The sun., 1919-04-03
TILDEN DEFEATS q.
V0SHELL AT NETS
Philadelphia Disposes Of
Champion in National In ,
door Tourney.

the Seventh Regiment Armory. In the
round before the semi. final OF tina aiii-
giles 3. Howard vosheli, the present title
holder. went down before the powerful
service OF William Tilden I'd Of Phila-
delphia, and in tho doubles q. Carlton
Shafer and King Smith. who won the
championship last yeaf. were van
quished by Fred Alexander and DR.. Will
lam Rosenbaufn.
Tilden defeated vosheil after one Of
the most stubbornly contested matches
ever played on board court In this
city at is. SIS. 13--11. and AIexar-
der and DR.. Rosenbauffi fegaihed the
title they lost last year by beatins sha-
fer and Smith "a. 1--e, ca.
While all OF the matches decided were
thriliefs. II was the one In which the
young Philadelphia dethroned the
champion that was the feature. II
showsd both TO be f1arvels OF speed ana
etamina as well as two OF the most skill
ful players In the country.
From beginning to end the result was
In doubt and not until the deciding set
had gone TO deuce half a dozen times
did the young Phi iadelphian emerge the
victor. And at the end OF the contest
both players were fatigued to a state
bordering on collapse. on his way to
the dressing room Tiiden DECLARED that
1t was the hardest battle he had ever
INDUCED In. and admitted that on a num-
Der OF occasions he believed he was
beaten. He showered praise on vosheil
for his Skill and courage and expressed
the hope that he would get the chance
10 meet him In another championship
BATHS.
ravorite for Title.
The victory virtually gives Tflden the
indoor crown. for his most formidable
opponent II Vincent Richards. the Yon-
-.-ta - - 49, Nsx
the doubles. Tilden knows Richards's
style of play and besides ho Is much
stronger than his young partner and
should win easily.
That the Philadelphian defeated the
champion was not because Vosheli has
gone back or was not in condition.
Voshell played ms we'll as ne ever aid,
but Tiiden played tribe Better and
was trihe the stronger.
Service honcrs went To vosfieii. Not
once throughout the long and furious
struggle did Tilden show that he had
solved his opponent's service. and II was
his terrific mashes to the corners that
gradually wore dow the champion and
caused his defeat.
Tilden started of like quarter horse
and took the first game at 90 before
voshell got warned UP 70 his work
But In the next the champion excelled
and took II. He also took the next
two. In these games ,yoshell whipped
the bail into Ttden's left hard court
or, service ana caused the tall Quaker
City PLAYER to stab at II and trust to
luck, and seldom did the ball get across
the net IN reply to service.
Tilden changed hts style Of play IN
the next game and won II, but voshel!
came back and took, the next FROM
then to the end Of the set they alter
nated on gaines and the Get went Tn
the champion. 81 points to &c and 6
ea'ires 10 L. ''-'' s"r'.
Tilden Evens Score.
The second set was teplete with rail-
les in which each displayed a lost, Of
brilliant shots that seemed invnclbIe
After fourteen bitterly contested games
'rilden evened tip the score by talk ~
the set at SIS. On points voshell was
the better, for he had SO 10 Tildens %
The deciding set finished one Of the
most thrilling and exciting battles Of
the decade. 1t was a service duel and
a nip and tuck affair throughout. Each
continued to win every other game until
the twenty fourth game voshel began
TO weaken and Tilden broke through
and took the set and the match. Voshell
held his own on the service game. but
he could not overhaul the shots Tllden
sent sizzling down the side lines, TIL
den realized his opponent was cracking
under the strain. and took more time
with his shots and placed them where
they would give the champion most work
to return. -. ..
During the match Tilden counted 152
points to Vosheli's lag.
In beating the doubles champions,
Alexander and DR.. Rosenbaur1 played
the kind Of tennis that won them the
title two years ago. They were masters
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played Shafer and King at all stages
Of the contest ana although they were
compelled at times to do their best. their
victory could be considered an easy one.
vosheIi and Blade Beaten.
In the other half Of the doubles TIL
den and Richards defeated Voshell and
Craig Biddle without doing their best.
at 60, 6-S. Tiiden and Richards and
Alexander and DR.. Rosenbaum will meet
in the final OF the doubles match this
afternoons: -
The other two players to reach the
semi-fnaI Of the singles were Lieut..
Peter Ball Of Yale and Frank Anderson.
the young Brooklyn star. Anderson
disposed Of L.. Z. DALEY. Jr; at So
e-s. and Lieut.. Ball beat walter Tous-
Richards advanced at the expense OF
Fred Anderson. To win the Yenkers
lad was compelled to step about, at
his liveliest pace. Anderson put up a
game fight and forced Richards to three
sets. The score was 1-6, Ga and
G-3. The summaries:
MEMS National Indoor. Championship Sin
Tles-Fourth Round-William Tilden 3D.. de-
fested $. Howard yoshell. - 50, 1s-n;
Prank Anderson defeated 7: B., Daley r..
60 e-5; Lieut., Peter Ball defeated walter
J. Touissant, as, s-2, e-3; Vincent Rch-
srs defeated Frederick Anderson Ia ~
MEMS National indoor championship Doubles
Second Round Carlton shafer Az, X.
smith defested Arthur shafer and WILLIAM
Campbell. 81, 10, -; Allen Behr and 7
steincamp defeated Lieut.. Peter Ball and J.
hisdesti, 81, sa ,S.,,,. -. E.;,,, - and v,,.
rag siddis. Is. Us; Fred. xissandsF ,isPd
Dr. 'Wiiiism Rosenbau UNI defeAaed @. CAfItS9
ssifep and K. sHith,. ~, . sshr SID
nor. "a. IDS; Frank Anderson and Fredetic OK
J.ndersan defeated walter J. Touissant and
Fred Lstson, "a ~.
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE ELECTS.