The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-01
BY SAMUEL J. BRoOKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BRoOKMAN.
It took fighting tenacity and steady
nerve for Willis E. Davis to prevent de-
! feat in the metropolitan grass court
| championship et the Crescent Athletic
Club yesterday, but he showed he had
both qualities to marked degree by
! turning back Howard Kinsey. a fellow
| Californian, when the latter was five
times within single stroke of victory.
Five times Davis sieadled rer1ariSa bly,
in the pinch, fought off his opponent al
| though It took some brilliant tennis to
do it and finally emerged the victor by
score of As, 6---2. rs.
| 1t was victory scored IN spite OF
poor control throughout the greater part
Of the match, and in spite of the crafty.
/ alert game of his OPPONENT. who showed
probably the best tennis Of his career.
Outmannuvred time and again by The
skilful placing of Kinsey and baffled by-
his sensational getting and ability to
drive the ball through the smallest open
ings, Davis had to rely on sheer speed Of
stroke and the effectiveness OF his SER
/
| failed him. What saved his place in the
tournament was his perseverance, and his
faculty Of rising to his best when he
4 had to-
| The Critical Game.
The score was 5--3 in Kinsey's favor
In the final set when Davis on his own
service found himself passed az he at
tempted to storm the net. Kinsey. COW
ering a lot of ground, brought off some
brilliant hackhand cross court ehots that
caught Davis fiafooted. The score went
to deuce, Davis contributing two service
aces. but then Kinsey. forcing an error
BY sending the ball to Davis's feet took
Kinsey drove the identical shot at
Davis's feet for the point that meant
\ victory, but Davis this time met 1t on
/ the half yoiley as he came racing In and
returned II perfectly. so II went seven
times to deuce and vantage with Iinsey
holding vantage five times. only to be
halted by an opponent who refused t.
| be beaten.
| The game saved Davls's worries were
not over. He was confronted with the
task OF breaking through service In the
next game or crop the match, but the
| Southampton winner was thoroughly
aroused by this time and by calling on
his reserve speed he fairly swept through
| tho nsezt three games for the set and
match. II was q great victory, brilliant
tennis and q match that thrilled In It's
closing moments.
! Kinsey took the first set by a single
4 break through service, outsteadying and
cutpiacinS Davis most or the way The
second set went 20 Davis at g., but Il.
four OF his winning games the score was
4 IN h..l III w.g,. ~.
Davis won the first two games OF tn,
final set only to have Kinsey take the
next four. The latter was outplaying
him by SO wide a margin at that stage
that Davis's hopes Of victory looked slim
until he steaded at the critical moment
Dane Loses TO Frank Anderson.
| Davis was one OF eight to reach the
| round before the semi-finai. With the
| elimination OF Clarence " Todd Of
Australasia at the hands OF Robert Kin
sey, Howard's brother. and the dcfea.
OF Vagn lngerblev BY Frank II. Ander.
son, the national indoor champion. John
b. Gilbert OF England remains the only
unoeaten foreign player In the tcurna-
rnent' The latter. to. was perilously
close to defeat at the hands of DR..
George King, the Westchester county
champion. WHO. after forcing the first
set to SIS, won the second at love, only
70 weaken In the final division OF play.
| IL was superior endurance that won for
the Englishrnan more than anything
else.
Frank Anderson's victory over yagn
lngerslev. gained by O service that was
at times unrcturnable. and a persisten,
net attack, brought him into the semi
linai round, one round ahead of the rest
OF the field of survivors Besides Frank
Ancerson those left to fight il out are
Franks brother, Frederick c. Anderson
Robert Kinsey, s.. Howard yoshell
Atherton Richards. Willis r.. Davis and
the Enylishman. John j. Gilbert
Robert Kinsey's triumph over Todd.
I the Australian. was hard earned The
/ latter was very steady and played skill
fully throughout the tussle, but Klnsey's
chop stroke bothered him a good deal
and compelled errors at Important stages.
Tho Australian by attacking at the net
managed to take the second set at Is.
but in the final set kinscy not only out
played him but outlasted him.
Cedric Major gave s. Howard voshell
quite a scare in the early Part of their
match, taking the first set at 60, but
the Brooklyn left handler found himself
| in the second division Of play ard led
/, throughout the remainder OF the contest.
although he had to give all he had to
| hold his lead in the third set.
a start was made In the doubles.
most OF the teams reaching the third
round. The Kinseys. favored to win.
came through their first match without
| much trouble. Their strongest rivals APP
parentiy are J. o. Anderson and Clar-
ence v. Todd OF Australia, Erik Tegncr
and Vagn Ingerslev Of Denmark and s.
| II. voshell and Frank r. Anderson.
The Seminary.
Metropolitan Tennis Championship Singea--
Third Eound--j. Cecil Donaldson defeated
Anton t.. Won Bernuth. O., CT.
Fourth Round--Robcrt Kinsey defeated
Clarence Todd, ca, Or. Ga: s. Howard
Noshell Defeated Cedric Major 20 Go. o. .