The New York herald., 1922-07-30

WILLIAMS WASHBURN
TEAM is OUTPLAYED
Tilden and Richards Take
Three Sets Out OF Four
I'm fryout.
CHAMPION AT HIS BEST
Dominates First Two Sets of
CHAMPION AT HIS BEST
Dominates First Two Sets of
Match-Williams Brilliant,
but Erratic.
BY SAMUEL ,. BRooKMAx.


If they are to convince officials AMI
other tennis critics that they are tho
strongest doubles combination America
can muster for the Davis cup chal-
lenge round. Watson NJ. washburn
and r. Norris Williams, I'd will have
to play better tennis than they dl1
yesterday at the Crescent Athletic
Club in the first official tryout match
lam T. Tilden and Vincent Richards
They will have a chance to regain
their lost prestige to-day. when an
other tryout is played on the Crescent
courts. but the fact Of the matter Is
that yesterdays effort lacked both the
steadiness and the consistent brilliancy
essential In an international doubles
team.
Tilden and Richards, without being
forced to their limit, triumphed In three
sets out Of four. 6-3. Cd, 1--6. 6-s.
They were by long odds the more con-
sistent pair. the more dependable at
critical stages. the speeder as a COM
bination. Tilden it was who dominated
the first two sets with his we'll nigh
incredible recoveries. his sensational half
volleys, powerful service and decisive
stroking of every conceivable variety.
He seemed to be all over the court fairly
oozing speed as he tore into every rally
And Richards was an able assistant.
not nearly as decisive nor nearly as
brilliant as the world champion, but
difficult to pass. satisfactorily steady
and rarely in error in his Judgment of
strokes.
On the other side OF the net Williams
was his customary brilliant. erratic SELF
Shots that were gems of execution and
finality were generally followed by errors
that were In many cases inexcusable
volleys and smashes that had gallery
of 1000 thrilled with their daring and
brilliance were followed by nets and outs
or double faults that proved costly
When he drove powerfully or volleyed
crisply Williams's control was fairly
good, but when he attempted. as he
often did, to drop the ball just over the
net he dropped 1t into the net instead.
He was taking far too many chances,
was too intent on finishing a rally
without delay rather than force an OPEN
ing. But such is Williams.
Near Tennis sunni init.
But in the third set Williams reached
almost the summit Of tennis heights.
He was a tennis whirlwind then and
pretty nearly everything he tried went
through with snap and finality that
amazed. His cross court volleys. his
sizzling service and his overhead
smashes fairly streaked through the op-
posing court for earned points. He had
ND efhaf ia q WiIliang
ever needs to be we'll nigh unbeatable.
1t was the third set however, and
after its completion the players as usual
left the courts for the ten minute rest,
the sets being 2-1 in favor of Tilden
and Richards 1t seemed rather pity
that Williams was compelled to halt in
the midst of his most brilliant streak.
but 1t had to be. and when the match
was resumed in the third set the tennis
OF the Bostonian, former national cham
pion. was back in it's early erratic state,
wonderful and mediocre in turn.
AS for Washburn-well. he certainly
was more consistent then his partner.
up often with a winning pass or smash.
but, as rule, the lack of decision in
his strokes gave the opposition openings
that they were quick to take advantage
Of. He did not take the chances that
Williams Gid. He was content to play
safe Until he had an opening. but per-
haps bit too safe. Williams was one
exception and Washburn the other.
which is not so undesirable conbina-
ton after all. But the trouble In Wash
burns case was that his caution fire.
quently threw him Off his stroke and
forced him to net shots that he should
have volleyed back without any trouble.
Sparkling volleying DueIs.
Despite the failure of the losers to live