The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-27
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Tie crowd largely French but
With : generous springling OF AIn-
orleans ii its background, royalty
rose to Tildenss stunning victory
md. III the midst of the great cheer
that went up, French voices could
~ heard screaming
Yive, TiIdenr
This was Frances tribute to q
line sportsman and great player.
The First Set
IlacOste won service ana took
the first game or the match. The
French star battled hard TO break
through TiIdens service on the
second Rarie but the American
finally triumphea III lie. Lacpste
took the third game at ~ and then
crashed through TiIden's defense
u take the fourth at III and came
right back to win the fifth at four
love and the sixth. ~.
The first set went to L.acpste q
minute later when he raced through
the seventh game. The Frenchnan
thus took the first set By 4 score
cf e
Game Becomes Tense
The tan, lean American apparently
realized that. Il he was ever to de-
clare himself. he must do 30 now,
Tor he started service Iii the second
Set with ccnsidera bly, more pace on
his fast cannonbaII serve. Iacogte
returned everything sent to him
from the service line. at that, but
Bill augmented his delivery by rush
ing the net to carr the
into Lacoste,s court From this
position Of yalIfas,
out OF the first game after deuce
was called but his effort sudugl4y
impaired his accuracy. Laccste taxi
Ing the second game at love.
The tensity OF the duel conamunj-
Gated itself to the gallery and those
IN the stands fairly rocked with
emotion as American and French
parkisans WED with each other in
appIauding their respective aces
The cheering was deafening when
ever, either player put over sig
nfffcanf point, the Americans en-
5oyfng the greater freedom In this
respect IN the third game when
Tflden's forcing tactics prevailed at
81.
Oyerdrives Base Lines
Tilden evidently counted on the
prevailing head wind he faced in
TIE fourth game. for he oVerdrove
the base line several times, but
With two burning sfnaskes down the
eidelines, took the game and q lead
81 81.
Bill was at his impeccable best
~ the fifth game, I.asocte being
unable TO score piont against the
curry Of the Americans attack.
But the situation was reversed in
the succeeding game. Lacoste win
ming at loYe with his uncanny re-
turns from rear court.
Tilden's reply was to raise his
paee noticeably for the seventh
game. with the result that he out
unanswered the Frehchman to take
the game at love. But Rene's world
supremacy has been predicted on his
ability to rise to all occasions and
rise he did at this point with the
score standing 5--2 against him
Marshaling AL of his craft and
strategy, the stolfd Frenchman
sent shot after shot back at Tilden
IN the eighth and ninth games until
Bill, trying for placement aces.
either drove into the net or OUT of
court. Both games, therefore, went
70 Lacoste after deuce had been
called. making the game score So.
TiIden's Supreme Effort
TiIden. sensing impending defeat
made his supreme effort at the
start Of the tenth game, and was
rewarded by running the score to
4e--15. Then Rene tried to fox
him with q softly placed drop shot,
but the American raced nnadiy ID
the net, just reached the bali in
time. and sent 1t spinning into open
court for the set point, the Aneri.
can gallery going wild.
IHuen. beginning service III t;le
third set, quickly blazed his way
70 q lead IN the first game. but
I.acOste's accuracy finally sent the
points TO deuce. Bill got the
vantage point, but then double
1auited, and 1t went back 10 deuce
again. AT this point play was III
terruDted when fire broke out under
the crowded stands. The blaze was
quickly extinguished, however.
The Third Set
When play was resumed, Tilden
calling upon his every resource
putplayed Lacoste In the rallies e
win the third set at Cd. He
needed only one victory in the re
naming two sets 10 gain q de
eision over his arch rival.
After the points had gone Il