Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-12


VINCENT RICHARDS face was as
Y white as those soft, feecy clouds
that roll in the blue sky when he went
on the court yesterday at Mannheim in
the national tennis for his match
against Carl Fischer, the Cynwyd
southpaw.
He's a frail-looking boy, this nine
teen year old wonder. He doesn't ap-
pear sturdy enough to stand the Safi
of eIhausting tennis, but he can. and
what is more, he is court wise and
crafty far beyond his age.
Richards polished off Fischer in
straight sets, and few who stood about
the side court watching the match real
lied what a tremendous effort it was
for him to do 80. The scores were b-2,
Ga, 6-1. Those figures sound easy,
but they were hard to attain.
Early last week Richards made the
acquaintance Of an aged and long -ex- =
pired lobster. Although sociable
enough at the beginning, the lobster
became decidedly unfriendly and row
resulted. Richards took the count
from a sharp blow in the region of the
stomach and hasn't been the same since
The knockout left the New York boy
very weak and wrecked his endurance.
And in such an emergency Richards
showed his craft.
The game he played against Fischer
was one which aimed to save himself.
The Cynwyd youth was as wild as
Carroll Brown ever was when he was
hurling for c. Mack and Richards per-
mitted the local portsider to beat him :
self, which be did quite capably on
outs and nets.
LNSCHER was de. 'dedly OF his
L game, but II he had possessed his
usual accuracy. he might have caused
one OF the biggest upsets ever re:
corded in tennis annals. He missed
his chance.
Tough for Phlladelphians
LNSCHER was not the only Philadel
l. phian who caved in in the third
round. He had plenty Of company.
Four other local stars dropped with
him They were William p. Wear,
Philadelphia Cricket Club; Stanley W.
/ Pearson, Germantown Cricket Club
William J. Clothier, former nationa
champion who entered from Merton,
and Percy s. Osborne, Of Belfeld.
Clothier and Pearson put up game
/ gallant and brilliant battles TO stay
in the tourney, but they were beaten
/ by men Of higher caliber. Wear and
Osborne were game enough, but they
had no chance against Xenzo Shimizu
and Bob Kinsey, respectively.
After defeating Jess Alfonso, OF Spain
! in five energy -sapping sets IN the sec
ond round, Clothier had to fight through
as many sets yesterday against Howard
kinsey. The veteran took the first two
sets as he did against Alsono ano
dropped the next two.
Kinsey saw his best game was tt
run the forty one -year-old star. anc
be did go, with the result that Clothiel
tired and slowed up. Kinsey took the
! fnul frame with the loss of only one
game.
Pearson gave wee William Johnston
the fright Of his life In the first set
He held the lead at 5-2 on his deceiv'
ing chop stroke, and then the Westerne
lifted his game TO the heights it car
reach In stress, and evened at five all
THE Germantown athlete led again
l. at 10, but that was the end.
johnston took the set at 8.7 and
never was In danger thereafter.
Ie won al, 6.2
Spaniard Shines Again
THEY cant keep this Manuel Aions
l. from shooting into his rightful plac
In the sun. lie undoubtedly was th'
feature of yesterdays matches, and /
was not because be was in close con
test. He met Howard Voshel ant
eliminated that Brooklyn southpaw il
sequence sets, 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.
Voshell never had chance from tn
moment he stepped on the court. III
was not up to his usual standard, bu
even II be had been, 1t would not hav,
made much difference. The Spaniarc
looked almost unbeatable out there yes
terday.
Alfonso, always spectacular in hi
court covering, exceeded anything h
has shown at Mannheim heretofore. III,
sprinted and hoped over the turf lik
q jackrabbit, darting after a passinl
SHOT when he went to the net, daShinl
to the backcourt after q lob or run
ming madly to the sideline after eros
court drive.
The foreigner was all over the tur
and Voshell was at loss to cope witt
such wonderful tennis. His placement
which ordinarily would be points wer