Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-16


able 70 recover fully from all oper
interrupted her European invasion.
She has been advised to forsake the
courts for at least two months, fol
lowing defeats at Seabright and Rye
BY Miss Ryan and Mrs. Mallory. She
Will return to her studies at the Uni
versity Of California
Yes, | admit that I was tired dur
ing my tournament matches recently.
but in championship YOU cannot stop
playing when YOU feel tired, she
said. Nov | am going to build up
my strength. For couple of months
] won't play at all and then ! will
start in again"
TiIden Calls a Halt.
Tlden. the national champion. who
has been beaten three times by Rich
ards this season. finally ended the
string of defeats in the final of the
Southern New York State champion,
ship at Rye Yesterday. 4-6, 6-4,
-, GO.
Mrs. Mallory won the State Wom-
ems title by defeating Miss Browne.
6--4. SIS. 6-3 Mrs. Mallory put
out Miss Wills in the semi-finals, the
defeat causing the champion to seek
the advice of physicians as to her
condition.
Miss Browne and Mrs. Charlotte
HoSmer Chaplin won the doubles
final from Mrs NJ r. Roeser and
Alice Francis, 6-3, 60. while Tilden
and a. II. Chaplin. jr.. captured the
meE'S event from Phil Neer and Ed
ward Fcibleman. IS. g. 6--4.
Big Bill Is Old Self.
The Tilden who went on the courts
today was the great master once
again For the first time this season
the champion played tennis as he
played II in 1925 and the years back.
TIL" highly strung. erratic and
wTouGhtup player who lost to Rich
ards in the metropolitan champion
ship two weeks ago had changed
into the master. confident almost to
the point of nonchalance and filled
with zest for the battle.
There was steel in the champion 5
racquet All the blisterinS pace of
service and ground strokes that he has
commanded in the past was in evil
dence again and under absolute con
troll. All the battling variety of
strokes at his beck were let loose to
Confound the desperate efforts of his
younger opponent. break up his net
attack and weaken his forces until
Richards was left exhausted. unable
TO lift the ball above the net and com
pletely at the champions mercy.
LObs Decide Issue.
In the final analysis il was Tilden S
renlarkab BILE effectiveness in employing
the lob that defeated Richards more
than anything else. For the first two
sets and a part of the third, in which
the New York youth gained a 20 lead.
Richards was always dangerous. The
young Davis Cup star has played mag
niticent tennis ever since he returned
from Europe and he performed as
valiantly In this match as he has in
any other for the past three weeks.
The first two sets were tennis for
q king Every rally was filled with
exciting moments and stirring exploits
81 the net as the two players aSSalled
each other with lightning drives and
biting volleys. Tilden. who had peeled
off his sweater before the play started.
Was laying down a harrage on Rich
ard'S back court that threatened to
pound his Younger opponent to pieces.
How Richards managed to beat back
his murderouS forehanders and get in
side of those streaking back and cross
court shots was a thing to marvel at,
but get them back he did, though he
had to almost break his back TO reach
the ball at times.
II was anybody's match during these
two sets, SO closely were the two
matched. though Richards showed the
FIRST signs of the strain in the final
game Of the second chapter as Tilden
kept him on the run and tied him into
knots with passing shots. But the
real breaking point of the match came
in the fourth game.
Richards Severely Punished.
Probably no player was ever sub
lected to more punishment than Rich
ards was in this game. Fighting des-
perately to get to the net every time
he put the ball in play on service
Richards found himself trapped as
Tilden lofted the ball over his head
Turing in his course. he rushed back
10 retrieve the shots and then daShed
headlong for the barrier again, only
70 be caught in the same way. once
Richards went down at full length IN
his mad pursuit of the ball. and by
the time the game ended. with Tilden
breaking through. the younger player
had tapped his reserve strength ana
his whole game began to disintegrate.
From this point on his strength
Naned. his control fell off and. though
he continued to drive his tired body
relentlesslv after shots out of range,
his efforts were wasted. Tilden, with
apparently unlimited strength in store.
hai,ed his hackhand. mixed up length
and changed direction 20 run him
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