New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-15
IohnstOn or Williams
In Final Net Round

by pretty passing shots down the side
INES as bis opponent charged for the
net Mikami sailed merrily along
against Silas w. Merrihew, winning at
6-l GO, G-1.
Other early winners were c. NJ. Bull,
lr" Richard Hsrte. Nat Niles. Craig
biddle, Clarence J. Griffin, Roland
Roberts and w. Merrill Hall. Only one
Californian of the five entered was
eliminated, n. Van Dyke Johns sub
cunning to the powerful deep driving
game OF HAL, who was going better
than for some time.
shortly before the morning session
Of play closed Craig Biddle annouiced
that Williams and Johnston would
reach the Casino courts at 4 o'clock,
the two great rivals having taken n
morning train from New York. True
TO their promise the Philadelphia
and the little man from the Coast
came through the gateway, armed with
racquetS and suitcases, promptly on
time. That part of the gallery that
stood behind the back stop nets turned
around ard greeted the present and the
former champion as they marched tow
ard the locker rooms to prepare for
the fray.
Williams was drawn against A. A.
Waters, and the pair were assigned to
the court in front of the theatre build
ing. Although just off the train, Will
iams got going without moments
delay. shooting always for the line or
an inch over the net, in the inimitable
Williams way. SO fast did he whip the
ball over the net and so true did he
hew TO the lines that Waters was
hardly able to get his racquet on the
ball, and the former champion
marched straight through the first four
games without allowing his hapless
opponent a single point. The fifth
game went TO Waters after Williams
had tossed the points away by finding
the net, and then the Philadelphian
took the last two games and the first
set at 6-1. Williams began trying
TO zee how much closer he could skim
the net and nick the lines, and Waters
got two games before Williams closed
tho second set at 60.
The third round found Dick going
even faster. and he went straight
through to victory without the loss of
game. The man who conquered
Johnston at Forest Hills two weeks
ago was full of spirits to-day and
seemed to revel in the exercise.
Johnston took the court with Doug
lass Champin just back of Williams
and the gallery was soon split into two
divisions. The national champion did
not strike his stride until after Champ
lin had won the first two games of the
opening set Twice Johnston double
faulted in the first game and threw
other points away when his terrific
forehand drives dove into the net.
In the final set the champion alter
mated periods of lightning fast tennis
with bits of wildness, but when he
thought the occasion demanded it he
hammered out his points with wonder
full sharpness and precision and took
the last session at 6-3. From the
showing he and Williams made to-day,
only an inkling of their real strength,
it is evident that if Johnston and the
former champion are to meet in the
final the Casino courts will see match
that will be a classic Of its kind. Inc
summaries follow:
Newport invitation singles (arst round)-Wsscl
r. \ Dana defeated T. T. Dixon e-2 g.
G-4: Wallace = Johnson defeated Donald Lambert
GO. So. al: Charles NJ Bull r. defeated rated II
V n Godfrey. 6-1. e.. 81; Richard Hare de-
fested Count OTTO Salm. 6-l. 90. 81: william
Gccrse ~ Wis6tnan won from J. n Hooker BY
default. Hachishiro Mikami defeated $ W MerTl-
hew. 6-l. GO. 6-l Robert LEROY defeated !!
I C'ushran - &c %. Sc. Joseph j. Ann
s, qsiii' defeated fred c bags oI 6-3. -.
GO; Francis r. Hunter defeated L. Taller, 20
Id. 6-i: Nathaniel W. Niles defeated II Holmes
Lei. 60. 60: Craig Bddle defeated Francis
I Roche 81. GO. q J.; lchiya kumssae defeated
Ii 5 O'Neaie I'll, IS. IS: Lyle +. Mahan de-
/ toad Harold II Whitman. e. I'll. 60. HARM
! y Parker defeated DR.. William. Rosenbaum' -
/ "a e 60: Harry {. Johnson defeated A L.
] JIostips ID 81 6-3: Douglas $. Waters de
/ fesied il A MscKinney. %. 60, 70. g
John : Pfarman defeated Arthur Crssin 50
Gibbons. e-5 G~S. Is; leonard BcekHan de-
feaicd +. T. Gross. Ii, e. %; Is -
! 6-l. Roland Roberts defeated William Rand: 81
6-l, 81. g.. Irving C. Wright defeated waite
1 pate 81 O--6 C. Is. Walter Merrill
| Ian defeated II Van Dyke Joins, e. 6
"a. Richard Norris Williams. %. defeated A.
Waters 6-l CO. Go.