The New York herald., 1921-08-28
REGAIN NATIONAL
TITLE AT DOUBLES
Tilden and Richards, Cham
pions of 1918, Triumph in
Great Match.
SCORE 1911, 1910, 81
Williams and Washburn, At
ter Two Hard Fought Sets,
Lose Third Decisiyely.
SCORE 1911, 1910, 81
ny WILLIAM +. TrLDEN I'd.

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the national lawn tennis doubles title
which he won in 1918, and relin-
quished the following year to Norman
Broolxes and Gerald Patterson OF Aus
tralia.
We triumphed only after the most
bitterly contested struggle of my CA
reer over Watson M. Washburn of
New York and r. Norris Williams "a
OF Boston at 1911, 12-i0 and 6--1.
II was a case where the slightest
faitering in handling the return of
service would have cost either Of the
first two sets. The third and final set
was less of struggle
Other victors of the day were:
National Mixed Doubles-Miss Mary
X. Browne, Santa Monica. Cal. and
william M. Johnston, San Francisco.
National Junior Singles - Vincent
Richards, Yonliers.
National Junior Doubies--Arnold W.
Jones and W. W. Ingrahan, Providence.
National Father and Son Doubles
Fred G. and Fred c. Anderson, Ander-
son, Brooklyn.
Longwood Invitation singies-Miss
Mary X. Browne.
Unauesttonably the breaks Of the
game. which fell to us, were potent
factor in the early stages of the men 8.
doubles final The match opened on my
delivery and service was not broken
until the twenty-fourth game, which
Richards and | succeeded in getting
through Washburn's delivery. 1t was
nerve racking tennis to play, and the
"Oh's" and "Ah's'' of the gallery were
frequent enough to indicate that it was
nerve racing to watch.
All Four Services Severe.
All four men were serving with such
severity that the returns We're neces-
sarily high and uncertain. Nashburn,
particularly was h.iow form of the
ground i'll the opening games. but his
volleying and generalship made up in
n large part for their early weakness.
Richards was at his best, although he
too shared the general inability to put
the ball into play. Williams, during the
greater portion of the first set, was pos
sibly the best man on the court, while
] was uncertain and inclined to be er-
ratio. my service alone proving to be
reliable. .,. !. IS,
The second set was almost a replica
OF the first, despite the fact that
Richards dropped the eleventh game,
giving Washburn a 6-5 lead on his
service At this point my youthful
partner and myself turned to q lobbing
attack under which Washburn proved
vulnerable, making three cosby errors
that enabled US TO draw even at sail.
Service again took command to the
twenty-second game, when Williams,
who play, on the whole had been
magnificent, messed two smashes and
netted an easy volley which cost the
Davis cup stars the game. That proved
TO be the psychological break of the
day.
Under the added confidence OF two
set lead. Richards. who had played
splendidly thus far, lifted his game to
unheard of heights. wfilo the corre-
spending depression on Williams and
Washburn materially lowered their de-
fence. The tow headed Junior champion
dominated the situation. Astonishing
shots raIned off his racquet, forcing
the New York-Boston team to flub
their return in their overanxiety to
keep the hall out of the youngsters
reach.
Rb,.ards Saves n Game.
In the fifth game. when we led 81,
as the result OF breaking through on
Williams. Richards trailed at $40 on
his delivery. Then the boy angle vol
leyed a shot that seemed certain win
ner for Williams. turning it into clean
passing SIT. This saved the game and
completed the decentralization OF our op-
ponents. From then to the end II was
4 procession. with the result never In
doubt
We based our attack on an attempt to
lob our opponensS away from the net
and then to climb IN ourselves. The
w. w. team made the tactical error Of
concentrating their attack on Richards
when they found the boy playing so
we'll Williams impressed me as very
nervous and often missed through over
anxiety. Washburn. as always, was
crafty and cool but lacked his usual
stcadiness off the ground.
On the form to-day Williams and WASH
burn should handtly defeat the Japanese
doubles team in tho Davis cup match
next week. There seems little reason 10
doubt that they will represent America
in the Davis cup competition. They re-
Gently defeated Kumagae and Shimidzu
in the Rhode Island State tournament at
Providence and should insure America
Of the doubles point against our chal-
lengers.
In winning the ml.c5 doubles title
OF the United states Miss Mary X.
Browne and Little Bil' Johnston
played splendid uphill battle to over
come Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory and
myself, 3-6. Cd, 6--3.
Miss Brownies Sparkling Tennis.
The Californians found some trouble
in coordinating their team work In the
first set, which we won handily. but
they profited by their experience. Miss
Brownies early deficiencies disappeared
completely and she flashed her fastest
tennis Her magnificent driving and
yolleying made il rather useless for us
to struggle, but we did so to our Utmost
Although many Of the games were close
Mrs. Mallory and I neve" aerlously
threatened TO take either OF the last two
sets Bill Johnston said afterward that
he enjoyed IL better than he ever ex-
pocted to enjoy mixed doubles match.
Vincent Richards retained his Junior
singles crown, capturing the event for
the third successive year, this time at
the expense Of Arnold w. Jones of
Providence. 1t was a close straight set
affair scored az 6--3, 7--5, 81. Rich
ards was unquestionably tired and found
himself trailed az Is In the second set.
but strategic chances OF pace and call
upon his last reserve enabled him 10
capture the next six games. Both play
crs battled through terrific third set
ir which Richards was more or less for
f<sStc TO DO returned winner There