New-York tribune., 1922-02-06
Boston Players
Gain Decision
In Last Event
Victory of Williams and
Niles in Doubles Decides
Issue by 5 to 4 Score
BY Fred Hawthorne

Tho first Of the annual intercity
team tennis matches for the new
Casino-Longwood Cup was won yester-
day by the Longwood Cricket Club, Of
Boston, the visitors winning from the
Casino players by . total Of s matches
to 4 in the two days Of play on the
Cssino courts in Brooklyn. The
doubles match between Richard Norris
Williams I'd and Nathaniel ". Niles.
Of Longwood, and Watson NJ. Wash
burn and Dean Mathey. Of the Casino,
the last event of the day, decided the
issue.
Up to that time the two clubs were
tied. each having won four matches;
hence there was considerable excite
ment as the four players took the
court and began to warm up. Right
up to the end of the first set. which
Was fought ou. desperately through
tHen.yfour long games, the final Is.
sue was ir doubt When Williams and
Niles had won that set at l3--li, how
ever. it marked the breaking point for
Washburn and Mathey, who went
down quickly at 81 in the second set.
Williams, the former national cham
pion and Davis Cup star, WAS the out
standing player of the day. his play be-
ing of the most brilliant description.
This, combined with more ,tcsdiness
and control tnsn is usual with hip,, en-
abled him to defeat Washburn in tho
singles in straight sets at 6-4, 6-2.
The positions we're the reverse OF the
usual run OF things in this match, for
Williams was the steady player and the
methodcal Washburn the erratic one.
study OF the stroke analysis will
show you that Williams made total
Of IS earned points to Washburn's i8,
but the Boston man was guilty Of only
IS errors as against Washburn's 6o,
and that tells the story OF the match
and why Williams won.
Washburn Uses New Racquet
The court Enclosure was filled with
spectators when this match began,
lined four deep on the sides and crowd
ing the upper balcony Julian s.
Myrick. president Of the L. S. L. 7. A..
presided as umpire. Washburn used
one Of the new steel frame "hy- swat
ter racquets. the invention Of William
A. Larned. while Williams stuck to the
conservative wooden framed imple
ment Although defeated, Washburn
told ne after the match that he was
strongly in favor Of the Larned inven-
ton and believed it was destined to
revolutonize lawn tennis.
Washburn began the service in the
match and took his game at Glove" the
result. Of two nets by Williams and two
lightning service aces by himself. The
next game went to deuce five times be-
fore Williams could win. Both men
we're trying to force the net position
behind their swift ground strokes. and
many sizzling rallies took place before
Williams camc through with the win
ming shots.
The third and fourth games went to
the Lorgwood man He was invinciblc
once he had worked his way to q point
inside the service court lines. smoth-
cring returns BY dazzling overland and
low half-volleys that sent the ball back
INTO Washburns court at dizzy angles.
Washburn then staged rally and took
the fifth game after deuce had been
reached twice He had the better Of
the fierce driving exchanges and closed
in to finish off the points with aggrcs-
sive volleys to the far corners.
Another great struggle featured the
sixth game, the feature Of which was
wonderful backhand volley sharply
across Williamss fore-court by Wash
burn, the result Of q remarkable "get'
of Wi lems's volley to the side line.
The points went to deuce FIVE times
before Williams won on a severe over
hand volley to the corner of deep court
md to Washburns backhanA.
The former national champion broke
through Washburn's service again in
the seventh game, not an earned point
being scored. although the play was
of a brilliant character Washburn
however. was having trouble with his
service. making three double-faults, the
last IN the final point OF the game.
AS though 70 make amends for this
lapse, Washburn took the next two
games, as he steaded down and held
control Of his shots. twice sticking the
hall directly AZ Willams's feet as the
line and the net. In the tenth game
series of brilliant shots. Once he
backhand volley to the side line, anc
that Washburn vainly dived forward
lost the game on the next point by net
Hams the set st 6-4, lead that he
speedily increased
Fifth Set Easy for Williams
Washburn led off in the service a,
the start Of the second set and led al
u, but that was his last bid, fol
Williams, playing beautifully. won the
next FIVE games for the set and match
Previous TO this Niles had defeated
Harold Throckmorton by score OF
e, SIS, rs, after Throckmorton