The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
TILDEN'S TENNIS
PUTS JOHNSTON
INTO ECLIPSE
Quaker Scores Straight
Set Victory in Final at
Newport.
CALIFORNIAN OFF FORM
Goes Down at rs, 8-6, 6-2--
Brookes and Patterson Win
in Doubles,
n, EUGENE n. o,coNNELL.

Nv EUGENE n. 0'CONNELL.
NEWPORT, r. l., Aug e.-Playing al
most nerfect tennis on the Casino cham |
nionship court to-day William T. Tilden |
ID OF Philadelphia defeated William M. |
Johnston Of San Francisco In the hnal OF |
The singles in the invitation tennis tour |
nament. The Philadelphian scores three |
straight sets, at Is, SIS, 6-s.
The defeat of the national clay court |
champion was one of the biggest sur
nrises Of The tennis season, for even
those few who figured that Tilden would |
heat Johnston did not believe he could
do It so quickly and decisively.
Norman e. Brookes and Gerald Pat
terson. the Australian team, won the
double. They defeated Wallace +. John
son OF Philadelphia and Vincent Rich
ards OF Yonkers in me final. three sets
TO one at 6-1, 6-3, SIS, Is. The
Australians played remarkable tennis,
but would not have won so easily. IL at
all, IL Johnson had been playing well.
The Philadelphian was very weak and
offset the brilliant tennis displayed by
young Richards.
Brookes and Patterson had climbed
into the final by defeating Richard
Norris Williams I'd and Watson NJ.
Washburn, Eastern doubles champions,
IN their semi-finai round match in
straight sets at 6-3, Ga, Ga. Wal
lace johnson and Richards gained their
place In the final by defeating Randolph
Lycett and r. V. Thomas, the second
Australian team, at e-4, 6-4, "a.
In spite of the fact that the Austral-
ian team had been so much discussed
around the Casino courts during the
pas; week there were mighty few who
remained to watch them play their semi
final round matches this morning when
Tilden and Johnston came out for their
final on the enclosed arena.
Ideal tennis weather brought the fol-
lowers of tennis out to the courts In
drovss, and those who wished to see the
play took no chance OF missing any part
o, It. The crowds started to arrive at
the Casino moro than an hour before the
scheduled time for playing. The sun
was hot, but the west wind fooled him
and kept things as cool and comfortable
as could be desired. In fine, there was
pothing which did not make for per-
feet tennis day, good weather, deply
Interested crowd, turf in excellent con-
dillon and the promise Of a battle royal
between two Of the country's leading
players.
Johnston's Play Disappoints.
The tennis did not live up to It's
but Johnston was not up to form. II is
a pity that the CALIFORNIAN was not at
his best. for had he been the match
surely would have gone down In the
annals of tennis history as one OF the
greatest yet played.
In their earlier round matches in this
tournament Johnston had lost two SETS
one to Harry Johnson of Boston ana one
to Wallace Johnson of Philadelphia. I'll
n
and two to S. Howard Voshell OF BROOK
lyn Both had been playing excellent
tennis In all of their matches, but the
Californian looked like the stronger OF
the two,
Moreover, on their last meeting johns
TIN had beaten Tilden easily. THIS was
In the final round OF the tournament Tor
the national clay court championship
played at Chicago a short time ago.
Prior to that time the men haa met
once and Tilden had scored the victory.
Tlden's triumph, however, came in the
East-West series.
There were few around the courts
throughout this tournament who did not
pick Johnston to win. Furthermore ms
easy victory over Kumagae In the semi
snal round made him still more OF
favorite. for many felt that Tilden never
would have eliminated Voshell had IL
not been for the neat.
TiIden in Rare Form.
The men had not been on the court
long before II was evident that the PM
adelphian was in rare form. Even IN
the warming up strokes Tilden showed
that he had plenty OF speed. He could
place them pretty near where he wanted
Johnston did not move around very
n Af ntQ -
any one, for the young Californian has
habit Of never doing a bit more than
he absolutely has to and 1t was figured
he would show something when the
play started
Even when Tilden started service ano
fon the opening game on Johnston't
errors the Californian did not look ou'
OF form. He frequently let's a game oil
50 slide while he is gauging his distances
Tilden also won the third game on hi
own service, but Johnston won both
the second and fourth at love through
the inability OF Tilden to handle thu
Cslitornian's delivery.
Then Johnston came right back ant
by his accurate drives to deep cour
broke through his rivals service ant
won the NTH game at love. II was thu
hrst break and practically every on
thought that 1t would prove sufficien
10 give Johnston the edge on the set
Tiden, however. showed a remark
able burst of speed and an uncann.
knack Of making returns in the mex
Fame and won II after trailing at 30-40
He evened up the score thereby and 70
the next hve games each player won OF
service, leaving Tilden In the lead a
e-o Two double faults put Johnstol
IN bad way in the twelfth game an
ne lost 1t after II had gone to deuce.
The brace OF double faults In tn
one game gave the first indication tina
johnston was not really himself II
rarely makes errors Of this sort. Tha
Iildsn, aven with his remarkable briilian
tennis, was having his troubles II dem
onstrated by the fact that In winnin
me set ne scored only 80 points. Will
Jonnston made IS.
Johnston was still finding II hard I
raise the ball over the net at the stAI
the second set, duA mainly TO IN
Vicious back spin which Tflden was pu,
ulns on the ball. The Californian b
result won the hrst two games. II
same right back and managed TO wi
sne next two by pretty playing and wor
eeriu generalship. He could nj
@lck to the pace. however. ths
Auden W. aafffUo ana fall IouvF In.