The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-21
Kinsey Brothers Lose Match In Doubles Affair

BROOKLINE, Mass, August 20.- (By Associated Press.)-The first round of play in the national doubles championship tournament, on the courts of the Longwood Cricket club at Chestnue Hfl, saw the leimination of Howard and Rob- ert Kinsey of San Francisco, rated as Americas premier doubles combi- nation, in straight sets. The con- querors of the Californians were Manuel Alono of Spain and Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia, whose play was as brilliant as was their opponents lacking in lustre.
 All other seeded combinations ad- vanced into the second round, which will be played tomorrow. As re- suit, among the strong combinations that will meet will be:
 Alonzo and Johnson. Richards, Yonkers, N. r., and Dean Mathey, New York.
 William T. Tilden II. Philadel- phia, and Brian I. c. Norton. South Africa, vs. Pierre Hirsch, France, and Lawrence B. Rice, Boston.
 R. N. Williams, II, Brin Mawr, Pa, and Watson Washburn, New York, vs. Harvey Snodgrass, Los Angeles, and Wallace J. Bates, San Francisco.
 The Kinsey brothers, whose rise in tennis fame has been as spectacu- lar as it has been rapid, prior to the breaking up of the Tilden- Richards combination, were ranged second in the country and until their poor cessful season, which reached a eli max when they won the doubles championship at the Newpor Casino last week.
 Brothers Play Ragged.
 Their play today, however, was ragged. Repeatedly tossing short lighted to crash them so hard that they disappeared over the grand stand, and showing an utter weak ness in volleying, the boys from the coast played the poorest brand of tennis they have shown since they came east, it was declared. Al though Howard dropped four out ot his seven service games, the fault was not all his. Robert, apparently exhausted by his exertfon of last week, found the net too often. Meanwhile the swarthy Alonzo was galleries by the way in which he covered territory and his brilliant placements had his opponents at sea. Johnson played steady game and with perfect teamwork pre- vailing on his side of the net, the hlnSeyS never eAOWSV @O SNNO vantage.
 The new team of Norton and Til- den squelched the hopes of the Le- land Stanford team of James M. Da- vies and Phillip Neer, but had to work to overcome a one set lead es- tablished at the beginning. Tilden started uncertainty, as did Norton.
 The victory of William M. John ston and Clarence J. Griffin of San Francisco, who now are favored to win the title over the southwestern champions, John Barr and Leven Jester Dallas, by score of 6-3, 6-1, S-6, lacked the decisiveness expect ed of the Californians. In the third set the Dallas men led and and had the score all with two points of the set when they wavered. Foreign Players Win.
 The foreign players, with one ex- ception, came through with little trouble. Commander Leonard Dar- by, Australia, who was paired with Carl H. Fischer. Cynwyd. Pa. fell before Che strong Williams Wash burn team, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
 James o. Anderson and John B. Hawkes., the Australian Davis cup doubles combination, started in au- spiciously by dropping their hrst set, 2-6, to two experienced players, Leonard A. DeTurenne and H. Van Dyke Johns, Pacific northwest champions, but thereafter were new CT threatened. The second string Australian team of Ian McInnis and w E. Schlessinger advanced in the only fiye-set match of the day by Clyde Curley and Charles K. Shaw, Providence.