Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-15
JOHNSTON BEST
OF STARS, SAYS
ALANJ. LOWREY
Local Tennis Player Watches
Championship Matches at
Forest Hills

That William Johnston will be &C.
knowledged as the great tennis star Of
the year by easteIN critics is the word
brought back from Forest Hills by
Alan Lowrey who was present at the
match between tombstone and T Karl
Behr in the play the day before the
seni-6nals. Johnstore proved In the
match with 'Behr that he would be a
big factor in the championship fight,
and 1t was after this game that the
fasteners began to give the young
Californian a chance for the title, said
Mr.. Lowrey. .
Johnston played wonderful tennis
while i was at Forest Hills" said Mr..
Lowrey. After the first set Behr was
at disadvantage and the tennis de-
voices cheered the young tennis star
as he won the three sets from the
man who had finished third in the
ranking of last year. In the first set
Johnston was missing the line, but
after that he played sterling game
throughout"
"Maurie Changes Style"
McLough1tn's defeat was one of the
topics OF conversation in the East,
and most OF the critics expected that
the California Comet would win. Nc
tLoughlin had been practising with the
intention Of improving his back court
game and Strengthening his back-hand
strokes, but the followers of the game
expected him to change bis tactics In
the final. . ",Maurie" did not come back
TO his old style OF play and was de-
feated. He had already two legs in
the Longwood tournament, having de-
feated Johnston In 1914" =.
z Mr.. Lowrey witnessed the match be.
tween Mclaughlin and F.. b., Alexan-
der which went to the Californian In
four sets. sAfexandery who was a mem.
Der of the great doubles team. of
Alexander and Hackett, asked to be
remembered to his friends In Homo
lulu. Alexander stopped off here when
he and Beals, Wright were playing
the Australians for the Davis cup title.
MIR. Lowrey also met Ned Larned.
who also wished. to be remembered
TO friends In Honolulu. y
Tennis Draws Crowd. -
. II was very much impressed with
the attendance at the matches at the
West Side Club said Mr.. Lowrey.
:" On the day before the semi finals
there we're over 5000 spectators gath
cred to watch the play. When the
finals were played there were over
10000 spectators in the stands and
the bleachers. Good tennis is attract
ing far larger crowds than average
baseball"
While in the East Mr. Lowrey wit
messed the great to o baseball game
between Boston and Detroit He re.
marked that Cobb was one of the
big stars of the game, and spoke
highly of Speaker, who threw two men
out at, the plate with perfect throws
from center field. There were nearly
10000 people at this game and the con-
test was not decided until the last Of
the 18th inning.
When asked as to what players
would come here during the, Mid Pa
ciic Carnival Mr.. Lowrey said; Il
talked with George Church of Prince
ton but he was unabl. to come, at
that time as he will play in Florida
in, February. Norris Williams is stil1
in college and wifi not be able to play
here but Johnston and Griffin are ex-
pected, which would make the strong
est attraction this year, as both play
erS proved to be stars