The New York herald., 1922-12-28
Two Leading Contenders Take
Their Matches by Com
Portable Margins.
PARK CHAMPION VICTOR
I. b. Cohen Impresses With
Alert Net Game and Ex-
ceptional Control.
BY SAMUEL !. BRooKMAN.


indoor tennis championship committee
called on the aspirants for two rounds
of play on the Seventh Regiment
Armory courts yesterday and found
the youngsters quick to respond. The
result was six hour tennis session.
every court was occupied, and at the
end Of which only eight OF the original
fifty-four entrants survived in Junior
singles. The light held out sufficiently
long to permit the boys championship
singles division to reach the round
before the semi-hnal, and the junior
doubles to advance to the third round.
The day saw the two leading con-
tenders In the junior division win more
or less comfortably. John F. Whitbeck.
Yale and Harvard interscholastic cham
pion, duplicated his sc,re of the opening
round. 6-1, 6--2, in disposing Of l.. III.
Gordon Of Andover In the opposite
half Charles M. Wood, Jr., a probable
finalist, won two matches. taking each
in straight sets despite a tendency to
lag throughout. With mis- severe service
and skillful placing Wood did not have
to be in his most accurate or in his
most aggressive form TO come through
by a safe margin.
1t will behoove Wood. however. to
speed up considerably in his next match
and the one following. for that matter.
IL he is to reach the title round. In
Russell Phillips of Staten Island Wood
meets a youngster of to-day who has
shown decided promise. while his semi
final opponent is likely to be Ernest
Kuhn. who has given him some close
tussles in open competition in the past.
Phillips unexpectedly eliminated John
Van Ryn of East Orange. seeded
player. yesterday aftef an extra set
match. while Kuhn won his third
straight victory with ease.
Commerce Youth Surprises.
whitbeck, too, will encounter stern
opposition to-day against Isidores B.
Cohen of the High School Of Commerce.
the local Junior public park champion.
Cohen's we'll rounded game has fur
nished the surprise of the tournament
thus far. He is one of the steadiest
players in the title event, and in addi-
tion to a fast accurate forehand drive
has shown exceptional volleying ability.
He advanced to the net frequently yes
terday against William T. Miles and
blocked effectively. not with any show
of power but with great accuracy. 4-t+
Miles made the mistake of trying to
shoot his fast return past Cohen at the
net instead - lifting the ball over his
head, particularly after he found the
park champion was adept at volleying
Cohen after setting fast pace in the
opening set let down appreciably in the
second and dropped that division of play
at 1-6, but he rallied strongly In the
final set. cames to the net more often
than at the start and earned his victory
by alert, carefully placed volleys.
1t will be Whitbeck versus Cohen and
Horace Orser versus c. T.. Schuster in
the upper half of the draw this morn
ing, and Wood versus Phillips and Kuhn
versus Edward Conlin In the lower
That will bring the tournament down to
the semi-finals which will be played to-
morrow.
Doubles Favorites Advance.
Wood. Jr., favorites for the junior
doubles championship. advanced two
rounds without lifting racquet. two
rival teams defaulting. Among the pairs
that scored victories those of ii. III.
Gleichman and Isidore r. Cohen, Louis
ii. Rouillon and Donald Stralem, Dom
aid VI. Hill and Malcolm #. Hill. Jr..
and Kenneth Appel and John Van Ryn
showed to advantage. Whitbeck and
Wood were runners up last summer in
the junior national outdoor champion
ship. The summary:
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES-SEC-
OND ROUND.
c. Z. schuster defeated II. H. Glechman.
Palmer seaiy defeated Stanley Noble. 6-1,
G--3,
Charles NJ. Wood. Jr.. defeated w. +.
r. Raymond defeated John J. Roorey I'D.
G-3, 6-2.
John Van Ryn defeated E. Everitt. e--3.
Russvl Phillips defeated Jack Garretson.
Ia. O.. 81.
Ernest Kuhn defeated Jack Klein. a--2. 6-2
f. II. Snow defeated G. ". Lack, 1-5. G--i
THIRD ROUND.
John r. Whitbeck defeatcd l.. II. Gordon.
IsIdore b. Cohen defeated william T. Miles.
Horace orser defeated l.. II. Watson, e-i.
6--3.
c. y. schuster defeated Palmer seaiy. 30.
Charles NJ. Wood. Jr.. defeated n. Raymond.
Russell Phplps defeated John Van Ryn.
Ct, 3-6. 6--4.
Ernest Kuhn defeated f. p. Snow. G--i. CO.
Edward conlin. Jr., defeated f. II. Waugh.
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP. .srNGLEs-sEcoND
ROUND.
L. THOMPSON defeated ]. NJ. Keyes. 4-s.
THIRD ROUND.
Ogden rhipp' defeated John c. Judge 7-5.
Bfainerd H.. whitbcck defeated selwyn Or
cut. 6--3. 6-3.
j. s. MIllen defeated e. II. Mccauliff 60.
2-8, -.
George Becssr defeated V. selover. G-s.
3-8. B-2
Malcolm r. Hnl. Jr.. defeated p Dean, ca.
6--3
W. l.. Breesc defeated @. II. Cox. Jr.. SO. !
Stuart Gsyness defeated H. Thompson. rs. /
Dennis e. Judge defeated r. a. wiese. o..
0---4.
JUNIOR DoUBIEs-rIRsT ROUND.
John r. whitbeck and Charles NJ. Wood. 'Jr, |
won from H. J. Stokum. Jr., and u. A. |
Martin by default.
SECOND ROUND.
Louis IT, Rouiiion and Donald Stralem do
feated Frank Walsh and =. ". Mccauliff /
II. II. cicichmsn and rsidore Cohen de-
feated George u. Cox and 7. Heck. CO. /
Harry Baker and George Case defeated NJ. /
Weiss and Myron Rosenberg, al 7-J.
J. Y. Whitbeck and G.. NJ. Wood. Jr, won |
from j. II. Forbes and X. l.. Debevoisc by |
default.
Robert Millon and r. s. MilIen defeated John /
w Keyes aud Oliver Reyes. G--3. G.-2.
defeated Jack Klein and Edward Cohsn,
4-6, Ga. ca
Robert Raymond and c. l.. Lack defeated /
John J. Rooney and r. Cronin. G--3, e-i.
Kenneth Appel and John Van Ryn defeated /
S. NJ. Greene and 9. Muller. CO, 6--3.
Russell Phillips and T. ~. Tiernsn. Jr.. won |
from N. Raymond and NJ FishlSin by de.