Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-08-07 | Page 10 | Washburn Wins Singles Title

WASHBURN WINS SINGLES TITLE Kinsey Brothers Fall Before Eastern Team R R. R I. I Aug Auit 6 Watson M M. Washburn New Ne' York for the first lint timo o on th th- th singles championship of ot the annual annual annual an an- nual Rhode Island Invitation tennis tournament tournament tour tour- today tolla- taking a hard played pl match from A. A Norris Williams 11 of Boston nOlton C 4 C 6 6 1 1 6 6 Earlier In the tho day Washburn l teamed with Williams to win vin the doubles championship cham cham- In In straight Ff sits from Robert and Howard I Kinsey coast stars stArl The Tho scores were 6 0 G- G 6 4 C 6 Williams played n a strong tron game gamo against his hili double teammate when they d de dench e each ench ch other In the tho singles but he wa own was ar- ar ratio at times Often OCten he loft left Washburn helplessly driving him from one olle side of the tho court to th tho other for tor nn an opening but his hi 1 service was poor and he double faulted seven en times hardly get getting linG the tho first b ball bail ballIn In I Washburn's net play ploy pro proved d to be the undoing undoing un un- un- un doing of ot the Kinsey y brothers In the doubles dou dou- bles The Tho Easterners took the offensive at nl atthe atthe the start and although tho the fought hard through the tho second and third sets seta they could not win T Tho o cne sided defeat t of the Pacific coast champions was WI due mainly to the brilliant net plo play of ot Washburn ashburn whose who e accurate ac ac- ac curate te croll court smashes could not bo be I touched Tho Eastern Kastern pair took tho offensive offen orten sive alve from the tho very start Old tournament experience the California broll brothers who had been blen favored to win to today to- to I day The lost C G to 8 S games gaines In Inthe inthe 1 the Iho first set marked only b by thrilling volleys vol vol- I leys levs at t the net In In the tho second set lt the settled down clown and displayed good food tennis the tennis the best but the they had bad The rallies and volleying at atthe atthe atthe the ret net br brought t forth rth superb reco recoveries and beautiful placements and nd the tho Westerners proved d time nn and again ngam their great ability aa as ground covert coverers But BIlL swift forearm drives pushed them t back bacle to tho the baseline where the they were caught flatfooted by Wash Wash- burn who ho leaped Into the air and smashed the ball ban for earned points A change change- e of ot tactics In the third Mt set t allowed al al- al allowed allowed lowed the to hold holti the En Eastern tern pair In check and win their own service Long lobs that drove e Williams and Washburn Wash Wah burn back bade gave avo the opening that allowed tha the I to put the tho ball awa away for tor forthe forthe the earned point With Ith games gaines at 4 6 and Williams Y ser servIng tho the fought a afine afine fine battle Ule to pull the tho set st out of the tue fire With 1111 the scorn score at 40 30 anti and the Easterners ut on the tho offensive they played way back ot or their baseline and lobbed the ball at Williams Wil W llama liams who played for placement cement with great accuracy only to lo have ha the b by wonderful efforts return the tho b ball ll The Tho match provided the but best tennis In the doubles dou dou- bIas bles ble match and although the tho result especially espe espe- daily by the score was an nn upset It demonstrated that the will bo be boa boI a daD dangerous factor in the national dou dou- bles blea