The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-03-29
ny SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

William 7. Tilden never made q more
earnest effort for victory than in the
national indoor tennis doubles cham
pionship at the Seventh Regiment Ar
mory yesterday. He was very anxious
TO advance at least one round with
his fourteen-year-old protege, Albert l..
Wiener Of Philadelphia, with whom he
was paired in tournament play for the
first time. But It was not to be- He
failed because a very capable pair on
the other side OF the net concentrated
on the plan of keeping the ball away
from the champion whenever possible
and they succeeded In doing so just
often enough to win. The match ended
Go. 11-9 in favor OF lingo Hartmann
and James ID. Ewing.
After q comparatively tame first set
during which Tilden permitted his
youthful partner TO take care OF his
side of the court the tennis champion
voted himself the task of beating the
opposing pair single handed and he al
most succeeded in doing II. He tore
into every rally as though a title de-
pended on the result. raced all over the
court and began stroking the ball furi-
ously on service, drive, volley or smash
When II was at all possible 10 catch
up with the ball Tilden went after it
with all the speed at his command. and
some OF his recoveries were phenomenal.
He was up at the net one instant follow
ms a forcing shot, the next he was
going back on his heels to deep court to
meet q high lob, and more often than
not he had just TO meet the ball full
on his racquet TO send the sphere
through for placement.
Too Fast for Youngster.
It was scintillating tennis on tho part
OF the champion and he never let up an
instant. The hard hitting Of Hartmann
and Ewing however particularly their
severity of service. proved too much
for young Wiener. The local pair.
anxious to win, naturally concentrated
their attack on the youngster and even
Tilden's poaching could not stop them.
The second set, however. went twenty
spirited games before II could be de-
cided. With the exception of a break
on each side early in the set games
went on service all the way to the
twentieth, when the Philadelphia school
boys service was broken through finally.
There Is no question that young
Wiener will make his mark on the tennis
court eventually. For a fourteen-year-
old player he has surprisingly good form
and control or strokes. and he appear:
to have the necessary cool tennis tenn
permanent. He Is still frail lad, how
ever. and his strokes lack severity
Most of his returns sailed across the
net with very little speed. and more
often than not IL was a case Of FEEDING
the opposition opportunities for kills
Tilden explained after the match, how
ever. that the boys stroking carries far
more sting and Is far more decisive out
doors. He has had little or no expert
ence on a board floor court. and the bal
bounded 50 fast In the armory yesterday
that the youth could not bring his
racquet into action fast e. ugh. The
light, too. was none too favorable.
On occasions when he WIS up at the
net Albert did some very alert and effec-
tive volleying, and his all around STYLE
convinced those who looked on that he
Is going TO make an.apt pupil. He does
not appear to be as far advanced, how
ever, as Vincent Ri hards, Tilden's, first
protege, was at his age.