Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-16
TITLE TENNIS
PLAY. COMES TO
GRAND FINISH
Hennessey Meets Richards in
Western Finals on Wood
stock Courts Today.
WIND-UP PLAY SUNDAY
Net Card Today
MEMS SINGLES.

MEMS SINGLES.
Final Round
$50 D. m.-JOhnny Hennessey Cndian-
apcIis) VS.. Vincent Richards (Xonkers'
n ~.
MEMS DOUBLES.
-gemi-FinaI Round
4:e1 D. m.--Walter T. Hayes (Chicago)
and Clifton f. Herd (ChieagO) VS.. Vincent
Richards CYOnkers, y. " and Jack Me
Kay Un5isnapolisl.
D. m-JOhn Hennessey Undianapolis)
and Ralph Burdick QndIanapOIis) vs..
Fritz Bastlan Qndianapolisl and Lucian
Williams (Chicagol.
WOMEN'S SINGLES.
Semi Final Round
y. MFRS. H. s. Adams INDIAN
apO,is) vs. Miss Lavena Fisher INDIAN
apolis).
rs. Miss Marion Leighton Chicago.
WONIEN'S DOUBLES
Final Round
Mrs. Fl. s. Adams Undisnapolis) and
Miss Marion Leighton (ChicagOl VS.. Miss
Ruth Wise Cleveland and Miss Ruth
King (Cleveland).
Two more performances like that Of
yesterday afternoon and Johnny Hen
nessey VIII step to the net after three
interesting sets with Walter Hayes Sun
day afternoon and compliment the vet
eran Chicago player on his noble effort
20 defend his Western tennis champion
ship laurels-
This was the opinion of those in at
tendance al the Woodstock Country Club
yesterday when Johnny bore down heavy
on Clifford Herd. Chica go "a lifOrnia star,
and defeated him, 90. 60, g., 10 20 into
the finals Of the Western ner classic
:
beautifully yesterday when he evened his
score with the powerful Herd. but today
he prepared for a harder struggle-Oue
with Vincent Richards. national junior
champion from YOnkers, in the final
round Of the tourney. The winner today
meets Hayes, present champion. in the
challenge round Sunday afternoon.
HENNESSEY HAS
FEARLESS ATTITUDE.
Johnny today knew no fear for the
clever youngster from New York. To the
indianapolis boy, Richards was simply
another obstacle IN the path that led 70
greater hOnors. and he didn't see how
little thing like an obstacle could become
q drawback in his chase for the coveted
position Of leader Of the western tennis
world.
Richards. however. is no ordinary Op-
pOnent He is one Of the cOuutry's great
est players, q lad whose game has for
years been a puzzle 10 the best of them,
and he was - to be pushed out OF the
running without hrst lighting a fight 10
test the skill Of all the Johnny Hennes-
Richards who has twice defeated
Hayes, was confident that he could take
the measure OF the Indianapolis court
artist, but his confidence line was not
one bit classlcr than that carried by
Hennessey. Johnny had a great deal Of
national prestige TO gain by a win over
the Nonkers entry and he was eager Tor
-t1e- fray. His easy wins In the earlier
E.I ~ d n
fighting spirit that carried champion
ship punch. and - felt as sure OF q vic
tory as he did Of his own name.
Should Hennessey overcome this one
more Trick" advantage that Richards Is
credited with. then he should not haze
any too much trouble with Hayes to-
morrow afternoon
HERD GOOD. But
JOHNNY BETTER.
Coming through a week Of play. show
Ing such tennis as TO be voted by The
fans as the life Of the tournament, Hen
nessey yesterday took the court opposite
Herd in what was expected to be one OF
the hottest scraps Of all time, only 10
spoil the dope and win in a walk. 50 10
speak. 1t was q wonderful match. but
the play OF Hennessey, for the most part,
made il such, although Herd was play
ing MS hardest which is pretty much.
all the way
Those who saw the match yesterday
are OF the opinion that the pride Of
Hoosierdom's game was as near 10 being
unbeatable as possible. Last Sunday
when Hennessey defeated Fritz Bastian
In the Woodstock challenge round be
locked 90 per cent better than in his
best match last season, but his game
yesterday was so far above that Of last
Sunday that there was hardly com
parison. Nothing that Herd could shove
across the net was too tough for the
speeding Hennessey. He was on his toes
from start to finish. banging away at
everything within reach, and registerin :
gets" that made even Charley Irask,
Johnny's teacher, pull at his collar
Herd also played some great tennis,
and drew several rounds OF applause from
the fans, but after the first set, when he
was put on the shelf in something of a
Slrry, the big fellow could not seem TO
get the real drift Of things The Johnny
Heunessey that he was playing on Wood
stock court No. l was greatly changed
from the Johnny Hennessey he thumped
in the national clay court play at Chi
cagO, and he was at a loss 10 account
for this great change.
Herd looked dangerous in the second
set when he romped of with the first
Tnree games. but that's as far a. he got
Johnny put on one Of his basket-ba i
rallies at this point and swept past the
visitor for the next So games.
JOhnny's backhand, which somebody
had said was a little weak. was the tar
get for Herds drives early in the match
But he soon tired Of plugging away at
the impossible, and started crashing the
bah in all directions.
LOCAL GIRL
UPSETS DOPE.
The biggest surprise that has been
sprung in the tourney came from Miss
Lavina Fisher. former ShOrtridge High
School player, who eliminated Miss Ruth
King of Cleveland, rs, e.. II was one
OF the best wOmens matches seen here
for several years and the indianapolis
girl deserves credit for playing q clever
game to beat one Of the big favOrites.
Others matches in the women's division
were run OF. according TO the way the
dOpesters figured
Nothing Of much Importance happened
in the mems doubles yesterday, but some
Aexciting play was promised for this aft
1srnoon, with Hayes and Herd scheduled
against Mckay and Richards and Hen
MASSEY and Burdick matched with Bas-
~ and Williams in the semi-hual
Atos.
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