The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Victor Hangs on Tenaciously
i in New Jersey Tennis
Feature.
KASHIO WINNER AGAIN
Japanese Defeats Emerson De-
cisively, 6-3, 6-2, and
Reaches Semi-Final.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.


Seven times match point and then de-
feat. Such was the experience of r.
c. Van Vliet in the fifth round of the
New Jersey State tennis championship
on the courts of the Montclair Athletic
Club yesterday. With the match ap-
parently in hand on several occasions.
Van Vliet was unfortunate to lapse In
the matter of control. On the other
side of the net Herbert l.. Bowman,
Harlem challenge cup winner and
Brooklyn title semi-fnalist. hung on
tenaciously at the critical stages. played
with remarkable steadiness and finally
placed the match to his credit at 4-6.
ll-9,. Is. 1t was a victory Bowman
had good reason to be proud of.
1t was hard fought tussle all the
way. Van Vliet determined to take
the aggressive, stormed the net at every
opportunity and his volleying was brill
tant-spectacular He had speed aplenty
In the early part of the match, but
Bowman, with his splendid control.
hard hitting and severe service, gave
Van Vliet a busy time of 1t. Although
the latter held the lead all of the first
set and the greater part of the second.
Bowman was never far behind.
After Van Vliet had taken the first
set and had come within a stroke of
the match in the second Bowman found
his opponent firing a bit. He was not
getting UP to the ret as fast as at the
start and Bowman by sharpshooting 4
down the side lines, or by pounding the
ball right at Van Vliet's feet in midi
court, turned the tables and took the
set finally at 11-9. Despite the decisive
character Of the strokes on both sides
the rallies were well sustained, such
was the remarka BILE getting of the two
men.
Van Vliet bobbed up with renewed
energy in the third set and by persists
ing In a net attack brought the score
to So in his favor. 1t seemed to be
all over but the congra tulations, but
Bowman had not given the match up
as lost. despite the apparently insur-
ri1ountable lead of his opponent. He
stuck to his knitting fought for every
point and halted Van Vliet six times
after that when all he needed was either
an earned point or an error by his op-
ponent. Neither the earned point nor
the error came when 1t was needed,
however. and Bowman won five games
In row for the set and match 1t was
brilliant finish and it was almost dark
when the last point was scored. The
failing light seemed to- bother Van
Vliet more than it did bowman in the
1ast few games and his steadiness suf-
fered.
sINGLEs-FIFTH ROUND.
Herbert L. Bowman defeated r. C. Van
Vliet 4-6, 11-9, rs.
Hefichiro Kashio defeated Gerald B. Emer-
son. 6-3. 6-2.
Carl Jolllff defeated Irving Biltchik, 7-5,
ca.
DOUBLEs-FIRsT ROUND.
Hugh Oakley and L. G.. French defeated
Henry Harrison and Frank Dewitt, 20.
Leonard W. Knox and Anton r. Won Ber-
nuth defeated G. W. Warner and III. NJ
Halsted. Jr., Go, Go.
II. g. Hutchinson and L. C. Greenman de-
feated J. L. verstraten and Thatcher Nor
rs, Ga. TO.
c. H. Cook and L. NJ Brown defeated Ken
meth s. Johnson and Wood WINS. 6-1, 4-6,
6-3.
Paul Martin and Alfred D. Hammett de-
f, feates Perry E. Hall and J. Gilbert Hall.
Harry Brunie and A. C. Lee defeated Robert
r. Bennett and w. d. Spencer. 4-6 Cd.
ca.
Carl Jolliff and Gerald Emerson defeated
Sigmund Spaeth and l.. N. Walthall, 6-3.
SECOND ROUND.
Ludlow and Philip vandeventer defeated E.
A. Clark and s. Bellows. 6-2, 6-f.
Knox and Won Bernuth defeated Hutchinson
and Greenman. rs. Ga
Msrtin and Hammett defeated Cook and
Brown, 6-3, CO.
George X. Churchill and c. 3. Dali de-
feated Percy l.. Kynaston and Earle c.
Backe, 6-S, 9-7, Sc.
defeated Ralph l.. Baggs and J. p Stock
ton. Is. G-3,.