New-York tribune., 1922-08-30
Triumph Over
] Australians In
Set Match
Scores Are 4--o, 6--I, 6-.
3, 6l; Mrs. Mallory
Again Defeats Miss Wills
By Fred Hawthorne

sTilden I'd and Vincent Richards, 9fa-
stionsl doubles lawn tennis champions,
retained their title by defeating Ger
aid L. Patterson and Patrick O'Hara
Wood, the Anstralasian Davis Cup pair,
by a score of 4--6, 6--1, s-3, 6& in
the final round of the annual tourna-
ment.
In the final round match of the
,women's Longwood invitation singles
Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, national
woman singles champion, defeated Miss
Helen Wills. of California, by score
/ of 3--e, 6-~3, 7-5, the seyenteen-year-
! old girl leading in the last set at Sd,
She closest she approached to victory
over her famous rival. While this
marked her third successive defeat at
! the hands of Mrs. Mallory, Miss Wills
has the distinction of being the only
player in America who has taken set
from the champion. in the Metropoli-
tan championship. some weeks ago, the
California girl succeeded in winning a
set from the title holder.
In the national mixed doubles cham
pionship final Mrs. Mallory and Tilden
defeated Miss Wills and Howard Kin
sey, OF California, by score Of Cd,
6-S,- both the national singles cham
pions TINS adding another title to their
long lists, with Tilden triple national
honor man on turf courts.
Arnold W Jones. of Providence and
Yale University won the national jun
ior singles championship by over
wheiming Lewis n. White, of Texas, at
Go, Go, 6--i, in the final round, and
little David O'Loughlin, of Johnstown,
Pa, won the boys national singles
honor by defeating Malcolm I. Hill, OF
Boston, at T-5, 6-3, in the final round
OF the tourney. Thus. after three
days postponement because Of rain,
the various events were finally COM
pleted, much to the relief OF every
body concerned.
Tilden Takes First Game
Samuel Hardy officiated as umpire
in the mems national championship
doubles match, with George Wightman
calling foot faults. The order Of sery-
ice went thus: Tilden, Wood, Richards
and Patterson. Tilden started off like
a whirlwnd, scoring what were vir-
terson or Wood being able to do any
thing with the tall champions tremen-
dous bullet" delivery.
But to balance this Wood brought
into action service that obviously
bothered both Tilden and Richards.
The ball was beautifully placed. with
both "top' and a sharp break as it
struck the turf. Four "nets" were the
best that the American champions
could do against the Australasians' de-
livery.
Richards responded by winning his
own game, using q heavily topped
service. The full weight of Patterson's s
terrific delivery was felt in the next
game, which the Australian pair won
at s1ove," aided by two beautiful de-
,cisive kills" close to the net by
Wood, who was ever alert to take ad-
vantage of the openings made by his
.partner.
Tilden and Wood won on their serv-
ice in the next two games, and then
came the first and only break in the
sset when Richards dropped his game
lin the seventh session, after holding
the lead at 400. 1t was not Due to
the Yonkers youths weakness, how
ever, but rather to the combination of
Woods brilliant playing and two outs
on wide volieys for the alley by Tilden
the last of which lost the final point
Australians Obtain Lead at 5---3
Patterson's power entered into af-
fairs in the next game, his herculanean
service bringing two outs and net
by Richards and one net by Tilden
leaving the games at 6-3 in favor of
Australasia. Tilden executed a mar
yeious shot III the next game, which
won or his own service, scooping up q
short return of Woods that had barely
cleared the net to land in the side
alley, and returning the ball at such
an acute angle that it travelled almost
parallel to the net and defied the des
perate attempt Of Patterson to get his
racquet into position.
noticed, all through the match
that both Tilden and Richards were
having more difficulty In putting tn,
ball into play off Woods service thar
when taking Pattersons faster bail
This was largely because Wood wa:
1 placing his shot better and getting
battling bound on the ball. This wa,
noticeable in the final game of .hi.
first set, when Wood forced his oppo
nents into three successive errors, Til
den driving into the net twice ans
Richards once, and Wood "killing'
sRichards's defensive return on Tho
&uHal point.
: Tilden and Richards, as though real
zlzlng that now was the time to come
Through with their united best, rushed
sfnto a lead of 80. The Australian,
scould do nothing with Tilden's furiou,
Eservice IN the third game, which wen,
Sat love" but Woods service wa,
again good for game in the cha,
slengers' column. The champions set
tied matters quickly, however, by tax
.ing the next three games for the set. a,
so-l, with both men going at to,
sspeed. Some of the shots that Tilder
brought off were little short of mirac
uious as he fenced with the opposing
pair from close to the net. Richard,
was the more reliable, however, at thi,
stage, making fewer errors and earn
ing more placements.
Champion Wins Third Set
/; The games went to gall in the
/ bird set and then Wood was
I'roken through at "love" in the sew,
satht Tilden sending over scorchinp
drive to Patterson's feet for the Ana
point. The Australian team captair
made two kills" with two marnif.
) cent smashes in the next game. with
. Richards serving, but the champions
won, and then Patterson dropped his
delivery in the ninth game, two dou-
ble-faults aiding in his downfail and
giving the set to Tiiden and Richards
at 6--3.
Tilden started service in the fourth
and last set, but was broken through
as Wood went into the rallies with
astonishing speed and wonderful re-
coveries Of placed shots. II was Pat