Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-08-22


championship, have played.
With the hnalists in the tourn;
set victories of Gerald Patterson an,
Robert G. and Howard o. Kinsey of
the title match over until tomorrow
This left the stage clear for t
doubles championship and for the
singles tournament.
The playing through champions.
Mrs. Molla B. Mallory and w. T.
Tilden. ii. had the team of Mrs. G. w.
Wlghtman and Jean Borotra. the
'atte- captain Of the French Davis
cup team. in one semi-fnal Miss
Helen Wills. national woman's singles
titlist, and Vincent Richards. joint
holder of the Olympic doubles crown
were matched against Miss Eleanor
Goss and Rene La Coste. another
french star, in the other.
The final of the women's singles
brought together Miss Goss. No. 3 in
national women's ranking. and Helen
Jacobs. the girl of Is years. who
comes from Berkeley. Calf. like Miss
Wills. to seek national honors among
the girls.
Patterson and Wood yesterday de-
feated Bill Johnston and Peck Griffin,
former national champions, 10. IS.
Is. SIS. e.. while the Kinesey
defeated Richards and Francis Hunter,
olympic titleholders, 6-4. II. 4-6.
6-4, 6-3.
Losers Are Near Victory.
Johnston and Griffin played magnifi-
cent tennis and took the first two sets
and came close to providing a big up
set in straight fashion.
In the third set they led 40-15 on
U Hara Woods service in the eleventh
game. virtually within a point of the
match, for Johnston won the twelfth.
winch would have given them the set
had they not wasted their opportunity
In the eleventh. This was their last
chance for victory, though they made
last rally in the fifth set and pulled
up from IS to As. Patterson's ter
rifle stroking, however. decided mat
terS>1n his favor and the Australians
triumphed.
Richards was the outstanding fig
ure in the other match, thrilling the
$500 spectators with his dazzling VOL
leyfng, and had Hunter lent him sup
port the Olympic champions would
have won
Hunter failed, however, on his
overhead shots, and it was by lobing
to him constantly that the Kinseys
got the points that finally gave them
the victory in close and desperately
fought final set. Richards received
an ovation when he went off the
court, for he had made a big fight
for the match and treated the gallery
to the greatest exhibition of volley-
ing seen here all week.
Robert kinsey rose to great heights
on his side of the net, and il was his
playing that kept the Kinseys in the
running until his brother found him.
self, as we'll as his splendid volley-
ing at the net that extended Rich
ards to such great heights.
Patterson Finally Wakes Up.
without taking away any of the
credit due Johnston and Griffin for
the exceptionally fine tennis. they
played. 1t must be said that the Aus
tralians did not give the impression
of trying their hardest to win the
match. Two years ago Patterson
and O'Hara Wood were defeated here
by Tilden and Richards and then
overwhelmed the American pair in
the Davis cup challenge round.
1t looked yesterday as though the
Australian captain was not any too
keen about showing how good he
and Wood fit in the second set. He
was careless in his stroking, double
faulted with more frequency than is
his custom and experimental with a
service that already is one of the
greatest point winners in the game.
In the first set every point was bit
terly fought for, but after Johnston
and Griffin had broken through and
two faults were called on Patterson
in the third game of the second set,
the Australian seemed to lose some
of his interest in the play and did
not find it again until his team had
taken the third set. For the rest of
the match he was out to win and his
play improved noticeably, particu-
larly his control.
Wood Plays Brilliantly.
O'Hara Wood played beautifully
throughout the match. The little Aus
tralian stroked smoothly and almost
f1awlessly, performing equally well
at the net and from back court and
getting the sharpest angles on all
his shots. Overhead he was steady,
but no nearly SO decisive as his
partner.
Johnston's lightning returns of
service and furious volleying and
Griffin'S alertneSS for the openings
were constant source of delight. to
the gallery. At times the American
pair outdid themselves, playing the
best tennis they have shown this sea-
son. Only speed could avail against
the terrific kills of Patterson and
throughout the match Johnston hit
the ball with great power to win on
placements.
In the closing stages Patterson be-
came more and more deadly, putting
everything away with seldom an err
ror. The Californians tried in vain
to lob over his head, and when the
Australians had the service the Cali
fornians had to lob to keep them
away from the net, with the result
that they were blasted off the court
Results in other events follow:
NATIONAL MIXED DOUBLES.
Second round-Mss Katherine Porte and
George Lott defeated Miss Leslie Bancroft and
Louis ThaIheimer, 6-4, Ga.
Third round-Mrs. Moa Mallory and W. T.
TiIden, I'd, defeated Mrs. D. r. Cole and
Richard L. schlesinger. g.. 0-S. 6-4: Mrs