The New York herald., 1922-07-24
Hunter. Erratic Throughout,
Outpiayed in Three Quick
Sets.
BOSTON GIRL TRIUMPHs
Miss Bancroft Takes Hard
Fought Match From Miss
Gilleaudeau.
BY SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL y. BROOKMAN.
a large gallery on the turf courts of the
Field Club of Greenwich to-day Zenzo
Shimizu flashed the sort of tennis that
so nearly upset William T. Tilden in
the Davis cup challenge round year
ago Before his marvellous control and
brilliance Francis T. Hunter, national
indoor champion. was unable to make
much headway in the final OF the invi-
tation tournament and the Japanese
scored a quick, decisive victory at 6-1,
6-1, 6-1.
The match saw the winner at his
best the loser almost at his worst. A
bit fatigued after his semi-fnal match
in which he eliminated Richard Hinck-
ley Of the Pacific coast. Hunter not only
lacked his usual speed and power. but
found his control had deserted him al
most entirely. He started stroking err
ratically In the first set and seemed to
grow wilder and more uncertain as the
contest wore on.
Shimizu with his amazing recoverfes
and his ability to send the ball through
the smallest openings never gave Hunter
q chance to recover his poise. When
on infrequent occasions the indoor
champion gave promise of better sue
cess Shimmy would bob up with a start
ling get OF one OF Hunters choicest
drives and send the ball back for an
earned point. With his astonishing con-
troll the Nipponese had Hunter plunging
and lunging In vain. Hunter found 1t
dangerous to come to the net against
the Japanese and his own errors
checked his advances.
Loop Drive a Winner.
Shimizu introduced loop drive In
the match that resembled closely the
shot that his countryman, Ichiya Ku-
magae, has been using with success for
years. The ball would come over the
net with speed that seemed certain to
carry 1t well beyond the lines. but the
sphere would drop with suddenness
that was as incredible as 1t was start
ling. and Hunter often would be left
fatfooted.
Eighteen games to three is about as
decisive defeat as Hunter has met
with since he became a prominent fig
ure in American tennis. but II is the
second time this season that he has
been forced to accept defeat by that
margin. r. Norris Williams I'd out
played him by exactly the same score
in the Nassau Country Club final a few
weeks ago.
Later in the day Shimizu and Hunter
played on the same side of the net In
the mems doubles final and triumphed
over Dean Mathey and Leonard Beck
man in a match that thrilled with its
volleying duels and it's all around speed.
Shimizu again showed to advantage, but
Hunter played far more impressively
than In singles and contributed as much
as the Japanese with some alert, crisp
blocking at the net. The score was
Ga, 6-2. but the contest actually was
much closer than that.
1t was by the narrowest of margins
and only after a most aggressive effort
that Miss Leslie Bancroft of Boston was
able to triumph over Miss Helen Gilleau-
deau, Connecticut State champion. in the
final round of the women's singles divi-
sion. the score ending Is, 7-5. 1t
was case of exceptional control and
court generalship against daring speed
and greater versatility, and the latter
combination won. But It was anybody's
match right up to the final game. At
one stage In the second set Miss Gilleau-
deau led. 5--3, only to weaken as Miss
Bancroft forced swifter pace and sent
low. swift drives booming cross court so
fast and so deep that Miss Gilleaudeau
was unable to keep pace with the ball.
Tide Shifts Frequently.
Miss Bancroft was the first to get into
stride and won the first four games of
the match. In three of them, however,
the score went to deuce. Then Miss Gil
leaudeau came through with rally that
earned her five games In row, some
of her recoveries being of a sensational
order. She was placing well and her
steadinees was .unshakable. while Miss
Bancroft was finding trouble In getting
her low drives over the net
Tho excessive heat, however. forced
both girls to let down in turn and the
tide shifted in time for Miss Bancroft
to save the set by taking three games in
row. Again in the second set the
finalists played In streaks. Miss Ban
croft. however. proved to have more
strength In reserve In the final test, and
four games won at the end of the set
gave her the victory.
Miss Gilleaudeau had some measure
of consolation in the women's doubles
nnal which followed for this time Miss
Bancroft was on the losing side of a
straight set match. With Miss Marion
Chapman. the New Jersey State cham
pion. assisting ably, Miss Gileaudeau
scored over Miss Bancroft and Mrs. L.
q. Norris 6-4, 6--4. The point score
and stroke analysis of the feature match
follow:
FIRST SET.
aansss isi%'s' .::::.::::. :: is4 Lis-f s-is-f
Hnnisr shimiaa ....... ......... 10 = Z g
SECOND SET.
aaa'.T sSi%'s' .:::::::::: ::: tt4 ftffff f-ffi-f
snlm,l' Hunser .........: ......... 70 20 ! 9
THIRD SET.
HanasF fRl%'a' ....::.....: ..:..: 3 3 ! SiSff
snn, shim'su '.'....'' % Q .
The summarizes:
MEMS sINGLEs-sEMT-F FINAL ROUND.
Francis T. Hunter defeated Richard Hinck-
ley, 6-f, 6-3. 3
FINAL ROUND.
Zenso shimizu defeated Francis T. Hunter
81. 6-I, 6--1.
woMEN's srNGLEs-FlNAL ROUND.
Miss Leslie Bancroft defeated Miss Helen
Gilleaudeau, TO, 7-5.
woMEN's DOUBLEs-FrNAL ROUND.
Miss Giliesudeau and Miss Marion Chapman
defeated Miss Bancroft tnd Mrs. l.. c.
Morris, s-4. s-4.
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