Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-11

Johnston started the service against
Williams. and the Californian won the
first game by SO. after his opponent had
secured a lead of 4O-15. The second game
was easy for Williams, his little rival
making four successive errors. Pretty
placing along the side lines enabled the
Eastern star to win the third game. Will
liams opened the fourth with q service
ace. but wildness cost him the game.
Johnston got In some of his terrific
forehand drives In the fifth game, and he
passed the fastener three times running.
With the score 3-2 against him Williams
increased his speed, and by keeping the
ball in deep court on his opponents back
hand jumped into a lead of 4-3.
Johnston struck his championship form
in tn second set and easily outplayed
the man he dethroned as king OF the
American courts. The 0-year-old Cali
fornian never showed to better advan-
tege. He had perfect control over his
hard-hit forehand drives, and passed the
former champion with apparent ease.
There was no stopping Johnston's ire
sistible attack. and he ran out six
straight games, taking love set from
the Philadelphian. II is seldom that such
score as that has ever been made
against Williams, but although the lat
ter tried every trick at his command he
could not check the champion. Point
summary, second set;
Johnston ............... 6-1-6
Williams .....,....,.... 3 4-lB-O
Johnston broke through the Eastern
er's service on the eighth game. but Will
liams was not to be denied, and showing
his best brand of tennis ran out the next
two games with the loss OF only one point,
giving him the set at sd. Both men
played fast all-round tennis in the open
ing set They relied almost entirely on
deep court driving game. with practically
no lobbing.
Williams was steadler and also was
quicker In recovering position than In his
semihnal match In the all-eomers week
ago, and this improvement enabled him TO
win the set Point summary
After dropping the first game OF the
third set, Williams got In some OF his
best playing of the match. The Fastener
reRained his wizard-like control over the
ball and executed some OF the most spec
tacular shots seen on the Eastern court
this season He worked his favorite cor
ner shots almost continually and had the
champion almost breaking his back In
vain efforts 10 return the ball. Williams
speed In this set was a revelation TO
Johnston. The Philadelphian's strokes
carried tremendous pace ana, as neet-
footed as Johnston ls. he could not han
die his rivals passing shots Williams
won the set, o-4'
Johnston ....4s2B 2501 4 O-2s--4
Williams ...s5 ls4s4 4-sS-e
Williams continued TO play sensationany
IN the fourth set and was the master
Of the Californian IN every department
The order of service In the doubles
match was Pell. McLoughiin, Behr
Bundy. The former champions were err
ratio in the opening game and lost on
four straight nets by MeLoughlin. Behr's
wlldness cost the Fasteners the second
came Then each pair continued to win
an service until the tenth game, when
peil ana Behr broke through, with Me-
I.oughlin serving. and Won the nrst set
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Point summary:
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