Evening star., 1955-09-04
ROSWELL PRESSED BY DELL
|, Richardson Squeoks By
Unknown in 5-Setter
FOREST HILLS

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1(P. - Third seeded Hamilton
Richardson fought of five match
points and scrambled back to
'la dramatic. two and q half hour
Victory over unknown Edward
iIKauder of San Bernardino.
Calf. today in the first round
lof the National Tennis cham
|lpionships.
i The final score was 60. 3-6.
l9-11, 10-8, 60. with Kauder
folding up completely in the
final set after almost collapsing
from leg cramps.
The hard-fought duel over
shadowed all other second day
Developments which saw Vic
lSeixas. defending champion, and
his Davis Cup rival. Lewis Hoad
lof Australia, get an early jump
into the third round. Each drew
lopening byes.
Seixas, seeded second. easily
polished of England's left
handed John Barrett, 60, 60.
Ga. Hoad. his blasting game
still red hot. breezed past Roger
Pharr of Orlando. Fla, 60,
6-3, Ga.
ROsewalI Beats Dell
Ken Rosewall, of Australia,
Itop-seeded foreigner, turned back
Donald Dell of Bethesda. Md,
6-4, 6-4, Ga. Kort Nielsen of
Denmark, Wimbledon runnerup
and seeded third, smashed
Franklin Pierce of New York,
Go, 60, IS. In q featured
stadium match, Robert Wilson,
English stylist, defeated Italy's
little Giuseppe Merlo, 6-l, Ga,
I6-1.
/ But it was Richardson's mar
row escape which thrilled a gal
Ilery Of less than 5000 at the
West Side Tennis Club.
The turning point in the STIR
ring stadium match came in the
14th game of the fourth set
when the rangy Californian, a
little-known public parks player
seized a 7-6 lead and poured
three big services down Richard
sons throat for a 400 advantage
This gave him three shots al
the match with a service which
had whistled past the 22-year-
lold Baton Rouge. La, Davis Cur
ace throughout the afternoon
Lob Turning Point
But Richardson cropped a lot
(which kicked up the lime on the
back line. Then Kauder, g.
foot-3 giant, netted ball anc
Iovershot the baseline to make
1T deuce
!, At this point Kauder's leg:
,'crumpled and he had to sitter
himself to keep from falling or
the court. He hobbled back tt
the baseline and shot a bullei
service past Richardson for an.
other advantage and match
!. point. But Richardson levellec
S the count with q fine passing
= shot.
Kauder, a 28-year -old gradu.
ate student at UCLA who served
= in the Navy, powered service
to a fifth advantage but drove
out a backhand and that was
his final chance.
Unsteady on buckhng legs. the
towering West Coast sluggel
double-faulted to give Richard.
: son the advantage and then ht
fell sprawling to the court in ar
unsuccessful attempt to reach
sharply angled Richardson vol
'lley.
; Kauder's Fight Gone
Richardson broke Kaudel
again in the 18th game of the
fourth set to level the match
and at two sets each then raced
Through the final set easily, with
all OF Kauder's fight and en-
ergy sapped.
1t was a battle of tremendous
services which produced l0l
saces-55 for Kauder to 46 fol
Richardson - and 80 double
. second-round matches in which
faults. Is for Kauder.
Bernard BARTER of San Angelo
Tex, and Herb Flam of Beverl!
Hills. Calf. seeded seventh ant
/ eighth, respectively: in the do.
! mestic list, won with relative
ease.
Bartzen, former clay cour
champion. m a S h d Crawford
Henry Of Atlanta, a member O.
: the Junior Davis Cup Squad
6-l. 6-3, 6--1. Flam, elimi'
! mated another junior. Ear
; Baumgardner of Oakland, Calf
60, 8-6. 8-6.
Italian Star Wins
Nicola Pietrangeli, Italy's 2f'
year-old Davis Cup star. kept hi
. f1fth-seeded foreign position in
tact by trouncing Earl Moody
+. of Santa Clara. Calf. Ga, 60
: 6-3.
! The women's ranks saw IA
: vorites advance without serious
! challenge.
, Second-seeded Louise Brougl
: of Beverly Hills. Calf, the Vim.
! bledon champion, won over Car.
Iol McCord of Washington, D. C.
81. 60. Third-seeded Mrs
Beverly Baker Fleitz of Ions
, Beach, Calf. cNushed Julians
I Copeland of Weston. Mass. 60
, 60, while Mrs. Barbara David
son of Milwaukee downed JAG
Ilueline Tegland of Oxnard, Calf
/, Ga. 6--1.
Mrs. Nancy Chaffee Kiner
) wife of the Cleveland baseball
outfieider, made her first come
; back start a winning one with
a 6--l. 6--1 triumph over Di
, ane Wootten of Santa Monica
Calf. Yolanda Ramirez of Mex
leo, fifth-seeded foreign entry