The sun., 1919-08-03
TILDEN ADDS TO
TENNIS VICTORIES


the fifth game OF the third set. Against
this he earned 81 points. % aces by
placement and service aces. Tilden g
few errors were the more remarka bic
because of the fact that he took a great
number of chances and frequently
poached on his partners territory in or
der to put over shots.
Richards made the greatest number OF
errors. 32 Hall had 20 and BeelSman 2S
Richards earned Is points, Beekman i6
and Hall IL. Hall ard TiIden were tied
on service aces with 4 each, while Beck
man and Richards each managed to get
l. Hall m7de all of his service aces in
the last set of them in the third game,
but the champions won this game after
1t Nad gone to deuce four times.
The national champions won the tosS
for service and 'Tilden was the first To
go to the delivery line. The Phiadel-
phian made the most OF his opportunity
ard carried of the opening game with
out the loss OF point Hall followed
with his service and lost only l point in
the game, a clean Placement by Tllden
Richards won his game at love, but II
was not until after deuce had been
reached three times that Beekman was
able to win his service game.
Break Through Halls Service.
Tllden and Richards broke through
Halls service In the sixth game after
they had trailed at love 80, and went
into the lead in the set at "a. Rich
ards found the going pretty tough In his
next service game and twice came within
an ace of losing It. Brilliant playing at
the net on the part of Tilden saved the
ga me, however, and the champions had
the lead at So.
The eighth game went to Tilden and
Beekman at love, but II was their last
victory for the set for on the ninth TIL
den put full speed on his service and car
| ried off the game. which brought the
| opening set with II.
] Starting with the second set the teams
switched the order OF their service and
II went along Hall, Tilden. Beekman and
| Richards For the first eight games the
/ teams went along on an even footing
each player winning on service. Hal
was playing high class tennis at thy
stage OF the match and II began to look
as II the champions would get a good
| run for their money.
For those eight games one team was
about a. good as the other. The pay
was the best that was developed during
the match and the set might have beer
going yet or might even have gone tC
| Hall and Beekman IL Hal had MOI
weakened a little on the ninth game. He
failed to get as much speed into his ser
vice as In the earlier games and he haC
I the pleasure or disp'easure of seeing Til
den whip acro& three successive place
ment shots a short lob by BeekmaI
gave the champions the opportunity Il
score the fourth point which gave then
the break.
TiIden Makes One Service Ace.
Trdon finished off the set by taking
| love game on service. He made onl!
one service ace in this game. In fact, I
was the only one he made In the set, Blu
his delivery was so strong on each o
the other three points that neither Beck
man nor Hal could handle 1t effectively
The champions started with a grea
burst OF speed In the third set. They car
ried off the opening game on Beekman'
service after Beekman had led 1T 1870
Richards was helped to win his servic
on the second game through Ttlden's ire
mendous reach. with which he choke'
or every incipient rally at the net Tn
national title holders broke through
Halls service on the third game, whicl
went TO deuce four times. and then mad
IL four love on Tilden's service,
The nth game OF the set went to Hal
and Beekman on a net and an out b.
Ti!den and two placements by BeelSman
The Hall Be kman. combinationa Tough
hard to finish and forced the next tw
games to deuce.
In the final game on Halls servic
Hall led at 40 love. Tilden, however
brought the game to deuce on three vi
cious cross court drives. The grme wen
to deuce twice more. and II was Tilde
who inished II. scoring one point on an
other lightning like drive across cour
and the final one on a hard smash of
short lob. terminating a fairly long rail-
in which every one Of the four player
had managed to squeeze In at least on
brilliant shot.
Following tho final round OF the men
doubles. Miss Florence BALM and Axe
Craven defeated Miss Helene Pollak an
Theodore r. Pell in an exhibition nike
doubles match in straight sets. at 6-1
0-3.
The summaries and point score:
seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket clu
Mons Invitation Doublss--Flnai Round
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