New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-07
Robert IA. kHsey Defeats
W. Z. Dauis for Singles Title
r;usev Brothers Doubles
champions; Austraiasian
pair Lose to Cup Winners
Bv Fred Hawthorne

~ a ~ The final round matches in sim
t,asS and doubles yesterday afternoon
go. frst annual metropolitan grass
n ma championship lawn tennis tour
eoa aa.rt. held on the courts of the
nn ss,t Athletic Club, at Bay Ridge
uissss.s;nded those who remembered the
y W. ;nrasion Of Eastern courts by tho
n HES from the Pacific Coast. of the
paxsn DAYS OF Mclaughlin. Murray
s0,sar Long and Miss Mary K. Browne,
pun ps these players swept all before
them.
casert NJ. Kinscy, of California, de-
~ smother native son." Willis E.
n.v;x. for the title, in keenly contest
- sve-set match. with the sets going
80 IS, 6 2, &c, Go. In the
s.rhles Kinsey and his brother, How
IA won the title by defeating young
es,ald B. Emerson and Harold l.. Tay-
/ ,ar by score OF CO. Cd, Ga.
In . special exhibition doubles match
p;shard Norris Williams Cd and Wat
ssn N. Washburn, the American Davis
+ Sun winners, defeated ]. O. Anderson
ssd Clarence v Todd, the Australasian
nayis Cup pair, by 8 score of 6-3,
as, GO, showing superiority all the
way. o
IN winning the singles title Robert
Kiusey did extremely we'll, since Davis
hsosn his hardest fight in the last
SaF of the match, and for time it
looked as though the big fellow would
ovarwhelm Kinsey by the sheer power
/, ~ his terrific service and savage vol
sleginc and smashing attack. In this
srsis, after Davis had pulled up from
behind to square the match by winning
he fourth set at GO, Kinsey aerved
himself for the final test and came
through with the winning game.
The service that had the moment
before been winning points and games
for Davis began to lose its effective
ness as Kinsey handled it beautifully,
putting the ball into play with soft
return, and then trusting to. his VOL
ieyins ability to win the points. The
first three ggames of the last set were
bitterly fought, each going to deuce
several times before Davis held the
lead at 81.
These three games were featured by
an almost continual rain of placement
shots by both men, kinsey getting
more earned points in this one set
than he had in all the previous four.
/. was the critical stage of the match,
and each seemed TO feel that it must
be then or never, In the third game
Davis made a total of six placements
in winning to the four piled up by
Kinsey.
The new champion squared the match
by winning the fourth game on his own
service, and then ran out the next four
games in row, with the loss of only
s points, giving him the set at GO,
the match and the championship. The
final point was a wonderfully timed
lob by Kinsey, the ball sailing slowly
over Davis's head as the California
giant, drawn in close by a soft drop
volley TO his feet, was caught fiat
footed ten feet from the net.
IS Errors of Davis Prove Fatal
In summing up the match it may be
said that Davis lost the honors because
oi his great total of errors. A ma
crisy Of these came as the result of
falling down on easy shots. The losers
total Of earned shots was almost twice
as many as Kinsey's-60 to 81, to be
eSact-but his errors mounted up to
ll9, as against Kinsey's 50, and it was
this unsteadiness that told the story.
The new champion made use of q
trely, the ball getting very low,
tricky bound on the Crescent turf. In
the last set, however, Kinsey aban-
doned his cautious tactics and went
out for his points with great daring
"stroking" the ball frequently and
bringing off many brilliant volleying
shots.
Davis found most of his trouble with
bis ground strokes, netting a total of
sixty returns and sending the ball out
Of court fortyfour times. His main
reliance, | think, was in his terrific
service, followed by headlong rushe S
ior the net, When he was successful in
nltchng up these two elements of his
powerfully aggressive game Kinsey was
Practically helpless before the on
slaught, as in the fourth set, which
Davis ran through roughshod. The lat
ter was unable to hold control, how
ever. IN the last set.
Inc kinseys were always in command
% the situation against Taylor and
Emerson, their smooth team work and
crafty position play being more than
tne local team could fathom. The lat
yer combination, however. did extreme
" well to reach into the final round,
coming through as it did against some
very good opposition.
Aluch Too Fast for Australasians
Williams and Washburn were too
last for the Australasians, Anderson
ana Todd, and although there were
many hne volleying exchanges, the
!. americans were generally there with
s me, finishing shots in the pinches.
~ :" iiilams was particularly effective on
ms side, while Anderson showed to
greater advantage than Todd.
and thus closed the first metropoIi-
van championship tournament for men
Ever held in this city. 1t has been
aighly successful tournament from
every viewpoint, and the main credit
i ! It's success must be given to Charles
- =. Raleigh, the chairman of the COM
iaa'tee, and his efficient aids, Albert
y r.. 1ibney. Charles Chambers, Mr..
pp NJ and r. V. Lake, among others
Va. new tournament is certain here
; ss.er TO take its place among the more
lp events of the late season in
Martin Outpoints Norman