Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-07 | Page 3 | Tilden New Clay Court Net Champ

I TILDEN NEW NE CLAY COURT I NET CHAMP Garland Loses in Four Set Match Hayes and Burdick Doubles Victors CHICAGO July 6 William William P. P Tilden Tilden Tilden Til Til- den of oC Philadelphia defeated Charles Charlo CharlesS S. S Garland of Pittsburgh for the na national national na- na singles tennis chamPionship championship cham cham- here toda today 6 4 6 6 4 6 6 4 6 2 In the mens men's doubles Walter Hayes and Ralph Burdick of Chicago won the tho final round from Crom Charles Garland Pittsburgh and Samuel Hardy Hard Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago 4 6 6 2 6 7 9 6 2 6 1 17 Miss l Carrie Keely Chicago defeated Mrs Irs Adelaide Yeager Los Angeles In Inthe tho the finals of the won ene singles 6 4 6 In the women's doubles Miss lIss Bobble Bobbie Each Esch of Cleveland Clevelan and Miss Dorothy I Field o of Chicago won the lively finals I from Mrs Yeager and Miss bUss Neely 6 4 6 4 6 6 G 4 Tilden In winning the championship scored points while his opponent in the finals scored Tho The victor owed oed his lila title to his ability to var his shots according to the opponents he faced In today s splay play Tildon was not much bothered by a wrenched ankle which came near costing him the semifinal round He Ho contented himself with staying in the back courland court and relying on his forehand drive and Judgment in placement through the thc first two sets In the third eo see sot Garland hit his hie fastest fastest fastest fast fast- est game of tho tournament gaining a lead lend of three to nothing hie his hard hard- hit shots causing to net and knock out the returns Tilde en summoned more speed In the fourth set and raced Garland over the court by hy deep shots which he alternated alternated alternated alter alter- between the tho alloy alley lines and then clinched his point by tapping a shot Just over the net neL