The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
Tennis by in K@nHC in

podean's service, but he could not keep
up the good work. and lost the next
two. Patterson held the lead thus
gained until the score stood 30 in his
favor.
Then came a streak of some of the
most wonderful tennis ever seen any
place. Each of the players waged mer-
CHESS warfare on the other and tried
continually for earned points. Many a
long rally and many a startling get
was the result of this. Johnston, going
at top speed, carried of three games
in a row, and this was enough to give
him the set, provided. he would divide
the next two games on service.
That Is exactly what the Californian
did and the set fell to him At "a. Once
more Johnston made more aces by place
ment than did his rival. He scored IA
of them to 10 for Patterson and made
only IA errors. while the Australian had
Is.
The fourth set gave the onlookers the
greatest surprise Of their lives. There
was not a soul in the stands who did
not expect that there would be great
battle. And then all OF this was
changed when the little Californian
came back after his rest and ran ups
lead OF four games to one In Jig time.
Johnston's beautiful placing had pulled
Patterson out of position time after
time and frequently the Australian
looked as II he were standing still.
1t looked as IL it were all over bat the
shouting But Patterson had never
heard anything about 1t being all over
and he did not pay much attention to
what the crowd was thinking. With
defeat staring him in the face the
Anzac went after Johnston hammer and
tongs and gave a wonderful exhibition
of tennis as II should be played. There
was nothing that he could not get and
everything that he could send back out
of Johnston's reach. He had to earn
most of his points. but he reeled of
game after game until he had taken the
FIVE necessary to give him the set
at Ca.
The crowd was dumfounded. Every
one was wondering what had happened
| to Johnston. There was nothing more
the matter with him than that he was
| up against a brand Of tennis often
talked about but seldom seen. The Aus
| tralian and Johnston each made 10 err
rors. but Patterson made 10 placements
against Johnston's 10. and It was just
| by this margin of points that he won
They start Fifth Set.
The fifth set started off as a service
battle, and the men made their deliveries
| good until the score was tied at all
One could hear a pin drop through most
of the playing. for applause was given
only after most exceptional shots had
| been made. There was a feeling of
| tenseaess all over the place.
1t was generally felt that whoever
would break through service would win
the set match. Johnston gave the crowd
a great deal of relief when he managed
| to break through by dint of marvellous
place shots in the seventh game. The
| little Californian made his own service
good in the eighth and led at SIS. Once
more 1t appeared that he had the match
! sewed VI.
! Once more, however. Patterson rose to
| the occasion. He took his own service on
/ the ninth game when Johnston netted
three returns and sent over short lob
which the visitor promptly killed. still
Johnston had the lead at S., and his
own service coming The Californian
scored the first two points and there was
a sigh OF relief. He dropped the next one
| into the net when he tried to drop over a
slow one. The next point Johnston tried
| to drive along the side lines. but II went
out by inches, and the score was 3O-all.
Then Patterson whipped over the next
two Of Johnston'ss services and the set
| went to deuce at all.
| Johnston's admirers felt their hearts
going down into their shoes, for Pat
terscn had the next service. The Aus
| tralian had the lead at 40-15. and
needed only one point for the game
Two errors by Patterson brought the
game to deuce. and It went TO deuce
twice more before Johnston won 1t on
Patterson's wlldness
Johnston led on his own service In
the twelfth game, at 40-15, and was
within a point of the match. Patter-
son. however, in a last stand brought
the game to deuce. But Johnston had
still enough left in him to score a
placement on the following shot, and
won the match when Patterson finally
netted the ball after a long rally.