New-York tribune., 1919-08-29
Hurricane Beats A. Z. F.
Title Holder by IS,
10, 6-l, SO, 6-l

on his chest, was the same smiling
confident young man who crushed
Vincent Richards on this same court
Wednesday.
Encouraged His Opponent
Standing we'll inside the base line to
receive the service, William shot his
returns back with such speed on the
first two services that Davis could
hardly move forward toward the net
before the found the ball at his feet,
in an unplayable position. The Cali
third point, Williams calling out
Good shot. Willis as the ball struck
within an inch of the centre line. Two
lightning drive off his backhand by
Williams gave him the first game,
when Davis sent his returns into the
net and out of court.
But the best was yet to come. Will
iams unleashed a service that was fully
as swift as the Californian's and far
more accurately placed. The ball also
had a wicked break to right or left. as
Williams wlled X. Davis took the first
point on a beautiful drive down the
line, but that was the limit Of his abil-
ity, for Williams's s service was so dead
ly that the man from the Coast could do
little more than crash it into the net
not being able to "stroke" it with any
success.
Davis took the third game at love"
as Williams ran into an erratic streak
and made two nets and two outs, but
the former champion then stirred the
enthusiasm of the great gallery by
reeling off shots that we're gems of
stroke execution. He won the fourth
game with two perfect overland cross
court full volleys as Davis raced for
the net, an "out" by the Californian
and a sizzling service ace.
The fifth game was an errorless
one, Williams scoring four placement
aces and Davis two. Williams added
the sixth game. aided by two service
aces, and Davis, lighting tiercey in
splendid rushes for the net, TOOK the
seventh after deuce" had been called
once. Williams won The eighth, for
the first set at Go, after less than
ten minutes Of play.
Williams increases Pace
1t should not be imagined that Davis
was wcakling in this match. Remem-
ber this WAS the same Davis who had
defeated the great Brookes at South
ampton only few days previously, and
he was trying desperately hard to make
fight Of it against Williams. DO not
tNNS' IilH b'O ma Hui. NVI WIZ Ntlt
not fortunate enough to be present
yesterday. for the Bostonian was going
at an absolutely unbeatable clip.
The second set found Williams going
even faster Nothing seemed too diff
fcult '.for the former champion to at
tempt and to accomplish, and the faster
Davis slammed his ground strokes
seemed to like it. Dick was playing
Aawless tennis and he was equally
deadly from any part of the court.
Davis was getting splendid depth 10
MS drives. but Of what use was it,
since Williams frequently took the bail
on the full volev few feet from
his base line and Shot the ball back at
wonderful angles across the court OF
bi5ing the chalk lines'
Davis. by superhuman efforts, won
the third and seventh games in this
set before Williams had won at g
and started of for the third and what
was 10 prove the final set. The former
title holder brought all his marvel
iously brilliant shots into play in this
set. MS oackhand drive across deep
court often catching the Californian
lungng in vain at the ball. Davis kept
his returns low most cf the time, out
ting everything back.
There were times when the Bos-
tonian. rushing in to close quarters
himself, met Davis's returns with over
hand volleys as the ball was headed
straight for the side lines. and then
he pulled" the stroke and sent it cut
ting sharply across his opponents
forecourt for the ace. Davis at
tempted 10 catch his rival out of po-
sition by driving short down the cen
tre as Williams left his base line, but
he rDrpl, r1 70
mer champion took the ball on the
half-volley and shot it back squarely
to Daviss feet, and the Californian
was not able to dig the ball up.
Makes Dazzling Shot
The final point of the match was
scored by Williams with a dazzling
overland 'cross-court volley Of Davis s
!, return OF service. The Californian
made wild dash for the bali as it
dropped swiftly into his forecourt,
, near the side line, bht he could not get
his racquet within striking distance,
and the match was over. and Williams
| looked more like a champion than at
) amy time since he was supreme in 1916.
) Edward {. Conln presided as umpire
IN the Patterson Washburn match on
the NO. court. and when the crowd
showed signs Of restlessness just be-
, fore the fourth set began it was the
, chairman OF the National Umplres' AS
/ sociation whose authoritative tones
calmed the tumult and persuaded ev-
erybodv to keep his or her seat until
the final point had been played.
Both men We're slow to get started
| in the first two sets, and most of the
, playing was from deep court, with
Patterson occasionally running in to
volley when he saw an opening. Pat
: tecson took the third set at 6N1. and
looked as though he was going to go
ahead straight to victory, for Wash
burn was missing many of his low
drives by sending the ball into the net
and he was also losing valuable points
on double-faults on his service.
, The rest period of seven minutes
was welcome thing for the Amcri-
can, and when the men resumed the
struggle in the fourth set Washburn
assumed command after the lanes had
reached 2-all.
{ Antipodean Hard Pressed
t The \. L. T. champion was forcing
e Patterson to play from the back Of
: tn court by the extreme accuracy and
: sharpness of his deep court drives, the
ball just skimming the net and strk-
e ing near the side lines as the Austria
han tried to rush the net. Washburn
e took the fourth set at 6-3, squarine
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