New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-21

Of the annual Longwood singles lawn
Lawrence B. Rice and Nathaniel W.
Niles, both Longwood stars, were the
contenders in this struggle, Rice win
ming By a score Of ST, 60, liz,
6-3, after three hours and a half Of
furious deep-eourt driving, enliTened
at rare intervals by sallies 70 the net.
The men are intense court rivals, Niles
having triumphed over Rice in the re-
cent state championship tournament on
these same courts.
Three other men advanced with Rice
into the seni-fnal round. as follows:
William T. Tiden I'd. national cham
pion: Richard Norris Williams 3D.
former holder OF that title. and Wal
lace F. Johnson. Of Philadelphia. run
ner.up 20 Tilden for the championship
last season. Tomorrow afternoon Til
den will play Rice in the upper half
Of the draw. while Williams will take
on the crafty johnson. The winners
will meet on Saturday afternoon for
the custody Of the famous LongWood
bowl.
Tilden and Johnson reached the FINAL
round Of the Eastern doubles ny de-
feating II. v. Greenough and II. Il.
Bundy, Of Boston, By a score Of @
ca, Ga IN the opposite side OF the
draw Phil Bettens and Carl Fischer,
the California Philadelphia combina-
ton. went into the semi-fnal round as
a result Of their victory over Charles
x. shaw and Clyde j. Curley, Of Prov
idence, BIS score Of 60, GO. In
the other semi-fnal bracket are Irving
E. Wright and Raymond d. Bidwell, OF
Longwood, who gained their place
through the default Of Rice and Niles:
Because OF the gruelling nature OF
their match in the singles, neither kice
nor Niles felt equal 70 the task OF
going out on the courts again after
brief rest 20 play against wright ana
BidWell in the doubles.
Tilden Wins in Record Time
Tilden's meeting with Sidney L.
Beals, OF Longwood, in the top bracket
Of the singles, was the antithesis OF
the Rice-Niles match. big Bill.
playing in marvellous form, fattened
the unfortunate Beals by a score Of
60. Go, Go, taking the three sets
in the tournament record time Of 70
minutes. Practically all the sensation
Beals derived from his experience was
the buzzing Of the ball as IL whistled
by his ears.
Williams's attack on A. II. Chaplin
jr., Of Springfield, former New England
intercollegiate chompion, was almost
as devastating in its effects, Williams
winning at GO, 6-3, GO in a match
that needed just over forty minutes
FOR a decision.
Johnson. in the mean time, was vast
ing little time with J. ". Foster, To-
cal man, taking the honors by a score
Of 60, CO, 6-l. The LonRwood
turf was still a trihe heavy to-day and
Johnson's chops and slices were marked
by even scantier, trickier bounds than
ordinarily.
There is quite a pronounced feeling
here tonight that Johnson Is going 10
defeat Williams tomorrow, some close
students Of the game holding 20 that
view, but ! cannot see where Johnson
figures as a winner, provided Williams
holds 20 his present form. Only the
former champions own errors could
bring about his downfall TOMORROW.
The man who beats Williams in his
present form will have TO earn his
points on finishing shots, and these
Johnson does not possess, except IN
limited degree.
Fred Mansfield. OF Longwood, who
has been calling out tennis scores IN
every important tournament in the
East for the last thirty odd years. re-
marked, after umpiring the Williams
Chaplin match. that IL was one Of the
easiest assignments in the high chair
that he had ever taken, by which the
dean meant the points were decided so
rapidly as 10 require a minimum Of yo-
cal effort to announce.
A Base Line Struggle
The duel between Rice and Niles,
ancient court enemies, was fought out
almost entirely from the base line.
Toward the closing stages Rice, the
younger, more active man, made sew
eral advances 10 the net position as he
came in behind strong. forcing shots,
but the great majority Of points were
decided from deep court. large gal
lery. catching the spirit Of sulphurous
competition that animated the con-
tenders in this match. remained 10 sec
the last hard-won point finished. While
the struggle was not distinguished by
that kaleidoscope variety Of play that
NWANhn lA' MNih u men ike lAAfM
and Williams. for instance, 10 was
splendid exhibition Of the deep court
game, with both men putting all they
had into their powerful drives.
Niles took the first set. largely as
result Of his fierce assault on Rice's
bsckhand The latter is fairly at his
ease when he can get set for this shot,
but force him 20 take the ball on his
LEFT side when on the run and he be-
comes erratic and vulnerable 70 at
tack al that point
The winning Of the opener appeared
20 take considerable OF Niles stamina
and his pace slaekened perceptibly in
the second session. which Rice won az
GO. after running into an overwhelm-
ing lead. The younger man was "strok-
ing we'll on every shot and his court
covering was speedier than that OF his
opponent. Now and then, as Niles sent
back short returns, Rice closed in and
smothered the ball with slashing vol
leys across court.
With the match squared both men
made a better fight for the third set
and the keenest competition OF the
match followed. Il was as though two
smuggling boxers stood chest 70 chest
and traded blows. Neither would give
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