The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-04
Donald Cram Scores Upset
Over Kirk Reid, CIeve-
land Ace.
ACTION IS EXPECTED
indianapolis Players EIimi-
mated From Meet.
BY DICK MILLER


Everybody but the contenders in
the national clay court tennis cham
pionships were enjoying a holiday
at Woodstock today But with third
round matches on in both singles
and doubles and, with one excep-
ton, only seeded players remaining
in the running it was quite appar-
ent that the fireworks were not to
be confined entirely to the gun
powder variety.
Kirk Reid, Cleveland, one Of the
sixteen players who was given a
choice position when the meet be-
gan. was the one lone victim of the
upset barrage Wednesday and fell to
defeat in both singles and doubles
matches.
A young Southerner. Donald Cram
Nashville, took the court and showed
the Cleveland star a few pointers
about persistency. Cram jumped
into the lead by winning the first
set 60. Reid pulled himself to-
getfer in the next set and displayed
some Of his cunning to win, 6-3.
Cram again reigned in the third
which he won GO and then allowed
Reid to win the fourth set, rs. The
southerner came back after the rest
period and crashed through to @ GO
win and took the first upset verdict
of the tournament.
Plenty of Excitement
The fans were on edge all through
the Berkeley Bell-Clifford Suffer
match, because Suffer, Tulane uni
versity student and southern inter
collegiate champion, very nearly
spilled the dope on Bell, national
intercollegiate champion.
Suffer seemed stage frightened
in the first set and Bell won handily,
81. Suffer forced Bell in the next
set which the Texan won Ga.
The little Tulane player rallied in
the third set and won, ga. Bell I'M
corked some of his dash and re-
serve shots that gave him the fourth
set, rs.
DR.. Ham of Toronto, went through
to the third round by default and
Herbert Bowman of New York won
over w. NIcDiarmid of Fit. Worth,
Tex, in straight sets, 6-3, 81, Ga.
E. H. McTyeire of Nashville, Tenn,
gave the boys a thrill when he took
Tamio Abe of Japan in the first set
81, but the little japanese soon
found himself and chased the
elongated McTyeire back and forth
to win, 81, GA and 6-3.
Local Stars Lose
Bud Markey and j. H. Ehlers, IN
dianapolis players, each scored a
victory set in their matches, al
though they lost. Markey bowed to
Harris Coggeshau Of Des Moines
while Ehlers was downed by Fritz
Mercur of Bethlehem, Pa, seventh
ranking player of the United States.
Ben Gorchakoff, Los Angeles, de-
feated Ellsworth Vines, Pasadena,
and Bryan Grant Jr., Atlanta, Ga,
defeated Richard Lusch, Indian
apolis
julius Seligson. New York, looked
good in his victory over Arthur
Kussman. Los Angeles, which went
60, 6-3, 4-6 and 60. Keith Gled-
hill, Santa Barbara, experienced
difficulty in defeating Fred Roger,
Chicago, ga. 6-3, as, 6-8 and Az.
The doubles upset came when
George Roger and George O'Connell
defeated Kirk Reid and Emmett
Pare, another Chicago player.
The eight third-round singles
matches and four quarter final
matches in the doubles today are
expected to develop plenty of action
The Berkeley Bell-Ben Gorchakof
match this afternoon was looked
upon as likely thriller. Keith
Gledhill was to battle Tamio Abe,
and young Donald Cram was to
take the court against the star
eastern player, Julius Seligson.