Evening star., 1933-08-18
SHIELDS DEFEATS
VINES DEC|S|vELY
Widely 0utpIays Opponent in
Semi-FinaIs of Newport
Tournament.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEWPORT, R. l., August l8.-Ells-
worth Vines, national tennis champion,
today was widely outplayed by Frank
x. Shields as that powerful New Yorker
ran UP a straight set victory in the
seim-fnal round of the Newport
Casino Tennis Tournament. Vines,
casino victor for the past two years,
was eliminated by 60, Ga, Ga
margin.
The titlist, in singles competition for
the first time since his Davis Cup
collapse against Fred Perry in the
interzone finals with England started
in erratic fashion and dropped the
opening service with three consecu-
tive errors. He managed to pull up
even by breaking Shields in the next
game. Shields, however, then settled
down for the remainder of the match
and made two more breaks through
Vines as he swept the first set in
decisive fashion.
Leads in Second Set.
Vines managed to run up a 20 lead
in the second set, but Shields ripped
off the next two by rushing to the
net and slicing over battling drop shots
that caught Vines off balance. Shields
again handled Vines fast ball deliv-
cry to break through for 4E3 lead in
the seventh game. and carefully nursed
his slim lead until the set ran out on
service in the tenth game
Two sets down, Vines tried to call
upon his terrific power to stem the
tide, but he was only able to get few
of them ever the net He made only
one point as Shields broke him in the
fifth game and he dropped his next
service on errors to trail at So.
Vines won the eighth game with a
furious attack against Shields service
and then upheld his own in the ninth
game during which Shields reached
match point three times, as it was
deuced thrice.
That was Vines last stand, for Shields
took the first point in the tenth game
with smash that trapped the titlist at
the net and so unsteadied him that he
ended the match by netting the three
points that Shields needed for victory.
Beat Parker Yesterday.
Shields was even more impressive
against the Davis Cup ace than he was
when running up his straight-set vic
tory over frankie Parker, brilliant
Milwaukee youngster. in yesterdays
quarter finals play. He made only 55
errors in the 28 games, against 85 for
Vines. who had the surprising total of
54 nets and double faults
Vines spectacular smashing service
gave him only three aces, while it was
betraying him. Shields also was
credited with three service aces. but 20
more Of his serves came over with such
fury that Vines either netted them or
drove them far beyond the base line.
Weather conditions were decidedly
unfavorable, the court was soggy, and
thick waves of fog from the harbor
drifted over the players continually
A heavy shower broke while Vines was
making his last stand in the ninth
game of the deciding set. 1t forced
halt in the semi-fnals duel between
Wilmer Allison, Vines Davis Cup team
mate and his runner-up here last year,
and Clifford Sutter, the New Orleans
star, which started shortly after Shields
and Vines got under way.
Allison had a set lead when the rain
halted the match. He dropped the
first to Sutter at 6-3, but took the next
two at Ga and 60.