Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
NO. | YANKEE STAR
DEFEATED BY KING
Gotham Veteran Surprises
by Straight-Set Win Over
Youngsters.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
" CREST HILLS, N. Y. September
l. ll.-About half the response.
bility for keeping the national
Il tennis singles championship from
falling again into the hands OF
the French rested today on the burly
shoulders Of DR.. George King OF New
York, past IS years old.
It was transferred there from the
shoulders of Johnny Hennessey yester-
dav. when the doctor sprang surprise
and defeated the indianapolis youth,
who YVES a member of the United States
Davis Cup team this year, is the No. 5
ranking player in the country, and top
pcd the list of seeded Americans.
Having beaten Hennessey IS, Ga.
e-f. King today was a favorite to reach
the sepi-final round. where his OPP
r>rent undoubtedly will be Henri Cochet
Of France the leading candidate for the
title held, but not defended by his coun-
trymnn. Rene LocHste King was
matched today against Percy L. Kynas-
ton of Rockville Center, N. Y, and on
form should meet and defeat Jacques
Brugnon. the least formidable of the
French "Musketeers" in the third round
tomorrow.
King Is Ranked Tenth.
King was ranked tenth in the coun-
trv in 1926 and twelfth last year. In
the 1927 tournament he had the bad
luck to meet Little Bill Johnston in the
first round and suffered the same fate
he dealt out yesterday to Hennessey.
In the first round reduction of the
fold from ga to 80 the number of United
States representatives was cut from Al
to %. the French from seven to five,
l;-t, - 711n
Australians from four to two and the
Japanese from two to one The lone
Canadian entry survived. but two from
Cuba end the pair from Mexico passed
out of the picture.
With Hcnnessey cut. George M. Lott,
ir.. of Chicago. his Davis Cup team
r,ate. and No. 2 seeded American. with
King. who is not seeded. heads the
United States hopes. Both Lott and
Wilmer Allison Of Austin. Tex, the for
r1"r intercollegiate champion, triumph
el over French opponents. Lott beating
Tierre LANDRY. 6-3. 6-3. 3-6. 3-6.
e--1. end Allison defeating Paul de
Ticcu. French junior champion, 6-3,
S-S, l0-3.
Cochct beat Tommy WILDER of Bridge
port, Conn, 60. 60. 6-1. His sec
ond-round opponent was Junior Coen
Of Kansas City.
Boro.ra Gets Rest.
Jean Borotra, the bounding basque"
of France, having drawn a default in
his scheduled encounter with Manuel
Alfonso. was booked to meet Arnold
Jones. former Yale captain. next
H. w. Austin of Cambridge Univer-
sity was the only Englishman out of
four to weather the first round.
Yesterdays summaries:
UPPER Hall
First round-George NJ Lott. jr defeated
Pierre Landry. 6-3. 60. SO 81: Elmer
Griffin defeated Edward Jacobs. eli. s..
Is, So; H; Il. Hyde defeated Donald
Fcrssus defeated Edrar r. Moon. 81. 6-4.
s-3 IS, SIS. e. sada :a7Y Onda defeat
ard default, Jaack WRIGHT defeated Edward
tin. defeated TeiZo Tcsa. e.l. "a. Ga.
T.les: 50; So. 81; Ned Hsrndon defeated
AlphonSo Undo. 60: 60. s.: Ben Cor
ccha5of.I defeated Wallace F.. Johnson; 6-s
7. Hunter defeated r. Norris williams 3D.
James Quick. Ga. 6-4. IS: Arnold w.
zones defeated Donald Gam - e..