New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-17
c,,;fornian Gives Norris
Williams Hard Battle in
Newport Tennis.
JOHNSTON EASILY AS N,Drr
DEFEATS HARTt
v.shburn Another Favor
lie to Come Through TO
the Fourth Round.
u. FRED HAWTHORNE.


-, R l., Aug. 16.-lt was
- Roberts. a STRIPPING from the
NOS 81 the Pacific, who provided
~ s thrills to-day in the annual "a
w' ;,vi,stion tennis tournament
H'O ni,ted against r. Norris Will
su'' a Playing with splendid speed
- ~, .,-oke and a feetness Of foot that
O. - H., 70 cover every portion OF
Ut Roberts fought the former
p. .'.sl champion 70 a standstill, only
,o,s in the end by score OF 80
=, rs. 4-6, IS.
n, California youths service
we'd s powerful weapon Of offence
~ half a dozen times at least he
~. , che ball catapulting into Will
80. court with such tremendous
- that the Philadelphian only
,'.,ss thin air as he swung his rae
-. AZ the streak Of white.
pobsrts also uncovered a remark
.,lv swift forehand drive, a stroke
~, hs takes almost shoulder high
- then puts the full weight Of his
,.sv into. Only the drive of Cham
-. robnston carries more sting and
80, and Williams. after testing IT
-, ,;r,es was careful to play to
=. dsshing CalifOrnian's baekhand'
,,vtbing to escape the terrific driv-
:, mower Of Roberts's right-hand
-,,pnd strokes seemed to be the for
-er champions motto.
po,a time in the fifth set it looked
q. though it might be anybody's
rs,eb Roberts had covered court so
,ir.lessly in going after Williams
v.n nlseed shots that he was begin
,inr to slow up noticeably in his
footing. although his strokes lacked
r,ns Of their former strength.
Pace Begins to Tell.
Williams. too. gave evidence OF the
severe pace maintained from begin
ming 70 end. and in the ninth game OF
,ba anal set, in going after one OF his
moments drives down the side lines
trimmed and fell heavily to the ground
The fan shook him up considerably
and he dropped the game TO the Caii-
iornan. after the points mad gone "
deuce three times.
Those watching the struggle thought
hen that Williams was doomed to de-
feat but the champion Of 1914 came
back with a rush and took the next
,bree games for the set and match
he had escaped defeat by a narrow
margin
William NJ. Johnston, national cham
MON. who is the logical man TO hgh'
[, ont with Williams in the final round
had no trouble in taking the measure
Of Richard Harte, of Harvard, at "a
IS. Ga. The little Californian wa
az no time extended, hammerlng, MI
points out in decisive manner when
ever ne determined 70 finish the RAJ
les Most Of his play was in baci
court. from which position he sen
his great forehand drives deep into th'
opposite court. II was only wheI
he batted out Harte's defence
and sent the latter back toward ta'
base line that the champion woulC
make his bid for the net position, u
win the points on splendidly played
yoneving shots across the. court.
Watson VI. Washurn, of New YORK
was another Of the favorites TO come
through 10 the fourth round. nc
former Harvard player defeated wal
lace F. Johnson. Of Philadelphia, by
the score Of "a. 6-1, %, 6-1. lie
seemed TO have no difficulty in strokine
The ball no matter how much OF cul
Johnson impaired and held command
al all times Tomorrow morning
Wsshburn will face Johnston for
place in the semi-finals.
Throckmorton Wins from Jap.
Harold Throckmorton, the New Jer'
sey schoolboy laid low Hachishiro
Miami, OF Japan, in a four set match,
winning al 6-l, 90, 3-6, 6-S, ano
incidentally gained sweet revenge foI
the defeat administered TO him last
week az Seabright by Mikaml.
THAT little fellow certainly makes
you work." said Throckmorton after
smashing out the final point. lie
spoke truly, for Mikami, tireless him.
self, kept the schoolboy looping up
and down the court without let up,
], was only by coming into the net
and there bringing off terrific smashes
hat Throckmorton could put the
qlie,us on the little man from the Far
East.
Nathaniel W. Niles will be Throck-
morion's opponent tomorrow morning
Niles gained his bracket by simply
weeping through his match with
Francis T. Hunter. Of Cornell. winning
Nt-2, 81, 81
lehiya Kumagae, the other Japan
csc and the stronger player of the
Two, was among the survivors of the
gay, but II was only by dint of a nerve
testing struggle that he managed to
dispose Of Harry c. Johnson, of Bos-
,oa' by score Of 81, 6-3, 10-8.
sohnson Is essentially a net player, and
. good one, but the relentless little
nan from Japan kept to his settled