The New York herald., 1922-04-16
FAIL TO FINISH
PINEHURST FINAL
Voshell and Shafer i'm Fifth
Set When Darkness Halts
Play.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
pinch URsr, N. c.. April 15.-Howard
Voshell Of New York and G. Carlton
Shafer of Philadelphia engaged in one
of the greatest tennis duels ever played
here to-day when they were forced to
leave the courts at o'clock tonight
with two sets each and the score at
nine games all in the fifth set. 1t was
so dark that they couldn't see the ball
well enough to continue playing. They
were playing in the final of the North
and South tennis championship and an
nounced that they would replay the
match at the White Sulphur tournament.
Shafer won the first two sets at e.
SIS and Voshell then pulled up even
by winning the next two at e., Ga
The third set produced many deuce
games. While playing the eighteenth
game of the fifth set Voshell asked a
spectator to turn off his automobile
headlights, as they were shining at him
and making it even more difficult for
him to see the ball. After he had won
the eighteenth game. squaring the match
again, Voshell yelled to Shafer Lets
quit this, Carlton
They had been on the court for more
than four hours. The match was hard
lOu5HL Tic way, SndlCT lldNlNS tne
advantage at the beginning and Voshef
pulling up even by the hardest sort of
play in which he mained the net position
enough to have the edge in the third
and fourth sets. Shafer showed that
winter spent in Nassau in the Bahama
Islands had done world Of good for
his game He stood on the baseline and
timed his shots well and hit the ball
hard. He cored repeatedly by passing
Voshell along the side lines many times
putting the ball completely out of the
New Workers reach. 1t was Shafers ac-
curate striking along the side lines
which made it difficult for vosheH to
gain the net.
VOshe1l's Ground strokes Weak.
1t was evident soon after the start of
the match that Voshell was going to
have trouble. His ground strokes. never
more than defensive in character, were
weaker than usual to-day, and when his
service began to falter and go wrong
it left him without a real forcing shot
behind which he could go in TO the net
position for the volley.
Shafer was in particularly good forM
in the early stages. placing his main
reliance in placing, without sacrificing
accuracy for the sake of mere speed
Time after time he caught voshell out
of position by shooting his returns OF
service down the side lines, in the ex-
changes from deep court. the PhiladeI-
phian almost always came off with the
honors.
In the first set, after bEeaSing through
service at the start, Shafer droppAd his
own delivery in the second. but there
after made few mistakes, allowing vo-
shell only the seventh game out Of the
next six. He was mainly keeping the
in MI lot. W
make the. mistakes, and the left handler
did not disappoint him in this respect
In the second set Voshell, by visible
effort. secured better control over his
strokes and the struggle took on the
appearance of real battle for the
honors. The former champion, who hal
been hanging In back court, started to
force the net position in the face OF
Shafer's deadly driving. and when he
succeeded In getting we'll up inside the
service court lines he generally came
off with the honors
Inc set was close all the way. with
Voshell leading at 4-3 and 6--5. and
several OF the games fought out to
deuce more than once before the fin
ishing shot was put over Then when
1t just looked as though it was to
square the match voshelrs service
literally went to pieces. In the first
three sets he made total OF ten
double faults to Shafer's one, and even
when he did put the ball in play 1t
was usually on his second service. and
the delivery was 80 slow and soft that
Shafer had little difficulty in" scoring
an ace.
shafer's Great Rally.
Coming from behind at 6-s shafer
staged a great and daring rally and
took the last three games for the set
at S-6 and a commanding lead So far
he had cleaniy outplayed his opponent.
both on actual strokes and on court
generaiship. The Philadelphian bothered
Viosheli considerably by mixing in
splendidly timed lobs, many OF which
sailed over tho New Yorler,s head
after he had been drawn In close to
the net
In the third set voshell apparently
gathered all his forces. knowing 1t must
be then or never with him. and started
to speed up in his stroking and his
foot work. Almost at the same time
Shafer appeared satisfied to take
breather. He had been travelling
swift pace as he covered his court
magnificently. and perhaps he felt It
the part of wisdom to save himself for
the latter stages of the struggle.
Voshell, coming in quickly to the net
position, was cutting off many OF the
shots that had previously been too much
for him. He looked very good at this
stage. and those in the gallery began to
feel that the left handler might pull tho
match out after all, such are the un-
certainties of tennis. But Voshell was
not to be denied now and fought his
way through to victory, winning the
set at ca.
In the fourth set after the ten minute
rest, the former indoor champion seemed
to have found new sources of strength
and speed and ran into lead of 81.
outplaying his man completely as no
raced for the net behind q service that
had found new power and control.
Shafer STAGED another dangerous rally
In the next few games, and for a time
1t seemed he would end MATTERS In this
set. but yoshell held to hts aggressive
tactics and won the set ut 6--3. squar-
ing the match. The gallery was loud
in its applause in token in voshelrs
great uphill battle against dscouraging
odds
In the first game OF the fifth and
final set the men struggled desperately
through ten minutes OF gruelling play.
with the points reaching deuce eight
times before Shafer finally won the
opener. He broke through Vosheil's
service in the second for a lead of 90.
and once more II looked like a sudden
nt,t chalf Il