The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-04
Yellow Men Fight Gamely
Forcing Contest to
Go Four Sets
YANKS ARE lNVINCIBLE
Defenders Put Up the Flashy
Brand Of Tennis That
Can't Be Beaten

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The Davis cup. emblematic OF the
worlds team tennis championship,
remains IN America for another
year ,
watson NJ. Washburn Of New York,
tho cup defending doubles team,
clinched the championship for the
United states by defeating lchlya
Kurnagac and Xcnso Shimldzu Of
japan, three out OF four sets by
scores OF SO. Us. i-6. Us, on tho
courts of the West Side Tennis club
this afternoon
The winning OF the doubles match
today. in conjunction with william
N. Johnston's victory over kumagac
and William r. Tildeu's win from
Shimidzu in the singles yesterday
gave the American players the noCcs-
slry three out OF five victorioa
on Monday Tilden will play Kun
agae while Johnston crosses racquets
with Shimidzu. The outcome of
these two singles matches, however,
will not affect the status OF the in
tcrnational play for the season OF
1921.
Not So Hard Fought.
The victory of the American dou-
bles pair, which eliminated In tho
retention of the cup against the
challenges of l2 nations, was not
az closely fought out as the scores
would appear to indicate. Williams
and Washburn, as team, were
clearly superior to Kumagae and
Shimidzu, particularly in the finality'
Of their strokes. Streaks Of crratic
playing and error making at times
marred the play of the vctors.
The Japanese, however. while
they stroked the ball with the same
care and effectiveness as In their
singles play, did not pair we'll to-
gether. They were frequently
thrown out of position or lined up in
the middle of the court, whore they
interfered with the freedom of each
others strokes
1t was on their earned points that
the Americans won, and II was in
the scoring of these placement and
service aces that that they showed
clearly superior to their Oriental
opponents In addition, Williams
and Washburn were comparatively
even balanced team, which could not
be said OF the Japanese. There was
but four points difference in the
earned honors of the Americans
whereas kumagae made almost
twice as many as ShimidZu. To off
set this. however, Kuma gaze was less
steady than his teammate and the
Japanese made less errors than the
Americans, due in part to their ten
dency to avoid taking chances for
winning smash.
Williams Makes Most Errors.
While Williams and Washburn
had the same number OF placements
20 their credit, Williams piled up
far more errors than the New York
er. The same was true in a gen.
eral way of Kumagae. who tried at
times to make a forcing fight against
the winners. The match was layed
under difficulties, terrific thundCr-
storm intervening a the end ut the
. third set and delaying play almost
two hours. Both teams were sivon
"A noisy greeting at the end OF play,
the handclapping and applause con-
tnuing for several minutes after
the winning stroke had been made,
Notwithstanding that the matcf did
not produce the sensational vollcys
and stroking Of the ball which the
spectators had hoped for.
After the teams returned to the
clubhouse, Kumagac, as the cap
tain of the challenging nation, said
that he and his teammate were very
we'll satisfied with the result of
Japan's first appearance in the role
of a Davis cup challenger.
Japs Not Downhcartcd.
lie Sall luTtntl lndt lncN were
pleased and proud to have reached
the challenge round and would enter
a team for the cup next year
KumaEc said that they were de-
vcloping number Of new players
in Japan and that there would be
much surprise in the United states
when they came to this country and
IL was realized the rapid strides thai
lawn tennis was making in Japan
Mile. Suzanne Lengler, the French
woman tennis champion. was e
have appeared In a mixed doubles
exhibition match following the Davis
cup play,
She was present in tho clubhouse
as well as her partner, Nincen
Richards. The opposing pair, Mrs
May Sutton Bundy and Willis Davi'
OF California, were TO have beer
their opponents. Mile. Lcnglen an
nounced later in the afternoon tina
she was too III TO play, however
Her second failure to go through
with expected play at the West sid,
courts neces5itated the substitution
of a mems doubles match. Mort
than 5000 spectators remained 4
see Clarence Todd and 10 Anderson
of Australia meet Willis Davis an,
Dean Mathey. The two pairs prove,
evenly matched and the most scnsa
tiopal playing OF the day ended witt
thS score nine games all, when
grew so dark that +. was impossibl
TO follow the flight OF the ball.