The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-10
Veteran Clohier Downs
AIonS0 in Tennis Classic
Continued from First Page.

delphian's defense was weakening,
Alfonso injected greater sting into his
shots and took five games in row for
a Ga set.
With a respite or ten minutes follow
ing Clothiers chances doomed brighter
for victory in the fourth division of play
BY that time. however. Alfonso had found
his best speed and control and he forced
Clothier 10 duplicate some of the sprint
ing that had been his portion in the
early half of the tussle. Throughout
the set Clothier called on all his strategy.
but the agility of his Spanish opponent
baffled him and the set ended in Alonso's
favor at 6-3.
lt was nip and tuck in the final d.
vision Of the match. but the crowd some
how felt that Clother had shot his bolt
and that his chances were diminishing
with every game. lie had to stop once
to have his legs massaged and he walked
slowly and YEARLY 10 his position at
every service But while his strength
was ebbing his determination and fight
were mistaken. Half way through the
set Alfonso had the misfortune to have
the head of his steel framed racquet slip
out OF its socket during a rally and the
Spanlard had 10 renew acquaintance
with the wooden framed bat
Ferhaps the change had something TO
40 with sudden lapse OF control on his
part or perhaps IL was Just 4 natural
let-down after an extraordinary uphill
effort; but whatever the cause. Clothier
found welcome assistance coming his
way IN the form of his opponents err
rors, and, bestirring himself in the last
lew games, the Philadelphia saw his
cunning and control getting the upper
nAn1 h4r Inc -, 49,
70 settle the set and match in his favor
As Richards and Garland took the
center court late IN the afternoon the
opinion prevailed that the match would
develop into one or the closest contests
and one OF the most scintillating Of the
tournament. Those who thought so were
Dasing their beliefs on Garland's record
OF l9zV, when he not only played inn
pressively enough to be named a mem
Der OF the American Davis cup team,
but had gone TO the semi-final round at
Wimbledon and had won the British
doubles championship with the aid OF
Il. Norris Williams.
Wherein n Guess Goes Wrong.
But Il was a far different Garland
who tried to hold his place in the draw
to-day. Having been ont OF COMPETE
entrant found his control sadly lacking,
and as control has been the asset around
which his game has been built in the
past-exceptional control--Garland was
unable TO make much Roadway against
the more versatile and more decisive
game of Richards.
The Yonkers lad did not have TO call
on anything like his greatest effort to
hold a comfortable lead and the match
was over IN a hurry. Toward the end
Garland IVES beginning to show flashes
of some OF his former effectiveness, bar
his squirt came to- .ete 10 be Of any
assistance.
In one OF the contests within the
grandstand area. r. Norris Williams
was extended by rising junior star,
John r. Whitbeck Of Hartford whose
persistency. hard hitting and versatility
kept the scores close in each OF the
three sets, Williams, however. was play
ing almost entirely from back court and
squirting his best only when the oc-
caSion demanded Whitbeck, If he i'm
proves as rapidly as he has of late.
however, will BIO heard from before
long. The score was Cd. 7-5. Ga.
Manuel AIonzo Winner.
Manuel Alfonso. brother Of Jose, played
far more effective tennis than the latter
in defeating Robert Leroy, Is. 6--3.
Go. alt ough the American forced him
10 his best speed. carrying great
majority OF his losing games to deuce.
William 4. Tllden. playing through
champion. found he could not afford to
slacken his effort at any stage OF his
match with Or. George King OF New
York, the Westchester county champion.
Fp4sN 81 i-a.1
boldly and severely. and the champion,
while he won comfortably enough. Is.
6-S. e.. travelled along at much
swifter gait than he had anticipated
This contest was marked by scnsa-
tional getting and scintillating kills
III which Tilden did not have all the
limclight to himself. Or. King. however,
could not match Tilden's generalship
and versatility and never threatened TO
take set.
Hugh g. NJ. kelieher Newport final
list went down 70 a five set defeat
1t the hands or Elliott H. Binzen Of
New YORK., and Frank I. Anderson hao
a fight on his hands 10 beat T.. T.
Herndon. former Princeton player. in
another five set affair. Kirk NJ. Reid.
formerly OF Cornell. gave James @.
Anderson or Australia busy time OF
II. every one or the three sets being
astonishingly close. ca. 81, 81, but
again the conviction was strong that
the Antipodesn was content to play
along letsurely. squirting only when the
occa sion demanded.
The kinseys Of California both scored
In straight sets and 50 did Willis Davis.
the other Pacific Coast cntrant. s.
Howard voshel. Stanley Pearson. Wat
son VI. Washburn. Herbert =. Bow
man. Wallace r. Johnson and Francis
n. Hunter were other straight set win
ners. Fred Baggs forced Lawrence
Rice 10 four close sets and W W In
graham eliminated Cedric Major after
five sets.
william NJ. Johnston and Gerald Pat
terson having advanced one round
ahead or the rest on opening day, did
not get into action.