The New York herald., 1922-05-09
TAKE DOUBLES in
FIVE HARD SETS
-
William Johnston and John
Strachan Represent West
i'm Final Match.
EAST FINISHES STRONG
Former National Doubles
Champions Volley Success
fully From Net Position.

BERKELEY, Cal. May s.-William T.
Tilden. worlds tennis champion. and
Vincent Richards. representing the East
won the intersectional tennis champion
ship to-day when they defeated William
NJ. Johnston and John f. Strachan of
the West at doubles. 6-S. Ga. 6-s,
81. 6-3, in the deciding match or the
series.
Tilden and Richards had the advan-
tage In the doubles as they knew each
others style of play perfectly. having
been partnered twice in the national
championship and having won that title
together While they had not paired for
number of months they settled quickly
and played well as team.
The match was one of the hardest
fought on the Pacific coast. Johnston
and Strachan had the advantage Of play
ing on home courts and before a sympa-
thetic crowd, but this was not enough
to make up for the brilliance and better
team play of the Fasteners.
3, Richards Was Too Good.
Johnston and Strachan thought. as
do practically all opponents OF Tilden
their attack at Richards. This method
proved the undoing of Norris Williams
and Watson Washburn when they met
Tilden and Richards in the final of the
national doubles at Longwood. ana the
Westerners were no more successful
Richards accepted the challenge and
demonstrated that a Western victory
could not be driven through him.
Tildens service was brilliant, as was
1t ,hap To cf ARA 81
in distress and in absolute need Of points.
At other times he was inclined to take
1t easy Richards did not have any rest
periods in his game.
Johnston wished to win a victory for
Western tennis and played himself out
in the early sets. He weakened at the
end, being unable to maintain the fast
pace at which the match moved until
the end. This allowed the Fasteners to
sweep through in the final SETS
Each side made the same number OF
placements. 65. and there was but ten
points difference in the total score
Many of the games went to deuce. the
second Of the fourth set going deuce
eleven times, with Strachan serving.
The earned points for each side
totaled 66. but the West made 131 errors
to the Fasteners 121. There was a
difference of six games in the match.
REHABILITATION.
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westerners Win First.
The East took the first four games of
the first set and were tied by the West
erners In the eighth game. Thereafter
the westerners won four and the East
erners two.
The point score:
TILDEN-RIC
soaNsroNesTRAcHAN4 9 = Z ! ''o
04e 4 4 A 5 8 6-57-s
The East took the second set Ga,
Tilden and Richards taking the first two
games easily. In the set they totaled
twelve placements. several of which
passed the Western players at the net.
The point score:
TnDEN-RICHARDs-
III $ 4 1 2 4 2 1-29-4
The third set, which went to deuce.
was taken by the West. Sc. Tilden's
cannon ball service worked we'll In the
thirteenth game, but he lost IL bye the
Vests brilliant return. Johnston served
thesfourteenth and final game, which he
and Strachan pulled from love 80 and
won.
The point score:
HDEN-RICHARDs-
yoHNsroNl 3 / lsTRaoHAN4 Z 4 . > $500
34o 4 5 1 2 4 5 2 5-45-s
The fourth set was won easily by the
Eastern players. 81.
The point score:
TupEN-RICHARDs-
JoHNsroN-sTRAcHANS !.
The fifth and deciding set was taken
by THE East Ga. Both sides tried
desperately for win, and made re-
peated nets and outs.
The point score:
T1LDEN-RIcHARDs-
,ot,NsroN.srR2actnssS22 2 2 4 : '-s'-e
4074 2 1 7-3i--3
The stroke analysis for the first four
sets follows:
FIRST SET.
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SECOND SET
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THIRD SET.
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FOURTH SET.
TIden-Rlchards ...... 10 II
Johnston-strachan 49, 10 IL @
FIFTH SET.
Tilden--Richarde ....... II Q o
Johpston-strachan -. 10 10 o
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