Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
kUMAGAE AND KELLEHER
ARE WINNERS OF TITLE
Jap md New Yorker Capture
1 Doubles Championship OF Old
Dominion Tournament.
ERsKINE BuFoRD ELIMINATED
Richmond Player Loses to Beck
man After Hard Strugglc-Lnst
Match in Mems Singles Will BE
Played This Afternoon at $3.50.

lchiya Kumagae. of Japan. and II
G. NJ. kelleher. OF New York. ycster.
day afternoon won the doubles cha nj.
pionship in the Old Dominion tennis
tournament on the courts OF the
Country Club Of Virginia The pa
which has shown since the tourna-
meni started Monday that 1t was the
class OF the tournament. proved 10 be
at its hest yesterday in the semihnais.
man, o. New York. and Ycncken. an
Australian. in the final match of the
mems doubles.
Charest and Sweeney. representa-
ives OF the Country Club OF Bait!-
more, were the opponents of KumaEac
and kelieher in their first match OF
the day. In this contest the new
champions disposed o. their opponents
in the first set, to ,, and took the
second. 10 >. When they faced
Beekman and YeTcken. both ku!naEae
and Kelleher literally swept their on
ponen;s OF their feet Their service
was hard and we'll directed. The Srs,
two sets went 20 kumagae and ke,-
leher, 10 .. Beekman and YeGcHen
made determined effort TO capture
the chird set, and were beaten { 10 {.
only after hard struggle.
Playing 1, Spectacular.
tors that the tennis displayed in the
final matches OF doubles was the best
ever offered the tennis enthusiasts Of
this city. Beekmans wcrH was par
;icular!y good when ii IS considered
that the New York player strained
his back in a match early in the day.
He fought hard for victory. and
several times during the playing he
brought the spectators to their feet
with his well-d!rected smashcs.
10 ha MI iy,r~ NJ l NJ, TO-,
feature of the doubles matches, his
work in the singles was equally as
good. The stocky Jap's playing has
been the outstanding feature OF the
beating Hall, Of Roanoke, 81 and 60.
Erskine Buford, champion OF the
Country Club last year. was elimin-
ated as result Of the singles matches
yesterday. The Richmond player lost
TO Bcekman in straight sets. He APP
peared of his game in the first set
and dropped 1t by the score of TO ].
In the second set he displayed a come
back and forced this set to go twelve
games. Bcekman finally winning
10 j.
Fast Tennis Promised for Today.
Today's matches promise 10 be the
Lest OF the tournament. and with "A
little sunshine this morning the courts
should be IN fine condition for play.
The semihnals in the mems singles
will take place ut 1890. The FINAL
match for the singles championship
Will be played this afternoon at 2:36.
kumaEae and kelleher Will face
matches. while hickman and Sweeney
Will play In the second From the
work OF the quartet 20 far II appears
that the TWO matches Will be hard
fought affairs with the chances of
kumagac and Beckman appearing ia
the final match in the afternoon.
Following are the results OF ycster-
days matches:
Mems Sinylps--Swccpny Inn,
3-G; d; G-S; Eeekman beat Buford,
81: 10; kumagae beat Hall, 6-l: 60.
Mems douhlcS-tseminnal round)-
kumnEae and kellehcr beat Cha.est
and Sweeney, 6-3: g.; Beekman and
fencken beat Gore and Hodge, 6-l:
S-l; Final round Kumagae and
kcileher beat Beekman and Ycnckcn.
Go: Go; Ca
Women's singles-Mss Mills beat
Miss Bull. G'l; CO.; Miss Dalln heat
Miss Kathleen Rogcrson. o.: 81.
Women's cOu0lcs-MiSs LcnEcndrc
and Miss Bull beat Miss Roscrson
and Miss Taylor. 6-l; 6-3
Today's program:
Mems singles (Semifnal round
1920 a. MD--Swccncy vs.. Bcckman:
kumaSae vs. kcllehcr. Winners play
final round at a:aO.
Women's siE1.as seminal round.
BALM: Mrs. Stenz W. Miss Wagner.
Womens doubles U0:3O a M)-
Miss HAYES and Mrs. Dabncy Us. Miss
scott ana MESS Parrish. Winner
meets Mrs. Mills and Mis- Balm. Miss
l.eEenderc and Miss Bull VS.. Miss
Wagner and Mis- Stcnz
Womcn's doubles seminal match
5 +. M.
Consolation singles will he played
today. The draw follows
Campbell vs.. - Pollard: Carrington
vs.. Fleming; Cabel! vs.. T. y. Cary;
Harris vs.. Adams. Young VS. SENT
Montague ". w. \. Cary; Rice VS.
Funston; RUhh VS.. Chase All con
ISOLATION matches which are not play
ed by 400 Will he dcfaultcd.
Tomorrow afternoon the tourna-
ment VIII b" drought 10 close with
challenge matches in mems singles,
mems doubles, finals in woincn's
singles ana doubles and Anal matches
in the mixed doubles.
In the mems doubles EumaGae and
kelicher. this years winners. will
meet Cary ana Manning. champions OF
last year.
Percy Kynaston who won the title
in the mems singles last year. will!
meet the WINNER OF the final match
in this class today.
The match in tho singles will be-
gin at y ~ while the doubles
match starts AZ $50. The womrn's
singles vii! begin AZ . T.. ~ and the
doubles ~ J. NJ. Finals In tho
mixed doubles VIII he played al .
i. NJ.