The New York herald., 1921-08-05
WILLIAMS TRIUMPHS
ON NEWPORT COURTS
His Tennis Wizardry Forces
Richards to Bow in
Defeat.
VICTORY is DECISIVE
Shimidzu Beats kinsey, and
Johnston and Washburn
Also Win.
VICTORY IS DECISIVE

Special Despatch to THE New YORK EIERALp
NEWPORT, r. J.. Aug. 4.-Kichards
Norris Williams I'd at his best. on the
courts Of the Casino to-day. halted the
victorious career of VINCENT Richards
and performed the task decisively. Be
fore the superior tennis craft Of the
former national champion, who appeared
70 have reached the pinnacle of his form.
the youthful star Of the courts who only
q fortnight ago had conquered both Will
Jams and William II. Tilden I'd in sue
cessive days, went down to defeat for
the first time this season by 4 score of
I'll, Cd, 6-3.
Tilden himself has said that Williams
at the top of his game is well night un-
beatable, and Williams's tennis to-day
verified the statement undeniably. 1t
was more than championship tennis. 1t
was wizardry. and against 1t Richards
made a valiant but hopeless fight for
victory. Williams played boldly and
confidently and everything went through
as planned. He was all speed and quick
decision and he fairly befuddled the
youngster with his varied attack, de-
cisive stroking and control.
In all his stroke execution, service,
volley, drive or smash Williams was
exceptionally severe and he backed his
strokes with rare skill that Richards
could not match. The former champion
evidently had made up his mind in adj
vance that the best way to beat Richards
was TO play at top speed all the way. to
force him to hurry his strokes and to
play for the lines repeatedly 10 break up
the effectiveness of his net attack. With
both forcing their way to the net the
rallies We're decidedly spectacular. Every
game saw an abundance Of close range
volleying, with Williams nearly always
the cleverer and the steadier.
At no time in any set did Richards hold
the lead and despite the fact that he
fought hard and never yielded a point
until 1t was hopelessly gone. the match
continued to slip away from him rapidly.
Richards has played far better tennis
this season than he showed to-day, but
IL was Williams's super-tennis and COM
nlete mastery OF the situation that had
lot TO do with throwing him off his
game.
,rhe victory brought Williams into the
serl-final round. In which he - now
5racketed with Zcnzo Shimidzu Of Japan.
who advanced at the expense Of Robert
Kinsey of California. The other two
semi-finalists are William NJ. Johnston
IL San Francisco and Watson M. Wash
burn Of New York both members of the
Davis cup team that brought the inter-
national cup back from Australasia las;
winter.
The crafty Shimidzu triumphed by his
Characteristic unfa ggng court covering
and well controlled base line attack. The
Californian managed to take one Of the
four sets played nut there never was
any question as 70 the ultimate result.
The score was 6-1, 6-S 6-f. 81
Shimidzu was repeatedly tricking kinsey
out of position. drawing him TO the net
and then passing him 10 either side. or
lebbing accurately over his head. kin
sey early in the match tried to break
down the Japaneses game by a swift
attack. but found that Shimidzu could
meet him half way at that game and
outsteady him besides. Control, accur-
ary, skilful placing-these three assets
the Nipponese showed TO a marked de-
gree and they We're quite enough
The point score % the feature match
foil