New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-06
Corner Champion Outplayed
and Tires Before Match
Is Ended.
Bv FRED HAWTHORNE

.,-,sa. regained the crown that ne Won
,o,s and lost last year, when be de-
80 william NJ. Johnston, Of Cali
- the playiag-through champion
-a.v IN the fnsi round Of the
9Th annual national lawn ten
90 .bsmpionship tournament on the
:. side Tennis Clubs courts al FOR
a. Johnston leading him TWO sets
-. sf.er the rest period, Williams
.se same unbeatable brand OF
cha. sent Maurice Mclaughlin
- defeat at Newport two years
bas been pointed out before
-, new champion is playing at
=, of his game. no man can s'Aho
"s - -, and Johnston went down
- the Philade,phian's rush al 80
90. So, Ga
v,rogrh,in. who had watched has ie.-
.~rsHfo-nian fade before "iiiiams
-.-soys stack in the last two sets'
'-.h--e he match afterwsre sald'
-. wo, Dy rushing. AS long as
- kent up his rushing game ne
''--.. -o,,.s but Williams was rush
~ - Tough the Jas, part Of the
= vsue Billy slowed Up and was
hatch ~. -. story
V,,r.sns's triumph AID Johnston :
.s,,. As long rs the CAiioTn'@h
- -.i,tain MS fierce aggressive tao
- .~o-, fore-court, the points came 70
I'm ra7idly. but the killing pace SET
from beginning to end had Us enec'
r,s,sto, His strokes lost their
80 his eve Us accuracy and the
,,we- 70 force the struggle passed if0in
=. -.5mpion 10 Williams VINO began
v..rrwind assault from al over the
-,r-- never letting " ana com pe---l.s
Il. snnonent 20 cover ground g. Ia'e
ne. eould have only one result
Playing on His Nerve.
r.h-s-o, 1uIled himself together al
80. s.--,--irr Of the last set. he vas
.Isvi-g hen purely on his nerve anG
.ss -rst three games. y looked
80. CO.. Williams. but the latter rose
--.--biv 70 face the crisis and actually
80 Jobnston BIZ the series OF won
- rlscemert shots he rained INTO
- court. he was stroking the
- w,tb such urrivGlled pace and nam
- home his returns INTO MS op-
-. UNPROTECTED territory with
-. ~-rs-nv accuracy that Johnston
.----v faded away, losing the next I'VE
games .,s - -be
49, sDo woru 70 the point OF eN-
s,-s-,on the Californian, with the
go n Ion. refused 20 90 down be-
so-s WiUiams's rush, and brought
.a,-.ssl- --bute from the thousands
,-,-,-.,r ne battle by winning the
~, rzme or ms own service, leaving
NE -azss score s. N ms opponent
.zvc-
IT, at game was q bitter, relent-
',ss .o.g-drawn out hgnt for the 4eac'
v,,h ne points going 70 deuce -FOUR
-. before Williams, serving Win
svery atom Of strength a. ms com
-sra. won a. vantage when johnston
81 ais return weakly out and then
,srel 3 bsckaa-d return as the ball
81 into BIS court.
Falls from Exhaustion
r.s little nan who mad lost cham
| p,-ship tossed ms racquet Dehino MN
TIE lls; point was called and ran
| .,rv1rd . meet Williams al the net
al there 20 shake MS hand. Inen an
respected thing happened, for II was
t--znS, the eonqueror, VINO snoWec
e .srrlhe strain OF battle. As ne ap-
rus,neo the -mpire's stand he larehed
is,Tsrt and .a.d down face forward on
* tn. Eddie Conlin, the umpire,
,l';ta.d Up with q TN d.pper OF water
&c ne new champion was soon MIN
sfs again
Vale ne stand went into q frenzy
Z .s. ght a. the bringing Of the singles
@-=pionsnip back 20 the East, Will
- sne Johnston walked from the
~ % tie clubhouse arm IN arm
,sss Two youths who but moment
s.sfs had been struggling 50 teree.y
-st...e
ls.1ston had been q popular holder
le lawn tennis crown, and Vnl4e
genera feeling was one o. salts
as-on that Williams mad once more
iszcnstrsted mat the East must stl.l
fsekonec with or the courts there
s-s many there VINO expressed sorro"
Ias L.tls ca lfornian's defeat.
IA rrs.gce % the staging OF the
~ event. ire fnal round N the
1lsc doubles was played, resulting IN
oserwhel ming victory for Mrs.
as'ssr Ws.lac, and Dean Mathey over
lare Wagner and Lyle Z.
I,sl, D. a score Of So, 6-s.
Aa;asy, a. the net, bombarded the
f,A.ng pair with slashing volleys and
Nsfs tnssnes u Jobs. while Mrs. Wal
- more than held her own with Miss
sgasf from the back Of the court,
va tunes scoring placement shots
NSoe;i1g her deep drives past the
- Nsaan and his partner.
Spectators Grow Enthusiastic.
.-s crowd that saw Williams win
hailon24 tile for the second time
ecurt career was not 30 large as
Fiicn Witnessed the playing %
sai-ara.s or Labor Day. But the
- were comfortably filed, and
hiAiang began % reel OF the
- taat on.y he could execute. and
Aooksrs realized that d cham
- Ess about % change hands,
-i'asn rose IKE a giant wave and
Il go q its breaking doomed over
Sokirz over the week % play
Ing INTO account The paths each
s,..sNee a. he worked ais way
49, Ina round. 10 must not be
49, nat Williams had by FAR the
- sfs ne men - vas called upon
q order; Jerry Weber, Robert