Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-19
Ne,v York Teams Efforts
Against Tilden and Gar.
land Are Pitiful at Long
wood, Causing Laughter
RIDDLE AND PELL LOSE
BY sPICK HALL
Iongwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill,

Boston, Aug. 10.
TT ISN'T pleasant thing to be
i laughed at, but a crowd attending an
athletic contest doesn't seem to realize
chat the contestants have any feelings,
% they laugh at them. This happens at
ali kinds of contests In this country,
sven In lawn tennis where ethics Is sup
nosed to be large per cent of the game,
almost as large but not quite as In golf.
Al any rate. that once. peerless
doubles player, Frederick B. Alexander
and his partner, s. Howard Voshell, the
Brooklyn southpaw, were the object OF
their match against Bill Tilden and
There were.no shouts Of derision such
as we are told greeted Spartacus,
Rome's fiercest gladiator, asl he stood
trembling over the dead body of his
boyhood friend whom he had slain in
the arena. Nevertheless, the some
times pitiful efforts of Voshell and
Alexander to meet the bewildering at
tack launched by the Dayis Cup players
caused considerable merhment.
But It must be remembered that the
New Workers efforts were only COM
noratiyely pitiful. They still form a
rsal tennis team and one that is feared
bv most of the doubles players Of the
country. Last season they were ranked
third. meaning really second In this
country because Gerald Patterson and
Norman Il, Brooks, the Australians,
were placed at the top OF America 8
doubles players.
Tilden AppIauded .
Ti,den had such multiplicity Of
s,rokes In operation against Voshell and
Alexander that the gallery fairly .gasped
at the sight of one man pulling OIL stunt
after stunt with such apparent ease.
Eyerything that the worlds champion
Aid with his tightly strung bat was ap.
nlaudcd BY the tennis fiends and he and
Garland ripped through the west Side
team in the third round Of the national
doubles, scoring a 6-2, 6-3. 6-o victory
and going into the semifinais.
II possible, Tilden's play showed. i'm
provement over his other matches here.
fIe may have been inspired by the large
gallery that occupied the three olg
stands. Whatever it was. Bill mad
things all his own way except when he
chose to give Garland chance. In
cidentally, Bill often encroached on
Garland's territory, the result being
inst about the same as that which hap
mems to mediocre players who try this
he made more errors in doing this than
M any other time. But at that his
errors were few and his placement
points many. -,.
,Tilden's backhand has become almost
as strong an offensive weapon as ms
forehand drives and cuts. Yesterday he
received in the left court exclusively
and usually took the service on his
back hand on the rise. In making this
shot he took a good sweep at the ball
and sent it careening across into the
opposite court with almost ungettable
speed and direction. -..
Uses Inbreak Ball
As for service, the champion had all
Of his old time stuff. and that's the
acme Of efficiency in delivery. He used
his inbreak ball most of the time, the
one with big hop on it, that bounds
high and gives him plenty Of time to get
to the net. However, whenever he de-
cided that he really needed point he
proceeded to run in his cannon ball
service. and this usually resulted in an
ace that neither Alexander nor Voshell
was able to touch.
Had Tilden not been on the court
Garlands game would have been
thought remarkable, and 1t really was,
enemy evidently decided before they
began to play that they would pick on
"Chuck." SO they directed all the
shots they could at the Yale member of
the Davis Cup team. This did not re-
suit as the West Siders had hoped.
however, for Garland not only stood
the attack we'll, but he completely out
maneuvered his older opponents when
ever there was close rally at the net,
and therAwere many Of them.
Garland is not particularly severe In
making many Of his shots, but he has
brain directing his racquet. His
of balance by sliding into just that
part of the court where they can he
handled with greatest difficulty, If
handled at all. Many times Garland
and the foxy Alexander had volleying
duels at the net and almost invariably
1t was Garland who scored the win
ming by outgeneraling the veteran.
Alexander Smothered
Alexander played as we'll. as usual
pnt he was smothered. His team had
about as much chance as a champion
nigh school football team would have
against a champion eleven from the
University Of Pennsylvania. AS for
Noshell, he killed very well at times
Sno his service wasn't bad. Also,
.oshell seemed deliberately to attempt
70 MT Iilden on six occasions. These
shots were made when Bill was close
70 the net and after an easy chance
had been given Voshell to Ruth" the
oall. But as Bill wasn't hit no harm
was done.
Today Tilden and Garland were not
ssheduled to play because they are the
mrSt team to reach the fourth round.
lhey VIII play tomorrow afternoon in