Evening star., 1923-05-13

Williams, too, played the best in
dividual game of the match, but
Richards was Just a shade behind him.
and Fukuda on the whole played
more foreeful brand of tennis than
Washburn, who was bad in spots
and scint.lating in others. However
. was IN the pinches that Washburn
gave Williams his best support. and
the New Yorker grew better as the
match progressed. AT the finish he
was playing in top form.
Easily the largest gallery that has
ever witnessed net match in Wash
irgton saw the unusual display of
were not slow in voicing their ap-
proval OF the many clever rallies
and shots. In fact, the play was re-
rnarkable for it's accuracy. consider
ing that a strong southwest wind
blew across the courts all during the
combat.
Richards Begins Serving.
Playing suberb individual tennis.
Richards, who began the serving, and
Fukuda took the first set by break
ing through on Washburn's in the
seventh game. Washburn, too, was
unable to get a good range on the
net in this set, netting and outing
many balls by narrow margins.
Williams started his team on the
way to victory In the second set by
winning his serve. and each of the
players won their service until the
count was 7-6. Then three clever
placemen. and an out by Fukuda en-
break through on Richards for the
winning game.
Washburn lost his service at the
outset of the third set and the Ameri
lead. However. Williams and Wash
burn broke through on Richards
twice later on to pull the set out of
the fire. They got lucky break in
the eleventh game, when they were
trailing 1880. sudden gust of wind
would have been at least three feet
outside, into the court for what had
to be recorded as a placement. 1t
gave the ultimate victors a mighty
valuable point at highly important
stage.
Good Teamwork Tells.
Richards and Fukuda kept up the
Williams and Washburn by that time
had developed a brand of team play
that was almost impregnable and
which was entirely too formidable
for two stars, who made up a make
shift pair. That Richards and Fu-
reach the final in such classy field
is tribute to their individual Prov
ess. That they played so we'll to-
gether was truly remarkable.
Point Score Of Match.
A point score of the match follows
FIRST SET.
williams and
Washburn 20 OILS
Richards and
Fukuda ..........4 .408241 +31-s
SECOND SET.
Williams and
Washburn 53544 As-s
Fukuda .s5se14o4o426 631-e-s
THIRD SET.
williams and
washburn II 8 Il IL +41-7
,Fukuda - 4525241 1-37-5
FOURTH SET.
Washburn .........4 4 8 5 +32-6
Richards and
Fukuda ..........2 1 5 4 0 3 OPS
A recapitulation of the points shows
that the winners scored only ten
more than the vanquished, the count
standing 142 to 1872. This is a pretty
true line on the comparative skill Of
terday.
Easily Beat the AIonsos.
williams and Washburn were much
too strong for the Alonsos in the
semi-f1nal match, the Spanish play
ers seeming to be bothered more by
the high wind than the Americans
Then, too. Jose is not the player that
Manuel is, and Williams and Wash
burn used him for their target.
Despite the fact that the first set
was a love one, Williams and Wash
burn had to fight for every game, five
of them being deuced one or more
times. one ending 1o-s and another
"a. 1t was exceptional that, al
though the Alonsos scored 90 points
in this set, they did not win a