The New York herald., 1921-05-23
TENNIS STARS PLAY
AT MAPLEWOOD G. G.
Kumagae Defeats Anderson in
Spectacular Match-Miss
Grove Is Winner.
by SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
MAPLEwooD, N. j., May 21.-This quiet
little town made its first move toward
tennis recognition to-day when a num-
ber of players of national prominence
appeared on the courts of the Maple
wood Country Club in a. series of exhi-
bition matches. There was a threefold
purpose in the event. The first was to
celebrate In a fitting manner the open
ing Of the reconstructed clay courts the
second was to furnish tennis OF high
quality to the sport loving residents Of
Maplewood and environs. among whom
tennis has taken a firm hold; the third
was to acquaint tournament players in
the metropolitan district with a club
that before long will request sanction
for an annual tennis fixture.
The news of the exhibition matches
had been widely circulated. so that when
Miss Margaret Grove Of New York, who
ranks In the first ten nationally, and
Mrs. Samuel f. Waring took the main
court for the opening match the tempo
rary grand stand was we'll filled. The
women played two hard fought sets,
both OF which were won by Miss Grove.
The score was Ga, 7--5, and 1t was
not SO much superior tennis as Miss
Groves greater stamina that won for
her The gallery wondered at the Sc
verify OF their strokes, their remark
able recoveries and facility In making
returns from every angle. Miss Grove
had the greater speed II not the better
control, and in the end speed prevailed.
After a short rest both Miss Grove
and Mrs. Waring. although they had
played hard and earnestly in singles, re-
appeared for a mixed doubles match, in
Harry Steinkampf sand Mrs. Waring
with Charles Chambers, who wQs Brook
lyn tennis champion a few years ago
Sets were divided, Mrs. Waring and her
partner taking the first at 6-4 and los
Ing the second, Us. BY that time tho
women were too fatigued to continue
and the match was permitted to stand
tie.
The exhibitions wound up with
lightning fast singles In which Ichiya
Kumagae. the Japanese star. who has
ranked near the top in American tennis
for a number of years, opposed FRANK
T. Anderson, the Brooklyn youth, VINO
holds the national indoor tennis cham
pionship with the courts In good
shape, the weather all that could be de-
sired and the tennis setting sufficiently
attractive TO key the players up TO their
best tennis pitch. both men flashed al
the pyrotechnics at their command ana
had the gathering on edge.
No better pair could have been chosen
to assure an interesting match. for An
derson, the net player, was opposed 70
Kumagae, the back courts wizard, ana
that IS always an ideal tennis compina-
tion. Although Kumgae passed him ire
duently with his famous loop drive An
derson, with his customary aggressive
ness. persisted I'm attacking at the net.
and his alert. crisp volleying added 70
the spectacular. Like the two that had
preceded, the match was close, but ku-
magae was the steadier and he dis
played the greater generalship. Ander-
son kept him going at top speed, but the
Nipponese did some remarkable getting
and turned some of Anderson's best
shots into winning points. kumagae
was n wizard at finding tho narrowest of
openings and in slamming the ball
through in the heat OF the fastest raj
lies. Against the type Of game tho
Japanese star was playing Anderson did
very well to win four games In each set.
ca, Cd. The men were applauded
continuously and the gallery left salts
fed that II had seen tennis Of near
cha rnpionshiu variety.