Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-03
T|lDEN IMPORTED
OWN NCONQUEROR.
Champion Urged Richards to
PLAY Here at Indoor Tennis
Tourney. Only to Lose
GREAT MATCHES STAGED

TENNlS faus. mulllng over the re-
! l. suits today Of the first indoor cham
rionship Of Importance ever held IN
| Philadelphia. have plenty to think about
OF the way they turned out.
! In the first place, the mighty Riil
! Tilden. champion Of the world, was
bsotep in the fnal round by Vincent
) Richards.
, Thi. was terrific uphearal of IN"
done. Naturally Tild'n is expected T."
win on any court where he throws ms
But even in defeat TO him goes the
fullest credit He virtually underwrote
! the success of the tournament when ne
passed up the national championship
! plnyed the same days to enter the locai
I tournament. Furthermore, he acted as
chairman of the Tournament Commit
zoo and gathcred about him on the
court. ont there at the Commercial
Museum n collection Of tennis satellites
such n generally grace only the ma
t;oual chnmpionships in an cnsemh!c.
Tildon was busy every waking NO.
mert before and during the tournament
on the details. and frequently had 10
ston his own matches 10 direct others
ms 70 their matches. courts they were
Despite all these activities he went
on through merrily down 10 the hnals,
dusting them off as they came.
Special Trip
In the final round he met Vincent
Richards. Tilden had gone specially to
New York to get Richards to enter.
Tho latter had been quite Ill. but was
about to enter the national
"You cant afford TO b" beaten IN
.Ir untionA!. rs you "Nr"IE VAL NJ "i
arca,rt ut YOUR physical roMh' il"'.,
wa. Wildeu', argument with RlCharHS.
, ..hr, II Won't matter :" nGch II you
lose IN the Middle States,
Richards listened all! came over IeFc.
Then he rnrned around and beat llideh:
Both had had the toughest OF three SET
matches in the afternoon 70 couis
through 70 the finals and were ragged
completely. Strangely. IL was Richards,
thc o., sick man, who had the finishing
punch in that match.
But Tilden proved his greatness
efter the match. They were crowding
around to sympathizo with him IN de-
feat. ,L ,o,a
Ilm TO help us put tn" tourney over
,ou did. You shouldn't have worked
So hard You should have saved yonr
strength for your matches linen you
nava won tonight. ..,,,,
"Nonsensp," retortel Tildcn. .Rich :
ards PLAYED bette: than | did. He de-
served TO win.
/ The semi finals ere q matter OF the
nIaycr with the superior service win
n,nr In ons match and the player with
,hn srnerior service losing in the other.
/ Yin Tilden went through gI-ieling
rnsrinn Saturday afternoon, and 1t was
I his lightning smash of the service line
! that brought him the victory. In the
other match r. Lindley Murray stayed
in the running through three tough sets
with yinrcnt Richards almost entirely
hy the friendly aid Of his service. he
lost the third set when richards hnailS
broke through cannon-ball delivery
,hnt had lnfTlrd him almost every game
In which he faced II.
Rirhords opened the final days play
wirh a duello aimed to lower the ram E
nanr colors Of young Arnold Jones, who
came I'D out Of Providence TO leave
his dent in the tourney. The first set
was deuced before Richards won. and
ther they nut ON world Of action, with
Richards finally coming through.
III" u"Xt act was An exhibition III
wI,'rh Mr.. Molla Mallory trouaced
Nj, Edith SIgOurnry in straight sets.
When Tilden took the floor I" play
Lawrence Rice, one Of the strong ia
yorites To win, th" stands wcr" backed
and the crowd was ia" biggest that had
attended 'he tournament 10 that point
Eratic
TiIden WAS inclined 10 bo erraIir in
the first sot before the deadly placing
OF Rice and dropped the set, but he
rot his .prvicP going IN IN" second Il
such effect that hc ran out II love set
though none wer" low" gam"s. The east
with which his fast service scored wher
Il vent in rYi1lcntly made an impres
sion on I'll" Drany champion. who i'm
mcdiatcly began TO use il as his mos
effective pOint winner.
Rice. who has beaten Tildrn Rich
ards and Johnson previously, owns
wicked service himself hut his hrs
ball seldom gets in the court at leas
II failed mostly against Tilden,
The tall champion, however, score,
on the first comet like shot as often a
not and. failing, came through witt
another Just as severe. Occasionally b
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