The New York herald., 1921-05-23
Score Easily Over Anderson
and Lets0n in North Side
Championship.
YOUTHS OUTGENERALLED
Veterans Play Superb Tennis
and End Match Quickly,
Go, GA, 6-1.
BY SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.


prising feature OF the North Side doubles
championship final on the courts Of the
University Heights Tennis Club yester-
day. Everybody had reason to expect
Leonard BeelSman and Walter Merrill
Hall, rated the sixth best doubles team
in the country, to win from Frederick
q. Anderson and Ben Letson, but the lat
ter pair have made a splendid record as
doubles combination OF late and were
expected to keep the veteran team going
at top speed to win. This they failed tc
do. In fact, they fell SO far short Of
keeping the score close that at the end
OF very short matcn they had earned
only five games, to eighteen for their OPP
ponents. The score was 60, 6-4, 81.
The youngsters were decidedly out Of
stroke. They gave the impression that
they We're overcome by the Importance
Of facing a team Of the calibre Of their
opponents and lacked control from start
TO finish. Both were nervous and over
anxious and their strokes lacked smooth
ness and direction. Anderson in particu-
lar made inexcusable errors at critical
stages. On many occasions when
smash seemed the proper thing, he
stroked the ball too softly and gave the
rival pair an opportunity of recovering
from a tight situation. On other occa-
sone when q careful, sharp angled re-
turn would have sufficed, Anderson tried
to kill the ball and drove 1t out OF court
Letson was not far behind Anderson
in ineffectiveness. due to unsteadiness
at volleying and smashing. They failed
to get much out Of their service. In
the first set Letson got the first service
across only once, but his serve had far
aaore sting to 1t than that OF Anderson,
and he won nearly. rs many service
games as he lost. Anderson. on the
other hand. dropped every service game
but one.
smooth Team Play.
THE veterans outgeneralled and out
steadied their opponents from start to
finish. They played superb tennis.
Their volleying was crisp 'and alert,
their smashes unreturnable, and they
placed the ball with rare good judgment.
They played together smoothly. both
showing to equal advantage. In the
first set Anderson and Letson counted
only eight points to the winners twenty
five, which gives true idea of how
the match was going at that stage.
They reused themselves In the second
set and held their own until the score
was Sail. They forced Hall to yield
his service in the fourth game OF the
set and appeared to have found them
selves. But they failed to maintain the
pace. Halls forcing shots and Beck
rlan's clever placing broke up their con-
troll again and they were out of the
running for the rest Of the match. TAX
ing only two OF the next ten games
contested.
The point score:
FIRST SET.
Beekman and Hall. s444 4-25-6
Anderson and Letson. ...... 3 O. SO
SECOND SET.
Beekran and Hail.. q 264224541 1870
Anderson and Letson. a "A ! 8 1-27-
THIRD SET.
Beelxman and Hall all......44544 44-29-5
Anderson and Letson. ~ 2 sac . 0-i6-1
Ichiya Kumagae indicated by his VIC
tory over some high ranking players in
the Old Dominion tournament at Rich
Jnond last week that he is playing as
well as ever In his career on the courts.
In every match OF that tournar ent the
Japanese star scored at least e love
set. He overwhelmed Hugh Eelleher
who was a semi-finalist at Southampton
last summer. taking two love sets in the
semi-final round. In the final he proved
too much for Leonard Beekman, who
was forced to yield in straight sets g.
rs, Go. and in the challenge round
kumagae triumphed just as easily over
the cup holder, Percy l.. Kynaston, ca,
Ga, 6-1.
Kumagac Dominates Tourney.
By way of acccntuating the merit of
his play Kumagae also won the doubles
final, in which he was paired with Hugh
kelleher. They defeated Arthur Yencken
an Englishman, who is connected with
the embassy at Washington, and Leon
ard Beekman. 81. 81, Cd, and
Kumagae dominated the match from
start to finish. The Nipponese also won
the final in mixed doubles. in which he
was paired with Mrs. Bernard +. Stenz
There is little doubt that Kumagae will
prove q hard man to beat In the coming
Davis Cup matches.
Some of the most prominent women
players in the metropolitan district will
appear on the courts OF the Montclair
Athletic Club to-day In their first open
tournament of the season. Among them
will be Mrs. Robert Leroy who won the
event q year ago: Miss Marie Wagner
seventh in national rank; Miss Florence
Ballin. Miss Glare Cassel. Mrs. David
G. Mills, Miss Martha Bayard. Miss
Alice Bayard. Miss Florence Shell
don, Miss Caroma winn, Miss Adele
Cragin, Mrs G. Il. Hirsch, Mrs Percy
Wilbourn and Mrs. L. @. Norris In
doubles some OF the leading entrants
are Miss Martha Bayard and Miss
Caroma Winn. Miss Clare Cassel and
Miss Marie Wagner. Miss Florence
Ballin and Mrs. David c. Mills and Mrs
Robert Leroy and Mrs. l.. G.. Morris