New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Two Stars Win
In First Round
AT Florida Nets
Kumagae and Villa m g
Show Splendid Form and
Rout Opponents Easily
By Fred Hawthorne


PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 28.-The
annual mems tournament for the cham
pionship Of Florida began this morning
on the eight clay courts Of the Palm
Beach Tennis Club with twenty-seven
players entered in the singles among
them being Ichiya Kumagae. Of Japan,
the playing through champion, and
Richard Norris Williams Cd, of Boston,
former national champion and Davis
Cup player.
Kumagac and Williams won, of
course, which is no more surprising
than that the sun rose this morning
and set this evening, and both should
keep right on winning up to the final
round, when they are expected to thrill
the big gallery by an exhibition of
tennis that is not likely to be equaled
until the big invitation tournaments up
North get under way
In the top half of the draw Kumagae
won his first round match from f. Y.
Jackson, 62, 6-2. and although this
marked the first time that Itchy had
swung racquet since last October, he
indicated that by the time of the final
round match he will be pretty close to
his mldseason form.
Williams an Easy Winner
Williams, who has been playing in
doors at Longwood this winter, raced
easily through his match with George
Humphreys, the sets going at GO,
90. 1t might have been more de-
clsive even than that had Dick cared
to go after his points seriously He
contented himself with trying out his
strokes, paying particular attention to
his backhand shot across the court.
kumagae showed his lack of prac-
tee by misjudging the ball several
times In his match with Jackson, but
his shots were distinguished by great
pace, particularly on his forehand
drives. His volleying was surprisingly
good. Jackson, tall, brawny player
proved to be no novice at the game,
showing very severe service and
sound ground strokes.
DIR. William Rosenbaum, who came
over yesterday from the Bahama
Islands, where he was runner-up to
Manfred Goldman, of New York. on
Saturday in the island championship
tournament, went into the third round
by default to-day, having drawn a bye
IN the first bracket
Therefore doc" agreed to umpire
the match between Goldman and F. P.
Romans. Goldman won this in straight
sets ut 6-4. 6-2, going into to the
net frequently, whore his clever VOL
leying proved too much for Homans,
who was bit short of condition.
Prodigy Plays Well
One of the matches that attracted
the brilliant gallery on the Poinciana
balconies was that which brought
Ogden Phipps, the twelve-year-old Id
prodigy, against Walter Waller jr., a
player of tournament experience Wal
Ter won, at 6-4, IS, 3-5 (defaulD,
after being outplayed by the two
headed marvel most of the way
Young Phipps reluctantly agreed to
the default, when leading at 5-3 in
the last set, at the anxious request of
Mrs. Phipps, who feared the heat was
too great for her little son, who has
recently been suffering from an attack
of vertigo
The summaries:
Mems championship of Florida singles
lfirst rounds. w. Merrihew defeated
Edwin Torrey, SIS, 3--6 6-4 l.. ]. Nc
Cormick won from Gregory Byran by de-
| fault; Ichiya Kumagae defeated F. v
Jackson, 6-2. 6-2; w. Waller jr de-
feated Ogden Phipps. 6-4, 4--6. 3-5, de-
fault; Durand Smith defeated H. Carpen-
ter. 6-a. SIS. So; H. b. Chase defeated
G. D. klotz. 81. 81; H. W. Wilson won
from A. l.. Hosiiins by default: G. c.
alyer won from J. S. Phipps by default
| r. Norris Williams I'd defeated George
feated Richard Curran jr. g. 6-4 ;
Manfred Goldman defeated F. p Homana
6-4, GO.
Second round-Dr William Rosenbaurn
won from Malcolm Chase by default:
Goldman won from John s. Nicholl by de-
! fault: Jarvis Adams 1r won from II. w
Hagaman by default: Merrhew won from
II. w. Wilson by default; Smith defeated
h. til f.