New-York tribune., 1919-09-01

no matter VINO WINS tHlS 0Itern
Williams, in the semi-fnal round of t
championship tournament at the We
we can be sure that two brilliant mat,
clearly entitled to all the honors tia
There never has been tournaments
quite like the one that is nearing the
end at Forest Hills. There have been
other great matches played in the ma
uonal singles tourney, both at the
Newport Casino ana at the West Side
Tennis Club, but surely we have never
before beer thrilled. day aftersd day. by
such 3 series OF wonderful struggles
as have taken place during the last
week right here in our city.
Look back at that memorable pict-
ure OF Thursday. when Richard Norris
Williams swamped the formidable, net
stormirg Willis Davis. of Califor-
MIA, in the amazingly short period Of
twenty-five minutes, with the sets 60
ing at 60. e, 81 Did any one,
| wonder. ever See before such as
founding brilliance OF stroke such su-
perlative speed and anticipation that
was little short OF uncanny? Looking
. at Williams that day as he crushed
Davis, the man who had humbled the
great Brookes at Southampton a few
days before, it was almost impossible
to believe that this young wizard had
been conquered within the preceding
four weeks by Tilden and Murray in
tournament play.
MAN of 1000 Shots"
Williams has always been noted as
1the man with thousand shots" but
they are rarely all working at the
same time. Against Davis, however.
the former champion "had everything"
and it was a positive delight to watch
the amazing shots as they glided off
his racquet. Davis was literally
stunned by the btilliance of the man.
and many times he showed this by the
dumfounded expression on his face
as Williams scored on wonderful half
volleys across the court, or with su-
perb backhand drives down the side
lines. And Wllliamss service. So
perfectly under control, yet with such
unrlvalled speed. Not even the mighty
Mclaughlin ever exceeded him in that
respect.
And then think of the play on Fri
day, with three great classics fought
out in single afternoon, 1t was
too much, really; we failed to grasp
the full details Of the splendid pict-
ure. Foremost, there was that indy
ing battle between our own William
NJ Johnston and that gallant foeman
IRON Australia, Gerald Patterson.
'infougn I'VE whire-hot sets they
l4Gght' with Patterson making not
able stand when Johnston had him
two sets to one and again in the final
i,
man held the overwhelming lead of
- on games and 40-30 on points,
with the stalwart Australian trem-
Niing on the very brink of defeat.
n Ihen' with his back to the wall.
patterson rallied with superb fighting
spirit and fought grimly, brilliantly,
daringiy until he had forced the games
70 0--aH and squared the match. 1t
was almost unbelievable that the An
1sc could go in against the terrific
dnylng attack of Johnston and force
tne Californian back until they stood
again upon even terms.
Youngster Tricks Veteran
No matter what the future may hold
lof Patterson, Brookes's doubles part
aer earned the everlasting admiration
mall true lovers of sportsmamship and
l1shtlng courage by his stand against
4 bC Ad4IlOliIiGn won the
match, but Patterson was as great a
agure In defeat as ne could have been
"a victory, and America will always
best. VI o0
The second great classic Of the dav
can came in the meeting between Brookes
ssAd young "Chuck" Garland, of Pitts
1 ppatgn' the winner at southampton.
rlaylng with the coolness and delib-
sranon of veteran, Garland took the
N,N TWO sets by really remarkable
] Piay' Never indulging in the meteoric
brand Of tennis that distinguishes
some OF his more spectacular brothers
~ tne courts, Graland accomplished
| us us ENDS from back court, and in those
Two Two sets he amazed the gallery re-
Ecs.ealy by tricking the master.
rsookes did not seem able to come up
e Il s =. .ae net to volley, and it actually ap-
ysafed as though the youthful Amer
4 .o,d 1d was about to triumph over the
put the third set found different