Illness took a hand in the game, compelling
the defaults of R. L. Murray, Ichiya Kumagae and W. A. Larned.
The early rounds saw but one upset. Norman Peach, Captain of the
Australasian Davis Cup team, was eliminated by William W.
Ingraham, of Providence, one of the best junior players in
America. It was a splendid victory and shows the fruit our junior
development system is already bearing. Peach had not been well
but for all that he played a splendid game and all credit is due
Ingraham for his victory.
The second day's play saw a remarkable match when W. E. Davis
defeated C. V. Todd of Australia after the latter led him by two
sets. Davis steadily improved and by rushing the net succeeded in
breaking up Todd's driving game. Todd unfortunately pulled a
muscle in his side that seriously hampered him in the fifth set.
Wallace F. Johnson, playing magnificent tennis, eliminated Watson
Washburn in one of the brainiest, hardest fought matches of the
whole tournament.
Johnson was very steady and outlasted Washburn in the first set,
which he won. Washburn then took to storming the net and carried
off two sets decisively. The strain took its toll and he was
perceptibly slower when the fourth set opened. Johnson ran him
from corner to corner, or tossed high lobs when Washburn took the
net. It proved too much for even Washburn to stand, and the
Philadelphian won the next two sets and with it the match.
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