Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-10
T|LDEN BEATS SH|M|zU
FOR CLAY COURT TITLE
Elongated r ack ct Wizard
Downs Jap in Brilliant
Match.
tBy Associated Press.l


world champion. added the national
clay court singles championship TO
his plentiful string of tennis titles
her" today when he defeated Zcnzo
Shimizu. japanese Davis cup PLAYER
in straight s"ts, rs. G-3. oil
Tn" national clay court doubles
title was won by Ralph Burdick and
Fritz Bnst!an. indianapolis. In play
today a. the Woodstock Country
Club. They defeated John Hcnncsscy.
Indianapolis, and walter Wcstbrook.
Detroit. in i've rruclling, sets G-3. SO.
7-5 81. CT
Match WINS brilliant One.
Tho Tildcn- Shimizu match Will be
written IN sporting annals as one OF
the greatest ever played on American
clay courts. The record crowd that
Haunted a cornbelt summer sun to
Sc" marve.ous tennis. waS not disap-
pointed Tildcu WAS In better form
than Shimizu. for whom this tourna-
mcnt was the first major outdoor
competition this s"ason Tho play
marked TiIdon as cvnn e greater
court wizard than ever this year.
Tildcn took the FIRST gam" with hts
smashing reverse by "a iov" score.
Shimizu made the mIs'ak" Of lobby
ing and TIidcn Killed his returns from
IN" net. winning the next four games
which all went 20 deuce. Shimizu
'hcn changed his tactics and with tho
score nothing TO 5. won his own
service In the first love gam" Tlldcu
gave during tho tournament
Shim!zu won the seventh and eighth
games which went 70 deuce. captured
tho ninth with ease aud took tn"
deuce zenith. Tlihca won IA" noXt
two games and the frs; s"t 10, scor-
inE TWO placement noes and reversing
ShimiZu's net attempts
Opens Up In second Set.
Thd"n opened tn" second 60; with
lightning service and ran the score
mp to ~. tn" ffth game being
love affair Shimizu grew orrntic
as tho play progressed ana although
he was able to win tn" siNrh n-d
seventh games he scored only one
point In each Of the next two, tho
second set going 10 Tlldcu. Ga
Tho champion opened Ia IN" last
set. Shimizu lost hts service. fan.
ing 10 scor" point and ridden then
won his fourth love game OF IN"
match The Japnn"s" player w,s able
I" run tho next three games to
deuce, winning tho Nf;h nuc TIL
d'n's terrific bofnbardmcnt sent him
r.unring tardly across the court or
hc made an cratic return auG TIL
den won. G-l
Hastian and RurIirk. an oxperi-
"no"d team. found real opposition in
!l"nn"ssey and WcsbrUuk Their
match was marked hy hrlllian, team
N"rE and shots that clicked the alley
lines by inches Tnc first four SGT,
wcr" divided Alternately ana were
won by tho same sc,s uf scores. Ga
and 10. After ton games. Burdlck
and Rastian won IN. last sc'. IN.
most molly contested OF them all. C.i
Neither ,itlc was dctcndcd walter
I. Hayes, Chicago. who wns clim!n.
a'"d 10y Tilh"n. recently. IN Illinois
states championships, won clay colr,
singles honOrs last year and Hayes
and clifton Herd. Chicago. held the
doubles THE
Tho poin, scor"s OF the Tndcn-
Sh!mzu match w"re
First set
Tliden ........iss $40 AL 5,i-io
Shim'zu .........Gii 35i Gji 72I-i5
Second set
ridden ............. as sil 3ii-3i
SnImizn ...'.........lGl i0i 5ll-23
Third set
T ild"n ................ CAT SO
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