New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Japanese Star and Boston
Net Wizard Seem Certain
to Clash i'm Final Round
By Fred Hawthorne

PALM BEACH, Fla, March 1.-Ichiva
kumagae, of Japan, the PLAYING
through champion. and Richard Nor
ris Williams, Cd, Of Boston, former ma
tionai titleh older, won their wav into
the semi-fnal round of the singles to-
day IN the annual championship of the
riorlda tennis tournament. The other
seml-hnalists are DR.. William Roscn-
baum, Of New York, and S. Jarvis
Adams, the latter scoring the upset Of
the tournament by defeating Manfred
goldman, of New York, by score of
ID 6-1, in the third round.
Goldman, who won the chamnionsbin
OF the Bahama Islands last week v,a =
expected to eliminate Adams without
great difficulty. But an unlocked for
lapse IN playing form on the part Of
GOLDMAN and unvarying accuracy bv
turvy. gypsy
y Tomorrow morning at 1o:so o'clocl,
"a g, uhlagae and Rosenbaum will meet in
the upper half, while Williams and
Adams will face each other in tha
lower bracket, with the winners TO
meet tor the championship on Thurs
day.
Mems Doubles Under WAY
a start was made in mems doubles
TINS afternoon, with Williams and lit
tie Ogden Phipps and Kumapae and
Edwin Fuller Torrey, vice-president Of
the United States Lawn Tennis Assoc
citation, figuring as the logical con-
tenders for the title. Williams, who
mas been greatly impressed by the re-
markable playing of the twelve-year-
old Phipps boy. went to Ogden in all
solemnity yesterday and remarked:
Ogden, I've been Watching YOUR
game and think YOU'RE good. Would
you mind playing with me in the dou-
bes ?"
Ogden, who is sturdy and ruddy, but
considerably under five feet in height,
looked at the former national cham
pion with bulging blue eyes for a
couple of moments and then he stam-
mered out, from behind his bushes:
,"Why, I'd be very much obliged, J"
new partnership in doubles came into
being. Williams and Phipps are on op-
posite sides Of the draw from Kumagae
and Torrey
In the singles. played in the morn
ing because it is the coolest part of
these torrid Floridian days, Will ans
swept through his two matches with
out the hint Of difficulty
kumagae Takes Things Easy
Dicks first victim was r. B. Weeden
who succumbed by a score of G-3, 6-1,
and later in the day the Boston star
el minated q. c. Meyers, 6-2, 6-l
Williams tried out his volleying shots
frequently in these two ma.ches. He is
coming along nicely, and look to see
MN uncover some sensational tennis
when he faces the present state cham
plon.
Kumagae, too, was well satisfied to
take things easy. He figures that the
practice he is getting now is just what
he needs to improve his eye and his
wind.
The summarizes
Mems championship singles fsecond
round)-S. ". Merrihew won from L. J
IcSormick, by default Ichiya humagae
defeated w Waller jr., ST 6--1. Durand
smtn defeated H. b Chase. e-l. g:
default: r. Norris Williams. I'd, defeated
r. B. Weeden. 6--3. I'll. Manfred Gold
man won from John s Nichoil. by default
Defeated s. w. Merrihew. IS. 6Ei i'.
Ichiya Kumagae defeated Durand Smith,
s., 6-1 r Norris Williams. %, defeat
ans defeated Manfred Goldman, 6--4 6--l.
Mems championship doubles (frst round)
Il chlya kumagae and Edwin +. Iorrey
defeated Durand smith and II. O. Carpen-
John S Phpps defeated T. Y. jackson
and Fl. P. Eomans, 2-6, e.. 6Zl; CoI,t-
defeated Manfred Goldman and Il. b.
Second round-Paul and searie Barrett
won from C.. Sulzberger and Alfred Kaye.