Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
SPORT NEWS
Continued from the Sporting Page
TENNIS PLAY
ATL0NeW00D
IS BRILLIANT

Boston, Aug. 22.--Play worthy Of a
champion marked the advance to the
third round today OF the national
doubles title tournament, in which
representatives of four countries are
contending.
The Spanish Davis Cup team Of
Manuel Alonzo and Count DeGomar
was eliminated by the revitalized in
ternationalists, K. Norris Williams
straight sets, that were not entirely
easy strokes. The scores were GA,
6-1. 60.
Essaying two matches each, the
Australian team OF Gerald l.. Pat
terson and Pat O'Hara Wood and the
New American combination Of W. NJ.
Johnston and Wallace Johnson, did
two DAYS work in one and were cred
tied with good jobs, well done. in
straight set victories over lesser op-
ponents.
While the match in which the old
timers, Dwight F. Davis and Hol-
combe Ward. champions of nearly a
quarter of century ago opposed the
playing through champions. W. 4.
Tilden, Ind. and Vincent Richards.
drew goodly gallery, the crowd
turned quickly away when the latter
won GO, 6-3, 6-l, to see the fight for
survival of the Kinney Brothers, Rob
ert and Howard, Pacific coast cham
pions.
The Kinseys, semi -hnalists last
1,,I Il 1-,1,, Il
vance at least as far again We're fore
ed five sets by the hard hitting COM
bination of Willis F. Davis of San
Francisco and II. c. Johnston OF Bos-
ton. The latter put the kinscys to
the wall by winning the first two sets
6-3, Ga, hammering out point after
point tn supplement errors. and in
efficiency of service largely by How
J ard kinsey. The Pacific coast titlists
} fought to gain the third set. but the
J Johnson team fought equally
hard. For twenty-five games the bat
) tie was wagcd, with never more than
small advantage by either How
ard kinsey found himself and with
: Robert working well the brothers
STAYED off defeat time after time,
gained the advantage, lost and start :
ed all over again. IT was a brilliant
battle, points going by placement al
most as often as by error. with hOnors
fairly we'll distributed. In the end the
Kinscys broke down DaviI> service
which had sparkled, for the decisive
game 12-10
The fourth and fifth sets were stub
born sessions. NAKED again by place
ments from line or angle shots that
| kept seasoned player-spectatOrs on
the qui -vive, but the elaboration Of
the brothers who have played tennis
/ together since they We're knee high.
| their individual brillancy and their
stamina proved too much FOR the
team that, formed only Yesterday,
!, had short but brilliant career. The
E scores Of the last two sets were O..
e.
The defeat Of Sam Hardy, former
Davis Cup champion. and s Fl. Nosh-
ell of New York by the National jun
ior champions. w. w. 1ngraham and
| A. W. Jones Of Providence in the sec
, end round was an upset The younss-
tors carried off Tie first two sets on
their original stroke impetus, 60. rs,
were stopped in a 90 set but gather
ell momentum again to win ont al
1913. with the veterana calling on all
their craft TO force the set to deuce
four times, but unable to win.
The match which brought the colors
of Spain and Of the United States on
hams and Washburn in notable re-
foVery from the lapse which cost
them success in the recent Newport
tournament Alonzo and DeGomar
; had both the cunning of court STRAIT :
egy and the fashy line plav which
marked their recent unsuccessful
match with Australia but the Amer
leans hy changed pace. productive of
placements alike from gentle shove
and forceful drive, continued TO keen
the visitors always on the defensive.
Williams was the individual stor
with twenty placements, almost
equaliing his errors.
/ me Australians lost only four
games in six sets. both matches he.
ing against local teams. who pave
1hem an opportunity only 10 show thci,.
iHeSse OF stroke. Johnston and John
son iost only games in their two
matches. the last of which in tho
ground was with l.. \. White and T.
Thaltheimer. southwestern cbar,
p'ons' The scores Of this match were
lo-l. 81. SO. The middlepestern
champions, J. Hennessy OF Indian
apolis and w. w. Wesbrools NJ 10
troit advanced to fourth round
meeting with the Australians tomor.
70" hF winning hard match with
n. r. Bundv and b. Dell. locaI nI,r-
ers' s-4. $40, s-s, o..
Sandy" Wiener, protcee ~ yiI,ioa,
T. Tiiden 2nd. rctwithstand;ru sidn1;,.
coaching by the latter. was u,exnoc,.
eaiF defeated in the natiora, hovs.
SiheIes ny u. 0Loughlin Of Pittsburg
after hard light, los e.s Nio,.r
and his partner. u. strachan Of Eew
YORK wer" defeated by HOPKINS and
Myer % Philadelphia in the hovs
doubles
". W. ingraham and a. w. Jones
providence. playing through champions
IN me Junior doubles, moved ahead
Though a default.
Rescued Whilo