Hashishiro Mikami Swinging His Racquet

(Original Caption) Hashishiro Mikami, one of Japan's tennis champions, in action on the Crescent Athletic Club courts. Mikami and Kumagae, the two Japanese tennis players who have been touring the country, surprised the local players on the Crescent courts when both of them were victors in singles and doubles. Most of the players insist that neither of the Japanese is a high class player yet they win. Mikami did better than his partner yesterday. He beat Clarence C. Pell, who was the national racquet champion and is one of the best tennis players seen in the tournament. It was hard going for the Jap but he outgamed the American by a score of 9-7, 6-4. The result of his match leaves Mikami to meet Robert Lindley Murray of Palo Alto, the Californian star. This match is being looked forward to as a defeat for the man from the Orient, the opinion being that the Jap will not be a (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images)