Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-05
.KYNAsT0N TAKES TITLE
GOTHAM TENNIS PLAYER
CAPTURES MEMS SINGLES
New Yorker Has Little Trouble Heat
ing Norfolk Man Miss Ander-
son Defeats Mrs. Hardy.


Percy Kynaston. OF New York, yes
tcrday afternoon won the individual
championship OF the Old Dominion
tennis tournament when ne defeated
Hugh Whitehead. of Norfolk. in the
final match OF mems singles on the
courts OF the Country club of Nir-
ginia. The victorious player won
with comparative ease. defeating the
during which time the play was the
fastest that ever has been seen on
the courts AZ the Country Club.
Miss Penelope Anderson. OF INC
. Mrs. Hardy, Of Norfolk, in the semi
finals OF womcns singles Play in
this proved exceptionally good
Whitehead Heats EEGic>ton.
Whitehead met Kynaston, after de-
featinC Ersirston in the semiiinals
match was played Thursday. the play
being called on account of rain, when
Whitehead was leading in b-to-"
deuce set. Whitehead won in Two
straight sets. the first 10 and the
second : 10 !.
Whitehead ana Egglcs,on ho;h are
from Norfolk. and were matched
5 evenly. Whitehead had tho advan
taEe in stamina and experience. Eg-
gleston is a net man. and plays net
game. a fact that meant much toward
his defca; on tho heavy court.
Whi;ehend PLAYED a S,.ad% y, game zane
ing for the point. His back hand
work was tho finest witnessed during
the tournament. and his lohhinS was
excellent. EGGl"ston played n hard
game but was outCiaSScd By his op-
poncnt
Kynnston Played Well.
The match between Kynaston and
Whitehead proved 10 bc the best OF
the tournament. The younEster
played game absolutely devoid OF
Al 1A1
b his winning. KynaSton won the first
two sets by consistent placing OF the
ball and tremendously hard drives.
Wh s f. s'% ~ had I Tay thu in r ss
three games. He drove the ball at
the feet Of his opponent. and for
time completely oewi!dered him
During this set tho prcttiest play
ball being driven back and forth
across the net twelve times in an
effort to win one noint. Whitchead
won the third set. 6-S
around the Norfolk man in the
fourth set, winning the set the
match ana the tournament. During
the play Whitehcad scored only nine
. teen points, nine OF them coming in
one game. Tn until the sixth game
he failed TO score but six points. and
in this game secured the. nine. the
game going 10 ducce i've times.
Final score. 6-i, 6-l. S-6 90.
kynastou. in the opinion of the
experts on the courts yesterday. is
one 81 the coming tennis players o:
the country. lie plays the most ac.
curatc game ever seen Oh the coun-
try Club courts. and his drives are
the hes; placed and followed M seen
here in years. The only weak roint
in his play is his serve, ii not hay
ing the force behind it that il should.
Whitehead plays a steady same.
but his returns fall short, giving his
opponent a chance 10 come III ana
nnish off a point. His hackhand is
excellent lacking only in the drive.
Miss Anderson Wins Easily.
Miss Anderson won her match by
uiwittinE and outpayinS her oppo-
deep game. and Miss Anderson
took both the second sets by SIM
ply dropping the ball over the net
with a slight cut, Mrs Hardy be-
Ing unable 10 reach the short drive.
Mrs. Hardy won the first set OF the
match Thursday afternoon. 10 The
last two were taken in short order by
Miss Anderson. Ga. o..
Miss Anderson. by virtue of her
mems singles. Miss Bcnzcr defeat
ed Miss Rogersom in Wednesdays
play.
Whitehead and Egglcs,on. Nor
tor Of today's match between Man
ning and Cary against Ru!ord and
Fleming. the last-uamcd team being
from Grccav!l!c, :. G, the first from
Richmond. The advantage seems 10
lie with neither team. The Green
willie players use a chopped stroke,
but show excellent team work. The
Richmond team depends n great deal
on hard driving and t+fvinEi
Play viii begin tAis afternoon at