The Washington herald., 1921-05-08
TILDEN DEFEATS
FORMER CHAMP IN
TENNIS EXHIBITION
Williams Is Beaten at Co
lumbia Country Club
In Straight Sets.
By JACK HAAS.


In one of the greatest and most
spectacular tennis matches ever
staged in the District, william T.
Tilden, 3D.. world tennis champion,
defeated r. Norris Williams. former
champion of the United States. yes
terday in straight sets. Sc. is. on
the courts Of tbs Columbia Country
club. In the doSbles match TiIden,
teamed up with Wallace johnson,
of Philadelphia. rated among the
first ten players of the United
states, surprised Williams and his
star partner, Watson M washburn,
of New York. defeating the latter
two sets out of three. Williams and
washburn were teamed up in the
Davis Cup matches, not losing an
event.
In the singles event both Tilden
and williams resorted to the back
court game, neither taking the net
but very few times in the twenty
six games played. Both players
were away off in their service.
neither being able to get their first
ball in the service court. In the first
set williams took the first game,
Tilden the next two. and then Will
Jams annexed two more, the set go
ing to deuce. and six all, when TIL
den broke through Williams serV-
ice, and took his own, winning the
set Sc.
The second set was just as spec
tacular as the first and Williams
had the champion five games to
four, but Tilden, through some OF
the best tennis ever witnessed by
local followers OF the net game
won the last three and the match
In the two sets Tilden aced his
opponent twelve times, to Williams
eight. williams seemed to have the
keener eye, as he passed Tilden
twenty times with some very beau
tiful placements, Tilden only plac-
ing thirteen that Williams could
not reach. Tilden had four double
faults to Williams three. On re-
turns that were knocked out oi
court. the players were about ever
up, Williams having twenty-seven
to Tilden's twenty-siX. Williams
| greatest fault was his driving the
ball into the net. which he die
| twelve times to TiIdens thirteen
Three returns were grounded b!
Tilden as against six by Williams
Tilden scored 43 points to Williams
3s. in the first set. and 40 to ;:
| in the second, as follows:
First Set.
| Tilden...... of43l+1 5244344"3I
! WillAms.... 42254 4342ljO l-3S-
Second Set.
1ilden -
Williams..-.... 43444l424l 3-35-
In the third and deciding doublei
set Tilden and johnson had vii.
liams and Washburn five games q
three, but the champions evened VI
and went them one better. only Il
lose the set when the former tool
the last three games. Tilden ha!
the most terrific service OF any liv.
ing player and when~he manages Il
get that first ball across il nearly
always means an ace. He got go.
ing in the doubles contest and vii.
liams and Washburn were helpless
A challenge match was staged be.
tween Maj. Arthur YenCken. Of tn.
British Embassy. and Dwight Da'
| Wis. who presented the famous Da.
Wis cup, and J. s. MyriCk. president
| OF the National Tennis Association
and Sam Hardy, of Chicago, cap.
tain of the Davis cup team. Yenck.
en- and Davis won the match, 6-3
6-S. 6-3.
There were more than 300 tenni.
enthusiasts surrounding the court
including Gen. John J Pershing
Gen. Peyton c. March, Sir Auckland
Geddes. the British Ambassador, and
Mrs. Geddes: NJ. Jusserand. the
French Ambassador; Gen. c. c. Will.
liams, chief of ordnance: Gen. w
A. Holbrook, chief of cavalry; Gen
w. 5. Pierce and Mrs Pierce, Ad.
miral Charles B. McVay and Mrs
McVay. Gen. John p. Rice. and Gen
w. A. Bethel, one of the oldest ten.
mis- experts in the District. anc
Frantz Ichon, of Paris secretar,
OF the French Tennis Association.
The visitors were taken to Noun
Vernon yesterday morning. return
ing in time for lunch at the Co
lumbia Country Club Tilden ant
Johnson returned to PhiladeIphi,
last evening, while Williams, Hard,
and Washburn are staying over I,
play at the Chevy Chase Club thi
afternoon. Tennis players of tn
District extend a vote of thanks {,
A. Y. Leetch, jr., vice president o
the Columbia Country Club ant
Middle Atlantic representative {,
the National Tennis Association. 70
bringing such world renowned ex
perts to the Capital.
Members OF the championship
tennis team who visited the Whit
House were presented with an au
| tographed photo of President Hard
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