The Washington herald., 1922-05-13
JAPANESE MEET
HARVARD PAIR In
DOUBLES FINALS
Williams and Washburn
Face Shimidzu and
Kashio Today.
By GORDON SHAND.

Tennis Of the most spectacular
variety between two doubles teams
OF international reputation is the
card at the Chevy Chase Club this
afternoon.
Norris Williams and Watson
washburn. of Davis Cup fame. will
mingle with Zenzo Shimidza and
seiichfro Kashio. Japanese experts,
in the final round OF the clubs in
vitation tournament at 8 o'clock.
In yesterdays matches, Williams
and Washburn won their way to
the finals in comparatively easy
fashion. defeating in succession two
teams of veterans. Larnard and
Clothier. and Davis and Ward. Both
teams managed to score seven
games in two sets against their
more youthful opponents. Larnard
and Clothior fell before the Harvard
pair. SIS. s-l. In the second round.
while Davis and Ward succumbed,
81. 6-3. in the semi-hnals.
Japanese Forced.
Shimidzu and Ksshio were forced
to go three sets in each Of their
matches. kelleher and Yencken sur
prised the gallery by taking the
first set from the Nipponese. 6-4.
kelleher was serving well. and the
Japanese had hardly reached the
height Of their marvelously varied
ard accurate game. Once striking
their normal gait. however. they
literally walked through their oppo-
nents, taking two sets with the loss
OF but one game.
Their semi-fnals match with
Beals Wright and Sam Hardy was
a classic. The American pair
finally bowed in defeat. 6-4, ST
So but only after an exhibition
which for consistent brilliancy has
been seldom equalled in the Dis
trict.
Americana Rally.
The big gallery scarcely looked
for Wright and Hardy to force the
japanese in the second set Games
alternated with service until the
seventh. when the Japs broke
through on Wright.
With defeat in sight, the Ameri-
cans rallied. broke through or
Kashios delivery. and then won
with Hardy serving. Shimidzu
managed to pull through on his
service in the next game to tie IL
up at sail.
The next game. with Wright toe
ing the base line. was really de-
clsivc, for after a lengthy struggle
punctuated by almost interminabI
rallies, the Rostonian finally wor
out. The next game. on Kashio's
service. was easy for the American
internationalists. giving them tho
set at rs.
Effort Too Much.
But the effort was too much. es-
pecially for Wright. and though
both plugged gamely in the d-.
cisive set. their strokes had los,
much of their zip. and the sons OF
Nippon. triumphed at So.
In both of williams and Wash.
burns matches the first Sc: was the
only one in which they were at al
extended. In the second round
Larnard and Clothier gave then
tidy tussle for while. car.
rying the first set to SIS. but the
Harvard pair speeded up in the sec.
ond set-to, while the old timers
were fast slipping. and the result
6-l was never in doubt.
In the semi-final match with Da
Wis and Ward, games aIternateo
with service In the first set until
the ninth. which Ward dropped
after leading at 1870. Williams
quickly ran out the tenth and fna
game with the loss of but one point
The Cambridge stars gained &
commanding lead in the second
set, when Wards speed began &c
slacken, and despite some miracu.
lous work by Dwight Davis. won a.
Ga.
Yesterdays results:
FIRST ROUND.
Wright and Hardy defeated Dunlop ant
Wilcox by default.
GIL and HELEN defeated Myrick ant
WiEhtman, So, SO, 6-3.
SECOND ROUND.
Williams and washburn defeated Larnet
and Clothier, Sc. e..
Shimidzu and kashio defeated Kelieher and
Yencken, 90, 60. 6-l
Wright and Hardy defeated Gill and Hell.
len. 90. 8-4.
SEMI-FINAL ROUND.
williams and washburn defeated Davi,
Ind Ward, g.. 6-3
Shimidzu and Kashio defeated Wright and
Hardy. g., 81. Ga.
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