New-York tribune., 1921-06-20
Richards Wins
Easy Victory
I'm Title Match
Champion Eliminates Fisher,
o., o., i'm 4th Round
of 'sMet" Tennis Singles
BY Fred Hawthorne

vincent Rlchards,e eastern New I 1ork
State and Brooklyn champion, was one
of those who pushed their way forward
toward the final brackets yesterday in
the annual metropolitan championship
singles tournament on the clay courts
of the New York Tennis Club, at 238th
Street and Broadway, Richards Went
into the fourth round by defeating
Kenneth D. Fisher, of Staten Island,
by score of 6-1, 6-2. In, the first
round he had eliminated Donald Kere-
sey by the same score, and in the sec
ond had vanquished Walter j. Abels at
g., 81.
j. H. steinkampf. Arthur Richards,
Charles Chambers and w. M. Fischer
fourth round brackets The singles
will be so far advanced at the end of
play this afternoon that the tourna-
ment committee will be able to start
the doubles and push that event to-
morrow and Wednesday.
DIR. George King won splendid vic
terry over Manfred Goldman, at 60,
g., in the second round. his attack
at the net being spirited and his
ground strokes good forcing plays be-
hind which he was able to follow in
for the finishing shots. Goldman, ap-
parently a BIT tired after his three
the first round by score of 6-3, 4-6,
6--3, was not able to get about his
corner with his customary speed and
this meant certain defeat at the pace
King was going yesterday.
Favorite Is Beaten
DR.. William Rosenbaum was one OF
the veteran favorites to fall by the
wayside during the day, succumbing to
Ct,%1 hfy
6-3, 6-3. in the opening round. Ros-
enbaum was wild overhead, nor were
his ground strokes going properly. He
seemed to be shy of practice, whereas
Cutler was very reliable in the pinches.
Frank 7. Anderson, the young ma
tional indoor champion, won his two
matches Of the day without being
forced to uncover his best shots. In
the first round he defeated Burtel
Friman, at Ga, 63, and then breezed
through his match with Ira l.. Flelsch-
man by a score of GO, Go. Ander-
son, always q hard and sharp hitter,
was deadly on short lobs and his fore
hand drives carried an excess of speed
and pace.
Fischer, the back-court expsvt with
the "bull's-eye" drive, had great tus-
sic with Ralph B. Gatcomb, of the We 81
Side Tennis Club, before he was able
to win at 6-3, ST, GIT. Gatcolnb went
for the net position with fine persist
ence, and, almost succeeded in his pur-
pose. But Fischer was in fine command
of his ground strokes yesterday, many
times taking the point by edging low
shots just over the net, within inches
of the side lines, as Gatcomb came
rushing in. A fine match for the gal
lery
Against the tall Fisher, in the third
round, Richards was going better,
smothering his opponents fast forehand
drives by dazzling volleying. The best
the Staten Island player could do was
to take three games in the two sets.
Chambers, the Brooklyn veteran Of
the chop stroke, had his hands full in
his match with young Theodore lie
Gros, of Syracuse University, winning
by score of 7--5, Sd, in the third
round, with lie Gros pressing him hard
all the way.
The fate of the draw has placed Wat
son NJ. Washburn, S. Howard Voshell
and Elliott H. Binzen in the upper half,
while Richards and Frank 7. Anderson
are in the lower section. If all play to
form they should meet in the semi-fnal
round in that order.
The summaries follow:
Mems metropolitan championship singles
G. A. Lichtenauer. 60, 6-l; Allen Behr
defeated l.. *. Larson, 6-l, s.; Leon g,
fg ren's s dsfss'ga Fred piansan 2 nb
Oakley -, rs, t.; Theodore lie Gros
defeated F. W. Porter, SIS, Go; Merritt
3--6. 6---3. s-3; A. J. Cawse defeated lingo
Hartmann, 1l-9, o., Sd; Earl Dixon
yyon Won from Byron Kikuchi By default; r F,
l.. HlRiRchTNEn
6-2, Is, 6-3; Frank T. Anderson de-
fsatsd B9rtel Frimen' g-4, g. A. l..
n. L. Woford won from S, E. Palmer by
default; Norman Winter defeated Paul
King GO. 81; J. W. Mersereau defeated
defeated j. S. Plat, TO, SO; Vincent
Richards defeated Don Keresey. I'll, e.
W j. Abe!s defeated Paul Keresey, 6--l.
6-4j j. j. DerWin defeated G. Greenspan,
81, 6--4; II. l.. Bowman defeated r j..
Eoheverria, C., Go; L. II. Croley won
from +. C.. Anderson by default; Edgar
Dawson defeated "A. G. Fleig. 6--s. g.
Manfred Goldman defeated A. d. Ham
nett. "a. 4me. s-S; l.. T. White de-
feated Il. A. Winston, 60, S..
Roberts 9-7, FL; ]. H. Steinkampf won
from G: B. Yard by default; Behr defeated ed
feassd s L. W PIshsr s s 5 hpsr1Sn H r. Bas ds
roughs defeated II. b. Reese. 81, "A.
So lie Gros defeated Guy G.. Brinkerhoff,
I'll, 60 l.. w. Knox defeated Hugh t.
Nehring. 6--a, 2-6. e; Dixon defeated
Hobbs, s-e, 6-3; w. M. Fischer defeated
w. d; Hadsell. 6--2, 20; r. B. Gatcomb
defeated &c. w, Peaslee CO, St f. Y.
Anderson defeated 7. L, Fleischman e--2,
SO; Winter defeated Woffard. 6-2, ct ;
! Is. y. Fisher defeated Mersereau, 81. 60
Vincent Richards defeated Abels. So.
0-~7; A.. M. Hyde defeated Henry Wisei ,
tier. 6-3. IS; Bowman defeated perwin.
&c. Sd; Edgar Dawson defeated Crolsv'
, S-4 0-4 Ely Wolkowitz defeated 7. 3.
feated L. T. White, G--1. S--6; BrNneau
defeated Dc. Te g, $; Groesbeck. s-.3, a-s, 81,
Dr- George King defeated Manfred Gold
man. 80, S.; Cawse defeated Cutler
6---3, 6---1.
Third round~-steinkampf defeated II. H.
Bassford. 6--S, e., 6---3: A Richards de.
feated Burroughs, "a, 6--2; Charles
Chambers defeated LIE Gros. rs, 6-4;
7. A. Bodkin defeated Dixon, Ga. II,
Wolkowitz won from Hugh Tailant by de.
fault; w. Nj. Fischer defeated r. r. Cal.
comb 6--3, TT, 81; Vincent Richar5s
defeated Kenneth q. Fisher. I'll, 6--2.