Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
TENNIS TOURNEY
HALTED B SNOW
Storm Is Only Thing That
Interfered With. Middle
States Covered Event
NO MATCHES
By ROBERT r. PAUL

The only thing that interfered with
the Middle States covered ennis cham
pionship on the roof of the
Joh Wanamaker store today was a
snowstorm. The majority of the play
ers reported to Chairman of the Com
mittee Bill Tilden, with their fiannel
trousers and everything. but were per-
suaded to call off all matches.
Providing the present snowstorm
doesn't turn into a blizzard or driving
rainstorm, and that the sun is shining
the match will be played Monday morn
ing and afternoon. The Wanamaker
store is closed all day tomorrow, thus
making it impossible 10 schedule any
matches.
Richards Gets Even
Vincent Richards. the boy tennis
wonder of New York, who is the ma
tlonaI boy singles champion and CO.
holder of the national mems doubles
with Bill Tilden. yesterday got the
chance he has been looking forward to
for many months.
Last spring. just shortly after being
| operated on for appendicitis, Richards
and Ichiya Kumagae, the sensation
from Japan who now represents the
West Side Tennis Club of New York,
| met in a match at the Cresson Club,
New York. Kumagae won. Since that
time Richards has been awaiting an
opportunity to turn the tables or some
thing.
Meets Wallace Johnson
Yesterday the long longed-for. chance
made its appearance In the third round
of the Middle States covered cham
pionship now being staged
on the roof of the John Wanamaker
store. The winner would be entitled
to meet Wallace johnson, Of this city,
in the seminal round of the upper
bracket. A very soft assignment.
Richards entered the match full of
confidence, but just enough to keep him
from being overconfdent He was out
to even up tennis matters with a senior
player who is rated among the leading
net men OF the country. He was a trife
oy~eranxious in the first set, and in
stead of playing safe n waiting for
an opening he tried to force the play
nv coming to the net too soon, and as a
result lost. As.
Star Net Work
After dropping the first game of the
second set Richards saw the llght' or
something like that, for he began TO Ion
the dill over the inrushing kumagae
head for many points. He waited FOL
his openings 10 COME " tHo Z - ms
work in this department was very fine
bringing forth rounds of applause. He
took the second and third sets for the
match, As. So, Ga.
The result of this match, while a
SURPRISE to virtually all the spectators
had been predicted by several critics
esnacially Fred Alexander, Howard
Voshell, Fred Hawthorne and Bill Til
den. Kumagae doesn't care much fol
the indoor and covered play, and has
NOT practiced more than once or twice
Richards, on the other hand, has beer
playing on the local courts every day
since last Friday.
Caught in the. Net
BuI Tiiden's easy win over seiichlr'
Ksshio was something OF. a pleasant surpris,
~ the spectators. Tilden was expected 4
win, but the easy manner IN winch no out
played the New Yorker was entirely un
looked for. -
Haven engagements. gave Harold Taylor
the national Junior titleholder' a hard mate
in the third round OF the men,s singles
OF games 4 TO 8 In his favor, had sever
chances to win the NTH game. He failed I
deliver. -
Kumaxae gave several exhibitions OF nm
~nortsmansh in his match with Richards
once. while serving. the ball went throug
rns ast' however. told the Official Of his mis-
take and took a service fault. For this h
plause.