The New York herald., 1922-05-18
Edgar Dawson Fails at Critical
Stage Against Percy L.
Kynast0n.
BY SAMUEL J. BRookMAN.

One definition of match point is 1.-The
hardest point In a match to win" 1t
doesn't always turn out that way. but
the definition has proven correct often
enough to be accepted without quibb-
ling. The latest to be convinced of it's
truth is Edgar F. Dawson. Junior ma
tional indoor tennis champion. who in the
fourth round of the Harlem Tennis
Club yesterday dropped match that
he was twice within point Of winning
in straight sets. His opportunity gone,
Dawson never found another as favor
able. for Percy l.. Kynaston. the Mas
sau and Queens champion. rallied
strongly and trlumphed at 1--s. 81. Ga.
1t was in the twelfth game OF the
second set that Dawson had his glor-
ious chance. He had outplayed the
Nassau and Queens title hoicer con-
vincingly up to that time-had outplayed
sharp angling his shots and in trying
for placement on practically every re-
turn. He had taken the first set by a
In the second when the score was IA
against him and had taken the lead at
6-5.
In the game that followed Dawson
quickly earned an advantage of 40--i5
and to all appearances the match was
over or as good as over. But the
junior champion with victory in his
grasp suddenly grew careful in playing
for the final point and. tightening his
stroke, attempted to outsteady Kynas-
ton in the succeeding rally. 1t was a
grievous mistake for Kynaston's game
is built on control and very few tourna-
ment players can outsteady him. In a
few moments Kynaston had brought the
score to deuce and had emerged out of
tight situation. In another few sec
onds he had won vantage point and
game and had carried the score to
6--all in games.
Kynaston Takes Aggressive.
The narrow escape from defeat seemed
to imbue Kynaston with renewed vim
and he took the aggressive, coming up
to the net and blocking far more de-
cisively than Is his habit. For the re-
mainder of the set and the greater part
Of the third Kynaston proved that he
could play net as we'll as baseline.
but Kynaston took the second set
after being five times within point
and then took five OF the first six
games in the final set.
Dawson bobbed up with a surprising
rally at that stage drawing up to 4-5
by maintaining a whirlwind pace. In
the next game he was twice within a
point Of making it Sail. He had
Kynaston very tired and the chances
are that had he taken that game the
match would have been his. but again
he lapsed at the critical point and
threw his chance away on errors.
The victory brought Kynaston into
the round before the semi final Two
other seeded players made similar
advance. They were Elliot H.. Binzen,
North Side champion who eliminated
e. o. Desnoes in an interesting match.
and Henry III. Bassford who defeated
A. p. Smith Ga, in each of two sets.
A fourth player to get into the round
before the semi-final was III. c. Tre-
maine whose forehand drive proved too
accurate and too fast for Ralph M.
De Mott.
other TitIehoIders Win.
Dr. George King. westchester county
title holder and Herbert L. Bowman,
CHdI0piOu OL THO view IOTh lcnnlS
Club. won their matches In an earlier
round. Thus far lingo Hartmann, who
lost to Tremaine on Tuesday. is the
only Seeded player to be eliminated.
The summary:
SECOND ROUND.
DR.. George King defeated Jones W.. Mer-
sereau, 6-1, 6-5.
THIRD ROUND.
Herbert l.. Bowman defeated Larry slesln-
ger, O.. 6-4.
e. Rodgers defeated Edwin Bry. 7--5. Ga.
n. .. Golden defeated Dr. b. L. Drake.
ST., 1913, &c.
Ralph NJ De Mott won from Edward p.
Clapp by default.
FOURTH ROUND.
Elliott H.. Binzen defeated e. o. Desnoes.
G-2, TO.
Henry i. Bas'f0rd defeated a. P. Smith,
Percy l.. Kynaston defeated Edgar F. Daw-
son. 1-6. 9-T, Ga.
II. c. Tremaine defeated Ralph NJ. De-
Mott, 6-3, 6-4.
Mile. Lenglen Continues
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