The New York herald., 1922-08-04
Billy Lets ont n Notch.


cisively for three games in a row and
the match
Billy Lets ont n Notch.
Johnston, reaSixing that the final was
near at hand. called on some Of the
reserve that he had been holding In
check In the early rounds. He stormed
tho net with greater frequency than in
his other matches but his object in so
doing may have been chiefly TO avoid
the bothersomc chop OF which Bob Kin
sey is master
Johnston followed his whiplike fore
handlers to the forward court and his
.yolleys and drives carried too much
sting and were placed too well for Kin
sey to catch up with. Johnston was not
always as accurate as he should have
been. but his lapses were never OF long
duration. Kinsey was completely out
played in the first set. In which he was
credited with only IL points, but his
steadiness and generalship enabled him
TO keep the score close in the second.
With the singles matches running to
form and ending in straight sets IL re-
mained for the doubles to furnish the
tennis pyrotechnics of the day, particu-
1arly the semi-final, in which Robert and
Howard Kinsey. Pacific coast champions,
defeated the Japanese pair, Zenzo Shi-
mizu and Seiichiro Kashio, 4-6. Cd,
lO-S. Few doubles contests this sea-
son have been crowded with more thrills.
with more spectacular recoveries and
sustained rallies, with more speed and
decisive stroking.
Early In the final set the Japanese
seemed certain OF victory, for they led
b--2 In games, thanks to their unshak-
able control and marvellous getting. The
Kfnseys. however, flashed a nerve tin
Cling uphill rally. bringing the score to
b-all. and triumphing finally in the
eighteenth game. II was Howard Kin
sey with his decisive volleying. won
derful overhead backhand returns OF
lobs and all around speed and craft that
saved the day for the coast pair. He
had moro stamina than his brother and
It told In tho final set.
shfmixu's Recoverfes brilliant.
Throughout the tussle Shinizu's re-
coveries OF smashes bordered on the
phenomenal and Kashio ran him n close
second. IL was Kashio's lack OF a fin
ishfng stroke overhead that proved
costly. however. He volleyed well, but
his smash was too soft to be decisive
and the Kinseys usually pounced on the
shot for decisive return. Once In the
sixteenth game. tho Japanese were
within two strokes Of the match, but
that was the nearest they advanced to
victory.
II. was Kashio whose service was
broken through at love in the seven
teenth game. and the Kinseys ended IL
In a hurry In the eighteenth.
Two other doubles teams survive.
They are the Davis cup pair, Watson
M Washburn and r.. Norris williams
who eliminated Karl Behr and Dean
Mathey by comfortable margin, and
William NJ. Johnston and James A. An
derson. who reached the semi-hnals yes
terday.
MolIa Beats Mrs. Bundy.
Two OF California's strongest PLAYERS.
Mrs. May Sutton Bundy and Miss Helen
Wills, met defeat In tho semi finals OF
tho women's singles division, Mrs.
Molla BJurstedt Mallory and Miss Les
lie Bancroft reaching the cup round.
Mrs. Bundy for the second time In a
week and the fourth time in year had
70 acknowledge defeat at the hands OF
Mrs. Mallory. This time she failed TO
win set, but the tussle was much
closer than the score OF 6--3, 6-2 shows.
Mrs. Mallory had 10 work hard for
every point, but her superior control
and strength proved too much for Mrs.
Bundy.
With Mrs. Mallory getting everything
back. placing beautifully and making
scarcely an error ~ critical stages, Mrs.
Bundy had her work cut out for her
IL had TO be "A perfect placement TO es-
cape Mrs. Mallory's racquet.
Miss Bancroft's victory over Miss
wills was her fourth in three weeks
over the sixteen-year-old Pacific coast
girl. and II was more decisive than the
other three. the score ending Ga 6--3.
Miss Wills played versatile. hard hitting
tennis. but Miss Bancrofts stroking was
more severe and more decisive.
In women's doubles Mrs. Mallory and
Miss Phyllis Walsh and Mrs Marion
s,indcrstein Jessup and Miss Helen Wills
Tire the finalists.