New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
Young Californian Wins
in Straight Sets by
Brilliant Play.
STARS KEYED FOR
DECISIVE BATTLES
v,I ouohlin Pitted Against Wal
lace Johnson in To-day's
Round.
Rv FRED HAWTHORNE.

ii Newport, h. L. AUS AN'
i ..,. omit 70 find to-day with the play
- the stars in the annual invitation
/ ,as, tennis tournament at the Casino
...h and every one thrilled the
| .rsrv nv the dash and speed OF their
ga The tourney is beginning 10 ap.
p,.rscb The critical stage, and the eieh.
rv,,vors left IN the singles, to-hleht
= Ill he called upon for Stili greater
4 - ,o-norrcw. when the 6atte 10
eholS .hc ser,i finals will take place.
eeTTtoss men are now in the round be
-. tbe semi-dnals. and meet IN TINS
Wy .r Irving c. Wright, Clarence ).
\ S,gs P Norris Williams, I'd, VIII
uW Johnston. Harry c. Johnson
xI.la;G NJ Niles. Maurice +. NC
Nssn s.ISi; and Wallace F. Johnson,
TW;iisr,s and Johnston, the Calltor,,
10 meet tomorrow, outshone all
~. n,ber plavers by their performances
a., and both seem TO have recoV,,
VA won, the slump Of yesterday ana
5ov before. Johnston. in parucu
", res very nearly at his best ana
I.fcotod Watson y. Washburn, OF the
w. Side Tennis Club, New YORK. IN
straight sets, by a score Oh o.
W.;;,'iar, was pitted against Craig
p,S5e 81 Philadelphia, and with the
80. 49, an NJ the second set, held COM
,1sta mastery OF all his brilliant array
- strokes. Although Biddle was no
80 onporent. the national champion
rss in one OF his happw moods, ana
,nok the match by a score Of 6--S' D.
i IS. 6-3.
Mclaughlin Saves His Artillery.
n
= Law. Of Princeton University N
straight sets at 6-3, 81, - anu
~ b. wished won MS games bx
s,ierd,5 6isplay Of lawn tennis. The
conoueror of Brooks and Wlldlng Went
~ tbe net more frequently than mas
been his custom recently, bewlIdering
Law b,. the consummate ease WIN
vbicb he earned ms points by Voliey-
no ~ the most delicate nature, Dut
all 6;d tho comet" let out with
! ono ~ his cvclonic smashes. Perhaps
IA e savinq his heaviest batteries LOT
tho anal round. with either Wllhams
or Johnston as his probable opponent.
Harry c. Johnson, OF Boston cut
short the winning career OF young
PowIand Evans. of Philadelphia, WIN
.njnc the match with ease al %
4 90. 6-1. ,
II clarence j. AIIlllN wac
s,ur sets by Richard Stevens, treas
rror ~ the T.. s. y. L. T. A, putting
r5t the veteran AT 6--3, %, So, O.
Niles vanquished George W. Wight
man. Of Boston, n straight sets al
f4 GO. %. getting a majority OF
his points by fast driving from pack
court Wright ard Wallace Johnson
were idle to-day. having gained thelr
brackets Yesterday.
I4,al tournament weather brought
ont tr, largest gallery of the week thls
morning. and there was just enough
,nap in the air 10 stir the sluggish
INTO action and make the wearing o.
sur hoas by the women matter OF
course instead Of q whlm. Between 'he
morning and afternoon sessions mos
/ o. the PLAYERS motored down 70 Dal.e!
Beech and fingered by the ocean waves
prtl r,idaft-rnoon. when the compeu-
tor % tine doubles claimed attcnlloh'
The tournament committee showed
WISDOM ODD placing Johnston and ASH
burn org the champonship court. A.
/ her, Ho-1ns. ylce-prcSdent OF tne
| nation. association, pres ded m the
umo.res high chair, with /. X. PeI On
ere service lire.
Johnstou's Drives Win.
IcIrs.,, began the service and took
he hr.t game by powerful drives 10
The e[,r,rre court corners. The bal.
4 struc'. .o fast and came up with so iow
a bound chat Washburn wGs come led
4 fairly -o dig his returns out OF the
g!our.. and his or point was scored
on Hl3 drive by The little Coast
player.
The West Side man was prepared to
give bis ouuorent "a gruellng struggle
Tor che match. however, and won on ms
OWN service. voueying sharply across
fhe coast for his points and cutting on
| The c. forniln's ground strokes.
Johnston kept getting stronger and
more deadly 40 the match went on ana
after the games had alternated ON ser
vice aD 10 al he won the ninth az
| deuce. and then broke through Wash
/ burn. service and won the first set by
q score Of (.
Johnston was the same 1.-the, couper-
teired youth whose terrific forehand
drives bad startled the East when ne
made has Irst appea: ance away from
i his native state two years ago. Until
to-day Ie Califomian's strokes were
not 60 with anything like their ac-
custom. power, nor was he accurate
overhead
Johnston was bubbling over with dy
1 mamie energy and went IN TO- his
! ground strokes with savage determina-
ton Although getting his full
strength into his forehand drives. Billy
executed the shots with so mUch TOP
mat they invariably stopped within the
cour, limits. Many times Nashburn
/ was fooled ty this SDin, thinking the
ball Wa going wide Of the court. lie
4 Was disconnected. therefore. when he
saw the ball hitting the base and side
ines with remarkable precision. and
thereafter be went for everything that
Johnston sent az him.
1ehtUru won the opening game Of
i .Ae second set ON his own service. but
,nen Johnston simply swamped the
Ne" lota man under perfect ava
iehc1e ot drives and smashes. He
would wait for the fraction of sec
ond' rntil he had picked out his open
hg' and then come down on Wash
S1rn, lobs with killing force, the bail
tarng hls racquet with snap and
striking far down near the base line
WIN an angry kick. The second set
went TO the Westerner at 6-l.
Nashburn put up the battle Of his
career in the last set. and hs own
guyes often passed Johnston as the
alter tried to cut them off in the mid
Gle OF the rallies. The first game went
% deuce six times before Johnston
ofoke through his opponents service
and took the lead Washburn, after
= oelng behind at 20. braced strongly
and evened the games score. Johnston
Won the fifth game on the New York
payers service after the points had
zone 70 deuce twelve times
The men were fighting it out from
rear court, with Johnston occasionally
0argng 10 the net and finishing his
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