NOT EVENLY MATCHED

Evening Post, Volume 55, Issue 55, 3 September 1923, Page 7

NOT EVENLY MATCHED

TILDEN DEFEATS HAWKES IN

HIFTY jVIINUTES.

(AVSXMUAN . NEW ZtUMSB CMIB AStOCIAMOX.V NEW YORK, SlsVAugust"' W. T. Tilden (America) defeated J. B. Hawkes (Australia), 6-4, 6-2 6-1 Hawkes began with a moral advan: tage, duo to Anderson's victory, but Tilden came forth determined to cut the match as ehort as possible. - Hawkes served, andhu service lacked its fsmiUar twist, which Tilden seemed to knoW how

,j.,lo_; handle,, for- hewon the first game 9-7. "Tilden, Bervingi then unleashed his usual .cannon-ball, -and-won-the- second game ■to. love,*TJ!awkes' being hardly * able; to ItpucKl.iheyball^lefc alone; rqturn;"it Yin ;:'ppurK;^.awkeg*s;.j.ervicej;jn^the; third Jgiine; .began to break -with a-»ib*affling-itwist^Jjand he won the game 4-lpbiiiUTil-. .'Herjvwbn the fourth on his own service, Jfc^ajnVto love, arfd broke Hawkes's ser'jyice^. cleverly, winning the fifth 5-3. It -cannot be said that. these two players '.were^evenly matched.' *; Tildeh's great' 'Speed; alone is suincientitoibeat's player |of Hawkes's calibre, who is steady but 4ack^s force against such an expert as »Tildeni! The American -won. the sixth "garnet 4-2 off his own service, which 'Hawkes was quite »unable .to handle, though: he was making, a game effort to jplay for each advantage* and executing, Sieved.''stop-volleya and working brilIjantl^': with ground strokes, his usual ;steadip.ess counted heavily for him. He next service and the seventh-gdnie.^.4-2 by fine tennis, which aY"tlnies" VJecarae" really brilliant. He broke through Tilden's : service in -. the eighth, ginning, it. to. love by placements, and jvonthe ninth on his own; service 4-1 by Wtgadjy errorless piay.. Tildeii's service,* Tifl^vevJßr, won the (;nth game .for him f^iSiid the set 6-4. .......

•S^rabEN BREAKS THROUGH. ;jf3ji"cflie second set Tilden seemed thor--cttghly^cognisant of the eccentricities of Hayes's service, and. he broke through . itV'bjarming the" first game. 4-2. Hawkes e^ec^ed some.fine stop-volleys by adyahcingj to . the net, but Tilden often drjvet'.past him for placements. Tilden ■wptt-.'the second, 4-I,' playing confident-. tefetHis superiority was evident, and heVwas-: not driven to ■ make points, but forced'-the Australian to make errors. He3yas playing. completely up to form, !6qn^iii.i)ding .all his strokes so well that |here^was little opportunity, for any jpKyerJ'to find a weak spot. Tilden won tliji'jVtriird 4-1, absolutely overwhelming ni^- opponent, ■ and the fourth 4-2. He seemed-to slacken his pace occasionally, as"if-'tb give the Australian, a chance. Hawkes continued to., work hard, al-though-he was facing inevitable defeat. By:a \clever change-of pace lie caught 55!deiUiby placements, and won the fifth $-1. Tilden,' however,' returned with; a vicious;service in. Jthe sixth game, winning ifU4-2, but he^earned, all his points., JJawkes struggled hard to .hold his service, and'won the seventh game 8-6, but iTildeni' won the eighth 4-1, on placeinents> "and the set 6-2. '.-. . ?';'(lt seemed clear that Hawkes- was decisively, beaten. ■ -He-displayed weariness, and although still bravely strug- ■ gling, ■' the odds against him were too great. -U Tilden was now playing below Sis full capacity, serving easily, and hot striving hard..to make recoveries frpm difficult shats,, but when deuce was called he played up and usually won. Tilderiwon the first 7-5, the second 6-4, and the third, 5-3. 'Hawkes now was apparently losing his nerve, making many "errors.;! .Tilden won the fourth 4^-1. Hawkes took the next on Tilden's jsrrors. Tilden won the' sixth, to love oh his service, and broke through Hawkes's service, winning, the seventh jip-ldve. ■ ..* .'•' ;' '■;. c. : ■ ' '■'* ,ffie; match took •; only '.fifty minutes. -Hawkes did his Best, "and -was a sturdy Ibser, .but, was far from being a match ;f£r ; Tilden. ; .' ' ' ;:'y\ '' i