The New York herald., 1922-06-21
TENNIS CONTENDERS
SCORE IN DRIzzLE
Take Chances on Slippery
Courts in Metropolitan
Championship.
BY SAMUEL ). BRookMAN.

In drizzling rain and on courts that
offered a slippery, dangerous footing a
few matches were completed yesterday
in the metropolitan clay court champion
ship at the New York Tennis Club. The
committee was not insisting upon play
under the conditions, but as the entrants
themselves were willing to take chance
those in charge of the tournament de-
cided not to stand in their way They
were all third round matches and in
every case seeded players came through
with comparative ease.
Those who advanced to the fourth
round were Francis T. Hunter national
indoor champion Walter Wesbrook of
Detroit. Vanderbilt B. Ward. DIR. George
King. Westchester county champion, and
Elliott III. Binzen, the eastern New York
State title holdsr. Hunter disposed of
Earle c. Backe without the loss of a
game, Ward outplayed Edward Oelsner.
New Jerseys top ranking player. in
straight sets, O., e.. and Wesbrook
did not have to call on his best speed. to
eliminate Henry Wiseltier. g.. 6-3.
Dr.. Kings strong net attack proved too
much for the steady Stephen v. Bru-
bans, who earned just two games in each
set.
1t developed yesterday that a few
matches in the second round of the
tournament had been played shortly be-
fore dark on Monday evening and long
after the usual hour for competition. In
one of these Seiichiro kashio, the Japa-,
nese star, advanced at the expense of
Armand l.. Bruneau of the Terrace
Kings Country Tennis Club. but was ex-
tended to prevent the loss of the first
set Bruneau by forcing the pace from
start to finish, hitting hard and covering
a lot OF ground, had the Nipponese tax
Ing his tennis wits to keep pace with
the ball. Bruneau also varied length
and speed in puzzling style and it was
only the wonderful accuracy of Kashio
in aiming for the smallest opening and
his steadiness at critical stages that
turned Bruneau back in the first set.
The score was SIS, 6--3 and it was just
as close as the score shows. with deuce
games aplenty
Percy l.. Kynaston. Nassau and
Queens champion. was another to tri-
umph in q late Monday evening match.
He defeated Harold Felber with the loss
of only one game BY rolling the courts
at every opportunity and taking advan-
tage Of the lapses between showers the
Committee despite the continued damp
weather since the tournament began on
Saturday has managed to reduce the
field of 12S aspirants to 2S. The sum-
mary: ~.
SECOND ROUND.
Henry Bassford defeated Merritt Cutler 81
Ralph J.. Sommer defeated Jones W. Meser-
eau, Eli, Cd. Ga.
Larry Slesinger defeated Ralph NJ. De Mott
j.. II. Greer defeated r. L. wrigley. GO.
Norman Winter defeated ]. B. Kelley. 60.
Hugh Oakley defeated G. B. Smith. ST.,
seiichiro kashio defeated Armand L. BrAl-
Seymour Cohen defeated r. B. Haines, IS.
vanderbilt D. Ward defeated william H.
Edward oelsner defeated G. H. Cook. s-e.
Cd.
Percy 1. Kynaston defeated Harold Felber.
Philip A. Bodkin defeated Paul Martin. rs.
6-3.
THIRD ROUND.
Elliott II. Binzen defeated ]. P. Nikcnow.
Dr. George King defeated Stephen v. Bru-
bans, Go, 60.
Walter westbrook defeated Henry wiseltier.
vanderbilt ,. Ward defeated Edward oels-
Francis t. Hunter defeated Earle c. Backe.
60, Go.
Rain Halts New Jersey Tennis.
For the second day in succession the
New Jersey tennis championship for
women had to bee postponed by the
Englewood Field Club yesterday on ac-
count of rain. Owing to the poor condi-
tion of the courts, softened by three
days OF continuous rain, the committee
has decided to wait until tomorrow
morning before launching the tourna-
ment. Entries for doubles will be held
open until 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon and entries in mixed doubles until
Friday afternoon.
Thirty-seven women are entered In sim
gles. among them Miss Rosamond New
ton of Boston. Miss Caroma Winn, Mrs.
| Samuel Waring. Miss Penelope Davies,
Mra Percy Wilhnllrn Miss Marian