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Show REACH SEMI FINALS IN TENNIS MATCHES NEW YORK. July 2 7. The semi-1 final round in the singles of the Met-' ropolitun lawn tennis championships I was reai h.-d Wednesday after the most sensational play of the week on tho courts of the Crescent Athletic club In Brooklyn. The quartet that will fight it out.today for places in the flnul In- i riucwi mcnarcis of xonkers, I 'S Howard Linsey of San Fran co; Zenker .Shlmlzu of Japan, and S H. Howard VDshell of Broogl u The Klnsey brothers, doubles title holders, proved the sensation of th day. Robert, who won the singles title last year, bowed to the superior j court craft of Shlmizu in a three-set match. 1-6. 6-4, 6-4. hut Howard ac-' counted for the tournament's biggest! upset by eliminating W atson M W a burn of New York, 1921 Davis up star. In straight sets, 9-7. 6-0. Washburn Wash-burn was unable to solve Klnsey s Chop strokes and after the first set was completely outplayed. Vashcll won his way to the scnil-finals scnil-finals by defeating Philip p Neer of Portland, i ure.. ri-2, 10-8 Richards disposed .r Phil Battens of 8an Pran-I cls:o, 6-3. 6-2. William T. Tllden, II. national chnmpion, made his first appearant S In the tournament and won two dou- Ibles matches with his youthful pro-1 tege. A. L. Werner. The pair defeat- 1 ed Charles Chambers and C. O. Bur-1 rows of New York, 6-3, 6-1. and later' dowiicri inun-l I. Brunehtu and William Wil-liam Haijc, of New York, C-o 2-6 1 b-L |