The sun., 1918-12-29
Richards Nearly Defaults.

Richards Nearly Defaults.
Richards succeeds Edmund II. Hen
Erickson, formerly OF Amherst and now
a sailor at Pelham Bay. TO the junior
singles, while the former doubles junior
Indoors champions were Gerald B.
Emerson of Orange y. j., and Herman
pornheim OF Philadelphia.
Rirhards caused much annoyance by
be,ng more thar an Jour late for his
match with Anderson and there even
was talk Of awarding the championship
trophy TO the Brooklyn High School boy
5v default. Despite the fact that the
E.chards-Anderson match was sched-
uled for 10 o'clock. It was after IL when
Vincent appeared at the armory, ana IL
was almost noon when the match got
under way. Richards's excuse was that
re thought the match was called for II
o'clock. the time the champion doubles
we're to he started.
\. c. Postley, president Of the Seventh
Regiment Club. said he would take the
matter Of players falling to keep their
cns cement UP with the National Ten
mis- Association and see II some penalty
,arvc' ne inlDosed.
However, the match between Richards
.ud anderson was well worth waiting
or. as il consisted of five reels OF as
pretty tennis rs any O1lt Ntuli - -
see. II was a match of nerve. grit and
endurance. and eventually the better
etaytg powers of Richards won for him.
Rally followed rally. until II appeared
mat the youth Who got OFF in front was
sinNed.
r Richards won In both the second and
Jhird sets after Anderson had procured
d 8 advantage. while In the NTH and
deciding set Anderson got off to a 81
edge before the blond matched 'Ninny'
launched the drive which brought him
the victory.
Then in the fourth set Anderson got
his back to the wall and fought back
with n vim that brought his many
friends in the gallery to their feet Rich
ards led in sets. twO to one. and seemed
70 have the fourth In his pocket. his lead
being Al when Anderson made his great
brace and by winning six of the next
seven games tied the match.
Game Close I'm Points.
A glance at the recapitulation shows
row closely the two lads stood, as Rich
ards won thiTty-two games to thirty by
his opponent. and scored 1877 points
against 1913 by Anderson. However.
throughout the match Richards appeared
the steadier. surer player. He played p
cooler game than the Brooklyn boy. con-
served his strength. and did not appear
10 let himself out TO his full notch until
occasion demanded.
Anderson played hard throughout, and
toward the finish appeared TO tire
badly. In the first set and early
IN the second set Anderson was brill
isnt to a point seldom seen in a
youth OF his age. lie made some almost
Impossible gets and returns and seemed
20 WELD a magic racket. With sturdy
b%ackhand cross-courts he whizze6 the
ball into the corners or Just within the
side lines, where Richards found Il i'm
possible to play them. Everything
seemed to go Just where he desired. and
10 Go; IN several lucky tape shots at crit
cal moments.
Auderson's overhead game proved his
weak spot, and frequently Richards de-
.herately raised high lobs TO break up
Franks dangerous ground strokes. At
'er driving several 'lohs into the net An
derson returned them gIngerly after
opening up chances for Richards to
make smashing kills on his returns.
s. W. Merrihew. who acted as judge
% foot faults. called quite a number OF
hem on Vincent The youths face
clouded after each penalty, and even
'aally the Yonkers boy wanted to know
'0Why?"
Merrthew replied: Because you put
your foot over the line"
Doubles the Real Surprise.
The defeat Of Richards and Harold
Taylor Of Brooklyn Prep in the final OF
'le junior doubles by Kaltenbach and
Anderson proved the big surprise Of the
Tournament. Perhaps no one seemed
lore surprised Than the Vanquished pair
WHO scarcely could hide their chagrin.
A. Richards holds tha national outdoor
doubles championship with william TIL.
uyn ID and Taylor IS the outdoor singles
amor champion they were heavy favor.
-.s.
They started as though they would
o'Hon up Anderson and K~altenbach r.
straight sets, winning the first two se.,
N''ou' much exertlon, In the third SCI
n. 1trds and Taylor got their FIRST sur.
'o when Anderson and Kaltenbaci
..nr the set, G games to 3.
N~rarcntly anuoyed at losing this set
Richards and Taylor opened the fourth
-f' with Il lot OF steam and quickly
''nnc1 of with the hrst three games
Here The tide turned suddenly, and Rich,
.'ls and TAYLOR could not stem Il onct
y BEGAN TO run against them.
Nnderson's boosters nearly went Will
wien his team ran on tho next hvt
canes in lightning fashion, Anderson
Ph0lng one game ~wlth~three clean ser
.."" arcs. Richards then stopped then
'ong enough to take a game on his ser.
Fl"e, hut Anderson tied the match b,
aiming the next game on his own ser
"ine.
IN the carly sets Taylor's serving wal
~ feature, as he twice won love games
WITH service aCes or drives which hli
'n'onents could not fathom. Later II
PIP" match his play %siuinpcd, especially
the last set.
ThIs last SGT was for blood, and Il wal
Mp and tuck TO the finish. Each side