The Washington herald., 1918-09-03
.TILDEN MEETS
MURRAY AGAIN
Sensational Californian
Eliminates Jap in Semi
final Round.

New York, Sept 2-The national
lawn tennis championship title will
remain in this country another year
at least This was definitely decided
this afternoon on the championship
turf court Of the West Side Tennis
Club at Forest Hills. when William T.
Tilden, End, of Philadelphia,
crushed Ichiya Kumagae, OF Japan,
under a score of 60 So. SO, in the
semi-final round OF the annual ma
tional singles tourney.
TiIden will face Robert Lindley
Murray. the sensational Californian,
for the title tomorrow afternoon. In
the special mixed doubles tournament
two pairs went into the final round
and will meet for the chief prize to-
morrow afternoon. Miss Molla Blur
stedt. national woman champion, and
Frederick B. Alexander, international
ist, defeated Miss Eleanor Goss and
Lieut. S. Howard VosheIl at S-s. 50.
and Mrs. George W. wightman and
Nathaniel W. Niles vanquished Miss
Marion Zinderstein and Walter Mer-
rill Hall at So, 3-6, 81, in the semi
final rounds today.
They will start the final round
match tomorrow afternoon.
Ross Burchard. the back court
veteran of several years ago, proved
that he could still swing a racquet
with the best of them by defeating
Frederick G. Anderson. the Kings
county nestor of the courts. by a
score OF SIS. e. in the final round
OF the Veterans national singles
tournament.
Burchard is the first holder OF
this title. Vincent Richards and
Harold l. Taylor defeated Gerald
Emerson and Herbert Dornheim in
the final round OF the special junior
doubles. by a score Of e-3, Sc,
6-3, 6-3 and were always the bet
ter team. While the overwhelming
defeat of Kumagae came as a shock
TO a majority of the thousands OF
spectators who sat in the stand and
around the courts and who had
anticipated seeing a keen battle be-
tween the two men, the wonderful
playing OF Tilden made amends foi
the shortness of the struggle which
was all over in forty minutes. truly
a sensational performance in itself
Those who saw the pitiless manner
I in which Tilden moved down his
! small opponent by the ~ fury OF
HIS shots and the remarkable speed
with which he footed about his
court, had a feeling OF sympathy fol
| Kumagae, who necessarily appeared
slow and impotent by comparison
The little Japanese has not beer
playing his best game for week ol
more, but even at his best. TildeI
would undoubtedly have taken tn,
measure of Kumagae today, thouEl
! perhaps not by such a decisive score
1 Tiloen was not forced TO Uncovr
| his greatest strength on the cour
. in the vanQuishing Of KumaEae. EN
| cept upon rare occasions, he did no
20 to the ne:, contenting himself b!
| outplaying the Oriental from ba0l
! court. The national clay court cham
| pion's ground strokes. Cannonbal
\ forchand drives and lightning back
hand shots across deep court. &C
ccmpanied by wicked cut on tn
ball. kept the japanese constant
! on the defensive, and made II TN
! necessary for Tiiden to storm ~
! net himself. as i5 his wont. The "a
and spectacular Philadelphian. was "
! doubtedly saving his strength for h
crucial test that he must face to
-morrow afternoon when he takes O
Murray for thc championship.