Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
FRENCHMAN LOSES
TO YOUTHFUL BELL
Texan Takes Great Match in
Only Opening Day Upset
in National Singles.
By TED VOSBURGH,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Septem-
r. Der 6.-They did not seed"
our Berkeley Bell. They
tossed him into the thick of
the fight without benefit OF
seedlings" and this afternoon, in
one of the greatest f1rSt-round
matches ever seen in national
tennis championship tournament,
the dynamic young Texan proved
it was all mistake by beating the
great Jean Borotra of France,
3-6, 60, 12-10, rs.
The slender, 22-year-old kid from
Austin was not considered good enough
by the Tournament Committee to be
included on the list of IL Americans
selected for favorable positions in the
draw, but he played today like nobody'S
business to blast out of the tournament
a player who still ranks among the
three greatest under the sun.
Bell left no doubt in the mind of the
enthusiastic gallery of 1000 as to why
he was ranked ninth among the players
of the Nation last year and how he
was able to force Henri Cochet to five
sets at Wimbledon this Summer.
Luck of the Draw.
Borotra, treated shabbily by fate in
drawing the dangerous Bell for an open
ing opponent while other favorites faced
comparative push-overs, battled with
all the strength in his slender, graceful
frame and all the courage of his justly
famous fighting heart, but Bell had
10 years more of youth on his side of
the net and he prevailed.
The downfall of the great Frenchman
in the very first round Of the forty
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cost the tournament one of its greatest
drawing cards and probably meant that
Borotra never Will achieve his ambition
of winning the American title, the one
great national crown which has eluded
his rapier racquet. The Basque, now
80 years old, says he is nearing the end
of his international career.
Outside of the elimination of Borotra,
the No. / seeded player among the for
eign contestants, the days play provided
few surprises, as Is usually the case.
In a tournament in which the leading
contenders are prevented by the seed
ing" from meeting until the later
rounds the favorites generally advanced
without difficulty.
Tilden Has WaIkOver.
Big Bill Tilden, in quest Of his eighth
national singles title, won as he pleased
from c. Lincoln HalberStadt, COM
paratively obscure New York player,
81 60, Ga
Sidney B. Wood, the New York
youngster, whom Tilden regards as the
best prospect of the rising generation,
smothered Weller B. Evans of East
Orange, N. j., 6-1, 60, 60.
Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena, Calf:
Bryan Grant of Atlanta and Clifford
Suffer of New Orleans, three more
young men whose prospects for future
greatness are regarded highly, came
through with first-round victories, but
Suffer, playing poorly, narrowly escaped
elimination.
Arrayed against Arthur w. MacPher-
son of New York, player of no ma
tional reputation, Suffer was forced TO
go five sets before he finally won by
scores of 81, Ga, 90, 2-6, 81.
The Tulane University player, who won
the intercollegiate championship OF the
United States last June, was sadly lack
ing in control and will need to be back
in form on Monday when he meets
Emmett Pare of Dayton, Ohio, former
national clay court title holder.
Grants victory was gained over
Cedric Major, New York, 6-l, rs,
100, while Vines downed Ralph M.
Demott of Atlanta, 6-3, Is, 6-3.
Van Hyn Beats Jones.
The only other player on the Ameri-
can seeded list to see action was Jonn
Van Ryn of East Orange, N. j., Davis
Cup doubles player, who eliminated the
formidable Arnold Jones Of Providence,
r. l., in decisive style, 60, 60, So
The other leading Americans such as
Wilmer Allison, George Lott, John
Doeg, Gregory Managing, Frank Hunter
and Frank Shields will not see action
until Monday. having drawn Dyes In
the first round.
In addition to losing Borotra, the
foreign seeded list suffered a minor
dent when L. A. Godfree, veteran cap
tain of the English contingent, was put
out by Arthur S. Fowler of Pleasant
vile, N. Y, the man who upset Frank
Shields about three weeks ago.
G. Littleton Rogers 6 foot inch
giant from Ireland, made a debut as
impressive as his height, trimming Ed
ward <. jenkins, jr., of New YORK, 81,
IS, 6-3 despite numerous interludes
of good-natured Glowing.
Bell. now that he has beaten Borotra,
encounters Fritz Mercur, sixth ranking
player of the United States in the
second round. Like Bell, Mercur was
passed by when the seeding" was done
on the ground that he was not so good
this year.
The schedule of stadium matches for
Monday follows:
1896 p. m. E. S. IT,, Grant VS..
David N. Jones, New York.
1870, George Lott. Chicago, VS.. Rich
ard N. Williams, I'd. Philadelphia.
$50. G. N. Lee, England, vs. c. Al
phonse Smith, jr., Baltimore.
$3.50, Wilbur F. Coen, jr:, Kansas
City. VS. j. Gilbert Hall, South Orange,
N. J.
4:30. John Doeg, Santa Monica, Calf,
VS.. w Barry Wood. ir. Boston.