The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
WILLIAMS TO MEET
JOHNSTON IN FINAL
philadclphian and Californian
Each Win Semi-final i'm
Davis Cup TryOuts.
MIC CROWD AT CONTESTS
rssterncr shows Improvement
Western Player Has Not
Much Shade on Behr.
RIG CROWD AT CONTESTS

Richard Norris williams I'd OF Phila
dslrhia and william NJ. Johnston OF Sar
Francisco viii meet in the final round
o, the Davis cup tryout tournament or
. Tho Urstchostcr Country Club courts to.
LAY.
williams advanced through the semi.
Ana, round by defeating Harold IL
lIacke,t Of the West Side Tennis Club
Yesterday in three straight sets at s-l
IS, SO. while tho Californian defeated
Kari II Behr. also OF the West Side
Tennis Club. on an adjacent court three
sets 10 one with scores at So. 9--11,
IS, s-l
The larges, crowd Of the week gath
cred at the courts for yesterdays matches.
for there were many who wanted to
satisfy themselves that the Philadelphia
national matches and many more wanted
10 compare the two strongest possibilities
for the defending team, Behr and John
ION
Those who watched Williams In his
match against Hackett left the scene with
20 doubts that the Ph!ladeiphlan is in as
GOOD form on his all around play as
he ever was and that he has even inn
proved In some branches Of the game. lie
showed no signs OF lack OF condition, for
when the match was finished he was
almost as unrutfed as when he started.
The others ia the crowd who wanted
70 draw comparison between Johnston
and Behr will have a task II they wish
o demonstrate that eith-r one is a whole
lot better han the other. for In yaster-
days match there was little to choose
between the men. ON. thing Is certain.
and that Is tina, either one will not be
misht on Davis cup team, judging
rom their work yesterday
That the Californian won tho match
hy three sets to one tells no hing more
han that he managed to exc out his
points whore they counted the most. for
~ total of $40 points made Johnston
took l9i. while Behr made iSj. showing
difference OF only poins between
hem When II il taken into considera-
Ion that hfty games were played John
non did not gain his victory by very
comfortable margin. for his average lead
was only $50 OF a point to a game
williams completely outclassed HaclSett
the frs. and third sets hu; In the
second the veteran played some careful.
fight hard. The Philadelphia disprovsd
the statements Of calamity seekers earlier
n the season that his service had lost
u venom by making a to.al of eighteen
'erTce aces against Hackett. This was
more NJ feat than II seems on the face
'of things. for the veteran is n hard man
70 fool on service. Although Hackett
may not put an awful lot Of steam into
his returns he manages usually to get
them back
Williams started with remarkable
.p.ed and made three service aces with.
nut wasting "A ball. He finally lost a
po'nt then when he drove one about six
inches outside at the corner and pre-
ssntcd another to Hackett on a double
AMT before he finished the game.
Hdckett won the next game. the only
one that he took In the set. on three out
SIDE strokes by williams and service
ae' This was the only service ace that
Hackett made during the course Of the
match and was the result of bad bound
which the Philadelphia could not reach.
during the opening set williams came
~ 'or service four times and after the
opening game In which he gathered
'hree aces by service. made two aces the
am way IN each OF the other games.
Nthongh the Philadelphian was driving
'n.e and then not until the sixth game
ot Hacketts twelve points for the set
snt came through Williamss driving
out ~ bounds. That williams made eight
.N. was due to the fact that he was
,es'ng himself to see how close he could
hH 10 the corner and he never was very
Idr on, for six of these errors were
",.nin a half foot Of the line.
me exhibition Of accuracy and control
w th' Ihlladelphian did not stop at the
"IN set but marked the match right
'p 70 the finish and brought forth much
'ppiause. In the second set il was due
- mis- precision that the youngster won.
or inc veteran used all his wiles in scor-
1s points and did succeed in bringing
ne score 70 "--3 in his own favor
IN mo tenth game Hackett had the
points Al love and needed only two
points for set but Williams pulled him
OUT o. rosition and forced him to make
error The youngster followed this
WIN two pretty backhand cross court
strokes for placement that brought the
score to deuce and put him on the way
10 winning the set. Hackett handled Will
ans service much better In this set.
ana as result the youngster made only
one ace on delivery. The Philadelphian's
rive was 50 hard. however, that all
HdvkeV could do was to get II back over.
np ' usually came just right for Will
ans 20 place II where he wanted. Will
ans ol,placed tIackett in the set. 25--i.
IN the third set Hackett fought hard
=" he opening game and brought II to
uru'" t0ur times before he dropped II.
"""ans then put on a little too much
,p''n Tor the veteran and took the next
our games while Hackett was making
oOF Tour points. The Phladclphian made
NN OF Ms sixteen points in these four
E",n's on service, seven on placement and
only three on Hackett's errors
, ne veteran had the advantage in the
.N'n game AT 90 love on Wllllams's SER
l"e' hut the latter scored four aces In a
.o"' Two on service and two on placement.
,nu finished the match when he forced
nth
IN the FIRST set Of the Johnston Behr
,nat'h the Californian played exceptionally
las' tennis, but 1t was due to the un-
,'dp.u',s Of his rival that he won at
Eehr huckled up in the second set
uu mao the score at 4--2, but he slumped
~ time and allowed Johnston to even
The score
ne games alternated then until all
as reached, when the West Slider man
seu TO break through the Western play
serve" and won on his own.
johnston came within an ace OF the
on the twelfth game. lie had the
s"ts AZ - and the points at 40 love,
neued four times in a row and drove
VT. out giving Behr the game.
Inc third and fourth sets were even,