Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-04
Americans Are Superior.

scores would appear to Indicate.
Americans Are Supcri.r.
Williams and Washburn. as a team
were clearly superior To kumarac
ana Shimidzu, particularly in tho
hnaIitN Of their strokes Strcaks of
cratic playing and error-makinr nj
times marred the play of the VIC
."rS. Ihc japanese. however. while
'hey stroked the bail with tho Same
care and effectiveness in tb,ir .;r
Sies play. did not pair we'll together,
hrN were frequently thrown ont Of
me position or lined up in the mid
nie OF the court. where they intcr
Tered with the freedom of each
others strokes
II was on their earned points that
INC Americans won. and il was in the
scoring of the placement and service
aces that they showed clearly super-
!"r 10 their Oriental opponents. In nd
"ition Williams and Washhurn werc
Il comparativciy evenly balanced
cam which could not be said OF the
Japanese.
There was but four-point dr.
ference IN the earned honors of the
Americans. whereas Kumagc had al
most twice as many az Shimidzu To
offset this. however. Kumacne was
"A
me japanese made less errors than
the Americans. due In part To their
tendency TO avoid taking chances for
winning smash While Wnlia ms
ana Washburn had the same number
al placements to their credit. Will
mans piled up far more errors than
IN" New Yorker. The same was true
III general way Of Kumangc. who
tried at times to make a forcing
hSht against the winners.
The match was played under dim
t"ities. tctrihc thunderstorm inter
Nening at tn" end Of the third set
ana DELAYING play for almost two
h"nFs' Both teams were given a
n"'sS-RrcetlnS at the end Of play.
IN" handcla1png and applause con.
tinuing for several minutes after tho
winning stroke had been made. The
match did not produce the sensation )
VoiicNs and stroking of the ball
"hich the spectators had hoped for
Jnps Arc Well Pleased.
After the teams returned to the
clubhouse. kumangc. az III" captain
OF the challenging nation. said mat
h" and his teammates were very VOL,
satishcd with the result with .Iapan's
hrst appearance in the role of a Davis
cup challenger.
| He said further that they WEI.
pleased and proud 10 have rcache,
the challenge round and would cntc,
/ q team for the cup next year. KUN
aGae said that they were dcvelop;n.
a number of new players in japan
ana that there would be much sur
prise in the United States when the,
came TO this country, and il wa
realized that the rapid strides tina
lawn tennis was making in Japan.
Mile. Suzanne Lcnglcn, tho famou
French woman tennis pla yer. was 4
nave appeared in mixed doubles OK
hihition match following the Davi
Cup play.
Snc was present in the clubhouse
az well as her partner, Vinccn
Richards Mrs. Sutton Bundv an,
Wills Davis, OF California, were I,
} have been their opponents. NIL.
Leng!cn announced later in the AZ
iernoon that she was too i'll To Mia,
however. Her second failur. to .
through with expected play AT In
West Side courts nccessitatcd IN
substitution o! mems double
, match.
More than 5000 spectators re
NAMED 20 see Clarence Todd and 10
Anderson. of Australia. meet WIFI
Davis and Dean Nathey. The team
proved evenly matched and the mos
sensational playing of the day ende
with the score nine games all. whe
1t grew so dark that IL was limos
sibie 10 follow the hight OF the bal