New-York tribune., 1921-03-29
Richards Puts
Kynaston Out
In Two Sets
Darkness Halts Match After
Werner and the Former
Title-Holder Split Even
By Fred Hawthorne

indoor lawn tennis championship tour
nament ar the end Of the playing per
led at the 7th Regiment Armorv,
Park Avenue and Sixty-sixth Street,
yesterday afternoon. The doubles will
begin to-day, with twenty pairs en-
tered. William T. Tilden, second
worlds singles champion and holder of
the indoor title, who was to have
teamed with Vincent Richards, was
sompeiled to default, owing to illness,
and Richards paired with s. Howard
Voshell, former indoor title holder.
This same Voshell was seriously
threatened with defeat yesterday in
his second round match with J. L. Wer-
ner. the tall Princeton team captain
and perhaps the fact that it was too
dark to finish the struggle, after Vos-
hell had taken the opening set at 81
and Werner the second at 7-5, saved
the fomer champion from set back
1t was simply lack of condition that
got voshell into difficulties. in the
cpening ses he forced the net position
uretty regularly, following in behind
his severe service swiftly, to either
smash or volley for his finishing points.
He did not work into the full swing
of his game, however, until after Wer-
nsr had lead of to 2. Then Vos-
nell got down to earnest effort, with
the result that he took the next four
games in row for the set at 60.
The effort apparently sapped the left
handler OF his reserve strength, how
ever. for he began TO lag in his rushes
for the net in the second set, and Wer-
ner, holding the odd game advantage
throughout, finally won the last two
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Werners Game Improves
! do not mean to give the impress
sion that Werner did not play good
tennis. On the contrary, he was very
effective. particularly at the net, and
his service was almost as difficult to
handle on the slippery surface as
Voshell's, while it was under better con-
troll. The Princeton man has certainly
improved over his last seasons form,
but had Voshell not been carrying much
excess weight he would probably have
taken the match in straight sets. The
men will finish their struggle to-day.
Young Richards seems to be gaining
in playing form with each succeeding
match He came through yesterday BY
defeating Percy L. Kynaston. the Rock
vile Centre star, by score of Ga,
e--3. The latter is one of those awk-
ward players against whom it is diff
cult to make good showing. You have
seen the same thing in the ring. when
clever man was opposed by an awk-
ward, unorthcdox boxer, whose slug
gifshness and lack of style proved a
handicap for the other fighter.
hynastcn Is demon at covering
court, and he went after everything
that dropped on his side of the net, 50
that only the most nicely placed shots
got beyond the sweep of his ubiquitous
racquet There were many occasions
when the Long Island youth engaged
IN last rallies at the net with Richards,
and here he did surprisingly we'll.
sl N the opening set the national Junior
champion had worked into the comfort
able lead of 90, only to see Kynaston
creep up to 4-all by dint of supreme
effort and splendid court covering.
Richards was going very well himself,
however, showing more accuracy and
severity overhead than usual, and this
enabled him to come through with the
winning punch when he actually needed
the points
Fordham Lad Keeps Lead
In the second set the Fordham lad
acid the advantage from the start, and
although kynaston attempted to keep
the junior away from the net by ac-
surate and weil-timed lobbing, Richards
vas not to be denied and ran out the
set at 6-3, giving him the match. To-
day Richards will play James D. Ewing
match will play e. Carlton Shafer, for
mer indoor doubles hampton.
Shafer, one of the steadiest and most
determined Of players, took a runaway
match from J. {. w. Herring, the sets
going at Go, 6-1, and he promises
to make all kinds of trouble for either
vcshell or Werner this afternoon.
Frederick c. Anderson, another of
those in the lower half of the draw
won his match from K. J. Sommer
without being hard pressed at any
time. He was steady overhead and
protected his court thoroughly and to-
day he will meet George G. Moore jr.
IN the third round.
Inc latter advanced by two victories,
eliminating J. j. Tucker in the first
round at 6--2, &c, and then getting
INTO three-set struggle with the vet
eran Russell n. Dana, of Providence,
winning by score of 6-2, SIS, 6-3.
stephen V. Brubans, member OF
the Hoboken Tennis Club, reached out
INTO the fourth round, first defeating
v. T. Mallory, at 7-5, S-~6, and then
scoring over Edgar T. Appleby, the
one Of those conscientious players who
never consider point lost until the
aall Is out Of play and bis two victories
came as the result of steady playing
ana unfaillng perseverance.
9TH Regiment Star Beaten
Herbert L. Bowman, the Mount Yer
non stalwart, eliminated Samuel Robert
aaeAliister, the 7th Regiment team
captain, by score of 6--1, Cd, strok-
ing hard on every shot and outspeed-
ing ms opponent throughout. Bowman
u much improved player over his
Ast years form, having learned con-
M sfoi while retaining his pace on the
Arthur S. Cragin, one Of the veterans
xao have points of similarity with the
good wine we used to read about, and
experience, in a madder, giadder day,
pteezed through his third-round match
rien I. b. Stewart at 6-1, 6-2, and
snowed that he is likely to make lot
y trouble in the urprr half before the
Journey is over. Cragin is deadly
osefhead, and short lob is lost lob
*nen ne, he is on the receiving end.
The summarizes:
xns,aa ~sn national indoor championship
ssssiss sssssiss tnrst round)--G. G.. Moore Jr. de-
Ssseu seai Jerome j. Tucker, Ga, ga.
tsssss saeona d, rcnnd- Stephen V. Brubans de-
aasrssgt L. howman .a' defeated Sam sanuei T.
asfeaDislsr' s--i. a---4; Arthur s. cragin
sssieaied c. r. Stewart, s--l, 6--2: Jay l..
sl@asfscn s.'ls son defeated John ID. Keyes. S---a.
;arh,s george ;. eiroesbeel defeated George
q.