The New York herald., 1921-08-30
PHIL NEER VICTIM
OF TENNIS UPSET
National intercollegiate Cham
pion Is Outgeneralled by
Cedric Major.
FOREIGN STARS ADVANCE
Todd of Australia, Gilbert Of
England and Two Danes
Win in Met Tourney.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BRO0KMAN.
Instead Of their entire Davis cup
teams. England had only one player.
Australasia one and Denmark two a.
the Crescent Athletic Club courts yes
terday when the metropolitan grass
court championship, which opened on
Sunday with 126 entrants. was brought
pite the abserce OF some OF the foreign
ers the field was representative enough
TO keep interest alive. All four OF the
visiting internationalists-J 3. Gilbert
Of England. Clarence v. Todd Of Aus
tralasia and Van Ingersler and Erik
Tegner Of Denmark-had no difficulty
keeping their places in the draw. Tegner
taking his match by default.
There was some spectacular tennis on
the grand stand courts. on which Gill
bert OF England, Todd OF Australasia
and Willis L. Davis and Robert Kinsey
OF California appeared, among others. IN
first and second round matches. but the
sharpest and most interesting tussle. as
well as the surprise of the day. came in
a contest between Philip Neer OF Stan
ford. the national intercollegiate cham.
pion, and Cedric Major of New York.
Before they took the courts the general
impression was that Neer would win
more or less comfortably. and that It
was only a question Of how close major
could make it.
Fails TO Hold Long Lead.
The match began to run true to form.
the collegian breaking through service
twice after the scorS had gone to 2-all
and gaining what appeared to be an in.
surmountable lead OF So. All the while
however, Major was sizing UP his op.
ponent's game and hecoufing more and
more familiar with It's weak ana strong
points. With the opening Of the eighth
game Major began 10 concentrate on
sending the ball deep TO Neer's back
hand. at the same time keeping the bali
as low as safety would permit The
stroke seemed to bother the collegian
considerably. His backhand from deep
court is not nearly as good as his fore
hand and he began contributing errors
that solwly but surely lost him all or his
advantage. Neer had the speed and
fine net game, but Major employing
good generalship. kept him back by
playing the lines and the corners. Neer
continued to err off the backhand and
Major won five games in row for the
set.
In the second act Major again out
slight lead TO the end, winning at
6-4. Majors service. gaining control
as well as steam in the second set, gave
Neer plenty OF trouble. and Major usu-
ally was able TO deflect the rather weak
return for an earned point Toward the
end the collegian realized that he had
TO avoid Majors attack at his back
hand and he rushed the net at every
opportunity Major. however passed
him often enough TO hold his advantage.
The speed OF both players and the de-
cisive character OF their strokes made
the match spectacular
The other three Californians. Willis
y. Davis. Robert Klnsey and Howard
kinsey all came through TO the third
round rather easily. Davis, playing well
within himself defeated Frank Daniel
son, 6-3. 6-2, and then eliminated Will
Ism j. Gallon, 6-3. g.. Davis showed
by winning the Southampton tournament
recently that he Is approaching the form
that earned him fifth place In national
rank year ago, and there are many
who regard him as the favorite in the
present tournament. Robert Kinsey dis
posed OF ID. NJ. Pearsall with the loss Of
only one game In each set and then do
feated the New England and Nassau
and Queens champion, Percy L. Kynas-
ton, with ease, Ga, GO. Howard
lSinsey triumphed over 4. w. knox and
Manfred Goldman.
Gilbert n skiIfuI Tactician.
Clarence v. Todd, the Australian.
started rather unimpressvely against a
Japanese named Sada Kazu Onda, but
reached his best speed late in the first
set and won quite handily thereafter. j.
y. Gilbert Of England was far too
steady and too siSillful n tactlcian for
L. Slaeinwcy- n
and yielded only three games. In the
second round Gilbert had to call on his
best tennis to beat Alfred -. Hanmett
OF the University Heights Tennis Club.
but no held a safe lead throughout two
sets and always looked like the winner.
Nagn 1ngerlsev. playing a sound crafty
back court game, defeated jay L. An
derson decisively. Co. 81.
Among others to reach out into the
third round were Or. George King, the
Westchester county champion Elliott
II. Binzen. the North Side titleholder:
Alfred J. Cawse. runner up III the met
ropolitan clay court championship.
The summary.
singles First round-Earl q. Bache defeated
William H. Ruxton, 6--S, Ga; Atherton
Rohsr, SsS,dT r detected n6ss. orio9 nlsks s 10
60, 2-6, 6-4. Willis E Davis defeatod
FRANK Danielson, O. 3, e.: Francis r. Hun
TER won from William Rosenbaum by de-
fault Robert Kinsey defeated ~ NJ Pear
fall, 81, 6-f; Percy H. Kynaston won from
a. Wallis Myers by default; w. H. Wood
Won from J. y. Hawkes. by default; r. MI
Iriest won from j. o. Anderson by default.
Fprcld Herman Won from Arthur Yencken
u. Marshall, 81. G-i. Carlton Putnam won
from George RI Stadei by default; Marshall
Allen defeated Carl Joliffe G-t Cd. John
", Hicks won from Norman Peach by de-
fault; Ralph II. Roberts won from Vincent
Richards by default Howard Kinsey de-
fcrted l.. w. Knox, G-4, G-2. Cedric Major
defeated Philip Neer. 7--5. Cd. T. H. Gi-
bort defeated 4. Slesinecr. c., G--f: wal
ter L, Pate defeated James w. Anderson
60 e-2. Murray Vernon won from Ceor.,e
q. Moore by default: William j. Gallon de-
Gated william A. HRwyc, Jr., s--4, e.:
Clarence " Todd defeated gadn Kazu Onda
O.. 6-2; Harry 4. Westfall defeated A. NJ.
Larsen. 0-i, 6--2
second Round--Herhert T.. Bowman de-
fested r. r. Townsend, g-a. &C, s-3;
Henry Molienhauer defeated Gerald y. Em-
erron. h--H, 10. Robert J. Davis defeated
Cawae defeated &. r. A. Miller, 6--2, 81:
Erik regner won from George Stradel, Jr
hv default. Elliott H. Binyen defeated John
=. Hicks. c., G-2; Murray Vernon de-
fysted B Atterhurv. 6-3, CT; Hugh tai
Ynnt defeated vs.. Girling. CO, ca: Athertcn
Richards defeated Ralph y. Roberts 8--2,
R--i Or, George King defeated y. w. stair,
1~1, 6-2 Robert kinsey defeated Percy r..
Kynaeton. G-3, G-2. Lincoln Rcimer de-
feated n. vi. Triest, G--3, 6-3; Ralph l..
paggs defeated q. Y. prochaska. Go, rs;