The New York herald., 1921-09-05
CALIFORNIANS IN
MET TENNIS FINAL
Willis Davis and Robert Kin
sey Reach Championship
Round at Crescent A. c.
BROTHERS MEET DEFEAT
+. r. and +. c. Anderson Drop
Straight Sets to Pacific 4
Coast Players.
BROTHERS MEET DEFEAT
nv SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

nv SAMUEL J. BROOKMAN.
NM tennis title that is going West Is
the metropolitan grass court champion
shin. Yesterdays semi-fnals at the
Crescent Athletic Club made certain Of
that for the players to come through
were Willis E. Davis and Robert Kin
sey. both Of California. Both racine
Coast racquet wielders advanced IN
straight sets, Davis outplaying FRANK
n, Anderson, the indoor champion, while
Iy,nsev proved too clever q tactician for
Frederick C. Anderson, brother OF
Frank.
The contests were surprisingly SINH
lar in many ways. Frank and FREQ
played more or less the same type OF
game. depending chiefly on a not attack
and speed OF stroke. and both might
have made much better headway had
they succeeded In controlling their vol
leys and smashes. But the Brooklyn
youths were decidedly off stroke. par
tfcularly at important stages, and their
returns found the net with discouraging
frequency. In each match the Califor-
nian played the header, steadier tennis,
varied length and pace in puzzltng
fashion and found his openings with bet
Ter Judgment. In view of their longer
experience. the superior generalship Of
the Pacific Coast players was not sur
prising.
scores Nearly Identical.
Another point of similarity was the
fact that the scores were almost identi-
CAL Davis defeated Frank Anderson
at Ga, 6--S. 81 and kinsey tri-
umphed over Fred at Ct, So. 81.
The Callfornians always appeared to
have their matches well In hand, but
discovered that they could not afford 10
slacken pace at any stage, for the
Andersons continued to storm the net
and often blocked in spectacular fashion
More often. however. they were passed
or contributed errors that proved their
undoing. The Brooklyn youths We're
fast and their game was interesting, but
their stroking was too erratic.
Kinsey played his customary base
lire game. manoeuvring skifully and
getting everything back that was any
where within reach Of his racquet His
Yavorite chop stroke was working well
and the freakish bound Of the ball gave
Fred Anderson considerable trouble.
Only in the third division Of play did
Fred threaten to take set. He had
streak of brilliant volleying that was
sustained over period OF three games
and brought him to within u stroke of
the set at Sd. AS a matter Of fact. he
was three times within stroke Of 1t
in the tenth game but Kinsey by some
remarkably agile court covering and by
accurate returns from difficult positions
saved the game and eventually ended
the set In his favor In the sixteenth
game.
Davis contented himself with a back
court game for the first two sets ,f his
match with Frank Anderson, but In the
third n chefk aetarr,iped raffv n
the part of the national indoor cham
; pon. had to flash his best speed Eet
more sting into his service and take
the net position. In contrast 10 Ander-
sons. Daviss volleying was under per-
feet control and he ended the rallies
quickly whenever he decided to prcse
the attack.
Close Final Anticipated.
On the form they have shown In the
tournament Davis and Kinsey should
furnish close tussle and an exciting
one when they meet In the champion
ship match tomorrow afternoon.
A decided surprise In doubles came in
the defeat of 8. Howard vosnon and
Frank T. Anderson at the hands of
Gerald Emerson and Harold Taylor.
The match had figured as little more
than a stepping stone to the semi-hnals
for voshell and Anderson. but their
rivals upset calculations by taking a
hard three set tussle at 81. e--2,
12-10. Anderson was just as erratlc
as In singles earlier In the day and
erred at critical stages. He was taking
FAR too maay chances. one of his caIef
faults heing net off service
Emerson surprised with an exhibition
OF really brilliant tennis and played
almost bette- than he knew. He was
in the midst of every rally, strokins
decisively. racing all over the court and
volIeying with fnaIity that none Of
the other players could match. 10th
sides were close to taking the deciding
set before Emerson and Taylo- finally
ciinched 1t after twenty two games.
The Australian Davis cup doubles
team OF j. 0. Anderson and Clarence Y.
Todd went down to defeat in the semi
final round after spectacular tusS1e
with the Pacific coas. champions, Robert
and Howard Kinsey. The foreign team
had speed aplenty. but the Americans
outsteadied them. played more con-
certedly and won at 7-5. s-l. rs.
The summary:
Metropolitan Tennis Championship Singles
Frederick 6. Anderson. a., d. al !;
wills n; Davis defeated Frank r, Anderson.
Doubles-rhird Round- Marshall Alien and
William Taylor defeated Henry l.. Moien-
hauer, and Lincoln Reimer. 4--s, ga, f0-e
Frcderick q. Anderson and Philip Neer de-
Ga - -
Fourth Round--Robsrt and Howard KInsey
defeated Albert j. Ostendorf and Elicit 81
nnzen, -6-t g.. Gerald Emerson, and
Harold Taylor defeated 4. Howard voshell
and Frank T. Anderson, ST., g--2. f2--fO
semi-Ffnai Round-Robert and Howard
Einsey defeated J. o. Anderson and Clarence
" Todd. 7-J. al, T--5