The New York herald., 1922-07-29
Youthful Star Not Extended
at Any Stage to Beat
Californian.
BILL JOHNSTON ARRIVES
Plays With Tilden in Practice
Match Against Williams
and Washburn.
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.


Just a minute before windstorn
and thunderstorm swept the courts al
the Crescent Athletic Club yesterday
Vincent Richards won the point that
gave him the metropolitan turf court
championship With black clouds
threatening all during the final set
Richards put on full steam ahead and
just did win the race with the storm.
incidentally defeating Howard Kinsey
of California decisively at 6-2 Ga
6-3. And now. having won both the
metropolitan clay court and metropoli-
tan grass court championship within
month, there can no longer be any
doubt that Richards is the metropolitan
champion.
The contest. following as Il did, the
sensational duel between Richards and
Zenzo Shimizu in the semi-final the
previous day. came as an anti-climax.
1t could not compare with the semi
final in thrills, in speed or from a COM
petitive standpoint. Richards. master
of Kinsey from Soart to finish. really
played only as hard as he had to. In
the main he was content to win his
points by forcing errors rather than
by pressing his attack and sending
through clean decisive placements. He
maneuvered skllfully and he out
steadicd Kinsey. Also when he needed
a point badly he had the necessary
rserve to take the aggressive. come to
the net and finish off point.
On occasions Kinsey took leaf out
of Shimizu's book and lobbed beauti-
fully, catching Richards flat footed as
the latter advanced. But before long
Richards guarded carefully against get
ting UP too quickly and was usually
in position to smash the lob for place.
ment Then Kinsey fell back to an at
tempt to pass Richards along the side
lines. but his own errors and the
Yonkers youths agility prevented him
from making much headway.
Richards played heady tennis. strok-
ing more or less leisurely and sparing
as much as possible the knee he had
bru'sed in a heavy fall the previous
da- His shots were well chosen and
wei placed. and his control was all that
could be desired. The fact that Rich
ards earned only Is points on placement
in three sets Of 26 for the Californian
indicates clearly that the former did not
press the attack with his usual vigor;
that he did not have to.
The second set was 49, only one in
which Kinsey led at any time. ne took
a lead of 20 by breaking through SER
vice in the first game, but Richards re-
taliated in kind and brought the score
to 2---all. There followed a succession
OF service breaks during which Kinsey
flashed some spectacular passing shots
along the sidelines. With the score of
4-3 In favor OF the Pacific Coast player
however, Richards took three games in
row and the set at 6--3.
In the final set Richards earned a
Df o f,, ,Iox
from that point on It was simply case
OF playing out the match.
The storm cut the program short in
the doubles division OF the tournament,
only three matches being completed. In
all three seeded teams advanced. They
were the Kinsey brothers. Pacific Coast
champions, who moved out into the
round before the semi final. Shimizu
and Kashio who won their opening tilt,
and Samuel Hardy and s. Howard vo-
SHE'LL who were In the midst of a third
round contest when they had to sprint
off the court.
Before the singles final a practice
doubles match was played in which the
entire Davis cup team Of 1921 partici-
pated. William w. Johnston of Cali
fornia, only few hours Off the train
from san Francisco, took the court
with William T. Tilden as partner
against Watson NJ. Washburn and r.
Norris Williams I'd. Johnston. although
a bit weary after his transcontinental
ride. stroked very well for his first
time on turf this season and looks to
TO be In far better physical condition
than ne was a year ago this time.
There was vim and dash aplenty in
his effort and there is little doubt that
If he can hold his condition he will
give Tilden plenty to worry about in
the national championship.
-he first OF series of Davis cup
doubles tryouts will be held on the
Crescent courts this afternoon be-
ginning at p. NJ. when Tilden and
Richards. national champions. will
meet Washburn and Williams, who
represented America in the challenge
round doubles match last year. Later
In the day the Australian doubles
team of Gerald Patterson and James
o. Anderson will play an exhibition
match against the Kinsey brothers, and
the metropolitan doubles tournament
viii be brought down to the title
round. The summary:
DoUBLES-FTRST ROUND.
zenzo shimizu and siichiro Kashio de-
feated J: w. Wright and w. II. Croker.
SECOND ROUND.
8. Howard vosheli and Samuel Hardy
defeated Clyde Marshall and Fred Damrau.
G-2. 6-1.
THIRD ROUND.
Robert Kinsey and Howard Kinsey de-
fesated Henry Mollenhauer and A. Bennett.
=. n. VosheiI and g. Hardy Va. Kenneth
ID. Fisher and A. J. ostendorf. Ga. 2-3,
unfinished.
The stroke analysis OF the singles
final follows:
~ FIRST SET.
RiSs'y RiSss''': is - <: Si$S9ss SSs s.
Richards INNING Q
Kinsey ...........16 10 !
SECOND SET.
S'iss''' RiSs'S S = 8 (. &ss' &s$Is s.
Kinsey ..........17 10 ~ .
THIRD SET.
slSss''' Sia:'' ::: +: kssi;5ss ksi5s 8
ElGssyd' xInsey .................1s ........1ss Il 10 3 !
REcAPrTuLArIoN
Pts. G. n. o. P. sApr.
Richards. ps is 2. 22 z /
Umpire--A. Gibney. Time OF match--1 hour
and minutes.
yarazen Won't Resign as
Highland Club Professional