The evening world., 1916-09-02
GRIFFIN DEFEATS
WALLACE JOHNSON
IN STRAIGHT SETS
Californian Finds little Diiii.
Guilty IN Maloh-Nilliains
iicals Matters.
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isia. i'f'atod Douglas Nat,srs. 10
south'fn ohampiul. in the nnh pound
- ih" national tenns t1urane h,te
'his afternoon Hni Sun BIZ say tU tte
s'ui hntia. Williams. ansT q pouf
'iaH, gui,hy reached t1p form. hs
icrco b., khand drives forcing Wat.
tore 30 retreat continually Iio won
~ th" scsc of . .. I. ti,t
There we're about 5000 fans IN tho
en- iusutr when Williams aud Wat.
t'fs Stared their match under
threatening skies They had .uI,
reached the third game when the
storm broke l'iaIorf. officials AnI
Spectators made a Wild rush 30 the
oiuhhuus" a. escape the downpuur A
gang Of laburors quIckly tproad rub.
h,T sheets To protect the court from
iho wet Tho shower stopped In ave
minutes Hui the match was continued
att'r "A short int,rmlHslun Williams.
who IN making a strong bid this year
Tor IN" national title, was troubled
w,th his old Weakness, a. tendency to
bo crrutiC, IA his contest with Wat.
points b'Cdus" his generally accurate
back court shots lacked direction
waters, after overcoming spell
OF nervousness at the start, grldu.
ally gained confidence. lie repeatedly
charged To the not and forced his op-
poncn, to do II great deal OF running
after the ball.
The Southern champion. after
breaking through WilhdmsH service
IN IN" eighth game, ran out the set
on hts own speedy serving. In the
next game Williams showed "A great
reversal Of form. In the second set
his long drives were powerful ami
true and the former champions burn
ing service put Waters at n big dis
advantage. Tho Harvard star need,
only twelve minutes to capture tho
set. waters getting but "a single
game.
tho third sot was "A repitltlon OF tho
second, with Waters gaining only "a
single game. 1Ne southern crack was
practically helpless before his op-
punvnts aggressive attack
After tao customary seven minute
rest Walters displayed only slight i'm
provement In the fourth set. William.
kcpt up bonbarim, OF singing
drives To his opponents territory. and
few or them were safely returned.
Waters succo eded In capturing two
games In this set. mainly on points
Williams tossed away through a de-
sire 20 score sensational placements
down tho siGo lines.
with the Williams Waters match
finished. Clarence Griffin of Califor-
MIA, holder. with his partner. William
Johnston, uf the national doubles title.
and Wallace Il. Johnson Of Philadel-
phiG appeared on the champiors
courts for their battle.
Griffin surpr' sed the big gallery by
eliminating tfe former Davis Gun
star In straight sets. d, g.. O..
Johnson gave promicc OF providing
sim opposition when he held the hard
hitting little Californian fairly even
In the frst set. His famous chop
strokes had Griffin worried for n
while. but the Californian solved the
trouble by coming up to the net.
Johnson seldom mad chance when
Grithn took his position, FOR his re-
Curns were generally driven TO un-
guarded spots for easy points. Grif-
I'm, after taking his opponents SER
vic" In the ninth game. won the set
in the next game when the Phlladel-
phian failed 10 handle his speedy SER
vicc.
Johnson, after seeing his best shots
uTlNtn blCk NJ VIM Tor easy points,
seemed to lose heart In tho second
set. which Griffin easily won, six
games TO two.
Griffin retained the whip hand In
tho third SET with his brilliant net at
tack. Johnson did well To capture
two games. Griffin. as a result OF his
f'f'h round victory, will takle II. Nor
ris williams In one OF the two sorni-
final matches Mon,!ay afternoon
William NJ. Johnston. the defend
ing champion. and Watson Washburn
OF New York played their match in
"A gale Johnston, playing in great
form. won the first set. six games 10
two. The champion earned many
points on his terrific forearm drives
that Washburn had trouble handling.