The sun., 1919-07-15
TILDEN TRIUMPHS
IN CHICAGO TENNIS
Defeats c. L. Johnston, Jr., in
National Clay Court THU
lar Tournament.
W.M.JOHNSTON ALSO WINS
Sam Hardy Is Another Star
Who Comes Through With
Flying COlors.
Special Despatch 10 THE SUI.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 1i-Beset ny eS-
cessive heat, followed by a tremendous
electrical storm that stopped all further
play for the day, the surviving players
in the National Clay Court Tennis
championship tournament on the TWEEN
ty-four courts of tho South Side Tepnis
Club, made more progress toward the
fina, brackets in the singles to-day.
William T. Tilden I'd, of Philadelphia.
present holder of the title, who Is play
ing through in defence OF his crown.
was one of those to reach into the
fourth round this afternoon. Tilden was
opposed by Charles a.. Johnston, Jr,
formerly of New York and one time
New England intercollegiate. champion,
IN the fourth round and won at e.,
6-2.
This match had to be stopped for few
minutes just after the completion of the
first set. when a sudden deluge escorted
and introduced by severe thunder and
lightning came down on the courts.
Elements in n Rage.
Everybody made rush for the club
house and remained there until the hrst
fury of the cloudburst had passed.
large shelter tent near the courts was
lifted up bodily by the wind. stakes, guy
ropes and all, and then deposited with
crash on the ground. Apparently
satisfied with this exhibition of temper.
the elements Gained down bit and
Tiloen and Johnston resumed their
match.
The champion tried out lot of
strokes. some of which he made sue
cessfully, to the great delight and
Amusement of the gallery and the con-
sternation of Johnston, but there were
many more that he missed by smash
ing out of court or volleying into the
net
Johnston never stopped trying against
his brilliant opponent and several of
the games went to deuce as he shot
his deep drives through Tilden's court
or blocked off shots from close to the
net. 1t was noticeable, however, that
whenever the title holder found 1t really
convenient to win the points he gem
orally managed TO do SO.
Tomorrow afternoon Tilden will meet
Samuel r. Hardy. the man who went
hve hard sets with Lindley Murray at
Cincinnati last week.
William NJ. Johnston of California,
winner OF the national championship in
1915, who Is on the opposite side OF
the draw from Tilden, won his third
round match this afternoon from A H.
Mccormick, a local player. by a score
of Ga, e..
Johnston is not himself yet. that is,
his strokes are not going with their ac-
customed smoothness and accuracy
which explains why Mccormick was able
TO get his four games in the opening
session. The former National cham
pion kept hitting the net with his fore
hand drives, and his work overhead was
also not up to standard
In the second set, although 1t al
randy had Startpd rain and gale
of the lake swept across the course.
the slender Californian began to get
the range of the court and his deadly
drives ripped through Mccormick de-
fence with ease Johnston also fol-
lowed into the net after his forcing
shots. scoring many kills as he vol
leyed for the corners.
Vincent Richards. the sixteen-year-old
national indoor champion from New
York, defeated Walter Haase in the
third round at Ga, 6-3. The gallery
gathered about the court where the
youthful star was playing anxious to
catch its first glimpse OF Richards. He
toyed with Haase, winning as he pleased
and gathering most of his points BY
splendid volleying from just inside the
service court lines.
Ralph Burdck, the Chicago expert,
who showed the calibre OF his game in
the national tourney at Forest Hills
year ago. maintained his winning streak,
eliminating d. +. Wiley in the third
round at Ga, Go. Burdick was steady
and severe overhead, and his ground
strokes made plenty of openings for
snappy work at the net
About eighty teams were drawn In
the doubles, but only one match was
played because of the rain in the late
afternoon. They will get under way
tomorrow.
The Summaries.
Singles, First Round-o. r. Letter won
from Ted Loehr by default: Walter Wes-
II. ID. Koresey won from X. Simmons by
default; F. o. Josties defeated E. E. Carr
l ga; Il 6 WiTk b SStes ssta,, I'd A. 4.
r. Osborne. 81. I'll.
Second Round,,A: l. Green defeated
r. Hardy defeated Preston Boyden, Ga,
as. 60; T. Lishtner defeated Il 4.
Johnston g Ine,. Is; j ssttsrned de- r.
50; 60; A. H. Mccormick defeated H.
d.feaf so W, H. Becker az s@I c. "
Fowler defeated II. F. PrussIng. 81.
e.: Theodore pTeYss r.. defeated de n,9or Edgar gar
fested w, Finger. G--s. 81; b. oBear
defeated Harold Bartel, G-3, 1t, Ga:
@. J. 0conneli defeated J, L. Sutherland.
Third Round-H. f. Mccullough defeated
4; T. FrAnkensteIn. 50, 81; vincent
Shoemaker. Ga. 81; II. a. Pinney de-
feated II. W. Jackson, c.. 6-l; Philip
Brain defeated +. II. GIL, SO. 60;
Axei Craven defeated IL II. Jamison.
80. Go: Robert NJ Klnsey defeated T,
IIghtner, g.: 60; Heath Byford de-
f.ated DAWSON o'Bear,. "a, 81; Jerry
Weber defeated L. u, LeRvitt c.. G--I;
Ralph II. Burdck defeated u. r Wiley.
60 81: L.. II. Waldne- defeated TheO-
b dors Drewes. 81. 2--G, CO; william NJ
Johnston defeated \. II, Mccormick.
60. "a
Fourth Round-Willam T. Tlden. Jr
Philadelphia. defeated c. l.. Johnston. Jr
Chicago, 60, "a; Samuel Hardy. Chi
cago. defeated Alfredo Marasgan. Manila,
e-I. 6-2.
Mems Doubles; First Round-waIter
Haase and Wrsy Brown, ST. Louis de-
feated J. II, Riddle and l.. T. Rountree,
Chicago. 60. 81
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