The New York herald., 1922-12-29
SPEED OF FAVORITE
SMOTHERS OPPONENT
/. b. Cohen, New York Park
Tennis Champion, Is Out
played, Go, Go.
4 ENTRANTS UNBEATEN
Charles NJ. Wood, Jr., Horace
Orser and Ernest Kuhn Ad-
vance With Whitbeck.
A ENTRANTS UNBEATEN
By SAMUEL }. BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.
If John F. Whitbecl> of Loomis
Institute can maintain the form he
showed yesterday in advancing to the
semi-final round of the junior ma
tional indoor tennis championship the
title is his. From every angle his
showing against Isidore B. Cohen, the
local junior park champion, topped
that of any of the other youths who
advanced with him to the semi finals
on the Seventh Regiment Armory
courts. He had speed, his strategy
was exceptional for junior and he
controlled his severe service and deep
ground strokes almost faultlessly.
Cohen, who was expected to offer
plenty of resistance, went down to a
Go, GO defeat.
From first to last Whtbeck held the
aggressive. driving forcibiy and as
deep as safety would permit. Cohen was
kept so busy hopping around for the
swiftly propelled ball that he seldom had
an opportunity to quit the defensive.
His accurate placing had enabled him
to come through the earlier rounds
rather impressively but against the
type of game that Whitbeck launched,
Cohen's control availed him little. His
strokes were not severe enough to cope
with the hard hitting Of his opponent
l.s fot
occasions he tried to get to the net to
volley. but Whitbeck passed him neatly
and the park champion decided before
long that the forward court position was
too dangerous. So it became a back
court duel in which Whitbeck's superior
speed of stroke gave him wide margin.
Dim Light Aids Speed.
Gray storm clouds permitted only a
dim light to trickle through into the ar
mory all day and conditions put a
premium on speed. Even with the aid
of artificial light it was difficult to fol-
low the flight Of a sharply driven ball.
All of which made Whitbeck's game
doubly effective.
Like Whitbeck, Horace Orser. Charles
NJ. Wood. Jr, and Ernest II. Kuhn took
their fourth round matches In straight
sets, but, unlike the title favorite, they
were extended all the way. Orser, who
represents George Washington High
School. disposed of G.. L. Schuster OF
Horace Mann at 81. g. Wood had
to bring his full bag of tricks into play
to beat Russell Phillips. 6--3. 6--4, the
Staten Island schoolboy champion, and
Kuhn found a worthy opponent in Ed
ward Conlin. Jr.. Who won three games
in the first set and four in the second.
10 x,y;I ha Nbithaclx OrSer and
Wood versus Kuhn in the semi-final
matches this morning.
The boys championship also narrowed
to the semi-final round, the four sur
vivors being Brainerd FL. Whitbeck, a
brother of John F., John s. Millen of
Newtown High School. Malcolm L. Hill,
Jr., of Boston and Stuart Gayness. With
the exception OF Millen. they all scored
in straight SETS Millen. after winning
six games in a row lost control in the
second set and dropped 1t at 2-6. but he
recovered In time to earn hard Fought
third set at Cd mainly through his
harder hitting.
Malcolm Hill Of Boston. having
grown accustomed to the bound of the
ball on a board floor. Is showing marked
Improvement over his form In the first
two rounds and looms as strong con-
tender as any of the rest. He meets
Gayness in one Of the semi-finals tins
morning, while whitbeck plays Millen.
In Doubles semi-ffnaIs.
Every one OF the survivors In Junior
singles remains unbeaten in doubles
Whitbeck and Wood reached the semi
final round at the expense OF Russell
Phillips and j. ii. Tiernan, Jr.. whom
they outplayed at ca, 6--2. Ernest
Kuhn, paired with William T. Miles,
made a similar aalvance. and so did the
East Orange team OF Kenneth II. Appel.
Jr.. and John Van Ryn, who beat the
Boston brother team Of Malcolm and
Donald Hill. Horace Orser and c. Il.
Schuster are TO meet Louis X. Rouillon
and Donald Stralem this morning to de-
eide the fourth semi-flnalists. The sum
mary:
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
FOURTH RoUND--Jofn +. whitbeck de-
feated lsidore Il. Cohen, Go. 6-2.
Horace Orser defeated 9. Il. Schuster, o..
c.
Charles NJ. Wood, Jr.. defeated Russell Phil
Ernest H. Kuhn defeated Edward conlln.
Jr.. Ga. 81.
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
FOURTH RoUNp-Brainerd u; whitbeel
defeated Ogden phiprs. Ga. r--..
J s. Milen defeated George Becker, Co.
Malcolm T.. HIN. Jr.. defeated W. L.
Stuart Gayness defeated Dennis u. Judge.
6--4. 6-3.
JUNIOR DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
THIRD RouND-Ernest II. Kuhn and WIN.
lam r. Miles defeated ]. c. Judge and
Dennis II. Judge. 6--l. Go.
r. Raymond and G. Il. Lack defeated j. s.
Millen and r.. Millen. G-i G-3.
Kenneth L. Appel. Jr.. and John Van Ryn
defeated Harry Baker and George Case,
o.. G--3
Donald NJ. Nil and Malcolm r. Hli. Jr.
defeated N. II. Gleichman and lsidoro IL
Cohen, CT Ga.
II. Phillips and J. II. Tlerran. Jr defeated
j. Oppenhem and l.. I.lbson, Cd, fl-n.
Horace Orser and G. T. Schusttr defeated
w l.. Breose and T.. Dean, 6--2. G-i.
Louis VI. Rouilon and Donald Stralern dc.
feated scwyn Orcutt and II. l.. sisselman,
H-1, iO-S
FoUItrH RorND-Ernest Kuhn and W T.
Miles defeated II. Raymond and G. Il.
Lack. 81. 60.
kenreth y. Appel. Jr.. and John Van Ryn
defeated Donald NJ. Hill and Malcolm II.
mn. Jr 10--i2, Cd. Ca.
John Il. whtbeck and Charles NJ. Wood,
Ir defeated Russell Phillips and J. IL.
Herman. Jr., 6-2, Ga.
Y. M. II. A. Pool Tournament.
'cThe clubs of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association, at Ninety-second street and
Lexington avenue. are conducting n pool