The New York herald., 1921-10-17
TEAM TENNIS TITLE
FOR WEST SIDE 7, G,
Forest Kin Players Defeat
lfontsaMk Squad z to 2
. Final.
WASHBURN rs EXTENDED
Carl JOlliff Forces Him to 12-
10 Set-Hugh Oakley
Stars for Losers.
wAsHBURN rs EXTENDED
ny SAMUEL J.,nnookMAx. >.

For the second year in succession
the West Side Tennis Club won the
metropolitan team championship yester-
day. On their own courts at Forest
Hills. the West Side players triumphed
over the Montclair Athletic Club team
IN the final Of the annual tournament
taking Ave out OF six matches In singles
and two out of three In doubles. That
made the score to 2.
The winners were without the services
Of some Of their leading players. notably
>. Howard Voshcli. Theodore II. Psil,
Walter Merrill Hall and Lyle e. Mahan,
all of whom had participated in the
semi-final against the New York Tennis
Club squad on Saturday. Such is the
wealth OF tennis material In the club.
however. that their absence was scarcely
felt. West Side called on Watson M.
NVashburn. Seiichiro Kashio, Robert Le
Roy, Ralph B. Gatcomb, S. G.. Te,ley
and c. g. Heyhmun for singles y nd all
were winners in straight sets w,.h the
exception of LIE Roy, who was beaterl In
straight sets by Hugh Oakley. the Mont
clair team captain. In doubles Ralph
j. Gatconlb and DIR. s. z. Davenport
and Stuart Gayness and e. q. Kelley
scored for West Side, while Hugh Oak
ley and Carl Jolliff OF Montclair took the
other match from Robert lie Roy and
Harold II. iackett.
Reverse Twist E6ective.
Thus Hugh Oakley ana Carl JOHN
between them prevented West Side from
making a. clean sweep. Both in his
singles set with lie Roy snd In the
doubles match Oakley's peculiar reverse
twist was his winning asset. The Mont
clair man not only imparts the twist
TO his service but TO his forehand Grive
rs we'll and loses no speed of stroke In
so doing. 1t Is difficult shot for an
opponent to gauge properly as the ball
bounds off the ground at queer angle.
An opponent has to keep his eyes glued
on the sphere and meet 1t quickly. 1t
Is the stroke that enabled Oakley TO beat
nomo prominent players this season. In
ciuding L. M. Banks last years inter.
collegiate and New England champion
Yesterday it broke UP lie Roy's driving
game considerably and prompted 30
many errors that the West Side veteran,
despite his experience and all around
court generalship. was beaten 6---A. 6---3.
In the doubles match against lie Roy
and Harold Hackett, Oakley's reverse
twist again proved formidable. Besides.
Oakley and Jolliff showed the better
team play and stroked more powerfully
of the West Side pair were short and
gave their Montclair rivals opportuni-
ties to come up and put the ball away
for earned points. The best Hackett
and lie Roy could do was to win three
games. CO, G--f. ese-a
Watson NJ. Washbrrn won a typical
washburn match. He was slow to get
into his best stride. his stroking being
SO erratic that Carl Jolliff almost took
the first set from him.. Combining steadi-
ness with commendable speed and a ver-
satile net game, Jolliff was once within
two strokes Of the set. That was In the
fourteenth game, when he led 7---6 and
s0--15 on his own service. AT that
point Washburn gained control and
Yurned the Montclair man back. but the
set went nine additional games-to
l2--10--before Washbufn could place 1t
to his credit.
A Different WasAburn.
The second division OF play saw far
different Washburn on the court. lie
was now in full command OF his STROKES
and control and he took the aggressive.
stoYming the net and finishing OH the
rallies with splendid volleys and over
head smashes. Jolliff. although ne
played well. was unable 70 wan sins'e
game of the second set
In the nine matches West Side won
IA sets to 4 and lo6 games to SO. The
summary.
sinsies-watson NJ. washburn; West siase' *
dsSeated Carl n, Jolliff, Montclair, 12-lO,
60 schro Kasso Mvess,ait wsss sIae' si
/; Gwynne, freNSn Man,c,air. defeated Robert
Iiehoy. itIsn West Vest side. ga. e-3. Ralph : Cat Cat
somS west side, delegated FE.nI,s .I,sv sS,lss: wsst
Side defeated II. Leverich. Montclair, 1-l;
s-i. c. q. IIeylmun, West siee' defea'eo
w. Spencer. Montciair. o,2,s o.; car, " yol-
nj 'Montclair. defeated Robert LeRoy e, ana
Harold II, Hackett. West Side W.; so-, VI
West Side. defeated II Gwynne French
and II. Eevsrich. Montelair. "a. o-7 stusrt
c;aynes and 9. q. Kelley; West sids, de-