The New York herald., 1921-02-07
Scores 6 to 8 in Intercity
Tournament at Heights
Casino.
r. NORRIS WILLIAMS WINS
Takes Extra Set Tussle From
Vincent Richards in Fea-
ture Of Series.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

New York defeated Boston SIX matcnes
to three in the intercity tennis .tourna-
ment on the courts of the Heights Casino
of Brooklyn To the two points scored
on Saturday, when the series opened.
the local players added four more yes
teEday and thus finished In the lead by
comfortable margin. In the two day
meet they won three out OF six in singles
and all three doubles.
The winners for New York were Fran
els T. Hunter. Harold A. Throckmorton
and Dean Mathey in singles, and s..
Howard Voshell and Frank 7. Ander-
son, Dean Mathey and Vincent Richards
and Harold A. Throckmorton and Fran
els T. Hunter in doubles. For Boston r.
Norris Williams I'd, former national
champion and winner with Charles s.
Garland of the British doubles cham
pionship of 1920. scored the most impress
sive victory, defeating Vincent Richards,
the junior national title holder. Sc.
6-3. 6-2 in what proved to be the fea-
ture match of the tournament. The
other two victors for the Hub team we're
Lawrence B. Rice and b. Dell. The re-
suit was quite different from that of last
season. when Longwood Cricket Club Of
Boston made clean sweep of It's
matches with the Heights Casino squad.
Probably the largest gallery the Ca
sino courts have held witnessed yester-
days matches. Most OF the spectators
were attracted by the promise of some
tennis pyrotechncs in the contest be-
tween Williams and Richards. and they
were not disappointed, although the start
was rather slow.
Williams Slow to Start.
1t required all OF one set for Williams
to rouse himself to his best tennis. He
was very unsteady at the start. netting
frequently and showing poor control Of
his drive. Richards in the meantime
was taking the aggressive. coming, to
the net often and blocking In his GUS
tomary effective style. Richards broke
through the former champions service
in the second game after winning his
own service at love. and the score was
20 in his favor. Williams retaliated
by taking the next two games but his
squirt was short lived. for the New
York youth won the next three games
In row. With a commanding lead of
5--2 in his favor. Richards found little
difficulty taking the set on his next
service.
The pace had been comparatively
slow up to that time and the rallies
short and uneventful Williams, how
ever. soon showed that he scarcely had
warmed up TO his task in the first set
His service grew severer. frequently
escaping his opponent entirely. his drive
became crisper and better timed, and
Richards found Il necessary to cover
twice as much ground as at the start
They won on service for five games
and then Williams finally broke through
IN the sixth. taking the lead at 4--2
A love game followed In the Bostonian's
favor. his third straight in the set. and
II began TO look as though Williams
finally had the match well in hand
Richards, by dint OF bold net play In
the eighth game. managed to prolong
the set. but Williams ended Il in the
ninth after the points had gone to
deuce The score was 6-3.
The gallery saw the former champion
flash his prettiest tennis in the deciding
set Having acquired well nigh perfect
control. Williams seemed able TO place
the ball wherever he pleased. Richards
persisted in rushing the net but Will
Jams. measuring his distance, passed him
cleanly time and again. He outguesse1
the youngster repeatedly. catching him
out Of posfion and compelling him 10
race all over the court to meet his re-
turns. Had it not been for his speed
and splendid getting Richards scarcely
would have earned n game in the final
set, 20 superior was the Bostonians ten
mis- craft. Az II was, however the youth
won two games. Failure to get his first
service across placed Richards at a dis
advantage. What he did succeed I'm
doing was to keep many of the rallies
going and force williams to maintain
his bese speed. Thus a match that had
opened rather tame wound up fast and
spectacular.
Little to Spare.
New York had very little 10 spare In
tNnr 49, Ia. -. II.
defeating q. Colket Gamer 6--1. &c.
7--5. while Harold A. rhrackmorton
scored over Nathaniel w Niles. 4--6,
G-s. rs. In both gases the local
players. uncertain at the start, gained in
effectiveness as the match advanced
Gamer showed the Same caiibre OF tennis
that carried him to the semi-final round
Of the last national championship. but
Mathey was the steadier in n pinch. IL
was anybody's match. however. until
Mathey broke through the Bostonian's
service In the final game.
The contest was marked by an abund-
ance of short range volleying that kept
the gallery on edge throughout In the
other tussle Th-ccltmorton matched his
rushing act attack against Nilcs's steady
deep court driving and won by the mar
rowest of margins. Niles PASSED Throck-
morton frequently with well directed
shots. but more often his returns either
hit the top OF the net or were blocked
by the New Yorker's volleying.
Following Williams's victory over
Richards. New York needed one of the
two remaining doubles matches to clinch
the tournament. The local players sue
coeded in taking both Richards and
Mathey defeating Williams and Gamer
while Throckmorton and Hunter tri-
limphed over Nathaniel w. Niles and
Alfred S. Dabney. Both matches, how
ever. went extra sets. In fact. every
tussle both in singles and doubles yes
terday required three sets for compile
tion. or the nine matches in the series
only one endedNn straight sets. the meet
being decidedly unusual IN this respect
The summary:
singles--Dean Mathey, New York, defeat
"a q. Coket Gamer. Boston G-f, "a, rs;
Harold A. Throckmorton, New York. defeat
cd Nathaniel w. Niles, Boston, 90 G-3
10: X. Norris Williams I'd. Boston, defeat
60.
Doubles-vincent Richards and Dean
Mathey, New York, defeated X. Norris Will
iafns "a and g. Collset Gamer, Boston, Ia
II, g-i; Francis t. Hunter and Harold A.
= Dabney and ". w. Niles, Boston, 6--f,
score-New York. 4; Boston, 1.
score, Saturdays matches-New York. 2: (:
Boston. 2.
Total scorc-Ncw York. q: Boston. 4.
The point score of the feature match
foiows.