The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-09


on the second round this afternoon al
IL O'Clock, Yesterday was big day
for the favorites -and tennis of an in
teresting nature was, played on the
courts of the Brook1awn Country club.
Seventeen matches were staged ana
play continued from o'clock IN the
afternoon until shortly after O'Clock
last night when the last match was
ended.
Two former champions. DR.. r.
Warren Hall and Edward T. Bucking-
ham, defeated their opponents In
decisive manner. while two others'
J. w. Wheeler. ST., and Gregory ..
Ryan, enter the second round the
former through a default of r. j. s.
Pigott and the latter through a bye
in the drawings.
Watching the matches yesterday
was a large gallery and the number
Increased as the afternoon wore on
The gallery was generous in its ap-
lplal1se whenever any exceptional shot
was played by any of the contestants.
G. Macy Wheelers comparatively
easy Victory over John watson was
perhaps the biggest surprise OF the
day The youthful Yale star was
picked to win, but hardly by the con-
vincdnr score of 60, 6-3. Wilson
pfayed a sound game and was no court
weakling,. but he was utterly unaDae
to cope with the brilliant and fasnans
game of his opponent
Macy set the pace from the start,
and 1t was a. fast one, too. Has serve
was powerful and his forehand drives
were almost irresistible Overhead ne
showed great strength and even his
bac4chand strokes, supposed to be the
weakest part of his game, were ptayed
with a skin and confidence that was
something more than accident
After watching the speedy manner
in which Macy ran through two sets
with as strong an opponent as watson
his title stock deaped skyward and to-
day veteran followers of the game are
naming him as the obstacle which WILL
thwart many assaults on the crown ielt
vacant by Charles M Bennett, last
years champion
Two youngsters, ]. w. Wheeler, Jr-'
in his third year at Yale, and George
INoster furnished the most bitterly
contested match of the afternoon II
took Jack three sets to accomplish
Fosters defeat and the score, 6-4'
IS, SO, indicates in a measure no"
difficult a task it was Both youths
played a slam-bang game, burning ND
etrength and energy with a reckless
abandon They played similar games.
each trying to outdrive and outsmash
the other, and while many finishing
st1ekes were employed, 1T was more
often the error OF one or the onner
that decided the point
C. F.. Weidlich had another hard
struggle to get the best of Com c. A.
Bissett The latter started like a
whirlwind and ran out a love set in
short order. Weidlich then speeded
up his game and took the next set,
IS. after a titanic struggle. His OPP
ponent weakened in the third set and
could only win two games
vi. A.
club was one of the first TO apepar on
the courts He carried with him the
same speedy forehand drive for which
hefis noted, although lack of practice
wszS evidenced in his occasional wild
shots HE played an ints -esting game
with Lit. Com Bennett ana emerged
Tho victor by a score OF Go, 6-3.
F. b. Hawley, one of the old guard
and always a prominent contender for
the title, ran through his opponent,
Lit. Com. r. G. Thomas in jig time.
The latter was on the run all through
the match and failed to win a single
game. -"
Neither in Danger.
Never at any stage of their matches
were either DIR. Hall or buckingham
in any danger of being eliminated.
The former. who held the city title
for five consecutive years until de-
feated by Bennett last year, and who
but recently won his championship OF
the Y NJ. G. A. Tennis Club, was
lpitted against Robert Fay, one of the
younger generation, and won in
straight sets, 6-1, Go. Fay display
ed a powerful serve and a forehand
drive that was pretty to see when ii
dropped inside the lines, which was
none too frequently. DR.. Halls some
what softer strokes were far less dan
gerous but were supported by years
of experience and eventually forced
their receiver to defeat himself or
his outs and nets DR.. Hall was pos
sessed of the same steadiness which
has always characterized his play and
which has proven in the past SO for
midable an obstacle
The veteran and ex-champion of {
decade and two decades ago. Buck
ingham was given little more thar
a stiff workout by e. NJ. Byrne whom
he defeated 81, GO. Buckin CHAN
displayed a better game than he ha!
shown in years and was particular!
strong on his back hand-always i:
reliable stroke for him.
Mrs Sierck Wins Twice.
BY defeating Mrs. F. T. Bedfort
e-3, 60 and Miss Julie Wheele
\ 60, 50. Mrs. Herbert Siercl
= fought her way into the third roun
of Sthe, ladies' championship singles
She showed many excellent stroke
and frequently won the applause o
the gallery =, -..-..-,
Mrs. Franklin Rich ardton defeate
Miss Esther .Gerrish in the first mate
eff the afternoon The contest was
close one and games followed servic
until the score was five-all. Then Mrs
Richardson, broke through and too
the next two. The second was hardl
less keenly fought, Miss Gerris
threatening until the final point ha
been decidN.
Mrs. Claire Kendall was pot 1ar
pushed in her match with Mrs. Waite
wheeler, winning GO. GO. Mr.
r. &c. Mcneil triumphed over Mr.
Louis Snyder quite as easily, the scor
being 6-1, 60,
"a, Matches Today.
The schedule of matches for toda