The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Score of Thrilling Tennis
Contest at Philadelphia
Is Pc. 6-1, 6-4.
DUPLICATES r. I. FEAT
i. B. Rice Extends Champion
in Afternoon, While Rich
ards Defeats r. L. Murray.

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mis- beaten in thee final round of the
middle States indoor championship at
the Commercial Museums Building to-
night by Vincent Richards OF Yonkers,
n X. Is. 6--1 "a, before big
crowd
This is tie second time within a
Year that Richards. the national
junior champion. has beaten Tilden.
Last summer he surprised the tennis
world by outplaving the king OF the
courts at Providence. A little later
Tilden was also beaten in the semi
finals Of the doubles, lis partner being
Sandy Wiener, his youthful protege.
Although Tilden would not admit it.
much Of his strength was sapped out in
the semi-final round match with Law
renee Rice. the Bostonian. who made
him play Twenty-Five games in the third
set
Tilden got away to a flying start to-
night and took the first set. g. but
Richards. who had eliminated r. Lind
ley Murray. the former national cham
pion. only few hours before, got into
his stride in the set and quickly dis
posed of the worlds champion. 6--1 In
%
Tildens 10.
Better work on the back court and
snapper net returns bled the youth
full Richards also to take the third and
deciding set 6-4. while the crowd ap-
plauded him for his wonderful exhibi-
tion.
FIRST SET
Tilasn TisSards .:....a -. 4sa s-s-i5 -s-i5
SECOND SET
Richards '.......... ........... ! j : 4-s-2S
0 THIRD SET.
T,sSsrs, r,lssD a.s 8 : f's t-o-Ss 1-a-ss
In the first semi-flnal round of
doubles Tilden and Wiener were beaten
by Wallace F. johnson of Philadelphia
and Vincent Richards, 6-4, 2-6. 6--4
The spectacular playing of Richards
was big feature in this match.
Charles Watson and II. Fischer of
Philadelphia defaulted in the other
semi-hnal round doubles to Lawrence
Rice of Boston and Arnold Jones of
Providence owing to Watson being
taken Ill.
The summaries;
~" CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
THIRD, RoUNp--vincent Richards. Yonkers.
n, ". defeated Arnold Jones. Providence,
. FINAL EOUND-Wtlllam It. Jlden, Pnlla-
delphia. defeated Lawrence Rice. Boston.
s-6. 60. l2-lo: Vincent Richards. Yonk-
ers. n. ". defeated r. Lindley Murray.
FINAL RoUND-vincent Richards. Yonkers.
n. y. Detected William T. Tiiden. Phila-
pousl.hs es1Pnla Sc ssMi-FiNaL fri Al RouNDs-wauace
T. johnson. Philadelphia. and Vincent
Billiards. Yonsers n. ; N, defeated s inh,a Witsm
Cd. 2-s, 6-4; Lawrence Rice. Boston,
and Arno.s Jones; Providence. won by de-
S fault from Charles Watson and H. r.
DOUBTLESS. FINAIs-Johnson and Richards
defeated Rice and Jones. 6-3, 6-4.
In what was admitted TO be one OF
the greatest indoor matches Tiden de-
feated Lawrence b. Rice of Boston in
the semi-final round in the afternoon.
4-6. Go. 12--10 Such prominent
players and officials as Vincent Richards.
n Lindley Murray. Mrs Molla B1urstedt
Mallory. AL Hoskins and Paul w. Glib
bons said that II was the best match
that they had ever seen.
Twenty-Five games in the third set
furnished thrill after thrill. Tilden being
on the defensive most of the time Rice.
who beat Tiiden In the Rhode Island
championship final last year and only
recently conquered Vincent Richards in
Bermuda, gave Tilden the battle or his
life The New Engiander handled TIL
den's smashing service with remarkable
skill and more than held his own on
ground strokes. II was probably the
hardest match that Tilden has had
since last summer at Wimbledon when
Norton almost took his English title
away from him.
Rice. who appeared in batter physi.
cal condition than Tilden. took the
first set 6-i, but the Philadelphian
changed his tactics in the second set
and ran II out 60. Then followed the
.4At a.,1 NEAr1
the other gaining a game. They bat
tied on until the twentieth game. when
Tilden broke through Rice's service and
took the lead and then won The set and
match, three aces helping in the last
game. Point score:
FIRST SET.
THden. $50 24 $50
Rice............... 4-O-"'
SECOND SET.
IIes rI,aen. .........'.'''. ......... S-o-%i
THIRD SET.
ridden 4 2 4s2 ! 20 =
Rice 1854 4oGt4:4
o-io-5T.
Vincent Richards. national junior
champion. advanced to the semi-hrial
round waen he defeated Arnold w.
Jones OF rovldence in a we'll played
match -. c.. The Rhode Island
youth gave Richards more Of a battle
than the big crowd figured. although the
metropolitan star always had something
in reserve and doubtless saved himself
for his scmi-fnal with r.. Lindley Muir
ray that was TO follow. In the latter
match Richards triumphed again By
score Of 81, 3-s. TO. Richards playc
thc better tennis throughout, aud the
railery gave him big hand, his back
court work being especially clever. The
point score
FIRST SET.
Mnrsaya.... M,snasd' cgis . s-a-si
SECOND SET.
Richards. e-5-i.
Murray. ........ 4 1-6-2s
THIRD SET.
niehds ss 1874 s-i-ss
In a special exhibition Mrs, Molla
Bjurstcdt Mallory, national indoor and
outdoor womens champion defeated
Miss Edith Sigourney OF Boston IN