New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07

/ furious driving rally, and the last point
: in heartbreaking manner. His drive,
aimed down the extreme edge of the
court and with Williams drawn far out
of position, struck the top of the net
and then ran along the tape for a
couple of feet, apparently undecided as
/ to which side TO drop on. The crowd
/ rose from the seats in excitement. and
/ Johnston hoped about on one foot in
| his anxiety The tension only ended
when the ball trickled down the net
and rolled back into Johnston's court
( "Too bad, too bad; he's had all the
bad breaks" said a man who sat with
group IN the national associations
box. and the crowd seemed to echo his
words.
Seventh Inning" Stretch.
The seven-minute rest followed. and
the court was rolled. the gashes torn
in the turf by the players spikes filled
up and 1000 persons in the stands
took Seventh inning" stretch.
Again the opening service went 20
Johnston, but he lost the game when
Williams brought off two placement
aces by backhand volleys squarely
across the Californian's court. john
ston never let up in his forcing attack,
however, and plunged ahead, working
his way to the net in spite Of the
storm Of deep, low drives that Williams
tried TO fight him off with. The little
firebrand from the Coast kept adding
to the pace of his strokes and was
continually tricking Williams out OF
position.
One moment he would be "going
into" the ball with all the strength
of his 1.-the body behind the stroke and
the next instant he would bewilder the
champion by sSftening his game and
dropping the ball just over the net,
with Williams diving madly for it and
wasting much energy. The Philadel-
phian could only add the fifth game to
his string before Johnston took the
fourth set at GO, bringing the match
even.
Standing on equal ground, once
move, Johnston got back all the conf
dence that was his in the first set and
became like tiger in the court. lie
went into the rallies with lnvinclble
speed and finished out the points with
net attack That bowled over the man
who was clinging desperately to has
title.
Even at that stage of the match,
Williams did not appear unduly worried,
the end was fast approaching. john
ston took the first game and the cham
pion the next two, and then the Cali
fornian unloosened his full battery OF
forcing shots and crushed Williams by
the very severity of his assault
Johnston raced to the net and
smothered his opponents WI e
drives and sharpest volleys with
deadly sweep of his racquet that held
the crowd in state OF tenslty that
never relaxed until the final point was
scored. Time after time, the Cali
fornian placed his returns just out OF
Willams's reach. and the latter shook
his head in perplexity as Johnston kept
up the pace.
In the last game the Californian sent
his first three balls into the net and
Williams led at 40 o, but then came
the climax, and Johnston ran out iive
points in row, three times trcAlnK
the champion by amazing placement
aces to the backhand, and scoring the
final point when Williams sent his
drive after Johnston's service into the
net The set was over and Williams
had lost it at GO, and with 1t has
title.
The point score follows:
FIRST SET. ~
,% 2sP.,sa. ...:..:sitSSSsiES Il Il
STROKE ANALYSIS.
,eyytce aces double faults William II mes.
Il outs Is placement aces 3 service aces doc's
faults. .,,co,-D SIT
Gsm-s Pts
ElI1,.s:. ,....... s:;Iti5t4 35
STROKE ANALYSIS
Johnston S nets. "a outs. placement aces. .
service aces . double faults. Williams - nr''.
8 outs placement aces. service ace uouD'7
fsu!is. ,,,,,, s,r
% Ieni2,'Ss. s:it.tis:iR q
STROKE ANALYSIS.
Johnston 10 nets. u outs. u placement aees
service aces. double fault NiilAms "a "Ylsi,
outs. il placement ace service ACES 10'' ''
'@O'' FOURTH SET
Issn,'9e. .::.:..:.........;; 1856 81 L
STROKE ANALYSIS.
Johnston. nets. o outs. placement. Q 'sr,ics
/ placement aces. service a-ts. o0hDe iaH4ts.
FIFTH SET -.
; %,,,,sS, ......:::..::...t. 1855 ss Is
STROKE ANALYSIS.
Johnston. nets. outs. IS placements Aess
service ace. double faults NANams. MS,
7 cuts, placement sces. service Aees o do"uI'
TSals-Johns,on 3 sets. Is games. les points
Williams. seis. ~ s'nes, lSl poih'A
RECAPIrlLATION.
.s' S9H,''. sse.. 5 doG6l, raaIts. '.
I Hilliains-sg nets. 40 outs. IS placement sceA
seryloe aros. ~ double fauii4-
Mclaughlin At His Best.