New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07

chaiiehge cup this afternoon by de
former national champion, of the Lo
score of 4-6, 6--3, 1-6, CO. G.
Sasino's annual invitation lawn tenn
Williams and Washburn won the
doubles cups by defeating Robert NJ.
and Howard Kinsey, of California. by
score of 60, Cd Cd, in the finai
round. The Kinseys, who lad played
50 brilliantly on the previous day,
Wallace johnson on the previous day,
were never near their best form to-
day, while Williams and Washburn
were going beautifully. with Washburn
the best man on the court.
While the match was rarely distin-
guished by the spectacular features
that the California brand Of tennis,
as exemplified by Mclaughlin, used to
bring forth. the great gallery that sur
rounded the historic stretch Of taft
to-day witnessed some of the most
perfect stroking and consummate court
generalship that have ever been seen
at Newport.
Williams was invincible in the first
and second sets. In the latter session.
particularly, his shots had the wizard
touch OF old, and Washburn was con-
pleteiy overwhelmed III der the hail of
holes in his court. But the West Side
Club man was never disturbed, appar-
entity, by this exhibition of superior
mis- by the former champion. He bided
his time, never playing poor tennis, and
made his strongest bid in the last two
sets.
Washburn's Play Flawless
During this stage of the match
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less that it was difficult to realize
that Williams was very close to his top
form Time after time the former ma
tlonal title holder was caught out of
position as Washburn raked the court
with wonderfully accurate and swift
drives across deep court to Williams's
deep backhand.
Sometimes the New York man exc
cuted these shots on his forehand, but
more often he took them on the back
hand. The ball was played so close to
the top of the net that it seemed i'm
possible for it 10 clear the barrier, and
1t was this very narrowness of mar
ginal safety that baffled Williams.
Howard Kinsey, whose work on Fri
day had been remarkably good, was
the weaker member of the team on his
side of the net to-day, and it was his
errors that were largely esponsible
for the slump shown by the Californ-
lans Robert Kinsey was also below
form, but this was partly as a result
of his brothers gatherings.
Williams and Washburn were up at
the net every minute of the match,
smothering the short, slow returns that
the Californians were making, and
Washburn was particularly successful
with short returns, barely over the net,
when the Kinseys were lowering
around their base line.
Washburn's Headwork Good
Washburn also was using wonderful
headwork at all stages of the match,
shooting the ball to Williams's feet as
the latter attempted to come in from
the base line, SO that the Bostonian
was many times compelled to take the
ball in a cramped position. As early as
the first game of the second set, Wash
burn began to soften his stroke, as he
had done with such conspicuous success
against Johnston on Friday, and this
probably had it's effect on Williams, for
in the last two sets he was errng by
an inch or two as he aimed at the line,
or barely clearing the net, where before
he had been bringing off these shots.
Williams came back magnificently in
the third set, reeling off shots that
brought little gasps of delight and won
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could maintain that pace for another set,
l thought as / saw Washburn still I'M
ruffled, but almost completely at loss
how to meet Williams's attack, the for
mer champion was certain to win.
But it could not be. No man could
hope to play such super-tennis for more
than a brief, dazzling, stretch of time,
and the instant that Williams began to
falter just trifie, the bespectacled
Washburn, expressionless of counte.
nance, and never hurrying his strokes,
set about to retrieve lost ground and
forge into the lead himself.
Washburn's Play Deceives
The air of nonchalance with which
the New York player made his shots
was deceiving to the gallery, which did
not seem to realize the court craft that
directed each stroke. There was meth
cd in the easy, law manner in which
Washburn was making his returns, for
Williams could never quite judge the
speed of the ball and was inclined to
everyday his own returns and to pile
upserrors.
The final set saw Washburn at his
best-the most finished, perfectly
planned tennis I have ever seen him
play. He was breaking up Williams S
unbeatable streak of the third set by
switching the pace of his own strokea,
playing the ball softly merely to keep
it in play until the opening came, and
then he put on speed and pace to burn,
so that Williams found himself out of
position and sometimes barely able to
get his racquet into position. Several
! times when Washburn had ended a
fierce driving duel with magnificent
passing shot through six-inch open.
ing Williams looked at his opponent
as though stunned by zach extreme
accuracy.
Williams Breaks Through Service
The conditions were perfect when
Joseph NJ. Jennings, of Philadelphia
climbed into the umpire's chair and the
match was begun. Washburn started the
service and Williams had the sun in
his eyes, but this did not seem tc
affect his aim, for he won the game
breaking through service to do so. He
won the second game, placing beauti-
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