The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-08-23
DAVIS CUP DOUBLES
TEAM WINS EASILY
Washburn and Williams Score
in Straight Sets in Ma
tional Tourney.
MATCHES RUN TO FORM
Tilden and Richards Renew
Partnership and Play I'm
pressive Tennis.
MATCHES RUN TO FORM

BOSTON. Aug. %. - The national lawn
tennis doubles championship tourna-
ment contested by teams holding sec
tional titles or with high standing. was
begun on the grass courts of the Long
wood Cricket Club at Chestnut Hill to-
day without important upset
The American doubles combination
for the Davis cup challenge play. r.
Norris Williams "a and Watson NJ.
Washburn. continued their successes of
the year by defeating in straight sets
the Stanford University team composed
of Philip Neer and James Davies, GO.
rs, 6-1. This was the best played
match of the day, but the gallery about
the championship courts showed great
interest also in the temperance as
partners of w. T. Tilden I'd, world sin
giles champion, playing In competition
for the first time in a month, and Vim
cent Richards. his youthful conqueror
OF several weeks ago. They teamed eff
fectively after separation of two years
to win in straight sets from the South
ern doubles title holders, y. NJ Grant
and c. Y. Smith, 6-1, GO, 6-1.
The Kinsey brothers, Robert and
Howard. southern Californian cham
pions, again displayed their abilities as
doubles experts and advanced over Mar
shall Allen and William Taylor, the Pa
cific Northwest title holders, e, Cd,
Is. The British Davis cup players.
Max Woosnam and o. G. N. Turnbull.
advanced by default over the veterans
w. A. Larned and w. J. Clothier.
Johnston and Davis Win.
w. NJ. Johnston and Willis r. Davis,
combining as fellow Californians, gained
a place In the third round by defeating
Irving c. Wright and II. B. Guild, local
players, who had drawn byes for the
first round play. 1t was a straight set
victory, GO, 6-1, 6-1, that found
Davis in rare form and Johnston In COM
mand of his usaal finesse of stroke
The defeat Lawrence Rice of Boston
and Clyde Curley of Newport. r. l., by
IA. V. Greenough and G. T. Putnam OF
Boston was somewhat unexpected and
came after five sets that went Sc, IL.
81. 60. Ga. The one armed player,
c. M. Charest. and his partner. w. S.
Sweeney, Middle Atlantic title holders,
were eliminated by another local combi-
nation. J. w. Wheelwright and J. w.
Foster in five set match, IS, GO,
It, Sc, 6--1
Williams without the sensa tionai
strokes which he shows at times, played
steady game that was in harmony with
The usual evenness of play by his part
~. Although Off form In his service
10 the extent OF frequent double faults
he scored as many placements as any
other two players in the contest Neer
and Davies kept the veterans on the
alert constantly and In the second set
threatened to gain success. Neer's SER
vice in that set was successful each time
winning three OF the five games for his
team. The Californians failed in the
third set, however winning only one
game.
The Summary.
National Doubles Championship.
rounds; II. voshell and S. Hardy, New
York. defeated A. N. Reggie and E. b. Bene-
dict. Boston, SO. 6-3, Go: Robert and
Howard Kinsey. San Francisco, defeated
Marshall Allen and William Taylor Seattle.
Yenoken. Grrat Britain, defeated Fred q.
Anderson and +. g. Anderson. New York.
81. ~. 10. 10; Il Dana and c. X.
Q: q. Plimpton. Boston. 6-3. 6-2. 2-6. Go;
W. T. Tllden "a and Vincent Richards de-
fsated %: n: Grant and o. Y. Smith. G--i,
Sanders defeated w. Brown and W. 81
Hsase. e-2. t,--3, s-6, ell J.. +. williams.
debates r. 4. Pell ana y. =. Mshan ap Sew
York. a.. is-i0. To.
Second H0und-W. 81. Johnston and w e.
Davis, San Francisco. defeated II. b. Guild
and I. @. Wright. Boston. 60. 81, ell:
r. ". Williams I'd. Boston, and W. NJ
Washburn. New York. defeated Philip Neer
and James Davies, Southern California, ca
rs, 6-1; J. w. Wheelwright and J. w.
Foster, Boston, defeated G. NJ Charest and
W II; Sweeney. Middle Atlantic champions.
S-6, 81, 4-6, Sc, 8-1: II. ". Greenough
and G. 7. Putnam. Boston. defeated Law
renee Rico, Boston, and Clyde Curley New
port. Sc, Id. 5-7. e., O.; II. c. John
feated A. w. Jones and W. W. Insraham.
Providence, 6-3. SO, 6--2; Maxwell woos-
and Q. G. N. Turnbuil, Great Britain,
won from W. a. Larned and W. J. clothier
Longwood .women's limitation Singles
First round-Mrs. N w. Niles, Longwood. de-
81; Mise Martha Bsyard, Short Hills,
". j., defeated Miss Harriet Ellison, New
ton, CO, 60 Miss Pauline Gable Long
wood. defeated Mrs. j. y. Falon. CO, ca
Miss Leslie Bancroft. Longwood. defeated
Miss Brenda Hedstrom, Buffalo. G-3, 6-t:
Miss T. H. Cabot. Longwood. defeated Miss
Deborah Seal, Philadelphia, G-2, G-t: Miss
Ellis defeated Miss Gertrude Hopper, Engle-
wood. N. y, 6-3, Ga MISS Rosamond New
falo. 7-5. e.: Miss Edith Sgourney. Long
wood, defeated Miss Alice Jenckes, worccs-
ter, G-i. G-i; Mrs. Martindale Sheldon.
Broolline, defeated Miss Frances Jennings,
worcester 60 CO: Miss Penelope Anders
son. Richmond Va, defeated Miss Hazelton,
"a. g.; Miss Eleanora Sears. I.ongwood.
deIeAted MIS-. Sctn - CRAWFORD, lsOuEWOOu,
Go, ell. Miss Mary X. Browne. Los An
zeles. won from Mrs. -, G. Mills, New York.
by default; Miss Jncquelin Green. Phladel-
phla won from Miss Helen Gilleaudeau,
New York. by default: Mrs Il. II. Godfrey.
Longwood, defeated Mrs. Louise Williams.
New York, by default; Miss Katherine Card
ner, Cambridge, won from Mrs. b. r.
Cole I'd, Longwood, by default; Miss Ceres
Baker. Short His, ~. j., defeated Mss
Cornelia Burgess Worcester, 6-3, 6-5; Miss
Dorothea Nourse, Worcester. defeated Miss
Ina Eaton. New York. by defnnlt. Miss