New-York tribune., 1922-08-14

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Ssfested Richards and Francis T. Hun
ser at s--6. Ga, Is. 4-6, 6-3. Miss
Eelen Hooker and S. Howard voshell
won the mixed doubles event by de-
festing Robert Kinsey and Miss Flor
snra Johnson at 6-1 6-1. with Miss
Hooker real power at the net as she
scored repeated kills" on overhead
shots.
match was conferred upon Colonel
Robert ~ Thompson. upon whose yacht
mort tomorrow sailed this evening
far that port. DR., Waiter l.. Niles
acted as judge of foot faults.
The match began with Richards
holding the service, but Kinsey broke
throrgh for lead of 10, as Richards
made errors from back-court. In the
second game, on his own service, Kin
sew led at 40--l5, but the New York
q bow pulled it out the last point on
azzling crosscourt voiley to the side
line. The junior champion was gradu-
ally speeding up in his play and smoth-
ering many Of Kinsey's returns with
brilliant voleying.
Deadly in Smashing.
Throughout this match Richards was
very deadly on his smashing, whether
from a position close to the net or
from deep court. / kept tabulation
of Richards's kills" and errors on
these shots, and the figures show that
he scored nine absolute kills" and
made four errors. Of course, there
were perhaps a dozen other occasions
when Richards, although he failed to
Kill" nevertheless made the forcing
shots that enabled him eventually to
win the points. The youngest of the
Davis Cup players has recently ac-
CURED a decisive finishing power on
his overhead shots that compares ia
vorably with that of any player on the
courts to-day. Richards kept improv-
ing as the match progressed
OF the next seven games the East
erner won five, with Kinsey winning
only the sixth and eighth, and thus
Richards took the first set at e-3.
The Californian, while playing sound
tennis and always Offering a strong
defense because OF the great amount
Of court he covered and his magnifi-
cent recoveries, did not, in my opin-
Jon, have the snap and dash that he
had shown in defeating Shimizu ear
lier in the tournament.
Even at his top form however, I seri-
ously doubt whether Kinsey could have
done much better against Richards as
the junior was to-day. | have seen
Richards play better tennis than he did
this afternoon, under the spur of ne
tessity. but never have | seen this slen-
der youth in finer physical trim and
filed with more potentialities His
careful conscientious training of the
last SIX weeks shows in his play to-day.
Down Court Like a Flash
The second set began with Kinsey
making good his service, but Richards
swung into his stride quickly and ran
through the three games for a al
lead. He was down the court like a
flash behind both his service and his
forcing shots, and it was this speed in
gaining position that helped Richards
cut off many of Kinsey's beautifully
placed shots
Kinsey was making desperate efforts
70 turn the tide, and by dint of bril-
liant recoveries of placed shots and
wonderfully accurate shots down the
side lines and at sharp angles across
forecourt, as Richards started for the
net, the Californian squared the set
at 3-all by winning the fifth and sixth
games. The next two games were split
and then Richards won the next two
for the set at Ga
In the third and last set Kinsey
won his own service game at love aided
by Two placements of his own and a
net and an out by Richards.
The Easterner retalated by breaking
through Kinsey's service, and the next
two games were lost by the server
and then each won his own up to 4-3
here to make it 4-all. Richards came
back for 5-4 score, and Kinsey again
tied it up for sail
but this last effort told too severely
on the Californian, and Richards, sum-
monlng new sources of speed and hard
hlttlng, took the last two games for
at set at Is and the match. The
maj point came as Kinsey sent his
.Ssrehand drive off Richards's service
out Of court.
Inc kinseys proved themselves a
aHea1y' resourcetul team, and in the
Ahai set ID was their mastery cam
palgn of deep lobbing that broke up
tne hard-nitting attack of the Eastern
team
Hunter was the chief offender at this
sslueiai stage. He was hitting over
head with tremendous power, but the
hsessi5ant hass5 shots gave the ball plenty of
POUND and the Californians picked
them off the backstop with rare skill
snd tossed them back. Had the losers
impaired more of cut to their
smaShes they would probably have
peen more successful in their results
IL was a splendid exhibition of fast
tennis all the way through.
The summarizes:
STROKE ANALYSIS SINGLES MATCH
Point Score
Vn.schards & s ( / 4-32-6
-N-asey' y'......... 2-26-3
stroye Analysis
n, Nets. Outs Pl. sa. Df.
JYs;isnards. s....... IL IS
Second set-Point Score
ggiIcnards 49,. 4 40 4 8 4 4-S2-s
'-@sey. 4231 4& II l 2-2e-4
Stroke Analysis
KinssT KtTssgd' $ y 1ss 9 2
Third set-Point Score
K,se5ya Kllseyaa s ..,.,,.. s4istss
Stroke Analysis
p,., Nets. Outs Pl. Sa. d..
Ef;9s-aards ....... IL Is IL Q
N>'nsey -...-...... IS IA 10 o j
Newport Tennis Play
Gets Under Way To-day
NEWPORT, R. l., Aug. 1S.-Rapid
summation of the minor players in the
SaAuai invitation lawn tennis tourna-