The New York herald., 1922-09-23
KINSEYS SCORE FOR
PACIF|CCOA TEAM
Robert Beats Washburn and
Howard Outplays Hunter
in Singles.
TILDEN RICHARDS WIN
Miss Browne and Mrs. Mallory
Set-All When Darkness
Halts Play.
TILDEN RICHARDS WIN
by SAMUEL J. BROOKMAN.

BY SAMUEL j. BROOKMAN.
So evenly fought We're the first days
matches In the East Wesl tennis Sc
ries at Forest Hills yesterday that the
players In the last of four contests,
Mrs. Molla Mallory and Miss Mary X.
Browne, lost a race with darkness and
were unable to finish their tussle.
Each had won a spectacular rs set.
and the match had been so keen and
spirited that the large gallary ignored
the lengthening shadows and stayed
on to see a possible defeat OF the
American champion. They might have
played few games more before total
I darkness. but the chances of complet-
Ing third set were slim. and SO the
remainder of the match was called off
until this afternoon.
Thanks to the victories of Robert
Kinsey and Howard Kinsey in the open
ing singles matches Of the day, the West
Is leading 2 matches to 1, and needs two
of the remaining five to finish tri-
,lmphant. Tho Californian almost made
n sensational sweep of the days play
noon William M. Johnston and Willis
Davis led the national title holders.
William II. Tildcn and Vincent Richards.
80 in the fifth set, and were turned
back by a narrow margin only after
desperate squirt on the part OF the
champion Not until the twentieth game
of the final set did the Eastern pair
end the match in their favor at 3-b,
Ga, 3--6, 6--3, 11--9.
Francis r. Hunter went down TO de-
feat at the hands of Howard Kinsey at
Cd, Ga, Is, 6-3. and Robert
Kinsey required the limit Of five sets
to score over Watson M. Washburn at
6--3, 4-6, 4--6. 6--3. 81. In each
case however the Pacific coast player
their superiority could not bNquestioned.
Promise OF a Sensation.
While the first three contests of the
day, particularly the doubles event, held
unusual interest. the match that the
gallery awaited most eagerly was that
between Mrs. Mallory and Miss Browne.
Everybody was anxious to see just how
near the California girl could come to
accomplishing the defeat or the ma
tional title holder, who had swept all be-
fore her for three seasons on an Amer
lean court. Everybody remembered ti1e
occasion a ycan ago when Miss Browne
in the championship match on the same
turf took a set from Mrs. Mallory and
threatened her seriously until she tired
with victory almost at hand.
There was greater promise of SEN
sation therefore In this match than In
any other, and the promise was main
taincd through two sets of dazzling
tennis, the first set of which Miss
Browne won 1T 7-5. Had the contest
gone on for "A third set the chances are
that Mrs. Mallo,. would have won for
the California girl. after splendid ei-
fort, seemed to be tiring.
TfIdcn's Service Missing.
TiIden has been seen to far greater
advantage than in yesterdays doubles
match. He was not off stroke to any
noticeable degree. but his shots lacked
their customary severity and his usually
terrific service was not in evidence. He
seemed to be content to play along
lelsurcly and to go into fifth set II nec-
essary. Well, II certainly was neces-
sary. FOR Johnston and Davis by q
spirited attack and some sensational
court covering won two of the hrst
three sets.
Richards. unlike '"ilden.s was eager
from the first and -he flashed his GUS
tomary decisive -olleving and over
head play Johnston was consistent and
dependable. but tho champions az critical
stages directed thei, attack at Davis
and wisely for while Davis came
through at times with some sparkling
passes down the side!ines he was not
nearly as steady as his team mate.
1t was ding dong tennis all the way.
however, and greatly enjoyed by those
in the stand Tilden was the only one
to drop service In the opening set and
the ONLY one to lose ii in the thihi. and
those single breaks were enough to give
the Cai.forn.ans the set each time at
6-3 In the second set the champions
went into an early lead OF SO and held
IL all the way. In the fourth too Tilden
and Richards were out In front from the
start.
In the deciding division OF play Tilden
again failed to bring his cannon ball
service into play and the rival pair broke
through for a lead or SO. Three games
later. however. the Easternese evened the
score. and 1t was nip and tuck thereafter
to all. In the fifteenth game came the
next break through Daviss service. and
in the sixteenth tho champions were
twice match point, only TO be turned
back. -Four games later, however. they
clnched Il after supreme effort in
which Richards's volloying stood out as
tho prominent factor.
Howard Kinsey. San Francisco. defeated
Francis 7. Hunter, New York, Cd, t--3.
Id. Ga.
Robert Klnscy. San Francisco. defeated
y d-6, IS, Ga, 6--i.
william y. Iflden. Philadelphia and Vincent
Rich2rds. New York defeated William M.
Johnston and Willis Davis, San Francisco,
IS. 6-3, 3--6. s--3, ti-o.
Mrs. Moila Mallory. New York versus Miss
Mary x. Browne, Los Angeles. CT. TO.