The New York herald., 1922-04-02
Score of Thrilling Tennis
Contest at Philadelphia
Is 20. e-1, 6-4.
DUPLICATES r. /. FEAT
/. B. Rice Extends Champion
in Afternoon, While Rich
ards Defeats r. L. Murray.

mis- champion Will T. Tilden was
mis- beaten in thee final round Of the
middle States indoor championship at
the Commercial Museums Building to-
night by Vincent Richards OF Yonkers,
y. Y. 2-6. 6-f, Cd. before a biz
crowd.
This is TIE second time within a
Year that Richards, the national
junior champion. has beaten Tilden.
Last summer he surprised the tennis
world by outplaying the king of the
courts at Providence. A little later
TildeE was also beaten in the semi
finals Of the doubles, lis partner being
Sandy Wiener. his youthful protege.
Although Tiden would not admit it.
much IF his strength was sapped out in
the semi-final round match with Law
renee Rice, the Bostonian. who made
him play Twenty-Five games in the third
set.
Tilden got away to a flying start to-
night and took the first set, g. but
Richards. who had eliminated r. Lind
ley Murray. the former national cham
pion. only few hours before. got into
his stride in the set and quickly dis
posed OF the worlds champion, 6--f In
this set Richards scored % points to
Tilden's TO-
Better work on the back court and
snapper net returns email bled the youth
ful Richards also TO take the third and
deciding set. 6-4. while the crowd ap-
plauded him for his wonderful exhibi-
tion.
FIRST SET.
richards iidsa ....... 80 Is
SECOND SET.
Ti,Ssn T,.ss -. ,........|.- e4t22 I-a-iS
THIRD SET.
Tilden ..... o 4 1 a 1-l--3i
Richards - 4 4 8 > 4-6-Ss
In the first semi-final round OF
doubles Tilden and Wiener were beaten
by Wallace +. Johnson of Philadelphia
and Vincent Richards, Cd, 2-6, Cd.
The spectacular playing of Richards
was big feature In this match.
Charles Watson and II. Fischer of
Philadelphia defaulted in the other
semi-anai round doubles to Lawrence
Rice of Boston and Arnold Jones of
Providence owing to Watson being
taken i'll.
The summaries:
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
THIRD RoUND-vincent Richards. Yonkers.
y, Y, defeated Arnold Jones. Providence.
FINAL RoUND-wnliam T. Tllden. Phiia-
delphis. defeated lawrence Rice; Boston.
ers. n y. defeated r. Lindley Murray.
Niagara Falls. n, y. 6--4. SO. TO.
FINAL RouND--vInoent Richards. Yonkers.
N. Y. defeated William T. Tiiden. Phila
DOUBLES DOUBLES ssMi-FiNAL RouNDs-wallace
=. johnson, Philadelphia. and Vincent
1 T. Tilden and Sammy Wiener, Philadelphia
Ct. .2-e. 6i; Lawrence Rice. Bost9n.
5 fault from. Charles Watson and II. +.
Fischer. Philadelphia.
DOUBLES. FINAIs--Johnson and Richards
defeated Rice and Jones. 6-3. Cd.
In what was admitted to be one OF
the greatest indoor matches Tilden de-
feated Lawrence b. Rice Of Boston in
the semi-1nal round in the afternoon.
4-6. Go. 12-l0. Such prominent
players and officials as Vincent Richards.
n. Lindley Murray. Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt
Mallory, Al Hoskins and Paul w Glib
hons said that II was the best match
that they had ever seen.
Twenty-Five games in the third set
furnished thrill after thrill, Tilden heing
on the defensive most of the time. Rice,
who beat Tiiden in the Rhode Island
championship final last year and only
recently conquered Vincent Richards in
Bermuda, gave Tilden the battle OF his
life. The New Englsnder handled TIL
skill and more than held his own on
ground strokes. II was probably the
hardest match that Tilden has had
since last summer at Wimbledon when
Norton almost took his English title
away from him.
Rice. who appeared in batter physi.
cal condition than Tilden. took the
first set Sd, but the Philadelphia
changed his tactics in the second set
and ran II out 60. Then followed the
titanic struggle with first one and then
tho other gaining q game. They bat
tied on until the twentieth game. when
Tilden broke through Rices service and
took the lead and then won The set and
match three aces helping II the last
game. Point score:
FIRST SET
1;..'........... Fs:'n. .. ssGss43ts i-s-ss i-s-ss
SECOND SET.
Tnden. .'...... '...-.....''- III 5e-sii
THIRD SET.
Tiiden- - 81 425 70 444
Rice ai4345o 4efl
Vincent Richards. national junior
champion advanced 70 the semi-liial
round waen he defeated Arnold W.
Jones OF rovidcnce In we'll played
match rs, 6--4. The Rhode Island
youth gave Richards more Of battle
than the big crowd figured. although the
metropolitan star always had something
ir reserve aud doubtless saved himself
for his semi-finRl with r.. Lindley Mur-
ray that was TO follow. In the latter
match Richards triumphed again ~ i
score Of 6--i. 3-s. 7-5. Richards playe
The better tennis throughout, aud the
gallery gave him big hand, his back
court work being especially clever. The
point score
FIRST SET.
Murray. . 0 ! i I . I 2-f-ai
SECOND SET
Richards. ....... v 3 q 0-I-iS
Mufrsy...4... b I-G-2T
THIRD SET.
M,sn'ss Ms1Tss ! - Z ! go.
In special exhibition Mrs, Molla
Bjurstcdt Mallory, national indoor and
outdoor women's champion. defeated
Miss Edith Sigourncy of Boston IN
straight sets. 81. e--f.