New-York tribune., 1919-08-03

Never since they won the natl,
have Tilden and Richards played so
this afternoon.
/ :. Tiden overshadowed every man on$
| The courts from first point to last. His
work was literally amazing at times.
and the gallery was continually gasp
\ eng in surprise as the tall Philadel-
phan kept bringing off shots that,
4 with all propriety, should not be hu-
ynanly possible of return.
4 Richards was erratic in the first set.
4 hut when the second was half finished
I the tow-headed youth started session
\ Of close vo!leying that stirred the
1 great gallery to new heights of enthusi-
\ asm The boy grew more certain and
|; deadly in execution as the match pro-
crossed and toward the end he proved
i himself a worthy partner for the SEN
.sa,iona! Ti.dea.
Halls rlay Effective
Hall was the more effective on his
h side Of the net. being more reliable
than Beekman in the crisis. But this
lis not to say that the latter was the
R'weak chain in the link, for his game,
considering the kind of opposition he
! was Up against, was very good.
Tilden was guilty Of poaching on his
i partners territory many times, but he
s was almost invariably making the win
4 'Iing shots When he did encroach. And
g'wno shall find fault With g man who
takes chances, daring chances, ANA
Twins.
One Of the remarkable features about
| 'Tilden's PLAYING was the unusually
4Otc Df H.
j'thsee sets. When we consider that he
was continually going after the most
Il difficult placement shots, Richards's
/ balls as well as his own. it is almost
| unbelievable that his total of errors
i was twenty-four, made up of seventeen
| outs and seven nets"
4 On the credit side Of the sheet the
4 Phladel lphian has a total of twenty
/ three placement aces and five aces of
| service The other players could not
| compare vcrF closely wish this record,
| Richards having q total of seventeen
| riacencn. aces, Beeknan fifteen and
1 Hal eieht. and their errors figured up
! considerably more than those of Tilden.
Fail to Win a Set
Before the players went out on the
4 court ii Was expected that Hall and
booanan because of their great vic
toly oyer . eXandcr and Voshell in
| tic scMi-fnai round on Thursday,
4 ToI.a At east take one set from the
5-aa..oua champions to-day. But Til
| cen and KicisA DIS we've. going at such
a' ss Gin that Hall and his partner
| Hrie never able. to even start what
\ ul4". nave proved winning rally.
Ihh cnap' plons we're right on their
ioes from the start and the entire
mach was all over in just one hour
and five minutes from the time the
hfst ba was served.
Iildea started the service and won
the first game at love, as first Beekman.
-taen Hail, made desperate but vain
attempt TO return the "bullet" bal!
-iaa: Iiden was slashing into court.
:1rey were practically four service
their racquets on the ball as it ca
.reered wildly by.
beekman's serve was futile and then
'fiali was again broken through, as Til
den ana Richards charger the net and
smothered everything that came
over with wonderful volleyng
The champions were working To-
se'her with great smoothness, and
when one found himself out of
position his partner was always ready
to take command
j. in the eighth game Tilden earned
| .ne deciding point at the finish of
@ng drawn cut rally by slipping over
"a beautiful country shot, almost
parallel to the net, after making
Tk hand recovery on the full volley
/ = similar shot by Beekman. The
Ffs'ands were in tumult of applause
over what looked like a brilliant "ace"
BY Beekman. but when Tilden turned
pnt l.
sIce the gallery went wild.
Victors Again Break Tie
With the game at 4-all, Hall was
ence more broken through by the ma
lonal title holders, with Richards
DONG the major share of the point
winning. The sixteen-year marvel was
going at unbeatable clip at this stage
| picking eli his volleys with the wizard
~ OF master workman, and when he
4 smashed lob you found yourself won
! uerlng where the power came from.
/ :. Iilden won the tenth game at love.
his wicked service again playing large
part IN the result, but it was Richards
VINO was putting the final touches on
| .he ball with scorching smashes of
'he opposing pairs weak pop-up re-
tufns of Tilden's service. This gave
1 me second set to Tilden and Richards,
anu then they began the third and de-
1 eiolng session.
This time it was Beckman's turn to
sssln the service, but the advantage
4 Sas lost when the champions broke
qHfough after deuce and the score was
-, as Richards, placing his service
O~s0haerfully we'll and with lot of top
~ tne ball, took his own game. A
''sg deuce game followed.
hall won his own service in the next
game, came placing the ball with excellent
ilon'soi l.na to the opposing pairs back
IA aaaa. Richards made the games :
~;,. sH oy taking his service at "love"
~ "fn :, liiden racing for the net to kill
vi hall and Bcekman's returns with
''eHehdous smashing.
iiden's Service Wins
,,;!l me fourth was long deuce game.
,n Ssn many sizzling volleying rallies be
'e .o.e beekman won. He and Hall were
4 ss.tng their own overhead batteries
rsI p;.I working order now and met ,olley
WIN volley. Tlden's service, defiant
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