Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-11
JAPANESE STARS
BEATEN At NETS
Richards Defe ats Kashio and r.
Kinsey Eliminates Shimizu
at Southampton
BATTLES ARE HARD-FOUGHT
by CARL FISCHER
Philadelphia and District Middle States
Cha u,piOu

Southampton. \. v, Aug. 11.-Nin-
cent Richards and Robert Kinsey will
face each other tomorrow in the finals
of the Southampton tennis tournament.
Richards won from s. Kashio only after
n very closely contested four set match,
Ga. SO. 6-4. 10. while Kinscy
pulled big surprise by beating Zcnzo
Shimizu very decisively at SO. go, G-2.
The Kashio- Richards match. the first
Of the two to be played, brought out
some excellent tennis. The little Japan
esc gave a wonderful account of him.
self. lie forced Richards to the limit.
The newly elected member of the Davis
Cup team won by only six pOints--139
TO 133. This tells n story in itself. And
Richards worked every minute. because
he was forced TO. He did not "amble
along as he often does.
In the opening set Kashio started by
winning the first two games. Consid-
cred only back-court player. kashio
came to the net and vollcyed for clean
aces. Richards then took three straight
games. and Kashio evened it up at p
all. The japanese then led at 4-3. anly
to have his opponent again run out"
three straight games for the set.
!. Outeressed Richards
In the second SET the games again
went to 3-ail and 4-3. bur this time
Kashio captured the next two games,
squaring the set G-3 and 1-all. KashiO
was not only steady. but he was more
aggressive. both at back court and at
the net. than his opponent. lie went
in and not only snapped vollcyS with
Richards. which is considered disas-
trous. bur actually ourvoleyed and
outguesscG him throughout the first two
sets.
Time and again he made deep re-
turn Of servic" to his opponents back
hand. followed this shot to the net and
made Il beautiful placement Nolley. The
youth was n bit bothered. for he could
nor Outstcady Kashio from the back
court. Yet he was not 80 successful
at the net
The wind hampcred his volleying
somewhat. while Kashio's placing shots
were 50 accurate and his lobs SO deep
that Richards was unable TO make much
pl OgrcSs.
In the third set. Kashio lost his best
chance to win the battle, or at least
to carry it to five sets. He ran up Il
lead of TO = with service following
But here Richards rose to the occasion
as he so often does. In the next four
games he made nine clean placements
and but one error. Kaslio fought hard
but was helpless. On what appeared to
be an ace. Richards would turn his
wonderful shot into u better one. lie
Stormed the net ana vOlaycd like fiend
kashio kept right in the game in the
fourth set. BY his fast. we'll l-placed
drives and excellent volleying he led at
81 and game point twice for A.. But
by hard fighting Richards evencd the
games at 3.all. Knshio again led. AZ
and 5-4. Had he captured one Of the
game points at 3-2 he very likely would
have won the set at 8-3, for Richards
was giving the best he had. The youth
from IOnkers evencd matters at ball,
then pulled out a love forty hole on his
service. He captured the next game
for the set and match.
After the battle kaShio admitted he
had never played better. Richards,
overhcaring kashio's statement, said !:
''lf you have, I'm glad | wasn't play
ing YOU. Them
Kinsey in Top Form
kns"y. the Californian. surprised the
gallery in defeating Shimidzu so de-
csivcly in the last two sets At 60. g..
after he had captured the opening one
at Sc. 1t was Kinscy's wonderful ten
mis-. rather than ShmIdzu being off
form that accounted for the Japanese y
defeat. kinscy played the tennis of
his life lie made very few errors,
was extremely accurate and employed
marvellous court generulship. He actu-
ally beat "Shimmy'' from the back
court which is considered almost i'm
possible. and it was his chop stroke
that did it.
This shot. which takes a low shooting
bound after hitting the turf. caused
the pap TO err repeatedly. His seventy
three errors. against KinSey's thirty
three. tell iha story He had great
trouble in getting thcS" low bounding
balls over the net. and very often drove
too deep in an rndrayor to prevent net
ting the ball.