Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-17

, everything. He covered the court, 60
! ing after everything, while Johnston
I played position continually. Johnston
lost out in the first game and then the
stars fought for 20 points in the next
game before Johnston won out
With the score "a, Throckmorton
leading, the fastener made an out
which gave the game TO Johnston, and
| in the next three sets the enthusiasts
saw the force OF Throckmorton s
nerve. He was serving and Johnston
ran up 90 score Right here
Throckmorton showed heap of nerve
that will make him a champion in the
future. He made three great side
drives and made the game deuce
Then he scored with cross-court
shot and after Johnston had made
great return Throck sent the ball back
for the final point Johnston took the
next game after it had gone to deuce,
and then with the score love-4O
Throckmorton came back and with a
net by Johnston and two drives to
the baseline, sent the game to deuce,
and once more electrified the gallery
with his great play.
Johnston was perhaps playing the
better tennis throughout the set, IL
you leave 1t to Dewhurst or one inter
ested In angle play, but there was
hardly fan in the stands who would
not hand all the fighting ability to
Throckmorton. IL was the dash OF
the wildcat against the play of
smooth machine, and when Throck-
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net for the last point in the first set,
the most spectacular ever seen in
Honolulu. the gallery cheered the
game little star who pitted everything
against the craft of the California star.
knowledge Wins Out
Throckmorton had made his bid for
honors In that series of wild dashes
and few, II any, expected him TO win
the match, even with the advantage of
one set. Ii was impossible for a man,
wildcat or dynamo, to play such ten.
mis-. through two sets. and with Johns
ton using all his experience of the
courts in the second set, the Fastener
lost out, but in the third game he
again showed tennis that is seldom
seen. He won the game without Civ.
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shots we're absolutely spooky.
Throck made fight throughout the
second and third sets, but Johnston
was the tennis player. He had Throck
running around the court after shots
and in his service used a forcing
shot which was responsible for many
points. Honolulu fans will be watch
ing the work Of these two players this
year. and Bill Johnston, the idol of the
courts predicts bright future for
the Fastener. Throck has lots toal
learn and If he can combine his fire
and dash with the finesse of Johnston
and the experience gained in the next
two years, we shall hear from him in
the future. Mr. Ranking Committee,
please remember Thrcck this season.
Church Wins
George Church won as expected
from Clarence Griffin, but the writer
expected It would be close shave.
Barber Church did not even strop his
razor yesterday and as a result the
Church Griffin match proved to be a
CT, 6-S affair.
Church played remarkable tennis,
using his head at the net and taking /
care of all OF Griffin's shots which
vero aimed at the side lines. Griffin
did not play bis game and was not up
to bis standard OF the early play. |
Church had HIS serve working in ex
cellent style yesterday afternoon, |
while Griffin was at fault there
Final Today
In the. play today the tall Princeton |
player will have an advantage al the |
net, but he will be meeting a master
at this, game and Johnston is certain |
Ia play different style of game than |
that Of yesterday. Church isn't go
Inc to be wildcat by any means, but !
the tall Princeton player will be |
carped at the net ready to turn the |
drives OF Johnston into points.
Bill Johnston who ranks No. ., 1
should win from iChurch. who ranks |
No. 8, by fraction. taking everything
into considerations, It looks like a
great match today and two excellent !
thinkers Will be pitting their wits to /
score points. Church isn't dark !
horse by any means and is a much |
better player than he looks and his /
real test VIII come today Whether or
not he will win is question. but there
is. a man in China who has $40 that he
wants to place on the Californian at
5 to 4. So there you are.
Church vs.. Griffin
First Set
Church ....71445 go 81
Griffin ......5 41231 LII II
Second Set
Church ....4444 2.424 +S2 6
Griffin ...2O 24240 go 3
Johnston vs.. Throckmorton
First Set
Johnston
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