The New York herald., 1921-06-08
ANOTHER SURPRISE
IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Allen Behr Loses to Unknown
in Brooklyn Champion
ship Singles.
HALL is HARD PRESSED
Lincoln Reimer Leads Him in
Final Set When Darkness
Calls O. Halt.
BY SAMUEL J. BROOKMAN.

It fell to Clifford II. Lockhorn, un-
known and unheralded. TO furnish the
daily upset in the Brooklyn tennis
championship on the courts OF the Ter
race-Kings County Club yesterday. He
had not pa rticipated in tournament ten
mis- since 1917, when he played IN tho
Tri-state championship in the middle
West, and no one naturally had given
him any thought when the Brooklyn
event began last Saturday. yet along he
comes and beats Allen Behr, who had
beaten the man that had beaten the
title holder. Such is tennis. It took all
the skill and stamina that Lockhorn
possessed TO win by a narrow margin.
but victory was his, at rs, As, 10.
and that was surprising enough, no mat
ter how sharp the tussle. :.
Lockhorn won by his superior steadi-
ress at critical stages and by Following
a forcing shot to the net where ne
volleyed well. Behr tried to pass him
and did on occasions, but more often
l.ockhorn blocked the return and vo.-
eyed 1t back for placement. Benr
,obbine bothered Loclkhorn considerably
and his persistency in following the ball
kent the score close With the lead IN
each set seldom more than single game
either. way and with the result in DOUBT
70 the final stroks, the contest proved
decidedly interesting. particularly since
strokes of q spectacular type came early
and often.
Two MiIder Surprises.
There were two other milder surprises
during the day. One was the defeat OF
ID rJ In straight sets DIV
the veteran Harry l.. Westfall, whose
I superior generalship and greater speed
OF stroke gave him thu victory at 8-a,
e-l. Another was Walter Merrill Hall 8
inability to defeat Lincoln Reimer IN
straight sets after he had outplayed
him easily in the first set. GO. and had
run into g. lead Of 30 In the second.
The tournament has narrowed down
TO nine survivors. seven Of whom are
in the round before the semi-final
They are Frederick c. Anderson and
Herbert L. Bowman, in the first quar-
ter; Clifford ]. Lockhorn and Edward
c. Oelsner in the second; Harry L.
Westfall and Vincent Richards. in the
third, and Kennsth D. Fisher, In the
fourth. Fisher awaits the winner Of
the Iall-Reimer match. Richards came
through yesterday at the expense of II.
Don Keresy, whom he defeated with
out being compelled to call on all his
tennis resources.
In the junior championship X. j..
Stokum reached the title round. but the
most convincing tennis was played by
Edgar Dawson. who defeated Harry j.
Pickells, ca, 3-6, GA.
The Summary.
sroohlyn Tennis Championship Singles
Fourth Round-Clfford j. Lookhorn won
from Ichiya Kumagae by default.
Fifth Round-Frederlck G. Anderson de-
Reat+d Cecil Donaldson. 6-1, 6-4; @. J.
Lockhorn defeated Allen Behr. rs. "a.
20; LGward g. Oeisner defeated Royal d.
Richey, 6--1. 6-f; Harry l.. Westfall de-
Seated Vanderbilt d. Ward. "a. 81 Vim
cent Richards defeated II. Don Keresey, 6-3,
G-2; Kenneth D: Fisher won from Harry J..
Steinkampf by default: Walter NJ. Hall VS..
Lincoln Reimer, e-2, 10. 2-3. unfinished.
sixth Round-Frederick O. Anderson VS..
Herbert l.. Bowman. 5-7. Sc. unfinished.
Junior Championship Sngies-rhird Round
Richard Bradley defeated Richard Berger.
~, a-7: II. J. Stokum defeated Meyer
stein. "a. g.; Edgar Dawson defeated
liary Il Pickells, Ga, Sc. 6-i: w. G.
Sioorg defeated A. Bradley. &C. O.. IS:
Sefni-FlnRi Round-H. j. StolSum defeated
r. Bradley, c., G|.