The sun., 1918-08-17
WESTERN DOUBLES
ASPIRANTS BEATEN
Burdick and Hayes No Match
for Alexander and Wright,
Who Reach Final.
speciai Despdtch TO The SUI

BosToS, Aug. 16.-Frederick d. Alex
ander and Beals C. Wright. the tennis
internauonalists. gained the f,nal round
Of the national championship doubles
this afternoon by defeating Walter
Hayes and Ralph Burdick OF Chicago
at IS. 6-2, 6--3, on the turf courts
Of the Lcngwood Cricket Club. To-mor-
row afternoon Alexander and Wright
will face Vincent Richards. the 16-year-
old national boy champion. and William
Tilden I'd. national clay court cham
pion. for the title.
In the mixed doubles tournament the
finalists will be Miss Molla Bjurstedt
and Alexander and Mrs. George II.
Wightman and Irving C. Wright.
1t may have been that the injury to
Hayes's ankle on Wednesday affected
his playing and that this slowed up the
Western pair. Certain II Is that he and
Burdick were never real match for
Alexander and Wright. who played the
best tennis they have shown thus far In
tho tournament. Wright was fully 20
per cent. stronger than on any previous
day. going into the net with confidence
to engage in sharp volleying duels.
Burdick Is Erratic.
W mic never as severe ONeTnehu MS
Alexander. he was very effective from
inside tho service court lines, volleying
with such splendid precision as to catch
both Hayes and Burdick Off guard many
times. Alexander was the master OF the
match throughout. his beautiful low vol
leys drawing applause from the gallery
as he shot the ball 10 the corners At
smashing the old internat ionslist was in
a class by himself. the ball rarely COM
ing back once Alexander got his racquet
sQuarely on it. 81.
Alexanders forehand DIR Ses were 60
ing with a wicked amount of pace and
top too, and he mixed up his pace in a
manner that baffed the Chicago pair
While Burdick's playing was more SEN
'sational than that of his partner, it also
was moro erratics te-,..'. "...-.
Alexander and Wright took the Grst
Get at .6-3 and rushed ahead at the
same irresistible pace in the second, TAX
ing five out OF the FIRST six games. Bur-
dick. whose service was apparently prov
ing . difficult thing to handle. won the
third and seventh games on his own de-
livery before the Fasteners had the sec
end set at Ga and a commanding lead
in the match
Take . Brief Lead.
The chicago team took brief lead
In the third and final set. Hayes win
ming his service In the frat and Burdick
repeating in the third. Alexander and
Wright made 1t three all and then kept
straight ahead on their road to triumph.
taking the last three games Tor the set
at 6--3 and the match.
Opinion 10 about evenly divided to-
night as to who will win the title to-
morrow. Many feel that II Tilden plays
his best tennis and Richards continues
his brilliaont work Of the last week the
younger pair will come through But
the great Improvement in wright's game
and the greater court generalship OF the
internauonalists are factors that cannot
be overlooked - ...
Mrs. Wightman and Irving Wright
won seesaw match to-day from Miss
Marion Zinderstein and Walter Merrill
Hall IN the semi-final round OF the mixed
doubles at 81. Go, G-3 Mrs. Wight
man played remarkably brilliant game
throughout. as d.d Miss Zinderstein. The
summaries:
Mems National Championship Doubles
Semi nnal Round--Frederick b Alexander
and Beals C.; Wright defeated Walter
Hayes and Ralph Buraick. SIS. g.. e-3
Mixed pousles-ffrst RouDd--Miss Molla
Bjurstedt and Frederick b. Alexander de-
feated Mr.. and Mrs Nathaniel W. Niles
ssmi-nnal Round--Mrs, oearge H.
wlshtman and Irving C. wright defeated
Mas Marion Zinderstein and Walter Mer.
Bjurstedt and Frederick y. Alexander de-
fested Miss Edith Rotch and Theodore r.
Peli. 6-?. Go.