New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-05
Grandstands Well Filled

matches II the Singles.
Grandstands Well Filled
-Four teams went into the semi-dnal
7onud in rhe doubles, the winners be-
;nr Washburu and Williams. Johnston
and Willis Davis. Wallace T. Johnson
and Niles and Robert and Howard Kin
sew They Viii meet IN the above order
to-norrow afternoon, while in the
singles Johnston viii take on Wash
bgra and Shimidzu VIII face Williams.
vho has already defeated the Japanese
=. Longwood last week
Newnort welcomed q day Of sunshine
and gentle hreezes to-day. after the
-wo-daw spell eff rain and chilling
winds and the grands lands were weu
sled when Dick {"Doose"l Mansfield,
If Lonrwooa. climbed to his lofty perch
in the umpire's chair and started tho
Wlhams-Richards match.
Williams started the service. Rich
ards had trouble with his usually dan
a. the flying ball on his backhand- The
points vert TO deuce four times before
nick won the game, establishing q lead
fiat he was never to relinquish. Rich
ards had trouble with his unusually dam
rerous service from the start, making
.wo double faults in the second game.
which Williams won, as we'll as the
third scoring Z sizzling service ace on
point.
Williams Shows Speed
7. was evident even thus early that
Wiliams's service was TO play a lead
ing part in the match. he former
champion had a world of speed and
pace on the ball and his control was
remarkable, the more so when we re-
member how prone the Bost9nlan Is TO
make errors.
Not only this, but Williams was cut
.lnv off RicnGrdss weak returns by
perfect overland volleying as lie came
charging inside the service court line
Richards made a few attempts TO get
Up 10 the net to bring off his own daz-
zIng volleying shots. but these were
costly experiments, for Williams gem
orally scored the winning shot by shoot
ing his returns across fore-court at
such impossible angles that Richards
could not gst MS racquet INTO position
The New York boy managed 10 win
he fourth game. aided by three service
aces, an aeing shot down the side lines
and net by his opponent. But TINS
proved only Z fash, for Williams reeied
of the next three games with the loss
Vi 0AlI 14LEE pOAAA~S, ~ r. *SN- 40 A~~~-'
ards TWO TO one. The former champion
had mad lust twice the number OF
placement shots and exactly half the
number Of errors that Richards had II
this SET.
Makes Desperate Fight
The second set saw Richards making
desperate ight 10 check Williams 5
KsnterfuI attack. lie threw caution
ton, and for time held his own IN the
dazzling volleying exchanges, winning
tic third. Hfth, seventh and ninth
games, but Williams. after & period OF
cratic strezing, settled down into an
ether streak Of unbeatable tennis, tax
i1g the last game by the aid Of three
perfect placement aces On overland
yeileya across forecourt; two Of these
we're made of Richards soft, nigh re-
turns OF service.
Two sets in and Williams was play
iag the most perfect tennis | have seen
since he Teigned q champion. He was
1Cfcing Richards back every minute,
asxlag tremendous capital Of his ter
I.ac service. with Only two double
iaGlts IN the whole match, and backing
;sls battery Up by some OF The most
magnificent volleylng have seen thI-
season.
In The third set Williams began with
ne service ard rapidly ran into lead
81 Al. scoring frequently on place
Ment aces that were pure gems OF
sETeze execution and control Again
l@e slender Richards made Z game e.
1877 % stem tie tide, winning the sixth
and ssgenie games by virtue Of sons
oeaatifU. aow veileys sharply angied
sst then Williams came back with an
'mpeFioas rush that knew no stopping
%~nng the last two games for tae sci
q e--3 and the match.
Johnston Plays Loosely
Johnston played very loosely agains'
saane, missing many times on botk
ere and Dac1AanG shots, nor was nj:
sssaiy overland volleying game 90
sas yell II seemed 10 me that the
..sAe lAiitorn.au vas taking advantage
VI ne opportunity TO work IN al! th'
Esasttee as cculd. He Will have TO I'm
T.sss tomorrow i ne hopes to conquer
n1aa1urn. Dvt Johnston has com
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aashourn's performance against Tx
sfa irving o. Mics was master y
& @aee few errors IN the three sets
80 more than a m4,cn for his op
s-1sAs from tae back court and IA
sseeas Ailes ~ the net.
..~ ~A4alazu vas always handling MAJ
ssss yen against Klnsey, most If tn
80 ss4ng from the base lire. Kiase'
20 "a Steady, hut snimiaza var q litt1
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ss1aues him.
~ ~ :. o4;sfznclnz mater IN the double
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