Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-01
STATE TENNIS
FIELD CUT TO
CLASSY TALENT
Six Local Players Among
Eight Fighting for Semi
Final Berths.
DOUBLES PLAY OPENS

FORT WAYNE. Ind. Sept Real
features were expected to crop out in
the Indiana State open tennis champion
ships on the Fort Wayne Country tIuo
courts today. Seminal round positions
were at stake in todaT's matches. ana
the clever players surviving the early
rounds were expected to get out ana
step some before dropping out or tbs
In the upper half Of the draw. Johnny
Hennessey, present State champ, was 70
meet his veteran Indianapolis rival, Fred
Appel, and Ralph Burdick, lndlanapols
city champ, was paired with Walter
w1rthwein, the Ohio State University
man.
There were three more Indianapolis
men IN the lower half, Fritz Bastian and
AIbrecht Kipp being scheduled against
each other, and Jack Mckay being on
the books for battle with Willis Fulton
OF Toledo.
In the event that Hennessey and Bur
dick win today, and they should, easily,
johnny will get the chance to square ac-
COUNT With Burdick for that city cham
pionship defeat in Indianapolis recently.
Johnny is anxious to show the fans that
he was far from being ready for play
when this match was staged.
If was hoped that Julius Sagalowsky
would md the power to give Hennessey
a LATHE yesterday afternoon, but johnny
had q lot of fun hustling Sag around
the court after all sorts OF fancy drives,
julius lost but he showed the fans that
he clubs a mean ball for one so young:
Fritz Bastian won the best match az
the tournament. TO date. when he took
the long end of his affair with E. L.
westenhnver OF Cleveland. The scores
were TO, Ga, and 1t was real contest
all the way.
Gage Hoag, once a State champion and
one of our best tennisers. tried to get
back In harness after two years of look
ing on, but Jack Mckay got rid of him
In a hurry, the count being 60, 60
The mems doubles and wOmen's
singles got under way yesterday. but
there were no special attractions on the
early cards. Today was set for the
start of the matches that really count.
Results of yesterdays matches follow ::
MEMS SINGLES.
Second Round
Charles Hodgman, Fort Wayne, defeat
ed William Hall. Fort Wayne, S-6, 81.
Fritz Bastian, Indianapolis, defeated
Julius Sagalowsky defeated E. j.
Gawehn, Fort Wayne, TO. 81.
Phil McNagney, Columbia City, defeat
ed Charles J. Weber, Chicago, 6-3, 10.
Third Round
Ralph 13urdick, indianapolis, defeated
Il. Piper, Muskegon, Mich, 6-3, 6-1.
Walter q. Wirthwein, Columbus, Ohio,
defeated Louis Num-. Muskegon. Mich,
Fred Appel. Indianapolis. defeated Phil
MeNagney,l Columbia City, CO, go.
John Hennessey, Indianapolis, defeated
Julius sagalowsky, Indianapolis, IS. ell
Gage Hoag, Indianapolis, Go, g.
Willis Fulton, Toledo, defeated Her
bert stephens, Fort Wayne, So So
Charles Hodgman, Fort Wayne, 60, 81.
Friez sastian. indianapolis, defeated E.
L. Westenhaver. Cleveland. rs. Ga.
wOMEN'S SINGLES.
Mrs. H 8. Adams. Indianapolis. de-
feated Mrs. Ruth Loewe. Fort Way e,
Mrs. A. F. Riese. sa ginaw. Mich. de-
feated Miss Waller, Muskegon, by de-
MEMS DOUBLES.
First Ronud-
Plogsterth and Ortlleb defeated Dunn
and partner by default.
Parry and Hodgman defeated Miller
NUM- and Piper defeated Gawehn and
Ross, Ga. 10. Ga.
Hoag and Kipp defeated Merkle and
Knox and 0'Brien defeated Teagmeyer
and Buehler, 60, 81.
Fulton and Wirthwein defeated Null
holland and partner by default,
ericks and Jacob. 40. 60, 6-3.
Burdick and Hennessey defeated
Strouse and Binder, 81, 81.
Parker and Starbuck defeated Maser
and partner by default
Centlivre and Teagerman defeated
Yoang and WypSs .sRo 49, S so9; e. Carr
and Miller, Ga. SO.
sagalowsky and orme Jr. defeated
Hoover aud Zook. rs. GA.
Bennett and Weber defeated Adler and
Tesler. 60. Is.