiichiro Kashlo
the steady-going Japanese, in the sec
ond round Botsford won, after three
long sets, by score of 6-3, IL. SIS,
the games score failing to indicate
the desperately fought rallies from
deep court, game after game. At the
end of it all, Botsford was far more
tired than his wiry little opponent
and only his harder hitting and more
severe service brought him through
in the final game
Many Prolonged Rallies
Besides being extremely reliable
when it comes to driving the ball from
deepscourt, Botsford is in command of
excellent volleyng strokes as he closes
set, however, Kashio was hitting so
close to the lines that Botsford was
frequently caught few inches out of
position as the Japanese shot the ball
through the smallest kind of openings,
but these winning points for Kashio
followed only long g-drawn-out rallies.
In the third set Botsford went into a
substantial lead on games, but then
kasho gradually drew level and tied
up the match at 3-all on games. al
ways playing his returns softly, but
with great accuracy. Botsford fell into
the trap, it seemed, or perhaps it was
owing TO his WEAKNESS, but he, too,
started to confine his play to the back
court, with the result that the games
dragged out to Gall before the young
Englishman could finish off the thirs
teenth and fourteenth games. the final
point with a beautiful overland vollev
across forecourt as he came in on the
run to take Kashio's return of service.
One Of the surprises of the day came
in the defeat Of Edward Oelsner for
mer Chicago city champion, by Vinton
Vernon, of Colgate University, the sets
going at 50, Cd Vernon is new to
local courts, but he won his honors
cleanly yesterday in this third round
match. This afternoon the collegian
will face the winner of the match be-
tween Botsford and Edgar T. Appleby.
Emerson Double Winner
Emerson continued his hard hitting
path toward the final round. taking two
matches during the day. In the third
round he vanquished Valentine Havens
at 6-l, 6-1, and later defeated J. P.
Walden at 6-1, GO. Emerson has
learned the value of the soft volley at
the psychological moment. and many
times in the course Of his matches he
earned the winning points by barely
dropping the ball over the net as his
opponents fingered in backcourt.
Throckmorton gave the gallery many
thrill by his spectacular hitting of
lobs and his lightning volleying shots,
defeating George L. Mclean at Go,
SIS.
Man took the measure Of Alfred D.
Hammett. in the fourth round by a
score of 6--3. 6-4. smothering the
latter's chop strokes by aggressive vol
leying, although neither player was
going at his best gait Carl Jolitfe won
two matches during the afternoon. de-
feating Hoffman Nickerson at 6-4
6-3, in the third round, and then put
ting out Douglas McBurney at 6-2,
Cd. in the fourth brackets
The summaries;
Mems New Jersey state charapionsilip q
singles fsecond und)-Wilard H. Bots
ford defeated Seiichiro Kashio. 6-3. l-6,
SIS; F D. Powers defeated D. s. Talley,
Third G round--I. P. Walden defeated f. R
Reese. 13-l1. 6-1; Gerald b. Emerson de-
teated Valentine Havens. I'll, I'll; Ralph
L. Baggs defeated Powers, tt. IS ;
Paul Martin defeated Harry Sachs. 6-3
6-2; Abraham Bassford Sd defeated L. q.
French, 3-6. 6-4. S.; Carl JoiTe de-
Douglas McBurney defeated DR. b r
Drake, St, 1T. 6-3 Alrick Man ir.
defeated c. F. Cameron. I'll, e. s Y
Brubans defeated r. w. Seabury 6-3,
Ii, g. 1O-s; Vinton Vernon defeated
Edward Oelsner, g.. Fl
Fourth round-Gerald B. Emerson de-
fsated Walden. fl. 81 Harold A.
Lean, 60, S--6, Bassford defeated George
Dixon. 6--s. 6-3, Jolife defeated McBur-
ney, So. 6--4; Man defeated A. D. Ham
nett, IS, 6-4.