Evening star., 1926-05-16

Yesterdays contest between the fOui
lpternationaliStS brought ont tennis
Of all varieties All four PLAYERS
warmed to theirs work slowly and ii
was not until the second set that mat
ters began TO be interesting.
Americans Teamwork Better.
ln the matter Of teamwork. VII
iiams and Washburn held a tremen-
dous edge. Once they started. their de-
tense was an almost impreenab!e wall
On the other hand. liarada and Alfonso
were continually leaving great aper-
lures through which Williams was
continually tinessins his soaring
. drives smasies and Voileys. Wash.
! burn. TOO, was doing some nice back
] hand Nolleying through the middle Of
! his opponents court.
Alfonso began service and won "a silly
OH errors by both Williams and Wash
burn and a neat placement by Ilarsd da
, Washburn made the count ] all artel
his service game had been deuced fl
times. The American pair went into
the lead in the third game by break
ing Harada's Is service Williams found
openings in the opponents courts fol
| two blistering baek-hand shots across
court. the last for game point. VII
liams service carried too much pace
particularly for Harada. and the SET
stood 81.
Alfonso and Harada won the next
forcing Williams and WashbuHn into
errors in diving duel. Washburn
was broken in the next game after
pulling up to deuce from 0--40. With
the c5unty 3--3, Williams and Wash
bYun broke through Halada. but the
Japanese Spanish team retaliated by
doing the same thing against Williams
when his first ball began missing the
court Alfonso brought the score 10
81 OH his own service. finishing of
the game with a lOb thai neither VIII
liams nor Washbuln could get. Wash
burn was wild on service and off the
ground and Harada and Alfonso won
the first set "a.
Service Meant Little.
Service meant about as little as IL
ever has among top uotchers in the
second set. Harada started and Won
his, but the next four games went
against service All four were erring
frequently, with Washburn and la.
rada holding a slight margin on their
teammates. Williams. IN the next
game, began hitting the lines with
his first ball and reversed conditions
NitH d pair ~! dCee against f15TdOU.
His reform evidently acted as an in
spiration 10 the others. and all foul
began playing better tennis
Superior covering Up. however. gave
the American team the set. G4
Williams and Washburn started the
, third set with some scintilIating play
breaking through Alonso's service
Washburn bore the brunt of several
long rallies OH his own service. with
Williams putting away two brilliant
placements. and the count went 10
%.
The American pair concentrated on
Iiarada in the third game and ran il
out quickly. Williams service was
still too hot, and his opponents We're
forced to weak returns. which were
turned into easy kills by Vashburn
and the score went to 40
Harads and Alfonso began to find
the range again and took Nashburn's :
service. A pair of easy forehs nd
shots netted by Williams helped the
foreign pair. Alfonso lost his serve
and Williams won his and the sol
went 10 the titleholders. 6-l.
Rain began to fall and during the
rest period the crowd dwindled Ia Did
ly. After Is minutes. play was re
suned. but neither team was able tt
do much with the soggy balls. ana
the match was stopped with the
count 30 for llarada and Alfonso.