The New York herald., 1922-06-05
William Vanderkieft Blistered
During Match at Orange
Lawn Tennis Club.
JAPANESE PLAYER STARS
William Tilden Unable to Ap-
pear, but Lcrge Crowd Sees
Fine Exhibition.

doubtedly VIII petition at the next
meeting of the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club. Orange, N. j., praying that
resolution be adopted instructing the
treasurer to purchase an awning for
is rushed out when the Orange club
invites the folks in for an exhibition
match and gives Mr. Wander Kieft the
job of umpire.
1t was hot in Orange yesterday. dur
ing the exhibition match in which Zenzo
Shimizu of the Japanese Davis cup team
and S. Howard Voshell defeated Vincent
Richards and +. T. Anderson in five
long sets, the scores being 6--4, 2-6,
e---S, 6-3, 6--3. During all this ten
mis-. Mr. Wander Kieft occupied the perch
upon the umpire's ladder. He could not
have been more exposed to a blishering
sun had he been a hothouse geranium.
Mr. Wander Kieft was game. He went
through the warming up period without
protest and stayed to the finish. He
called the outs and the ins, and the
score by points, by games and by sets.
He came out from the SUMS rays with
his collar on. In the clubhouse he ex-
planned that he desired to appear in a
straw hat for his duties. but his wife
objected. inasmuch as the hat had un-
fortunately been out in the rain of Satur-
day and overnight the crown had risen.
Five Sets of Tennis.
The exhibition match was "a thrilling
affair for those who were seated in less
conspicuous places than Mr.. Wander
Kieft. and knew the combination of the
safe in the Orange clubhouse. 1t was a
match which contained a great deal of
tennis, five sets of it. Shimizu and
voshell took the lead. then Richards and
Anderson would put on speed and tie it
up. This procedure must have been quite
annoying to Mr.. Wander Kieft who from
his elevated position, could look out
upon the shaded lawns about the ex-
posed courts
William T. Tilden, the worlds cham
pion, was scheduled to appear as Rich
ards's partner, but he wired from Phila-
delphia that rain, there Saturday had
prevented his playing a scheduled match
in the eastern Pennsylvania champion
ship and he was forced to remain at
home to participate in this championship
yesterday. Only one asked for his money
back upon learning that the champion
would not appear.
Mr.. Wander Kieft might have been bet
ter satisfied If Tilden had been able to
have filled the Orange engagement.
Five sets are too long to be exposed to
the sun.
Shimixu Lasted Longest.
Having labored through four hard
sets. in which the lead was tickle. the
players in the exhibition settled down
for the final 1t was Shimizu, the Jap
anese. who displayed the greatest
amount of fire in the deciding combat
t.ox tlxo% f1,, rfr tv. y, ,tol.
he rolls mis- bat over the ball in such
a fashion that it crosses the net in
haste and then ducks quickly into an
uncovered spot in the opposition court
working well. He also hit hard from
overhead His speed settled the match.
Richards gave fine exhibition OF
volleyings He was very quick at the
ret. Anderson has not had great deal
Of experience in playing before large
and sappreciative audiences. He re-
sponded well and was rewarded with
generous applause from the spectators
and n kind word from Richards when
ne did something unusual. Shimizu was
heard 10 speak once during the match,
when he said wait" A ball was or
the court and he wished to remove I.
before some ones ankle became sprained.
The committee should have been as
confederate of Mr.. Wander Kieft's COM
fort.
Perhaps next to Mr.. Wander Kieft,
Peter Coughlin, the sturdy grounds
keeper, merits comment for his effort in
making the afternoon at Orange such
success. The rain of Friday and Sat
urday made mud pies OF the turf tennis
courts, so Peter stayed up all Saturday
night and with sponges or blotters, or
whatever It is he uses for absorbing
water from tennis courts, brought them
a-a- Ex.- rl.tt. Ton,
Credit for CoughIin.
According to members OF the club
Peter spent the greater part of Satur-
day night and early Sunday. morning
upon his knees on the Orange courts.
At any rate he was rewarded, for the
sward was in fine condition. S. Howard
voshell stated that there were a few
soft spots on the court, but Peter could
hardly have been expected to cover
everything in the dark.
voshell stated that when the ball
landed on soft spot II took quick
and slanting bounce, which made II
difficult TO handle. He thought that
Richards knew about this and took ad-
vantage OF his knowledge by putting
additional cut on the ball The balls
bounced high enough while most or the
points were being decided. There were
many grand rallies. during which Mr..
Wander Kieft forgot about the sun
shine.
The invitation singles tournament
progressed into the semi-finai round for
two of the players. a number of
matches were contested in this event.
but the big match subtracted from the
interest fin these and they had no
umpires.
The summary:
FIRST ROUND-G. II. Emerson defeated r.
". Bpzer, ca. 6--4 G.. w Merrihew
from Robert Leroy. by default: j. d.
Ewing defeated Il. p. Larned Ga. Cd;
r. G. Anderson defeated v. r. Havcns.
g., ca: y. G. Oelsner defeated Alex
Her. SO, Cd; Philip Van Derventer de-
feated III. l.. Bowman, Cd, 40, ca.
SECOND ROUND--C. ". sJollffe won from
w. NJ. Hall by default l.. Van Dervenfcr
defeated r.. w. Seabury. To, G--3: J. y.
Ewing, Jr., defeated G. w. Merrhew,
G-2, 60; T.. 4. Anderson defeated T.. G.
Oelsner, CT, G--4: Murray Vernon won
from Philip Bettens. by default r. A.
Readily won from Cedric Major. by de-
rHIRD RouND-L. Van Derventer defeated
q. NJ. JoIlIffe, Id, G-3. O.: y. A. Read
dy won from Murray Vernon by default.
Frank Anderson defeated J. II. Emerson.
Leonard Beckman defeated Philip Van
Derventer, 6-4. G--3.
Fessler to Lead Ohio State.
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