Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-29
ANzAC BEATS WASHBURN
GERALD PATTERSON TAKES
MATCH IN NET TOURNEY
Work of Australian. II. Norris Will
linms. md Ht1liRrn n. Tildcn Fca-
turc of Title Tennis Play.
II.v Associ,.,d rres.l


FOREST HILLS, n. Y. August rs
Straight set victories for the leading
players in the third round of the
thirty eighth national turf tennis
championships was the outstanding
feature OF today's play.
With one or two exceptions those
racquet experts. who have been fav-
ored by various tennis factions to win
their way well toward the final round.
dlsposed OF their opponents in rather
easy and, in some cases impressive
fashion The one exception of note was
Patterson: of the Australian team. and
Watson Washburn. OF New York
=, This pair spent close TO two hours
IN the final match on the Erandstand
son finally won by scores of 7-5 Id.
TO nineteen. y gallery of over 1000
SPECTATORS watched the match. which
was only thrilling in spots. but ut such
oil sensational tennis uncovered first
by Patterson and then by Washburn.
~, me re-. An i was the better player of
Ihe Two. but his rEin of victory was
not particularly impressive. lie
PLAYED under the handicap of an in
Jured service arm which, being bound.
cramped his strokes to some extent
but left him the better and steadicr
handler of the ball whenever court
Wnshburn's LobbinE short.
Washburn showed TO the host .d-
ranage when he was able to keen his
opponent in deep court but much OF
coming, in to the fore court was able
70 employ his deadly overhead stroke
i1a Killing returns. The New York
paying to the feet of the holder Of
me English singles title. or his back
nand; but his attack was not sutii-
son put on fun speed.
mai, j. s shni Of , The stroke cards of the
partmcnt Of play. Washburn's extra
nets and double faults at critical
points being in one spot, where he fell
below Patterson. Patterson made forty
OUTS to Washburn's forty-threc forty
three nets TO fifty-thrce. one double
fault to seven. forty-four replacements
10 lortE-tw", while each had one clean
service ace.
Of Far Hore,i impTesSsiye was the victory
singles champion in 1914 and 1915
Williams eliminated Willis T. Davis
@ o1 Gan 1;,, asanGisco. last seasons clay
OF CO scores with a rapiditv which
exceeded his defeat OF Vincent Richards
yesterday. ue
Williams Proves Unbeatable.
c, IN, Inc victor in this match today was
placinE Of the ball. change OF pace
h hTs bos court ntd. strategy being Of tho
oi tennis express the opinion that his
pay during the last two DAYS, has
,n OF an order, which would have
ponent in recen, years Certainty
Davis was as helpless before Williams;
zane Fan today as Richards was twenty
IN the other matches, William NJ.
TT sa,aS OF san Francisco, easily de-
, ,yhiia , ,uIenry Parker, Of New York.
phia. chopped his way 10 a simiIar
VICTORY over Horace Taylor. of Boston.
CO.
Williams. OF Highland Park. ill.,: Nor
nan n.;i Br19kes, Australia, disposed o:
,oss OF bnt three games; Charles Gar
iand, OF Pittsburgh. dropped but seven
IN ms thTee sets with AIfrcd Ham
.oughlin. Of Los Angeles. found it
harder 10 eliminate Leonard Rcekman,
; Eew YORK. the interscholas,ica star
extend himself TO win.
Tilden Has ouite n Struggle.
william T. Tilden. H., Philadelphia.
mad quite a struggle with his towns
n i,' rag fiddle. the veteran put
second set Tildsn's victory over Bid
GG.s "a "a ct &C by scores OF
Robert Leroy. OF New York. gave
INC japanese star Ichiya Kumarae.
gallery on one OF the outside courts
kumaeae won. but his opponents
SteidiheSS and the back-cOurt PLAY o.
the pair developed some long and
Frank T. Anderson. New York. the
{ iam yp" BEES PLAYED well agains,
hrst set, but was unable TO continue
r. V. Thomas the third Australian
SIN in the running. won from II n
iiaastord New York. while Hugh Kel-
Walter Merrill Hall. of New York. Nal
81 nj
aownfali Of j. = Adoue. Er. Of Dallas
tho middle set.
summaries:
RI Il Murray, Niagara Falls. defeated
L. x",,r" x,lat shi R6sIon raFH a., 81 81
Vt T. Pei New York. defeated r. c.
Wy ~ .r!ii,%,h"'"n; 6;i So. e..
,h4di". Phi!adeiphia. G-S. SO. Ga. 60
W ~ Ian. New York. defeated H. NJ
NI,.eh"r' S.nt,c 81 So. g.
fesst"h c. Chambers. %ew York. s.i.' Is.
T. Krrnagas, New York. defeated r.
Anderson New York SIS 80 g.
q j. Patterson. Australia defeated Wat
S"h NJ NAshburn. New York. 7-5. i-G.
foS wiI'" i Tra anEs San rrsncsGo DC
:, " j. johnson. rhi!sdelnhia. defeated H.
Garland Pittsburgh defeated A.
- hanmott. New York. G-I. 6-i. &C.
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