The New York herald., 1922-07-28
JAPANESE BEATEN IN
FIVE SET THRILLER
YOnkers Youth Persists in Net
Attack and 0vercomes
Lead.
KINSEY BEATS v0SHELL
/. Californian Takes Three Sets
in Row After Dropping
First Two.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

III one OIL tHe iilOsl seIlSdtiOIdl VIC
tories of his spectacular tennis career,
Vincent Richards triumphed over
Zenzo Shimizu, Japanese Davis cup
star. in the semi-final of the metro
politan championship at the Crescent
Athletic Club yesterday. The match
went five tense. pulse quickening sets,
during which the tide of battle shifted
frequently and during which the
thrilling rallies had gallery OF $500
on edge with excitement. Both men
played brilliantly. and it was by the
narrowest of margins that Richards
clinched the match finally at 7-5,
6-S, Is, 6-3, Ga.
For nearly three hours the tennis
gladators held the court, and although
It was nearly eight o'clock when Rich
ards, with a great recovery and a
swift shot down the sideline ended the
contest, practically the entire gallery
sat through from start to finish.
Shimizu appeared TO have the tusse
we'll in hand when he breezed through
speed in covering court and persistent
attack had managed to take the first set.
but the Japanese had run him weary
with his wonderfully accurate drives
into the corners and appeared to have
broken UP his volleying game with
series of perfect tant ilizing lobs that
had the Yonksrs youngster tired Rich
ards had found 1t difficult to press his
net attack and at deep court driving il
seemed almost impossible to outsteady
the Nipponese.
Regails His Speed.
After the rest between the third and
fourth sets. however, Richards returned
to his task with renewed vim and dash.
Recognizing the fact. that his superiority
lay in his volleying and general forward
court. Richards persisted in storming
the obstruction and his persistency won,
but not until he had been compelled to
call on all his tennis wits, all his agility
and all his physical resources.
ShimiZu continued his tactics of lob
bng to keep Richards on his heels and
away from the net, but the Japanese was
not getting quite as much depth to the
floaters, and Richards. reused to his
best tennis pitch. was smashing them
for placement. DHis success overhead
and he moved forward more boldly than
ever. Never reckicssly, however. Rich
ards timed his advances well and fol-
lowed in only when he sensed an opening
following a forcing shot. Such was the
remarkable getting of the amazing Japa-
nese. however that Richards at times
was forced to volley and smash three or
four shots in succession before he could
clinch his point, and many times he
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pass him from all sorts of difficult po-
sitions.
What hurt Richards a great deal In
the second and third sets were his
failure to get the first service ball over
and his temporary lack of decision in his
volleys. Shimizu was able to time his
lobs as Richards came forward and to
gauge his distance and since the volleys
were not severe he was able to catch up
with them and keep the rally going. The
youth seemed inclined to play his volleys
safe in the early half of the match and
had TO work much harder for.his points
than In the final two sets when he grew
more daring and more decisive.
Rfchards's Great Rally.
Richards came through with great
rally in the first set. taking Ave quick
games in a row after Shimizu had run
into an apparently insurmountable lead
OF So.
In the second set II was nip and tuck
all the way, with deuce games apienty
and long, brilliant rallies. Games went
to all and then 6 all. but in the four
teenth game Richards, who was firing
from his effort of chasing lobs, dropped
his service at love and the set. Then
Shimisu breezed through the third set
at 6--I and 1t looked as though Rich
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surprised. however, with his renewed
speed in the fourth set in which he
took the first four games. The Japa-
nese rallied and brought the score TO
"a and 3-5. but Richards was not to
be denied.
In the final set the Yonkers boy wonder
flashed his most brilliant tennis Ser
vice was broken through in each of the
first four games and IL was thrillingly
even to all. In the ninth game Rich
ards finally took the lead at Sd with
three sensational smashes and then
ended II all in the tenth game. The
players were cheered vociferously at the
last point.
And IN the title round which Is to be
played at P. M. this afternoon Il will
be East versus West. Vincent Richards
versus Howard Kinsey OF California,
who triumphed over s. Howard Voshell
in another flve set thriller. Because II
was played simultaneously with the
Richards-Shimzu matIf the Kinsey-
Voshell seml-hnal did not receive the
attention It really deserved except when
Richards and Shimizu were off the
courts between the thirl and fourth sets
The summarizes:
sINGLEs-sEMI-FrNA ROUND.
Vincent Richards defeated zenso shimizs.
Howard kinsey defeated 8. Howard Voshei
40. 40. 6-2. Ga. ca
DoUBLEs-sECOND ROUND.
philin and Ludlow vandeventer defeated w.
y. Richards and A. X. Verley, 10.
TT. 6--3.
Hugh Oakley and L. @. French defeated Roy
Richey and r. Talmadgc, Ga. 90. 6--i.
r. l.. Baggs and j. p. Stockton defeated
rs. 80. T--5.
Gerald Emerson and Carl Jonin defeated
Ssy Anderson and III. II. Burroughs, Go.
valentine y. Havens and L. seabury defeated
". l.. Valentine and II. Edwards. g..
Alex. Tier and Murray Vernon defeated d.
Stralern and Roe, g." e--2.
Robert and pc.;r ~ sslnsey won by default
from Spencer and +. Seller.
Philip Neer and James Davies defeated l..
Luckenback and n. OBoyle, 6--f, Ga.
THIRD ROUND.
Neer and Davies defeated Manfred Goldman
and Harris n. Fisher, Jr.. 6-2, 6--3.
Hugh Oakley and T.. @. French defeated
Philip and Ludlow vandeventcr. Ga, 2-6,
a.
Gerald b. Emerson and Carl ". Joliiff de-
fested Ralph j.. Baggs and J. T. stockton,
e-t, 60.
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