The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-19
LangIie Loses, but Gives Casey Hard Figh
INDIANS WIN TWO FRIDAY AND GAIN HALFGANlE ON SEAL
Service Too
Strong for
Local Youth

Casey Wins, Sc, Ga;
Tournament Is Nearing
Finals Today
ONE q those David Goliath things
" was staged al tho Seattle Tennis
club Friday with Howard Langlic in
the David role and Ray Casey as the
big guy" But II worked out with
reverse English. Casey winning the
match. SIS. e-A.
The Californian's terrific ser
vice was too strong Tor little
Howard. and Il carried the San
Francisco giant 10 victory.
outside OF his service strength
Casey showed little. IAnglie's strokes
and court strategy being much more
brilliant.
Casey seemed slow and heavy on
his feet and time after time Ianglic
faced him with perfect placements.
CAsEY'S SERVICE
Is POWERFUL
Casey's stroke seemed 20 lack an.
thority with the exception OF his ser.
vice which was one OF the best ever
exhibited here.
N Mixing terrific speed with
trick bounce and world Of stuff
ON the ball that made II slither
off Of Ianglle's racquet Casey
won by his service alone.
The CRllfornian's backhand was
rather pathetic. Casey running
around balls TO take them on his fore.
hand many times.
The first set opened with Casey
winning a love game and each man
took his serve until Casey broke thru
at 81. Langlie losing his nerve by
missing an easy volley and double.
faulting on the polnt.set.
Casey again took the lead In
the second set. but Langlie took
his own game and then won
Casey's serve. the only time he
did that trick during the match.
Casey broke thru Langlie's serve 90
make Il ~ and then ran out the set,
Starting of In front Casey had
Langlie on the defensive constantly.
because he was so sure Of his own
service.
LiNGLIE's STROKES
ARE BRILLIANT
Langlie's brilliant forchand drive
flashed thru the match and his back.
hand strokes were beautifully exc
cuted
Altho beaten Ianglie made a
wonderful showing against the
seasoned Californian who Is years
his senior w age and experience.
Casey. Herbert suhr Elmer Griffin
and Leon dc Turenne are the surviv.
ing players In the mems singles. the
three first.named men being from
California.
Casey and suhr meet today with
Griffin playing Turenne.
The finals will be staged sunday.
OTHER
RESULTS
suhr entered the semi.finals by put
ting out Don Waller. the Seattle
southpaw at SO. 90. Turenne had a
hard time beating Dick Burr at %.
rs. rs. Griffin eliminated whltcomb
QullIian. so. s.5.
Miss Thorne plays Miss Edit To-
day. the winner meeting Miss Suhr
Sunday for the women's title.
Finals are being staged today
in the women's doubles, junior
boy singles and boy singles with
possibility Of mixed doubles be-
ing finished.
The complete results Of Friday
matches and the schedule for Satur.
day follow:
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
JUNIOR SINGLES
Howard Lanxlie. Seattle. beat Angst
Clost. Seattle, So, 60.
George CLARK. Seattle. beat Tom Todd.
e-f. io-s.
Miss Dorothy Cole. Seattle. beat Miss
Irene stephens Seattle. SO, 50.
LADIES SINGLES
Miss Alberta EdtI. Tacoma. beat Miss
HortsnHs Green. Seattle. so. 90.
Miss w-Inlfrcd suhr San Francisco. beat
Mss Thompson. Seattle. default
LADIES' DOUBLES
Miss wlnifred suhr and Miss Marjorie
Thorns. San Francisco. beat Miss irene
stephens and Miss Thelma Wolff Sc
attic. e-4, 49,
Mrs william Henry ard Miss Alberta
Edit. Los Angeles and Tacoma. beat Miss
Dorothy Davis and Mrs. Gertrude Robin
son. South Africa and Nampa, Idaho.
as. ca, To-
MEMS SINGLES
Elmer Griffin, San Francisco. beat Bib
Warren. Seattle, 10. So.
Ray Casey. San Francisco. beat Howard
LanglIe. Seattle. So. 81.
Elmer Griffin, San Francisco. beat
Whitcoftb Quiliian, Seattle SO. So
Herb suhr. San Francisco. beat Don
Waller. Seattle. SO. sci
Leon De Tursnne. Seattle. beat Dick
Burr, Seattle. So. rs. rs.
MIXED DOUBLES
Miss TheIma Wolff and Leo Lager
strom. Seattle. beat Miss Hortsnse Green
and Tom Gallery, Seattle and Hollywood
1914. So. So.
Mrs. William Henry and Ray Casey.
Los Angeles and San Francisco. beat Miss
Marjorie Thorne and Herb suhr, San
Miss winifrded suhr and Neii Brown.
san Francisco. beat Miss TheIma Wolff
and Leo Lagerstrom. Seattle, e-I, rs.
MEMS DOUBLES
Leo LageTstrom and a. ". Herd. So
auie and Atlanta, Ga. beat Pink Miller
and George Rider. Seattle. SO. s-4.
Dick BUR and Joe swRrtz. Seattle, beat
Whiteomb Quilllan and Dan Levin. so.
attic. SIS. IS.
Leon de Turenne and Howard LangIle.
seattle. beat BIZ Taylor and Don waller,
Seattle, s-7, les
ToDAY's SCHEDULE
GIRLS SINGLES
Finals
A. II o'cioek-Miss Dorothy Cole. Sc
attle. W. Miss Margaret osgood, DIAL.
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