Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
BLUDGEON, RAP|ER
TO MEET MONDAY
Yankee Beats Lott, invader
Scores Over Shields
in Semi-FinaIS.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
"OREST HILLS, N. Y. September
l. 15-American tennis is to have
one of those battles OF the
i rapier and the bludgeon Inc
fencer's blade of Henri Coche'
of France is to be pitted against the
smuggling power of Francis I. Hunter
the lone surviving American, IN the
final for the national singles champion
ship here on Monday.
WELDING these weapons with INFINITE
skill and telling effect. Cochet ana
Hunter marched through their semi
final rounds this afternoon, before a
bowling, cheering, applauding crowd OF
almost 10000 fans. Hunter defeated
George Lott of Chicago by scores OF
6-3, Ga, 6-3, Ga, and Chocet, the
master of the guileful stroke, outfenced
Frank Shields, lanky national junior
champion, GO, 8-6, Ga.
For this particular day 1t was written
that youth should not be served. How
ever the two who were defeated gave
all kinds OF promise for future tennis
greatness. particularly the lanky shields
whose cannonading service and skill
full court craft recalling the big Bill
Tilden. gave the gallery many thrill
before he finally succunbed.
Ycungster Is Ovcrawcd.
Frank Hunter. already had pounded
out a notable victory. cheered on from
the press stand by Tilden, his friend
and former Davis cup comrade, when
Cochet and Shields went out on the
court The l3-year-old American
youngster. more than feet tall lowered
eight inches above his little French
opponent but lacked his calm asSur-
ance.
In the first set Shields was clearly
overawed and throughout the eight
short games it lasted. the gallery looked
In vain for a flash of that brilliant
tennis which sent him into this semi
final round bracket without the loss OF
q single set in four previous matches.
Cochet, steeling himself against the
noises of the crowd, which disturbed
his temperamental makeup In his last
two matches but ruffled not at all today,
took full advantage Of his young OPP
ponents dismal errors.
In the Opening set Shields had but
one strong weapon, q marvellous service
which he played through the murk OF
his uncertain game like flashes Of light
ming No less than five times his can
nonading delivery released from q
height of some eight feet like that OF
the long armed Tilden himself, aced
the little Frenchman clearly.
Henry, the temperamental, treated
himself to one of his spells of indiffer-
ence after winning the first game Of the
second set This was all the encourage
ment Shields needed and with his serv-
ice making it virtually impossible for
Cochet to do more than get the ball
back he ran off five straight games.
hod RI CnnhAf'Q -
cling delivery by this time and broke
through him twice in this remarkable
run, rally which brought intermittent
bursts of applause from the massed fans
in the concrete horseshoe.
Cochct Calls Halt.
To some it seemed that Shields had
struck winning streak which could
not be checked and that he had a
chance for victory. But Cochet quickly
dispelled that hope. Applying the pres
sure steadily he ran of five straight
games of his own, was halted by Shields
service, then took two more for the set.
The unmiStakable stamp of the cham
pion was seen in the easy way in which
Henri regained control when on no less
than four occasions loss Of but game
would have meant the set Cochet also
proved his class by the manner in which
he found a foil for the young New
Workers. deadly attacking weapon, his
first ball service. Standing back beyond
the baSsline, Cochet after the first set
never failed to get his racket on the ball
and Shields made no more aces.
For eight games in the third and
final set they battled on even terms,
standing four-all with each having won
every service. But Cochet, rising again
to Surnount crisis, won his own de-
livery and then knitted his way through
those whistling service shots to take the
deciding game for the match.
For one who was beaten in three
straight sets, Shields held Cochet re-
markedly close in the glitter of place
ment shots, making 26 to his opponents
80. His errors proved his undoing. All
in all, the French veteran was far more
steady. particularly when 'steadiness
counted most.
COchet Is Favorite.
Cochet. q player whose games rises
to its greatest heights when his oppo-
sition Is strongest, will be heavy favor
ite over Hunter on Monday, but the
heavv-hittirg veteran produced a game
today that will make Cochet hit his
fastest pace to win.
ASdul t1uIltcI IcucU IlOSt uQOIl HIS
flaming sword" that fierce forehander
which we The undoing CT Jean Borotra,
but it was not the only weapon he
welded with effect Against the flash
Lott today, he chopped and Unanswered
and played the net effectively Hunter
downed Lott on one of the latter's best
days. Georges great net play, featuring
remarkable stop volleys and kills, gave
him, perhaps, an edge on Hunter in
placement play, but he also made more
errors.
Another feature on the card today
was the semi-flnals in the veterans
singles in which Fred Baggs of New
York defeated the defending champion,
Alfred j. Cawse, also of New York,
Go, Ga. His final opponent on Mon
day in this national tournament for
supremacy at all ages in excess of as,
will be Henry Bassford. New York,
who downed still another Metropolitan
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