Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
WNES' CONQUEROR
COCKY YOUNGSTER
Official Sees Woods Spirit
as a Big Asset if Not
Carried Too Far.
BY TED VOSBURGH.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, August 2.-The
M cockiest member of the new
crop of young American ten
mis- players is Sydney B. Wood
of New York. the surprise conqueror
of Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena, Calf,
in straight sets at Seabright, N. j.,
yesterday, 60, 80, 60.
Wood has all the confidence In the
world" said Louis B. Daley, president
of the United States Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION, land that is in his favor.
The cocky spirit helps in sport, provid-
ed it isn't carried to overconfldence. IL
played big part in the base ball sue
cesses of Ty Cobb and 1t helps make
Wood a highly promising tennis player"
Daley, incidentally, was one OF the
few to pick Wood to stop the sensa-
tional Vines, who has been bowling
over such high-ranklng PLAYERS as
Frank Hunter, Frank Shields and Dick
Williams, The genial head of the U.
S. L. T. A., in fact, believes Vines de-
feat may turn out to be a blessing in
With Vines hitting only the high
spots. Daley and others were bit
apprehensive lest his chances be spoil
ed by too fast rise to fame and too
much hero worship at an early stage In
IF Vines is unspeged by prems-
tire praise" he said, "I believe he will
Vines Not Consistent.
"Vines ut this time Is an in-and-
outer. Also it must be remembered
that a good showing In the metropolitan
turf court and the Seabright invita-
ton do not make q champion. The
most important things Is to allow him
TO develop in his own way ana shall
endeavor to see that he has chance
to do So"
BRYANT Grant, the little Atlanta
Youth who became one Ct the current
tennis sensations by winning the ma
tional clay court title recently, does not
seem to Daley to be quite so good a
prospect. :.
"He plays a baseline driving game, "
he commented He hasn't the all
court game that Vines possesses and
for that reason his possibilities are
more limited"
DALEY said he had not seen enough
of the pIaying of Cliff Suffer, the new
intercollegiate champion from New Or
leans, to express an opinion concerning
his potentialities. Suffer was eliminaI-
ed by Wood in two deuced sets IN the
semi-finals at Sea Bright.
Grant, Wood and perhaps vines are
expected to be among the entrants IN
| the annual invitation tournament at
Southampton, N. Y, next week. The
Davis Cup players, who sailed Wednes--
day from Europe, are scheduled to land
on Tuesday, but are not likely to play
at Southampton, as they are oVer-ten-
Missed and need rest.
Finish at Seabright.
sEABRIGHT, N. j.. August 2 LR).-
| The thirty-seventh annual SeanrlEn
Invitation Tennis Tournament closes
today with final-round matches II
wornen's singles, mems doubles anS
mixed doubles.
of los Angeles and Dorothy Cruick'
shank of Santa Ana, were matched II
the championship round OF women
, singles. In the mems doubles tnt
crown lay between the all-Easterr
Combination of Richard N. Williams
PhiladeIphia, and j. Gilbert Hall
south Orange, N. j., and the East-Wes'
vo,lnoster pair of Sydney B. Wood, for
mer Pasadena player, and FranE
Shields. New York. In mixed doubles
Mrs. Harper and Phil Neer, Portland
Greg. were pitted against Edith GROSS
San Francisco and Hall.
The East gained technlcal Vlctory
in the mems singles finals yesterday
WHOM Wood who now claims New York
as his home, defeated Ellsworth Vines
Of pasadena in straight sets, GO, CO,
Go.
The Far West won the women's dou-
bles championship when Miss Cross
and Mrs. Harper defeated Sarah and
Mianne Palfrey Of Brookline, Mass,
Ga, 60.