New-York tribune., 1922-08-13

4 h accompaniment VI isnioiops az,
und as they went after the b
a.. Florence Johnson and Robert
n. E,,.ey defeated Mrs. E. 5. Twlning
sy ". Feibleman, by score OF
go in the lower half, while Miss
e,., Hooker and s. Howard Voshesl
:. ,As measure of Mrs. j. Couper Lord
:. Howard Kinsey, at l-e' SIS o-s.
i. amer section. The winners will
-, IN the final round Tomorrow
,f.ernoon.
! originally of course it had been
.,mrsd to stage the final round match
,se mems singles betwen Vincent
s,.s.,6s and Robert Kinsey az 1880
..,.et in the morning, and the final
l.ssles mach between Richards and
r. Hunter and the kinsey brothers
II $50 in the afternoon.
Irhe ram that fell practically without
1eru1ssion ali day persuaded Lyttie-
a Fos. chairman OF the tournament
~ so,ittee. and Or. Walter l.. Niles, the
..seree 10 nostpoHe these two features.
saweyer. But the presence of large
ssIisrv ON the clubhouse veranda called
lss some form Of tennis activity, and
Il the emergency the committee issued
call for volunteers.
TIE masculine members of the mixed
saables teams were hesitant at first,
sinking Of ruined racouets and posi-
ii, sprains and bruises as = result of
i tks slippery courts But the feminine
ss,tion 81 thc mixed combinations
! ssarred the men irio action by volun-
tstriag to start play at once, and so it
sss done.
Play Surprisingly Good
The standard of the play, under the
! sendltians, was surprisingly good, the
ssmen particularly starring in both
I sstches.
Miss Hooker was real aid to her
srsner "kiIling" overhead with hnal-
b that rarely permitted possible re
tsss. and from hackeourt her driving
sss unusually good, both as to depth
i I'D pace. and she kept the ball uniform
K low, so that the opposing pair had
i .v opportunities to score on smashes
4 Voshell, slew TO get started, was pill
g UP errors in the early stages of the
q ssteh. The treaeherous footing ap-
asrsd to handicap him more than il
i Vi the younger, lighter Kinsey, but
we he had become scclimsted, so tie
Il gsss, he became the dominating fac
2srin the match. placing his drives so
& i.sp INTO the opposite court that both
B Ns Lord and Kinscy were often force |
i b return soft. defensive shots. and
kse we're severely treated at the net
/ ss,A BY Miss Hooker and Voshell.
ars. Lord and her partner were,of6 fl
i b What looked like d winning lead, with
r hs lsdy in the case performing splen-
3 tliy Mrs Lord handled Voshell's Sc
& a,sy topped service remarkably we'll
nd defended her side of the court in
inanner that drew frequent applause
hsu the gallery 1t was an acrobatic
accomplishment in itself to keep ones
Hst In the mud, but Mrs. Lord did moro
ian that several times making spec
asplar returns on what looked like
aasless attempts.
kinsey was playing his best tennis
athis stage, bringing off brilliant vol
EsFs from all over the court ard making
neked use of the chop. both on volley
+ nd ground strokes.
Hit Real Stride
lust when it looked as though Mrs.
Ard and Kinsey had the match ION
Afe FIRE" Voshell and Miss Hooker hit
+ Aeir real stride and began to cut
lawn the lead. Kinsey. thought, made
ae mistake Of trying to usurp too
nuch territory in his anxieuty to help
Hts partner. AS result of trying to
Hprsad.eagle the court, he often left
Hns side entirely undefended, and both
PISS Hooker and Noshell took full ad-
satage of these openings.
ars. Lord, in the first set, had proved
s'self splendidly capable of handling
H majority of the shots that came to
er but under the later conditions her
#sportunlties were few, and Kinsey
Hsuid not accomplish the task he had
MI himself
tne match or the adjoining court
hs as keenly fought, with Miss John
sa and Robert Kinsey just managing
squeeze out the victory. There was
'le to choose between the two teams,
ss johnson being hit more reliable
mrs. Fwining in the pinches, and
NJ IN the superior Of Feibleman. even
f. sthe latter's fne recoveries of
70 shots helped keep the final re-
ssm doubt right up to the end.
Inc tournament committee has sched-
20 the final singles at 10:3o o'clock
morrow morning, and the doubles
e o'clock in the afternoon.
ashg of the players who have com
sa IN the singles and doubles here
Y las evening for Newport, where
annual invitation tournament be-
spa Monday. The Kinsey brothers,
sssel, Willis Davis, Carl Fischer,
ss Charley Wood and a dozen
sss =, Will make the trip up the Sound
selonel Thompson's steam yacht,
aHhs Southampton at o'clock in the
Aag, This piratical crew expects
ashs the cliffs of Newport some
= 70 the dead of night.