The sun., 1919-08-03
TILDEN ADDS TO
TENNIS LAURELS
Paired with Richards, Sea-
bright Singles Victor Wins
Doubles HonOrs.
EASY FOR CHAMPIONS
Defeat Hall and Beekman Be-
fore Big Crowd in Straight
Sets, 6-3, Ga, 6-1.
EASY FOR CHAMPIONS
BY EUGENE "A. o,CoNNELL.


SEABRIoHT, Aug. 2-Playing the best
tennis as a team since they won the
national championship last year, WILL
lam T. Tilden I'd OF Philadelphia and
Vincent Richards of Yonkers won the
invitation doubles on the courts OF the
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
here to-day before one OF the largest
galleries that has ever witnessed final
on these courts. The champions took
their victory from Walter Merrill Hall
Of New York and Leonard Beekman OF
Bronxville in straight sets at 6-3, 6-4,
6--1. ........
Tilden's victory in the doubles gave
him q cleanup in the tournament, as
he had won the final round of the sin
giles yesterday.
The sun was Just as hot as 1t was
yesterday, but a cool breeze from the
ocean swept across the courts and made
life bearable for the players and spec
tators alike. The gallery was an en-
thusiastic one, and had plenty of oppor-
tunity to applaud, for the tennis was
easily the most brilliant that has been
played in the tournament.
For a time 1t looked as II the match
might not be played. When the time
anproached for the starting of the con-
test Richards was among the missing.
He was no place to be found and had
not even teiephoned the club whether
| he would be down for the match or
| not. lust about when the committee
had decided that the match would have
| 70 be defaulted the youngster telephoned
| that ne had been delayed but would
arrive a little later. Incidentally he has
| developed a habit of being late conner.
| and he might benefit by less leniency
! on the part OF tournament committees.
Match Is started AZ Minutes Late.
The match finally was started forty
| five minutes late, but when the start
was made the tennis was SO fast that
II did not take very long to finish the
three sets. In fact the match was de-
| cided in exactly one hour and forty
| Ave minutes, a trine over twenty minutes
to the set.
Tilden easily was the star OF the con-
| test He was at his best and followers
Of the game who have watched the Phil
adelphian's play during the last couple
! Of Years Immediately will realize thai
being at his best Tilden gave an ex'
hibition which would be pretty hard tc
equal It was his remarkable speed
and accuracy that enabled his team e
win 80 quickly and 80 decisively
Especially in the first set did T1Iden'I
strong play count, for In that session
Richards had not struck his stride ant
n Tilden had not been so brilliant tn
set might have been lost. After tn
opening set Richards improved. ant
, once the youngster struck his game m
was very little II any behind his partne
/ In brfiliance and ability.
i Hall WAS good and bad In spots. Fo
the greater part Of the match he di'
not play up to the form that he has dis
played on other occasions, but Their
, we're intervals when his work was won
derfuL
hickman Below Form.
: Beelman was far below form
His strokes seemed to lack power an
a his judgment was not always or tn
. best during the course OF the three set
r Tilden made only 20 errors. nets an
n 1s outs. He made six Of the nets
e the frst set and the only other one