Evening star., 1923-09-12

S1ul DOMAIN anu TWO players from
other lands will go into the round be-
Tore the semi-finals. Alonzo should
dispose of Brugnon, and Norton
ngures to score in his clash with
Leonard Beekman of New York.
crawford, who was pretty fortunate
IN running into comparatively easy
contests in his final two rounds, has
run out of luck, as he must take the
court against Williams today. His
chances against the American Davis
cup team captain are about as great
as the proverbial SNOWFALL.
Norton, whose spectacular methods
: nave thrilled the galleries, will dis
pose of Beekman in neat style unless
ne has gone back about SO per cent
overnight. The South African is a
tiger on the court. He was a fee
amateur boxer in his first endeavor in
sports, then he became crack sprint
er, and finally. about five years ago,
ne took up tennis The essence of
!, MS two earlier pastimes are combined
IN his tennis activities. He certainly
is some fighter, and the speed in
which he gets around dazzles the eye.
Richards Up Against 1t Again.
Richards. who has had a tough row
TO hoe from the outset. is in for an
other battle today, but the No. rank
ing player. who put aside Harvey
Snodgrass. the California phenom, yes
terday in straight sets. is liable to do
the same thing to Hunter this afteri
noon. Richards, who has been beaten
by Snodgrass in five-set match. at
Newport, showed his opponent no
mercy, trimming him in such a con-
Vincing manner as to make him an
odds-on choice over Hunter.
While Richards was giving Snod
grass his medicine. Hunter was going
through duel with Rene Lacoste, the
nineteen-year-old Frenchman, who
succumbed only after five gruelng
sets. 1t was a peculiar match in that
each player rather easily won the
sets that went to his credit. Lacoste.
was the master when he could keep
the ball accurately to Hunters back
hand, which is very weak for a rank
ing player, while the American. when
he got the ball on his forehand, scored
with deadly regularity.
. 1t appeared that Lacoste brought
about his own downfall by his over
zealousness to shoot to Hunters
backhand, attempting to do this many
times from almost impossible posi-
tions. instead of working his way to
AN opportunity to shoot at the weak
spot. OF course, Richards is well
aware of Hunters weakness and how
: he will feed that backhand and then
go to the net for kills is likely to be
enlightening.
Only Extra Set Matches.
Hunters victory over Lacoste and
Crawford's win over Walter Wes-
brook, the Detroit southpaw.. brought
the only extra set matches yesterday.
Most of the other victors swept their
rivals aside in decisive fashion, deuced
sets being a rarity.
Tilden made Cedric Major of New
Yorksresemble novice. the loser get
ting only one game. Big Bill today has
the painful job of putting out a fellow
townsman, Carl Fischer, who has been
playing clever tennis this year and
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ten. Tilden should win in straight
sets if he wants to, but it would not
be surprising IL he didn't help Fischer
a little bit in his effort to get into the
select list. Stranger things have hap
pened, and Tilden has been known to |
get careless for a set on occasions.
In the lower half of the bracket, Bill |
Johnston, who, despite his straight-set !
victory over Jose Alfonso yesterday,
did not appear to be the player of old. |
will have his annual battle with How |
ard Kinsey. They met in one of the !
early rounds last year, and. after John +,
ston had won two of the three SETS |
kinsey was forced to retire on account /!
of an injured ankle Kinsey is playing |
better tennis that he did a year ago, |
while Johnston has not shown his 1922 I
form since his return from England |
Kinsey hasn't more than a slim chance |
ssto beat Johnston, but he may force |
Little Bill to travel distance that he |
can i'll afford to go in his present con-
dition, and which would initiate
against him in his later matches.
To quote j. Pryor Allen. dean. of :
hack from Europe looking like picked
sparrow and has not played anywhere
rear his usual standard since"
Bob Kinsey, the other ranking play
er remaining in the competition, has
Stanley Pearson, one of the local celeb
rieties, in his path today. However, !
Bob has removed larger obstacles, and
should be among the survivors when
the roll is called tonight.
A Forecast of Results.
Here is how tomorrow's bill of fare
lokks at this writing.
Tilden VS. Alfonso.
Williams VS.. Norton.
Johnston VS.. Frank Anderson, who.
it might be mentioned. meets DR..
George King, a fellow New Yorker, ,
today.
Richards VS.. Bob Kinsey.
And, going further, it should be
TIlden VS.. Williams and Johnston VS..
Richards in the semi-flnals.
And. going still further, IL should
be Tilden VS., Johnston in the final.
And, seeing it through, it should be
And this having happened in 1920.
81 and '22. some one is likely to ask.
what do they hold the d tourney
concede the championship to Tilden"'
THE sUMlLARrEs.
' SECOND ROUND.
william 7. Tilden defeated Cedric Major,
0nri Fischer defeated Elliott H. Binzen,
5aoqSo: RHTynon defeated wray D. Brown.
M 5TSisnuei Alfonso defeated l. D. Nc1nnss,
81 3. Norris T Williams, Cd, won from Claude
r.. R: LsishtOs. 6rawfeEd defeated Walter
ws.srOOk s esI1sr S4 ssfsst.s So s2dSe7 rh.y.r
Tb. I, .. Norton defeated Philip Essr. 90.
william n. Johnston dsfsated Jose Alfonso,
Howard Kinssy defeated Frederick Msrcur.
Dr.. George King dsfeatsd Herbert L. Bow
man. 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
frank +. Anderson dsfssted Henry Bass
Vincent Richards defeated Harvey snOd-
IRA Francis T. Hunter. defeated Rene Lacosts.
Robert :KiRsey defestsd Pierre Hirsch, s-I.
st: Stanley Pearson defeated W. W. Insraham.
&c, 6-1, SIS.
NATIONAL VETS CHAMPIONSHIP.
First round--R. H. Stanley won from s. |
Beard defeated G. A. Sparks, Ga, 60: T. |
Robinson defeated J. Z. Brewer, 81, e-l,
s; s p Aa5eGw Goge dsfeateS EGn arGn a wss Sger
B-A ga; Dr.. Phillip D.. Hawk defeated |
George S, Grsesbeok, 60, 60; J. G.. Nicely |
nS.sH oa d.f.a.ss g. rSS Thoaa: asssa 81 ss
e-2i z. H. Hooker defeated Miles charlOck,
:. second gouad1rrsd G.. Anderson defeated