New-York tribune., 1921-10-13
Tnden Wins
Tennis Match
From Richards
Large Crowd Sees Experts
on the Courts in Exhi
bition Benefit Contest

crowd of nearly 1900 persons sat
on the lawn surrounding tho clay
courts Of the Green Meadow Country
Club, at Harrison, Westchester County,
yesterday afternoon, to watch the third
series of exhibition lawn tennis
matches in aid Of the American Com
vnttec for Devastated France. A slight
drizzc Of rain fell during the playing
OF the womens singles, yet the crowd
remained to watch the champions in
action. It was a remarkable testi-
monial to the game and the cause for
which the players performed
William T. Tilden I'd, national and
worlds singles champion, scored an
other victory over Vincent Richards,
the national junior champion, winning
at &c, Go, IS, in match that
held the big gallery in continual
state Of thrills. After splitting the
first two sets, with lightning vel
leying exchanges from inside the serv-
men went into the third and deciding
set with even greater speed and de-
termination
The tide Of battle swayed back and
forth, with the games alternating on
service up to 5-all. Here Richards
was serving and reached within one
stroke Of victory at 1870 and Sd
Following T. wonderful volleying ex-
change from midcourt, Richards
slipped low volley far down the side
line. Tilden was full three feet short
Of position as the ball came over the
net to his backhand.
Makes Wonderful Return
1t looked like an impossible return
for Tilden to make, but the worlds
champion got his racquet on tho ball
by desperate lunge and sent low
backhand across the opposite court at
an unplayable angle. He eventually
pulled out this game fer 5~aL, and
then won the next two, fighting every
moment OF the time to hold his young
opponent off.
Mrs. Molls Bjurstedt Mallory, ma
tlonal woman champion and conqueror
of Mile. Suzanne Lenglen, then started
her singles match with Miss Eleanor
Goss former nationa! doubles cham
pion. Miss Goss was the quicker 10
get her shots working smoothly, break
ing through her opponents service at
the start and winning the first two
games.
BY this time Mrs. Mallory had begun
to get the range OF the court with her
tremendously speedy fore and back hand
drives. The ball was placed 80 close
to the lines that Miss Goss found her
self being continually caught out OF
position as she tried tc force her way
to the net position. Mrs. Mallory
squared the match at 2--all, and they
alternated on the next two games.
1t was raining during the last half
Of this match, but the play never
slackened, and many brilliant shots
we're scored by both girls. Miss Goss
threw away several valuable points on
her service. The first ball was not
going in, but the West Side Tennis
Club star made no attempt to play her
second ball safe, so she made many
double-faults. Mrs. Mallory, on the
contrary, was increasing in speed and
brllliance every minute, and swept
through the last two games at All i'm Re-
pressive pace.
Racquets Sold at Auction
In The mixed doubles Mrs. Mallory,
paired with Tilden, was triumphant
Tor the second time, winning from Mss
Goss and Richards at 4-6, Go, 6-4.
coming from behind in the last set.
Julian s. Myrck. president Of the t..
;. L. l. A, umpired the doubles match.
and William A. Campbell presided in
the singles
Following the matches, an auction
Of the players racquets and the balls
they had used, was held on the club
house steps, with Tilden acting as
auctioneer. The cha1npion's rarnne.
was bought by lie Baron Willard for
$50, Mrs. Mallory's went for $50. Miss
Goss's Tor $40 and Richards's for S35.
One Of the balls bought ST, ten Of
them sold for $11 each and one for $50
Miss Anne Morgan. head Of the com
rnlttee, and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid were
among the spectators at the matches.
The next series viii be played on the
clay courts Of the Hartford Goif and
Country Club. at Hartford, Conn, on
Saturday.