New-York tribune., 1920-04-08


"acclmated' to keep his feet.
Harold 4. Throckmorton, former na-S
.onal Junior champion. who is stop
ming at Carolina with his bride, worked
cut in few practice sets with Fred
Bidwell to-day. He had lots of pace"
and his smashing and volleying We're
surprisingly good for this time of the
year.
Miss Marion Zinderstein, of Boston,
me Young playing through champion in
The women's singles, also was getting
accustomed 10 the sandy conditions.
She and Mrs De Forest Candce, OF New
York went through two fast sets, with
vantage all the way. The champions
. back-hand shots across court or
straight down the side lines were ex-
cellent
Slow Gaining Control
1t required several games before the
Boston girl could secure control Of her
severe forehand drive. At first she
could not gauge the height Of the net
correctly. the ball hitting the top tape
persistent Y. Eventually, however, Miss
Zinderstein found the proper angles,
and then she sent The ball ripping
through the opposite court at a great
pace. She looks like the North and
South champion for 1920, too.
Mrs Candee was by no means at her
best to-day. her back hand showing
weakness under the persistent hammer
ing 10 which Miss Zinderstein sub
miteed it. Overhead, too, the Heights
Casino star was incl ned to be erratic.
-. ohol l
.erialv once the tournament gets un
der way.
Several of the players came down
.ass night from New York. William T.
Tilden I'd, Of Providence. the new ma
:ional indoor and present North and
South champion; s. Howard Noshell.
former indoor titleholder; Samuel
Hardy, late of California; G. Carlton
Shafer and Fred c. Baggs. all arrived
etead Of the main body. Mis- Florence
8allin. of the West Side Tennis Club,
former Old Dominion champ ion: Ms.
Theodore Zohst and Miss Mary Balm
IRE also ready to play.
Coming down on the train several
incidents more or less thrilling, &C
cording to how we'll your sense Of
huror is developed occurred.
Pullman at Newark to make an I'M
portant purchase" at a cigar stand.
turned to see the train pulling cut.
The doors were all closed and bolted,
out Howard emulating the "human fly"
clung 20 the narrow foot ledge outside
with MS feet. used one hand to grip
TIE door ard the other to rap on the
glas- The train was gathering speed
all this time. but Sciri0. tho E*hiopian
porter finally heard the Voshcll rap
and orened the door. willing hands
then pulled "Our Hero" on board.
Snow "on Port Bow
Exhibit B-As the train drew into
Washington toward nightfal Tilden
looked out Of the window and reported
true, and after leaving Washington
and, entering Virginia the fakes de-
veloped in-o a regular "he-man" biz
zard that "blizzed'' most of the night.
Exhibit C-Freddie Baggs. after hav-
ing decided on Monday that he would
be unable to go 10 Pinehurst this
year. changed his mind in the last five
minutes and caught the train in
taxi sprint.
"Oh. 70. I'm not going to play, got
lame back. but thoucht I'd just look
them over" he declared in reply to
questions. A few minutes later. how
ever. when his baggage was dumped on
the train. Freds tennis-bat case. three
racquetv and bag of golf clubs were
discovered Yes, Of. c. B." is down for
the tennis.
Only after the train had left New
IT, York vas the news confirmed that
neither Ichiva Kumagae, of Japan, nor
Vincent Richards, Of New York would
be able 70 play. In the latter's case
i developed that his left index finger
had become infected as the result Of
a cut and had reached such tage
rat his physician had advised Rich
ards not 70 play.
kumagee was forced out by reason
., business duties, but it is hoped he
Siil be able TO get down for the
doubles. The draw for the mems sin
Ees., The first two rounds of which will
N played tomorrow:
Frs round-Richard Rousse va. W.
I Iiiden ID. p. 3. Weeden vs. F. n.
trreneil. r. L. Baggs vs. g. ". Merri-
sew; Louis Graves VS. Fred HawtoA rne.
r. baleau VS.. Harold A. Thrickmorton,
nHnur S~eetser VI. +. G. Pacps, Nor
Tan Johnson vs. A. II. Chaplin jr
vH'egory 5. Bryan vs. II. c. Wick jr
uo yseo ofis W. J. Carlton Shafer, Samuel
marcy ys. y. r. Sinclair, Harvey Flint
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