The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-11
TEAM TENNIS TITLE
WON BY WEST SIDE
Forest Hills Players Relieve
N. Y. IT. c. of MetrOpoli-
tan Championship.
BY SAMUEL j. BROoKMAN.

BY SAMUEL d. bfooNhAN'
The metropolitan team tennis cham
pionship passed into the hands OF the
West Side Tennis Club yesterday when
the Forest Hills squad defeated the New
York Tennis Club title holders on the
latter's courts by a score OF TO T. II
was a hard fought final round from
the start, the teams dividing the six
singles matches evenly and the winning
margin coming in doubles, in whlch
West Side led in two out or three
matches.
To the efforts of three veteran inter-
nationalists-Beals c. Wright, Harold
H Hackett and Karl Behr-the victory
of the West Side squad was largely due.
They confined their play to doubles, and
two Of them, Behr and Hackett, played
with astonishing effectiveness, consider
ing the fact that they have been out or
competition long time. Wright, TOO
as Kari Bchr's partner showed TO ad-
vantage in q match that tested the skill
and endurance OF the veterans to the Ut
most.
Hackett, who was captain of the team
that won the Davis cup for the Amerl-
cans in 1919. had Walter Merrill Han
as his partner. Although they have sell
dom played together, their team work
naturally good doubles players. 1ndi-
vidually Hackett was just as effective
as his partner. He got everything back
that was anywhere within his reach, his
stroking was steady and well timed and
overhead he smashed with the same Sc
verify and fnality that made him one
of the best doubles players In the coun-
try a few years ago.
In the match that decided the cham
pionship Wright and Karl Behr defeated
Vincent Richards and Allen Behr. who
a year ago held the metropolitan doubles
title. The tussle went three sets, as did
five of the other eight matches during
the day, and matters looked decidedly
dark for the veterans in the final divi-
sion of play when they dropped the f1rst
four games. At that stage they came
through with a surprising rally. how
ever, forcing their way to the net and
voleying with speed and precision. They
had the gallery wondering at their en-
durance. Winning seven of the next
eight games, they clinched the victory,
being aided considerably by some err
ratio strokng on the part of Vincent
Richards. who. after some brilliant play
In singles and two sets of doubles,
slumped unexpectedly
In singles Richards, playing as No. l
man on the title defending team, tri-
umphed over Seiichiro Kashio with as
tonishing ease, dropping only one game
In two sets TO the Japanese star. Rich
ards fairly bewldered Kashio with his
volleying attack and the decisive charac-
ter of his strokes. The Yonkers youth
was up at the net in every rally and
despite Kashios efforts to pass him sue
ceeded in blocking most of the returns.
Kashio tried lobbing late in the match.
hut ,inb., l- fnC cfn nd
Just as severe overhead.
Francis T. Hunter, one of the most
successful of the local tournament
players this season. encountered great
difficulty in disposinG of Ralph L. Baggs.
The latter's wonderful steadiness and
ability to get everything back worried
Hunter into errors. Hunter stroked with
his customary speed. but he was in
clined to be wild. The contest went ex-
ira sets, the first two of which ran into
deuce games.
Samuel Hardy captain of the Davis
cup team that Is about to leave for
Australasia Lyle Il. Mahan and Percy
l.. Kynaston were the three winners in
singles for West Side. while Vincent
Ricn&rds, Herbert L. Bowman and
Francis T. Hunter scored for the New
York Tennis Club. Hardy had his hands
full dsposne Of Henry II. Bassford,
who carried him into extra scts and a
total of thirty-eight games before the
Davis cup team leader could place the
victory 70 his credit by the narrowest
OF margins.
The summary:
Singles-Vlncent Richards. New York, de-
feated Seiichiro Kasho. West Side G-i,
Go; Francis T. Hunter. New York. defeated
Ralph l.. Raggs. West Side, -, oil, 60;
Samuel Hardy. West Side, defeated lJenry.
II. Bassford. New York. Or. ST, 7-5;
Herbert =. Bowman. New York. defeated
Cedric Major. West Side Id. CO, 10,
Lyle T.. Mahan, West Side, defeated Leon
CrOley New York G--3, 7-5; Percy L.
Kynaaton. New York. defeated W. H. Wood,
West side. Go, G.
Doubles-Beals c. Wright and Karl Behr.
West Side, defeated Vincent Richards and
Allen Bohr, New York. 81. SO, 7-5:
Walter Merrill Hall ard Harold II. Hackett.
West Side, defeated }. Harry Stelnkanpf
and Carl Joliffc. New York, ca, 81 6-l
Francis Il. Hunter and Albert ]. Ostendorr
New York. won from Frederick c. Bags and
samuel Hardy. West Side. 81, 81 and de-
fault.
.'core-west Side. 3: New York. 4.