Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-03
SLIGHT CHANGE OF DAVIS
CUP LEAVING AMERICA
U. S. Tennis Stars Repulsc
Efforts of Japs in Ini-
tial Matches.
TILDEN STAR rEnFonME
brilliant Player StnEes wnndcrfu,
Comeback After Losing Two Set. ,o
SHIN Id xu-I.nrEe Gallery AppIauds
Efforts OF Contestants.

rionship might travel to Japan this
fall received n decided setback on Tho
courts OF the Westsidc Club here this
afternoon when American dcfendiny
players won two straight matches
from their Japanese challcnEers
William NJ. Johnston. of San Fran
cisco. national champion in 1915 and
1919, defeated Ichiya Eumagac in
straight sets at singles by scores Of
60. 6-4. 6-2. William T. Tildcn. H..
OF Philadelphia. present America n
tit'eh"ldcr. had far more difficult
task in suhduinE Ienzo Shimidzu i'm
tivc-sct battle by scores of Sd. &c.
rs. 6-2, 6-l.
Tomorrow Watson If washburn. Of
NV Work. and X. Norris Williams.
team. will play the same Japanese
players in the third match of the
challenge round. 4 victory for the
American pair would mean the re-
tcntion Of the cup. won In New Zcu-
land last winter as three victories
out Of five matches are all required
under the rules.
Johnston. in winning with loss OF
only eight games in three sets. actually
earned hut hv" more points than his
opponent. II was in the twenty
second additional errors that Kun
agae piled up. particularly at the net
which gave Johnston his wide win
ming margin. While the nets and
outs went as errors in the Japanesc'S
stroke analysts. many Of them might
have been termed earned points for
Johnston. These were due to the al
most impossible returning attempts
of Kumagac in his efforts To- block
or drive back ;hc snaShcs or place
mcnt strokes which the Californian
drove down the side lines At the
Japanese players feet or lubbed over
his head when EumaEac in sheer dcs-
p-ratiun attempted I" play net
game, Il most unusual situation for
him.
II the very nnaiity OF Johnston's
game prevented a lack OF thrills in
his game against kumagac. the TIL
dem Shimidzu battle more than made
up for this lack ~ spectacular play
in the opening contest. The present
American champion opened in a most
impressive fashion against his jap
ancsc opponent Imported from India,
especially for tn. Davis cup play.
Tiidcn starts on Well.
riiden opened with an exhibition
OF his racquet wizardry. which al
ways appealed to the galiary and.
after winning the first tire" games.
two of which went Ia deuce by speed
and placements, Tild-n elected to
10, "A
chop strokes. This s"fteninr Of his
game. with most Of the strokes being
mad" from deep court. fitted in eN
actiy with ShimidZu's idea Of ten
mis- campaign. ON his own base line
the Japanese player was SIeadinesS
personificd. returning almost every
ball with excellent control. and he
soon had Tildcn on the run. Tn.
latter apparently found il difficult to
rrviv. his forcing game. and. in his
mixing OF soft and hard strok Ing.
piled up errors and was forced out
Of position by Shimidzu's lobbing and
side-line tactics until he dropped thu.
first two sets.
The third set. which was really the
turning point ofsthc match. moved
steadily In ShimidZu's favor until the
Japanese challenger was within two
points of victory.
The heat during the afternoon was
intense. and both Tilden and Shimidzu
wer" exhausted by their continuous
footing about the turf in the torrid
atmosphere. ShimidZu, in addition.
developed n slight attack of CRAMPS
and the American champion sensing
the fact that his opponent was slow
ing M. forced the pace sufficiently to
win The third set AT - and gain "A
nj Nint,
house.
refreshed by shower, rub down
and dry clothing. Tilden ran into an
early lead in the fourth set, which
he won, i-2. Shimidzu dcvclopcd a
muscle cramp toward the end OF this
set, and was obliged To let mum
her of returns pass unplaycd. There
was considerable delay between tn.
fourth and nth sets while the Jan
aneSe received massage treatment
hut he was unable TO resume his for
mer court covering pace in the ffth
ana hnal set, which Tilden won in
specta cular manner AT ell The
American champion. with his deadly
service working and renewed ability
To get To the net quickly, killed off
his opponents returns with smashcs
AT the barrier and made il two
cup defenders.
Some idea OF Tilden's remarkable
play when nc actually settled down
To winning les shown by the stroke
analysis. with margin OF forty-siX
earned points over Shimidzu. consist
ing partly OF nifty placements and
twenty service aces. His record in
the latter respect was marrcd BY ter
double faults. In error making I'll!
den almost doubled the japanese
players figures In outs. but had
eleven less nets.
In addition to the Davis cup dou-
hi"s match scheduled for tomorrow
II is planned to stage mixed don-
hics exhibition match in which Mile
Suzanne Lenglen. the French woman
champion. will appear Paired with
Vincent Richards. the French star
viii play Mrs. May Sutton Rundy
and Wills Davis. OF California. \
match between Mile. LenElen and one
OF the leading American women
players Is also scheduled for South
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