The New York herald., 1922-07-24
CALIFORNIANS' DAY
In met TITLE TENNIS
Robert and Howard Kinsey
and Phil Neer Win Fea-
ture Matches.

For his initial effort on turf courts
this season. Robert Kinsey Of California
playing through champion. showed very
satisfactory tennis IN tho first. second
and third rounds of the metropolitan
championship at the Crescent Athletic
Club yesterday. He had his customary
steadiness and generalship and his
mighty effective chop stroke was under
excellent control. Had ne cared to Kin
sey, it was apparent. might have won
all three of his matches by wider mar
gins than he did. But the heat was op-
pressive, and there other matches COM
ing, so the title holder wisely decided to
play only as hard as he had to. He
was the only entrant to reach the fourth
round.
| Paul Martin. the University Heights
veteran. by some we'll timed placements
down the side lines kept Kinsey on his
toes on occasions and the score of
6-3, 6-4. shows that the contest was
far from being one sided. When he
needed point badly. however. the
Californian managed to come through
npressively. Martin found It necces-
sary to cover lot of ground TO catch
up with Kinsey's accurate returns and
he found too that digging up Kinsey's
chop broke up the effectiveness Of his
own driving.
| Throughout all three matches Kinsey
varied length and speed in puzzling
style and had his opponents outguessed.
Before meeting Martin. the Californian
disposed of J. l. Verstraten with the
loss OF only three games. In his third
contest he defeated w. q. Pitt, 60,
g.. On an adjoining court Robert
Kinsey's brother Howard, who shares
the Pacific Coast doubles championship
with him, met similar success. Howard
was playing a bit more aggressively
than Robert, coming up frequently to
the net and smothering his opponents
drives He defeated s. C. Moves in the
first round. Ga. Ga. and s. Onda in
the second. 6--l, 60.
Canadian Eliminated.
Phil Neer was another Californian
who figured prominently during the day.
In one Of the feature matches within the
grand stand area Neer defeated A. K.
Verley, one of the three Canadians In
the tournament, after spirited extra
set match. The Canadian was slow to
settle down to his best control and
dropped six games in a row in the first
set but in the next division of play he
began to gauge the lines to nicety
and passed Neer time and again as the
latter advanced to the net. Verley's
chop drive was also giving Neer a lot
Of trouble. the Californian netting fire.
quently.
Neer. finding the Canadian at the
baseline almost continuously. tried to
drop the ball just over the net, but his
control was erratic and he made SO
many errors that Verley ran into long
lead and held It the rest of the set. In
the final set, however, Neer speeded I'D
considerably. both on drive and, service.
and his aggressiveness and volleying at
tack turned the tables. Neer ran
quickly into a lead Of Al. Then verley
rallied and came within a point Of maxi
ing It ALL. but he could not maintain
the pace and Neer finished the contest
without the loss of another game.
Greer Defeats Okuna.
Watson NJ. Washburn Of last years
Davis cup team playing his first match
of the tournament. did not have to call
on anything like his best effort to dis
pose of H. r. Burroughs at 6--1. GO.
Washburn ended the rallies In a hurry
with deep sharp drives into the corners
that Burroughs found It impossible to
catch up with.
X. Okuna. the japanese who elm
mated Charles Chambers the previous
day. met defeat at the hands of James
Greer in a long, hard fought back court
duel that went three sets. 3-6. rs,
6--4. The match was unusual for the
number of its deuce games and toward
the end one game ran to deuce eleven
times
Vincent Richards. Francis T. Hunter
are to make their initial appearance In
the tournament to-day. The summary:
FIRST ROUND.
r. II. M. Richards defeated z. H. Hendrick-
son. 6-6. e.. g..
Ralph L. Baggs defeated Clarence A. Brown,
6-1, a..
Arthur v. Duncan won from s. W. Mcrri-
hew by default.
Robert Kinsey defeated J. L. verstrnten.
Paul Martin defeated Leslie rornay, e-a.
BERTH Triman won from Vanderbilt Ward
| by default.
Watson NJ washburn defeated H. r. Bur-
Howard Kinsey defeated s. G. Noyes. e-2
| 6--3.
William Rosenb.um defeated Philip Red
Cedric Major won from Louis Luckenbach
by default.
A. X. verley defeated r.. =. Roberts. e.
Go.
W. II. Crockcr defeated Earl G. Backe
So, rs.
SECOND ROUND.
James NJ. Greer defeated X. okuns. Sc
7-b, 6-4.
II: J. stokum defeated F. Msioney. e--s
g..
I. Biltchik defeated G. Bache, e-s. e--3.
Harold l.. Taylor defeated @. ". Little
stephen V: Brubaus defeated C. E. Gar
naus. 60, 6-2
George q. Moore defeated r. d. Golden
6--1. 6-t.
Robert Kinsey defeated Paul Martin. ,e-s
Cd
Howard Kinsey defeated s. onda, e--i, Go
Philip Neer defeated A. X. veriey. 60
20. 6--3.
f.. G. Danieison won from Hugh TaIiant
rs. 4-8 and default.
THIRD ROUND.
Robert Kinsey defeated W. I. Pitt, 60
ca.