The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-10
Expect Fast Tennis In
City Championships
Bryan and Macy Wheeler Looked Upon Furnish Thrills
In Play at Brooklawn Country Club This Afternoon
Upset Yesterday Brings Paul J. Buechler
Into Prominence

Some me tennis matches are ex-
pected in the City championship play
at the Brooklawn Country clubs
courts this afternoon, if the weather
will allow play, because matches be-
tween Bryan and Macy Wheeler are
scheduled as well as matches be-
tween Buckingham and Lacey, Haw
ley and buddy and DIR. Hall and Jack
Wheeler. Any one of these matches
will be well worth watching, but the
experts predict that the battle be
tween Bryan and Macy Wheeler will
be the big feature.
The .start of the doubles is sched-
uled Tor this afternoon also with j.
L. Glover and G. A. Baldwin playing
4. s.. Wolfe and H. w. Barlow. The
two senf-f1nals in the women's
singles are also scheduled. 1t loSked
very much this morning as though
there would not be any tennis owing
to the heavy rain.
Yesterday one of the big upsets
was recorded when John W. Wheel
er, ST., fell before the brilliant play.
ing of Paul J. Buechler, the former
high school expert, in straight sets,
e., 6-4. Mr.. Wheeler's loss, how
ever, was not without a struggle for
several times the veteran racquet
wielder of two decades and more and
the former county champion threat
eued to emerge VICTORIOUS.
Displays Speed.
Another upset was nearly recorded
when F. B. Hawley and DIR. r. w.
Strang met on the No. court late
In the afternoon and here the sur
prise was almost as great so that the
upset did not actually occur.
Haw1ey was figured to win, but
when Strang took the first five games
with apparent ease the elusive
dope Topped. Strang was stroking
the ball hard and accurately and
continually aceing his opponent But
during the sixth game Strang sud
denly parted with the effectiveness of
his drives and thereafter it was a
procession for Hawley. The final
score was rs, 60. The victor
displayed all the speed and brilliance
for which he is famed and many
Zines drew rounds of applause from
the gallery.
Three former champions survived
the second round of play, winning
their matches with a decisiveness
which promises to carry them far
along in thu tournament Gregory
8. Bryan defeated Clifton Wefdlich
the youth who last year eliminated
E. T. Buckingham, in the first round
by score of e.. g.. Weidlfch
won the first two games and Bryan
took the next nine in row. In the
second round Bryan triumphed over
David S. Day in straight sets, drop
ping only one game in the second
set.
Starts Smoothly.
z. T. Buckingham started off
smoothly enough against X. K
Buechler, but in the second set found
the shedding much roUgher. He
weathered the storm, though his OPP
ponent threatened to force the game
to duece. The final score was 6-2,
"a.
DR.. r. Warren Hail displayed his
customary speed and skill in defeat
ing John L. Glover in straight sets,
I'll. 81,
One of the star matches of the day
developed when G. Macy Wheeler,
the young Yale star picked by many
to win the city title. clashed with A.
Boeghold on the No. 2 court.
Macy puts more pace into the bail
than any other player in the tourna-
ment and his forehand drives and
overhead smastles were working per
fectly yesterday, Boeghold, possessed
of n powerful service and strong
with his drives, made game fight
but lost in straight sets 60. GO.
Wheeler Fights Hard.
John w Wheeler, Jr, had the
hardest night of the day on his hands
inthe person of Benton Anderson,
who previously had defeated Walter
wheeler in a first round match.
"Jacks' was carried to three sets,
winning the first "a, dropping the
second 81 and taking the third
Ga,
Three matches were played in the
ladies' singles, Miss Doris Wheeler.
Mrs. r. C. Mcneil and Mrs. Franklin
richardson emerging victorious over
Mrs. Claire Kendall, Mrs. r. G.
Neithercut and Miss Elsie Wheeler,
respectively.
CITY TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
MEMS SINGLES.