The New York herald., 1921-07-05
BEEKMAN FORCED
TO YIELD MATCH
Heat Exhausts Him in Third
Set With Watson NJ.
Washburn.
ny SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Another day of sizzling. relentless
heat put a premium on stamina rather
than skill in the Nassau Country Club
tennis tournament yesterday. In every
match the contestants started with a
show OF speed that was sustained for a
brief period and then petered out 1s'
energy oozed out of the pores. 1t was
Furnishing weather. Leonard Beekman
was thoroughly spent in his fourth round
match with Watson M. Washburn, and
retired in the third set just In time to
prevent collapse. The score was all
at the time. Washburn was pretty we'll
exhausted. too, and took long rest
before he came on for the doubles final
in which he and Dean Mathey opposed
Walter Merrill Hall and Vincent Rich
ards.
washburn did surprisingly well in the
doubles final despite his earlier efforts
in singles, but doubles, no matter how
fast, is only half as taxing as singles, and
the men showed no Ill effects. With the
able assistance of Dean Mathey. whose
agile net play and speed featured for
his side. Washburn scored over Richards
and Hall in three deuce SETS every one
of them 80 close that a little luck the
other way might easily have reversed
the result The score was 7-5. 13-11,
way, with crisp decisive stroking that
ended the rallies quickly. Both in the
second and third sets Richards and Hall
were within q stroke OF clinching them,
but failed to come through with the
needed point. Both sides forced the net
not only to gain an advantageous posi-
ton but to end the games quickly.
Richards Shows Most Speed.
1t was a case of winning on service
most of the way. Richards showed to
advantage for the losers. and In the
matter of speed and earned points led
the other three men on the court.
Beekman surprised the gallery by
taking an early lead in his match with
Washburn. The latter kept him travell-
ing at top speed, but Beekman had his
strength at that stage and not only kept
pace with the ball, but passed his man
time and again as Washburn followed
his forcing shots to the net. 1t finally
went to 5-3 In Beekman's favor.
Washburn on his own service brought
the score to 4-5, and was within
point of all, when Beekman rallied
and placed the set to his credit at 6-4.
The effort of maintaining the swift
pace left Beekman so fatigued in the
second division of play that he was un-
able to offer much resistance. WASH
burn. II anything, kept getting more
sting into his slap drive and the ball
began escaping Beekman entirely.
Beekman plunged for many of Wash
burns strokes, but he could not get up
In time to get his racquet full on the
ball and errors came frequently. WASH
burn quickly took six games in row
for a. love set and then won the hrst
game of the third set Beekman called
ho hod af n
the second game and tie the score. but
he could not continue and the match
went to Washburn by default.
Reaches semi-nnaI.
1t was the only singles match of the
day and brought Washburn into the
semi final In which he awaits the
winner of the fourth round contest be-
tween Frederick c. Baggs and Lyle E.
Mahan. In the other half Walter Mer-
rill Hall is to meet the winner of the Vim
cent Richards-Dean Mathey match. The
tournament committee proposes to bring
the singles down to the final round on
Saturday and stage the deciding con-
test on Sunday. Washburn and Richards
are favored to come through.
In reaching the final in the doubles
Richards and Hall were extended to the
limit by two rival pair. Philip and
Ludlow Vandeventer forced them TO two
long deuce sets 1913. 11-9 games.
going on service practically ell the way.
1t was interesting tennis. but 1t was ap
parent throughout that the men lacked
their customary speed. Then in the
semi-final round Richards and Hall
triumphed over Ichiya Kumagae and
Beals C. Wright. The contestants were
on their toes in this ma tch and play was
spectacular, but not nearly as exacting
as In the other contest. for the rallies
were short and crisp. little time being
wasted in defensive play. There was
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