New-York tribune., 1922-06-19
Richards's Play
Features "Met"
Tennis Tourney
Trounccs Baker, 90, oil;
Minister and Bachrach Ad.
vance TO Third Round

As the result Of assiduous work on
tho part Of Albcr, J. Ostcndorf. Official
referee of the tournament yesterday,
fho original fold Of l2s players In tho
mems annual metropolitan champion
ship singles on tho clay courts Of the
New York Tennis Club was cut down
just about ono half. with two players.
Jerome Minister and n H. Bachrach,
gaining their brackets In the third
round. n stride beyond the field.
Considering tho sodden condition ~
tho courts and tho fact that only nine
we're m ht playing cordition. this re-
ducfion in tho number Of contcnders
represented excellent management on
tho part of Ostendorf and his commit
toe. All play had 20 be stopped about
o'clock owing % the rain. 90 that
Ostcndorfs time schedule was still
further crimped. With fair weather
to-day. however, the field should be
wceded down 20 about thirty survivors
for the title now held by Vincent Rich
ards. national doubles champion.
Richards, returning from his latest
triumph 40 Hartford. where he defeat
cd Tilden In the final round OF the
Connecticut state championship tour
ney on Saturday. went out on the court
yesterday and crushed Lawrence Baker
under Go, 6-i score In the first
round Ills shots were made with that
amazing ease and smoothncss that al
ways distingui she's his play. and al
though Richards was never letting him
self out Baker had absolutely no
chance, az his young opponent drove
the ball through holes in tho losers
defense and volleycd 50 swiftly and 40
accurately that Baker rarely got his
racquet on the ball q. such times.
Walter Wcsbrook, former state cham
pion OF Michigan. drew ". 7. Aeker-
land IN his opening match and won by
a score of CO, 6-s. Wesbrook is Of
the hard hitting, aggressive school and
vent az his work yesterday with a
vim. Ackcrland met him half way, and
a fast match was the result. Wesbrook
showed both speed and accuracy In his
driving and his play overhead was
good under the conditions. Ackerland
improved In the second set and held
! his opponent on practically even terms
up % ALL. when Wosbrook broke
through and won the last two games.
Seiichiro KGshio. Of Japan, who was
defeated By Herbert l.. Bowman for the
New Jersey state championship on SAT-
urday. started his first round match
with Jerry Lang. Of Columbia. but the
rain called a halt when the games
stood M 2-a,l Kashio appeared far
from his best and acted sluggishly, as
though ovcrplaycd. while young Lang
was going very we'll.
The summaries;
Mems metropolitan eiay court champion b.
ship singles fNrs' roundl Vincent Riehafes
fefcafcf Lawrence Baker. GO. e-i
--F7-r. norman Winter defeated 8. a
NanrheTer. sc. &c. r. j.. Golden DO
feated nicker~on Taiiey. 60. -. - .
T. IS cleveland won from John Tunis hy
default. Hugh oakley defeated r a.
neady. e.. f-r. -. y smith DEBATED
T. W salter. 4. - O.. Wall,T
/ a.. -. Henry wl'eir,r defeated E.n.
Trauh. s-f. s--i. Jerome Minister defsa'' 5
Jesse SOM CT. 81. D. y liHon a.,
feafed ~ q Shliie 62. e--l, ~. u
Bnchrach Defeated " ~ Robin T,,l.'', c,,.-
/ e-s's"i s-6"R u Hii-es Won from T g.
/ McNarn hy default vanderbilt II Wato
I defeated pr D. =. Drake. 80 90.
! ID Merriff cutter defeated Roy Ncp.
berger. IS. - y. krno defeaf'd r,l
Plarlssni. 60 c-2. william y Ii..cn@si
a'lss'ra l',or H,ich,s T. aefss,es = " Fel6ean.
+
dari s-i s-5 J. vs. Msrscrcau defeated
Z. Iogehiln IS. 49, 6-1. r. J..
sorr.er defeated y = raion. 60. 50.
r. g.. Tremaine defeated g. lnierhe,s.
d c-f. 4. r. Glore defeated pr =. y.
smith. 80. 50. s--1. = = NiNnow de-
sca,ei Milton vcrfe'n. g. %. 90
T. Roberts defeated g. Adams.
t-s s-5 GO. Morton Berusfci1 defeated
Carleton Putnam. c. IS. 80. n. W
ff.sflnra defeated T.. y. Walthsl -.
"a. D. DoullI.on defeated p. l.. blood 70
good C. f--, v Hruhens won from
If ~ TfaFrman rs default. larry Schless-
-. i.feafsl q d. Naraha'l. c.. 6-'.
pstrh p- Mott defeated g.. n schon,nger
ID 80 T.. J. Wneiey defeated n
wilcox. ca. f-3, =. T. kynaston o.
feaiel g = Chua. 60. c., H. teiee,r
a~f.a,ed r r Glihsrt. 60. GO. \. y
ets,,b.rr defeated = W. Port, 81. 6-A
a ID iiammctt defeated M. ]. G9t;iee'
81 s-e. a. H Manchssier defeated A r'
eberiaar "a. 50. ur william Rosen-
baum defeated y " Thomas. 80, ~
second round-Jcr1mo Minister deieatcd
louis n~y. c--8. "a. H. H. Bschrach de-
Yeatet stcddiford Pltt 6-3, g.