New-York tribune., 1920-03-31
Tilden, Richards, Hardy
Advance for National
Indoor Championship
By Fred Hawthorne


In three-set match that fairly bris-
champion in 1917 and 1918, defeated
Frederick C. Anderson, of Brooklyn,
yesterday in the fourth round of the
mems national indoor lawn tennis
championship singles at the 7th Regi-
ment Armory. The sets went at Cd,
Is, 6-8, about the same margin by
which Voshell had conquered Frank T.
Anderson. Fred's younger brother, on
Monday, and again it was the former
title holders ability to maintain fu-
rious but steady pace from beginning
to end that brought him through.
In the other feature matches that
brought eight men into the round be-
fore the semi-inal, William T. Tilden
I'd defeated Benjamin H. Letson, at
6-3, 6-1; Vincent Richards, the play
ing-through champion, vanquished Wal
lace Rowe. at 6-1, 6-1, and Samuel
Hardy, the California veteran, elm
mated j. Brooks Fenno, of Boston, by
a score of 6-3, 90.
In the other brackets the survivors
we're G. Carlton Shafer, former doubles
ing, at 1O-8, 60; Willard Botsford,
of Columbia University, who put out
S, Y. Brubans, of Hoboken, by score
of 6-4, 6-2; Percy l.. Kynaston, vic
tor over William M. Fischer, at 6-3,
3--6, 6-3, and Samuel Robert Mac
Allister, who defeated John D. Keyes,
at 81, 81.
Thirty-two Teams in Doubles
Thirty-two pairs were drawn in the
doubles, and most of the first round
was completed, with defaults featuring
the majority of the pairings. Tilden
and Richards, the playing-through
champions, clashed with Frederick B.
Alexander and DR.. William Rosen-
baum, former title holders, right at the
start of proceedings, and defeated them
by score of 6--3. 6--3, thus elminat-
ing one of the most dangerous teams
got under full swing.
in his hand since last summer, showed
the lack of practice. His wonderful
low volleys, usually so striking and
forceful characteristic of his game,
were not being executed with the old
skill, nor was this to be wondered at
under the circumstances. In spite of
this and DR.. Rosenbaum's occasional
erratic flights, the losers fought the
champions hard, and the rallies were
often brilliant.
Hardy and Voshell paired off together
from Tilden and Richards, so it looks
as though these two teams might meet
in the final brackets for the title.
Voshell and Hardy walked through
Keyes and H. R. Hathaway at GO,
6-2, in the opening round.
Former Champions Entered
wylie C. Grant and Shafer, veteran
combination, which has won the
doubles championship on several oc-
casions, is also in the draw, and it
will be interesting to see how they
will prevail against the younger men
in the tourney.
Anderson began the service in the
match against Voshell and won the
opening game, following in his serv-
ice to the net with great speed and
cutting off Voshells returns by snappy
volleying. The left-hander came back
by taken the next game on his own
furious delivery, and then Anderson
own and reaking through Voshel's
service in the fourth game, aided by
fine work at the net. He was angling
his shots beautifully at this stage
Voshell refused to be troubled by
this, however, and began to force the
net position himself, volleying with
rare skill across the court and down
the lines. His ground strokes were
also excellent and overland he was
particularly severe, so that he ran out
the next four games in row. Ander-
son managed to get the ninth, but then
Voshell took the set by winning the
tenth on his own service.
In the second set Anderson was at
his best. In spite of the chances he
was taking as he came rushing in from
his base line, he made only eight
errors in the whole set, to Voshells
twenty.
Winning this set at e. Anderson