Evening bulletin., 1911-03-27
ATHERTON RICHARDS LOSES
To CASTLE IN WALL CUP
Holder of Two Legs Goes Down to Defeat-WOn Third Out
of Four Sets PIayed-FeatTeS Were Castles Service
and the Well Directed Placing of Richards.

After playing forty-seven games of
tennis in four sets Saturday afternoon,
Al. Castle defeated Atherton Richards
and has one leg in the Wall Cup,
Richards having two already and if he
had won out on Saturday he would
have been the holder of the trophy.
Volley and smash, swift serving and
lots Of Judgment in placing were the
points which kept the several score of
spectators interested from the time the
match started until it was all over
lust before 6 o'clock. after nearly two
hours of play.
Castle was in his best form in scrv-
ing, but Richards handled most of his
hot ones. although he was wild at times
in the returns
Time after time Richards had Castle
running for one side of the court and
then dropped the ball in behind him
in such a manner that he could not
whirl and touch it,
1t was at times like these that Cas-
tie said things under his breath which
showed he had his temper ruffled some
what
The first two sets went to Castle Ga,
6-1, and the spectators thought it was
all over, as Richards seemed weak
about the end of the second set. Those
who remembered his performance last
wear. when he won out after losing the
6
a chance, and the next set which he
took rs. showed that he was still in
the game.
1t was in the last set that the real
fighting was DONE the final result be-
ing 1913 in favor of Castle, which put
him the winner of the tournament.
Castle was stronger than Richards,
and it was this strength which finally
told. although four separate times in
the last set the winner had chance
to win out hut could not do so
II, the first set Richards started off
strong. winning the first two games,
but then Castle got to work and pull
ed three in succession Then Richards
took two more, but got no farther than
that point while Castle went steadily
ahead and won out in the set.
When the change of courts was made
for the second set, the sun came out
and was down so low that it shone di-
rectly in Richards eyes and this may
have accounted for the result of the
set AL. won five straight games in
this set, and then Richards took one,
but Castle took the next finishing the
set.
Some hard fighting was indulsed in
during the third set, which Richards
finally took 7-5. He started in strong
and took three games before his oppo-
nent had show, and this was sur
prise to the spectators, who had seen
him lose almost love set just before
After Richards had three games to
his credit, Castle began to take few
and from then on until the set closed
at rs in Richards favor, the games
went to each of the players one at a
time.
III the lDuIlll anu llllell oNt bhiNii''i ~
started out by taking the first game
but then Castle took the lead, losing ii
almost Immediately when the score be-
came tied at two-all. Three-all and
four-all came soon after, and then
Castle had his first chance to win out
with the score 5-4 in his favor.
He could not make a go of it, and
Richards crept up and made 1t 6-5
then Castle took another, tying the
score again. Next Castle took another
and had the second chance to win out
with the score 7-6, but again could not
do so.
Seyen-all. and then 81 lin Castles
favor, but for the third time he coul(
not get the necessary second game
Eight ali and then Castle seemed tt
make a stronger effort than usual his
serves going over the net with thu
speed of a bullet and he won two
games straight, closing the set 1913 ant
defeating Richards the necessary three
sets out of five.
The score by sets:
First Set.