UNRETURNABLE DRIVES

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 119, 23 May 1925, Page 19

UNRETURNABLE DRIVES

Wilham T. Tilden, American nalion-il tmnns champion, added more Ia ZI to his temns crown and cups to his collection by winning in both the singles, and doubles trials in the South-Eastern Ten sonym Urn?n lenfc 011 21st March afc J«dL Time"" ' the "New York

In the singles Tilden disposed of Vincent Hicharda, Olympic champion and second ranking star, 7-5, 6-1, 64 In the doubles Tilden, paired with A. H. Chap. m, defeated Jack Caldwell (Southern champion) and R, Robertson, 6-4, 6 4

The national champion was playing at top form, and drew applause time ffter time by smashing unreturnable drives. Richards forced the champion to play at top speed, and the match brought many brilliant volleys and much clever court

Richards paced the champion in the hrst set, and ran up a lead of 4-2 by breaking through Tilden's service Tilden however, took the next two, squaring the set at 4-all. From there it went to S-all, and then Tilden took the next two games and the set. . Tilden ran through a string of five straight games in the second set before Richards wns able to take a. game. Richards won the sixth game of his own service, and Tilden won the seventh and the sat Richards carried tho last set to 3-all, then dropped the seventh and eighth games won the ninth, and lost the sot and match to Tilden on the l.nnth game Caldwell :lll d Robertson batiered Uiapm sufficiently to carry all t|,m o of then; sets to narrow niiii-gins, but Chsipin lightened on decide games, placing l-'ackhand and forehand drives to advantage. Tilden broke up a. lobbing- attack staged by the two Southerners : with dßitdly kills Iroin all positions,