The New York herald., 1922-03-26
TITLE CONTENDERS
SCORE AT TENNIS
Anderson, Voshell, Hunter
and Bowman Advance i'm
Mems Championship.
by SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

For two or three tournament rounds
or so the path of the seeded tennis.
player is strewn with roses under the
new order of things. The strongest
contenders are scattered so evenly
through the draw that nobody has rea-
son to expect an upset on an open
ing day, for instance. It was not sur
prising, therefore, that the important
results in the first and second rounds
Of the mems national indoor tennis
championship all ran more or less ac-
cording to form yesterday at the Sew
nual tournament began under favor
able conditions and with a record en-
try for the event.
1t would have been sufficient for the
majority OF the contenders TO play leis-
urely and flash their specdicst only on
occasions to make sure OF their vic
tories. but the light held out so favorably'
during the morning and afternoon that
the favorites became imbued with de-
sire to see just how quickly they could
dispose Of their opponents. just how well
they could bring all their strokes and
tactics into play. and the result was a
day OF spirited. near-championship ten
mis- that pleased the gallery.
Richards Forced to Default.
There was only one element Of dis
appointment and that was the decision
OF Vincent Richards. 1919 champion, 10
default. Richards Is a great local ten
mis- favorite and there were many anH-
ious to see him In action. but under the
circumstances he was wise to follow the
advice OF his physician and stay out OF
the singles tournament. The youth Is
not fully recovered from his recent Sc
we're Illness and lacks the strength to go
through a series of hard matches. IL
would have been too great a risk. Rich
ards. however. notified the committee
that he felt fit enough TO play in doubles
and that ne would appear as the part
ner OF Frank T. Anderson. the present
indoor champion. tomorrow.
Herbert l.. Bowman. New York Ath-
letic Club and New York Tennis Club
champion, was the only seeded player TO
experience any great difficulty in adj
vancing He met unexpected resistance
ir the first set OF his match with II. g.
Tremaine. and being slow to get into his
best stride was carried TO a long deuce
set OF fourteen games before he sus-
tanned a rally long enough TO place tho
set 20 his credit.
In the second set Tremaine again
started promisingly, taking a lead OF
Al. but by that time Bowman was
travelling along at full speed. was serv-
ing n sharp breaking ball that Tre-
maine found difficulty in handling. and
was driving powerfully Judging the lines
To a nicety Tremaine showed a world
Of speed and fast travelling forehand
return in the first set. but Bowman un-
auestionably was the better tactician.
Hunter Advances Easily.
The other seeded players. there we're
eight all told including Richards, moved
along quite smoothly. Francis T. Hun
ter. favored by many TO reach the final,
made short work Of his match with
Colgate Baker, yielding only ono game
in each set and overwhelming his op-
ponent with the all around speed OF
his attack. @. Carleton Shafer. who
was a title runner-up on two occasions,
dropped only one game in eliminating
Charles s. Scott George King, West
chester county champion, defeated Will
lam II. Ruxton 6--2, 6-i Percy L.
Kynaston, Nassau and Queens cham
plon. won from r. r. Putsche without
being extended.
Frank Anderson. the title defender
flashing his best only at infrequent
disposed of fellow collegiau
Il. X. Scovil OF Columbia, hy a score
OF 60. 6--2 After taking nine games
In a row Frank thought II high time
10 let up a bit and Scovil managed TO
place two games 70 his credit. The
,oser. however, showed an aggressive
hard hitting game that Will serve him
In good stead az soon as he becomes a
better court general. Anderson. In ad-
dition 10 having tho edge In the mat
ter Of speed, knew too much for his
81 Howard voshell. who needs Just
ono more leg on the championship
trophy to own Il permanently. had to
extend himself far more than the score
Of 6--3. G-~i shows 70 defeat Arma nd
r. Bruneau Of the Terrace Kings County
club Bruueau. taking leaf out OF
the book ~ Frank Anderson, who dc.
fcatcd voshel in the Brooklyn final
week ago. waited for voshells service
we'll inside the base line and taking
tho severely driven ball on the rise,
handled II with far better success than
most os Noshell's opponents have this
routipueh nm Pare Two