New-York tribune., 1921-06-06
Washburn Defeats
Richards i'm Hard
Fought Net Match
Davis Cup Star Disposes of
Junior Champion rs,
70, 7-5 ON Orange Courts
By Fred Hawthorne

In these halcyon days of the game,
with two, three and four tournaments
oelng contested in widely separated
sections of the metropolitan district
spontaneously, it is more than diff
nSui1 s;s, for any one player to appear
ments--it is impossible.
All this by way of saying that Ichiya
humagae, of Japan, who was scheduled
TO play Vincent Richards in the final
round of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club
at Mountain Station. n. j., Yesterday
afternoon, was unable to keep his en-
gagement for the simple and convinc-
ing reason that he was also scheduled
to play in the invitation round-robin
doubles tournament of the Green
Meadow Country Club, at Harrison,
N. Y, and did so.
tended a tournament at the Orange
club was on hand yesterday at 5
O'Clock, the scheduled starting hour,
and there were several hundred auto
mobiles parked within the picturesque
grounds. All these had come in hope 5
of seeing Kumagae and Richards fight
out their second battle within week
on clay courts. Allan G. Bragaw, Of
the tournament committee, however,
had posted up notices outside the gates
before that hour, stating that the
match had been postponed, but that
there would be two exhibition matches
played instead, and the crowd, showing
its keenness for, tennis. decided to
enter anyway. Well was it rewarded.
Washburn Beats Richards
Watson M. Washburn, of the Davi.
Cup team, was picked to play an ex-
hibition match on the turf courts
against Richards, and did so, winning
at 60. IS, 7-5. Dean Mathey and
Joseph l.. Werner, the Princeton cap
tain, defeated Philip and Ludlow Van
derventer. of New Jersey, by score
of rs, 2-6, 7-5.
| want to say word or two con-
cerning the condition of these turf
courts at Mountain Station, 1t is less
than three years ago since these courts
were seeded and built, yet yesterday
they were so fine that both Washburn
and Richards declared they were the
equal Of any courts they had ever
played on at this season of the year.
The Orange groundsman, and Willie
Tucker, who built the courts. deserve
all praise for this accomplishment
Washburn was in wonderful form
yesterday, being absolutely deadly on
his ground strokes and on his over
hand, cross-court volleys. 1t looked
like mid-season tennis, and it was too
much for young Richards, who was
playing his first match this season on
grass. Both men played without
spikes, which made it rather difficult
footing when going after placed shots.
Richards seemed the chief aufferer
from this, particularly in the opening
set, when he constantly misjudged the
hound ~ tho hall opd ,voa yerv
cautious about going after his shots.
Winner in Fine Form
Washburn was missing scarcely a
thing his low, fiat drives giving hard
ly any bound to The ball. After TAX
ing the first set at Glove" he ran into
a lead of 4--2 before Richards, after
changing racquets tor the third time,
began to hit his returns truly. The
junior champion also started going in
for the net position to volley, and there
were many stirring exchanges before
Washburn won out at 7-5.
In the third set the internationalist
ran into another long lead, with most
of the games going to deuce. Richards
was a bit timid of risking himself by
rushing the net on the slippery turf
and, although he played his opponent
close, Washburn just had sufficient
ledge" to take the third and deciding
set.
Mathey and Werner were a bit su-
perior to 1.-The Vanderventer brothers
overhead and at volleying, IN the
doubles match, but it was good tennis
all the way.
Richards and Kumagae will play
their postponed match on the clay
courts at Orange next Sunday.