The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-06-04
T|LDEN WINNER
OF WORLDS TITLE
IN TENNIS SINGLES
Philadelphia Player Defeats
Washer of Belgium in
Straight Sets in Finals.
GETS A BIG OVATION.
Match Demonstrates There
Was No One in Tourney
Able to Give Victor a Battle.
GETS A BIG OVATION,

ST. CLOUD, June (Associated
Press). s).-william T. Tnden of Phil
adelphia, worlds grass court tennis
champion, won the worlds hard court
tennis singles championship to-day,
defeating Washer Of Belgium in the
finals in straight sets. So, 63, 6-3
Tilden. although he appeared IA
tigued, outclassed Washer in the first
set Tho champion had difficulty
with his service, which was once
broken through. and in two other
games his play was below his usual
standard. He showed Improvement,
however. in the last two games, TAX
ing the eighth from Washer on the
Belgianis service and then winning
on his own service in the Anal game
with the loss OF only one point.
In the second set Tilden rallied
after being hebind, one game to three,
and outplayed Washer, who was be-
ginning to tire from his strenuous
efforts to cover the court against
Tilden's fine playing. The cham
pion's chop stroke. which had been
offset to some extent by the Belgian's
speed, now became more effective,
and Tilden used 1t constantly. During
the seventh game rain began to fall,
and the commotion in the crowd.
which began raising umbrellas, an
noyed the players. who suspended
play for a short period.
Washer Is left-honded player. and
Tilden remarked, after the second set
that he always disliked to play
against a left-hander, as he has to
revise his whole game, preferring TO
play the best among the right-hand-
ers rather than even a moderately
good left-handed man.
Tilden quickly ran into the lead in
the third set, 80. and from that
Washer won the fourth, sixth and
eighth games when Tilden took
things easily. The American forced
Washer to make most OF his shots
from an awkward position and often
forced the Belgian out of the court,
so that Washer netted the ball and
hit out with great frequency.
The match demonstrated that there
was no player in the tournament able
to give Tilden a hard battle in the
siuglcs.
Tilden, in adding the hard court
championship to his list OF titles, cam =
through the tournament without at
any time being really extended. The
immense crowd which watched the
play to-day gave the champion an
ovation such as never has been given
a tennis player in France. 1t cheered
for fully five minutes after Tilden 8
beautiful pass down the sidelines, out
of reach OF washer as he plunged tc-
ward the net, won the match for tho
champion. The Belgian threw both
hands in the air as a token of surren-
der.
washer played gamely and showed
great speed. in covering the court, un-
til he tired in the second set His
forehand drives were made with such
great force and accuracy that at
times he fairly outplayed Tilden. IT
was the best tennis washer has dis
played in the tournament and proc
ably in his entire career.
Gerbault of France and Albarran OF
Armenia, defeated Max Decusis and
NJ. Borotta OF France in the mems
doubles, ca, rs, 6--4. Gerbault
and Aibarran therefore will meet
Andre Colbert and William II. Lau-
rentz OF France in the finals.