The New York herald., 1922-03-20
ANDERSON DEFEATS
VOSHELL N.4 SETS
With Service Powerful Fac
tor, Match Lasts Nearly
Three Hours.
DARING NET PLAY WINS
Brooklyn Title Contest Ends
in the Close Score of
81, ST, 81, 6-1.
ny SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

ny SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.
In a duel of service, sharp. sizzling
service, Frank r. Anderson. national in
door titleholder, defeated S. Howard
Voshell in the final of the Brooklyn
tennis championship at the Fourteenth
Regiment Armory yesterday. The tus-
sle, one of the hardest fought OF the
indoor season, was carried through three
lcng sets and a short one. and required
nearly three hours for completion. The
score was 81, So, 81, 6-1.
1t was an exhibition Of thrills, for de-
spite the severity of service it was re-
turned often enough for rallies to pre-
dominate. and in the heat of the rallies
the brilliant recoveries, the sharp vol
leying and the all around speed of play
kept the large gallery on edge. Services
counted most at critical stages, Dotn
men being able to inject enough added
power into their offerings either to force
an error or an opening for placement
whenever the occasion demanded.
The contest saw both men at their
best. voshell was perhaps the steadier
and the more consistent all through, but
Anderson had an edge in the matter OF
speed of stroke. and his superior net
attack, his continual forcing. gave him
the winning margin in the end.
Little to Choose.
There was little to choose between the
rivals the greater part of the match.
and a slight shift in fortune might easily
have changed the result in each of the
fhst three sets. In the fourth set, how
ever. with the score 9 sets to 1 in his
favor, Anderson showed that he had
more in reserve. He fairly breezed
through the last division of play, yield
ing only one game, the first. and that
one, strange to say. on service.
1t was Andersons ability to take
Noshcll's service on the rise and we'll
inside the base line that enabled him TO
handle it with far greater success than
any of Voshell's opponents in the earlier
rounds He met the ball before it had
a chance to break too wide of the court.
At that he missed fire" often, but his
rcrsistency and daring In walking in on
service proved in the long run to his
advantage. Anderson's service, il any
hing was more sizzling than Voshell's,
but had no such sharp break and was
not so difficult 10 judge. He placed it
So well, however. that nearly score
Cf services escaped Voshel completely.
Noshel as usual was very sure over
bead. much more SO than Anderson, and
his backhand was more certain than
shat Of the indoor champion, but in
other respects Anderson had the adj
vantage.
So Near Yet So Far.
Vosheli was twice within a point Of
taking the first set in the tenth game.
He had broken through service in the
fifth game for a two game lead and his
own service was sizzling across with so
much steam and break that he seemed
fairly certain to hold his advantage. In
the tenth game. leading to 4, Voshell
won his first point on a net of service
and then quickly brought the score TO
40---15. Anderson steadied in the pinch,
however, returned service by walking IN
On ii daringly and finally. after the
score had gone to deuce three times.
broke through and won the Geme, bring
ing the score to 5 all Not until the
sixth game following was service broken
through again. Anderson accomplished
IL b. a series of passing shots as
vosholl followed service to the forward
court.
In the second set voshell gained an
early advantage by breaking through
service ir the opening game. lie held
his lead until the fifth game. when An
derson by another brilliant streak forced
him to WELD service. In the sixth An
derson shot four service aces across and
brought the score to 3-all. The rest
of the set was hard fought. In the eley-
cnth game Anderson gave his opponent
an opening by double faulting twice In
p row. and voshell, breaking through,
ended the set in his favor in the next
game.
Tho third deuce set in a row followed.
For twelve hard fought games service
was the all important factor. Games
alternated with regularity. once in the
tenth game Anderson threatened to take
a.. nd
on vosheil's service, but the latter in
tccted some extra sting into his serve
and pulled the game out OF the fire.
1t only served, however. to delay the
set victory for Anderson, for, although
voshell broke through in the thirteenth
game and took the lead at 7--6 Ander-
son flashed an Irresistible rally and took
the next three games for the set. In
tho last game Anderson scored all his
points on placements. the deciding point
being a mighty lucky net card shot.
Anderson Finishes Fast.
After the customary ten minute rest
Voshell again began by breaking through
service, only to have Anderson retaliate
In the next game. with the aid of two
service aces Anderson managed 70 res
cue n tight situation in the third game.
Points went to deuce three times, how
ever.
vosheli's service appeared to be weak
cning at this stage, for Anderson broke
through again in the next game and
took the lead at 81. On his own SER
vice he brought the score TO Al in his
favor. 1t was apparent then .aat An
dorson had far moro In reserve. SO II
proved. He forced voshell to Yield his
third straight service game and then
ended the set and match at 6-1. The
point score:
FIRST SET.
Asdsr'Gn1a !, e. s-ss-a. > O. : . : J. : = =
voshell-1:. 4. !. 4. 4. 0. 0, 4. 2. 8. 0. 4, 8.
4, I, 1T.
SECOND SET.
Anderson--1, ?. 4. /, 4, 0. 4. Z, 4, 0, 3.
n-3G--5.
voshell-4. 4. 0. 4. !. 4. !. 10. o. Z. 8.
THIRD SET.
Anderson-4. .. 4, Q. 4. 4. 4. Q, 4, .. :. 2. !.
A. g. A--54-9.
voshell-2. i. Q. .. 0. Q. o, :, =, 8, o, Z, 4, 1,
., 2--i2-T. -
FOURTH SIT.
Anderson-f, 8, I, 9. 4. !. 4-30-G
Noshcll-i, 3, 3. y. 7, 2. o-lo-i
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