New-York tribune., 1919-07-31
Champions Win
Doubles After
Hard Struggle ge
Tilden and Richards Put Our
Mathey and Man: Alexan-
der Also Scores Twice
BY Fred Hawthorne


SEABRIGHT. y J., July 3D.-Both
singles and doubles reached into the
Seiai.inaI round this afternoon ii the
annual tournament Of the Saaorlght
Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club Incl
forth the most brilliant. exhibition OF
lawn tennis seen on the classic courts
since the dne old days before the war.
It was in the doubles that the most
sensational play developed, and here,
indeed. the galleries in the two stands
found the play so brilliant - 10 arouse
their adm ration.
The men who came through IN She
singles were Walter Merrill 4all, Will
lam t. Tildon. 2d. Leonard Beekman
and Frederick B. Alexander. They Will
face each other in that order to-mor-
row afternoon for the right to play Ill
the final round on Saturday. Hall and
Tilden will go on the courts at $50
o'clock and Beekman and Alexander
starting half hour earlier.
In the doubles the winners were
Beekman and Hall. Alexander and No-
shell. KiAsey and Craven. and Tildea
ard Vincent Richards. the national
champions. The first TWO pairs will
meet tomorrow at ) O'Clock and The
second pair at $50.
Perfect Tennis Weather
Perfect tennis weather greeted the
players when they arrived at the
courts this afternoon. There WAS Just
the suggestion Of sea breeze, q
c'oudless sky and enough GOODNESS in
the air to bring out the best efforts Of
the players.
Tde feature. mateh in the singles
brought together Tilden ard Voshell
pbs, h in III q,
c. Conlin, founder :he National Jm-
pires Association and its present
chairman, presided in the official chair.
A full set of linesmen were in their
places and the native ball boys graced
the greensward.
Noshell began the service against
TNden and won the opening game at
love his ball having a wicked. break
as It struck the ground. and generally
to Tilden's back hand. The former
national clay-court champion returned
the compliment in kind in the second
game and then started streak Of
lightning play that gave him the next
four games IN a row.
Tilden was working variation Of
service that bothered Voshel con-
sderably. alternating his straight
cannon ball delivery with q wicked
reverse twist that sent the ball careen-
ing crafty high over Noaheil's should
err Tiden backed this I'd with sharp
volleying across the fore court. These
shots were played at such extreme
angles that it was almost impossible
for Voshel to get his racquet into po-
sition many times. He managed to
take the seventh game on his own ser
vice, and then the tall Philadelphian
took the eighth game for the set at
6-2.
vosheiFs Play Erratic
Voshell had not shown anything like
the full power Of his game up to this
point. His work overhead was unrc-
liable and his ground strokes were
none too good. and these faults
troubled him until he did not seem
able to hit his stride in any depart
hiant.
The former indoor champion began
the service in the second set, bu.
T'lden broke through at once and made
1t 20 on games by winning on his own
The Philadelphian was uncoverine
wonderful strength on his back hand
ct this stage. ripping sizzling drives
across and through deep court in q
manner that had Voshell diving des-
peratey after the ball rs he camC
charging down from his base line.
The New Yorker made stand about
this time, winning the third and hft1
the ne TO smother Tilden's returns b.
severe overhaed voileying. But vhel
Tildsn ran off the next two gam -
bringing the. games to 81, Nosheil' S
going out looked near
But the latter player IS most dan
gerous when facing great odds, and he
sarted a stirring uphill struggle III
the eighth game, with Ti.den serving
that thrilled the gallery. Three time
y bal h lad ~
brink OF defeat as Tilden held the
vantage point, but each time Voshell
scored on dazzling cross court vclleys
aken on the ran as he raced for the
net.
Nearly Over.akes Tilden
This game he won, and the next and
still another, until he had brought
the games 10 5-all, and the pale
Tilden was beginning TO look triie
worried as his big lead was cut down
Twice in the tenth game Tilden needSd
only one point for the match, but
N'oshel's brilliant play at the net he'd
nim of
The eleventh game went to deuce
five -imes before Tilden could clinch
i with wonderful short half v-lley
across fore-court and terrific smash
of a short lob He had pulle1 tbs
game out from O-4o on point an1
mt 4Oss Ot tniS game sgeiAeU tHe Sh-
1or Vosheu.
Tilden made the utmost use oe nie
service in the final zane and the bal
numbered into Voshells court will
such speed and pace" that his Re
ruS71s were purely defensive, maxine
It easy for the Pnilade ohian TO "kili
a. he reached the net.
Hall had only practice match II
defeat young Hunt Dickinson, Of Ger
Cove, b. d score % T. TO, and Alex
ander eliminated Francis T. Hunter a.
9 3, 8 /. The Davis Cup veteran
held Hunter completely at his rnerc3
throughout. In the fourth single.
match Of tho day Leonard Beckman, o.
Princeton. defeated Axel Craven, o.
California, by a score Of 6-3, 6-1.
Great Doubles Matches
=. The greatest tennis of the day came
II the t&o doubles N ches bet~cer
Tiadsn and Richards and Mathey anc
Aan. ard Alexander and Vqshei
aayainst Ich5ya Kumagae and Hunter
The hrkt-na pair Won az 63, 3 g
e~~2, While Alexander and FosheIl tri
unphed By s., -.
I'lden aad MS youthful partner ha'
ight On tncir hands all the way be
tore they survived the ordeal 70 which
dathcy and Jan sub jectcd them. Th'