New-York tribune., 1921-10-23
Tilden Victor
Over Richards
I'm Close Match
Champion Extended 10 Beat
Local Star, Is, 10,
o.; Miss Bancroft Wins
By Fred Hawthorne

These days, with bite in the air
and chill winds sweeping over the
courts, are not conducive to good ten
mis- nor to enthusiastic and large gal
leries. Rather is it ideal football
weather, and it is all the more re-
markable therefore that the series of
exhibition matches for the American
Committee for Devastated France have
attracted such notable galleries during
the last few weeks and brought out
such really brilliant play.
Yesterday afternoon on the CLAW
courts of the Jackson Heights Lawn
Tennis Club, at Jackson Heights, Elm
hurst, William r. Tilden I'd, national
and world champion; Vincent Richards 8,
national Junior singles and national
Bancroft, Of the Longwood Cricket
Club, Boston, and Miss Martha Bayard,
of the West Side Tennis Club. played
in mems singles, women's singles and
mixed doubles for the benefit of Miss
Ammo Morgan's committee.
Special stands had been erected for
the occasion and upward of 1000 men
and women sat about the courts while
the lawn tennis "immortals" went
through their PAGES. Although the sun
had gone down some time before. the
onlookers remained in their seats until
the last point in the last match had
been finished 1t was too cold for COM
fort, but not too cold to watch first
class tennis, in the opinion of the
crowd.
Old Struggle Renewed
Tilden and Richards renewed their
old struggle in the singles, and again
it was the worlds king of the courts
who won, but his margin of victory
was of the narrowest, the sets going
at ID, IS, Cd. Volley followed on
brilliant volley, rare placement on rare
placement Tilden's ground strokes
carried more speed and pace, while
Richards earned at least an even break
on volleying and placing. A dozen
times the gallery was thrilled by scin-
tilating sessions of play.
In the first two sets the high wind
that swept the courts seemed to
bother Tilden more than it did Rich
ards He was not able to make use of
his dreaded bullet service with much
success, but in the final set, with the
gales subsidirg, the champion scored
frequently with tremendous service
; aces, and these gave him the winning
edge.
Miss Bancroft was bit too much
Aof MISS bayafd In the 0ne-Set singles
match they played, winning by score
of To. The Boston girl was hitting
the ball with more force, both off the
ground and overhead, and about held
her own with Miss Bayard in the vol
leying sessions.
Tilden Presents Trophies
Following the matches, Tilden con-
sented to present the prize trophies
to the club players who had won titles in
! the various divisions of play In the
recent club championship tournament
and after that the champion showed
his versatility by auctioning off the
racquets and balls, three of which were
autographed by President Harding A
total of about 5000 was realized from
this source.
In one set mixed doubles, Tilden
and Miss Bancroft defeated Richards
and Miss Bayard at 6-3. The gallery
was delighted by the exhibition Of
trick shots that both Tilden and Rich
ards showed in this match.
This afternoon, on the courts of the
Ardsley Club at Ardsley on Hudson,
Tilden, Richards. R. Norris Williams
II, and Wallace F. Johnson will appear
in the last of these exhibitions in the
metropolitan district