The New York herald., 1922-01-01
{. + DAWSON R,
TENNIS CHAMPION
Fordham Prep Youth Defeats
NJ. Bernstein i'm Three
Hour Tussle.
LOSERS PLUCKY FIGHT
OvercOmes Lead of Two Sets
and Keeps Result in Doubt
to the End.
LOSERS PLUCKY FIGHT
ny SAMUEL J. sRooKMAN.

ner and twe&ty-seven for the loser.
with the winner actually outscored in
the matter of points 1S9 to 1S7-how
often is q tennis title match as close
as all that? Not very often. The
figures alone. unembellished by the
details OF exceptional play. explain
why the final of the junior national
indoor tennis championship yester-
day will long be remembered by those
who looked on at the Seventh Regi-
ment Armory.
1t had figured To be an unusually
sharp tussle, and for once, at least,
predictions were fulfilled. 1t was any
body's match right up to the last few
minutes Of the contest. when Edgar
+. Dawson of Fordham Prep, with
Just bit more i'm reserve than Nor
ton Bernstein of the Harlem Tennis
Club, won three games in a row and
clinched the set and the title. The
score was 6-3. 6--4, 2-6. $40. Ga.
For hard hitting and aggressive play
for sustained rallies and splendid get
ting. the match stood out as by far the
best of the tournaments fitting climax
in every way. The frequent shifts in the
fortunes of the match and the swift pace
that both youngsters set and maintained
the greater part of the way furnished
thrills aplenty. and the skillful maneu-
vering was more nearly of senior than
Of junior caliber. Dawson II was who
had the better driving game, and Daw-
son II was who took the greater chances
with II. He aimed repeatedly for the
lines and the corners. sending his re-
turns deep ana with surprising accuracy
In long rally every stroke that he sent
across was swifter than the preceding
one. and just as we'll judged for distance
and angles. His best shots went
through with zip that was fine to be-
hold.
Loser More Cautious.
Bernstein, though he hit almost as hard
as his opponent. was more inclined 10
play carefully. to bide his time with
bold stroke until he apparently had
found an opening. After the second set,
however, the Harlem youth. with every
thing to gain and nothing TO lose, began
10 take more chances. forced his way TO
the net frequently and. though passed
time and again by Dawson's sideline
shots, persisted in his aggressive rally
until the score had been evened.
The loser hung on tenaciously in the
fourth set when, with the sets two TO
one and the games five to four In MS
favor. Dawson was twice within point
Of ending the match Calling on all his
reserve, Bernstein fairly threw himself
into the rallies, making one starting
recovery after another. and postponing
defeat Once aroused to the danger or
being beaten. Bernstein appeared to be
~ his best He injected great speed
into the service and scored ten clean
aces the rest Of the set. which went on
10 the eighteenth game before Bernstein
finolly placed It to his credit.
THE final set saw both youngsters on
their mettle. Bernstein for all OF his
hard effort in the third and fourth sets
kept goin strong for half dozen
raInes. and then with the score 4-3
In his favor three Of the games scored
nj love. he faded suddenly and Daw-
son took advantage Of the opportu-
nity TO move out in front and stay
there. 1t was nip and tuck in the
final score Bernstein needed II to
make the score Sail, Dawson needed IL
to end the match in his favor. and the
rallies that resulted were among the best
OF the match. Points went to deuce six
times .before Bernstein finally had TO
acknowledge defeat
Double Faults Costly.
Had Dawson been able to sustain the
speed OF his attack for three sets the
match might have ended much sooner
than it did. He was forced to let down In
the third division Of play. however. after
taking the first two sets and Bernstein
gradually caught up with him. In the
fourth set Dawson's chances of victory
we're handicapped by his tendency to
double fault at critical stages. He was
charged with seven double faults In that
set. three coming together In single
important game.
Dawson also triumphed in the doubles
championship match. which followed
soon after. Jerry Lang was his partner,
and Dawson after his taxing effort In
singles was perfectly content to have
Lang do threc-fourths of the work. Lang
proved equal to the task and was easily
the most effective OF the four players.
He had superior control and showed bet
ter doubles tactics than the rest. On the
other side of the net were Morton Bern
stein and John Il. Whitbeck, the youth
who won the Long Island Junior and
Yale Interscholastic titles last summer
Unlike the singles the match ended
In short order, Lang and Dawson win
ming In three straight sets. Go. rs,
6--4. The point score and stroke
analysis OF the singles final follow:
First SET.
BsT:ss Bernstein '..g 49,. 1855 8 s-sss ss-ssss-s
Nets. Outs. =. s. DE-
Dawson ...... 70 g 9
Bernstein ..... IL IS o
SECOND SET.
B:l1sGsln BsTsSa ~ -. "..sf.asJffa &-ssES
Nets. Outs. r. DE.
BsiSsPsin Bssss1 '.... .:... is II : ! 3
THIRD SET.
BsTsss Bernstein '..:.: 49,. tsiiiSs tsi-S
Nets. Outs. =. DE-
psrnsssin Bsmssn ~. .... 4 q !
FOURTH SET.
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