Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-30
JOHNSON DEFEATS ANzAC
AUSTRALIAN NET STAR is
ELIMINATED FROM PLAY
Eight Tennis Experts Remain In
National singles Championship
Matches at Forest Hills.
lev Assrctat.Irrcssl


ing tennis. tho fourth round of tho
,hhir,y ninGlni nmtomni si fn tWrt
players still in the battle for the 1919
title
50 Clearly did class tell tina, II?
double Quartcttr contains three past
and the TWO present American cham
pions. as We'll as tho famous Australian
veteran racquet master, Norman T..
He was the sole survivor OF the four
AnzacS who entered the play which
began mere last Tuesday. The leading
star Of the Australian combination.
Gerald l.. Patterson. went down 10
defeA; a. the hands Of William NJ.
Johnston. san Francisco. but not until
spectators by the samencss and bril-
liancy OF his tennis battle. which finally
Went % the 1915 chanrpon by five
wntis otho- .nStCNSs Of ;he after.
noon developed exccl!en: examples OF
The turf court game, tho Johnston
feature. and il is doubtful i this his
ior'c S;-': 81 grass ever held = more
exciting combat unless il was the
-ro.s battle between Broohcs and
IL 1914.
Rattle for Two Hours.
Fo- two hours inc towcrinE Aus
i-a;.an and the Sigh, Californian
nroneh; into use every atom Of
Mere they matched that =; the end 81.
ne contest Johnston had won ny three
iwenty-three, los noia;s % l5i The
stroas analysis shows fully rs close I,
comparison johnston had - outs 10
F7ttersonS -. IS ae:s 70 So Tire
SO and no ser> .cc aces - one.
,o o1ns ,n9-sa as who'. i was the
cisco star ;ha; enabled HIM 20 win
Johnston directed his attack - Pat
i"rSon's fore court. Eeepinc the bail
low t.. the latte-'s Zee; and seldom
Il the play 20 use his fo--hant and
backhand drives and overhead sn,ssfss,
Drawing the Australian close 70
the net, Johnston would Then repeat
along tho side lines mixed with an
occasiona. looming lob which would
iall within few inches Of The base
line. Against this clever racquet cam
paign Patterson was .orceti 10 piav
his weakest shots and that he could
h"!d johnston 50 closely as the score
shows siamns him as, one Q. n. MOS:
America from foreign clmes.
Garland Starts on Wen.
charles ;. Garland. OF Pittsburgh.
started his match against Brookcs as
though he TOO. intended to eliminate
players. Winning the first two sets
at b. and e. By steady and con
Sist"nt tennis, he found that his OPP
game by the attack and fell before
hr"okes in tn" final three sets by
scores OF 81, e., 30.
The match was not as thrilling as
the Patterson contest which
ended with a demonstration by the
gallery in which hat and cushion
throwing: continuous cheering and
congratulations formed conspicuous
par, of the celebration.
There was. however. better sustain
I'D ana d., more perfect technical play
in.ricnc" of Hrookes greatly counted
The veterans capture Of the fifth and
Gcuc" set after many long and OK
citing rallies clearly STAMPED him
as IN" better player.
passing o ichiya kumacac the Jan
aneNe, falling before William 7. T!lde..
si q 5"i'Haeinh!a r ~ seo:ss Of
a rather cratic game uncova-:ng
some Of his remarkable GU, s;-o.es
ana s'nashes for Unreliable place
ments and Immediately following 1.!th
tNumacae vas steady ard oppose! TIL
H"h WIN his usual h.@n-clsss tennis
gu, n" later when aroused 10 the
Height Of his power was entirely TOO
ior hurnaEae % So. ccsstu!ly cope
SUNNI q !4"St
SUMMARIES
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= 80 yo-;. ., - Is 90
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