New-York tribune., 1919-07-19

al through tne SCrggle. Illden, on al
long drawn out sets with young Ro1
winning by score Of 6-4, 7-5, Il
Tilden, if he is to retain his crown,
tomorrow, will have to play far bet
ter tennis than he brought to bear
against kinsey to-day, and the chances
are that he will, for he seems able
to raise his game to any heights when
the whim scizes him.
However, the man who is tempted
to "let down" in mis- play when he
holds comfortable lead over an op-
ponent is flirting with danger, and
Illden will be treading a perilous path
if he tries these tactics against John
ston. as the latter was hitting the
ball in the first two sets of his match
with Hayes this afternoon.
The great upset of the day came in
the semi final round of the mems
doubles, when Tilden and Vincent Rich
ards, the national champions, went
down in defeat before the splendidly
sustained attack of KinSey and Axel
Craven, the California pony team"
by a score of 2-6, 3-6, Is, 1O-8,
Cd.
and Miss Carrie B. Nicely, Of chi,
cago, went into the final round of the
womens championship singles, Miss
Gould defeating Miss Marion Leighton
of this city, by score of 60, GO in
the semi-tinal round, while Miss Nicely
y, Won protracted match from Miss
Marie Qualey at 7-5, 3--6, Cd. The
women's doubles also reached into the
semi final brackets. All the finals will
be played tomorrow afternoon
During the first two sets against
Hayes to-day, through a part Of the
third, and in the last few games of
the fifth set, Johnston flashed the
brand of tennis that won him premier
honors four years ago. In the first
part of the third and in the fourth
and part Of the fifth the former cham
terrific "stroking" and failing to finish
off his poNts as cleanly at The net as
I he had been doing. Hayes was quick
to take advantage OF Johnston's weaken
ing, and he ran the former champion
a merry race about the courts as he
nicked the lines with beautifully con-
trolled drives through deep court, down
the side lines and into the far corners
near the base line.
Johnston Near. Defeat
For time in the final set, after
Hayes had pulled up from O-3. and
II on games to ALL by splendid
driving that kept his opponent cling
ing to his base line, it seemed as
though Johnston could not steady
down and regain his peerless hitting
streak. But at last it came, and with
it came victory, for the veteran could
not stand up against the fierce forcing
tactics Of the man from the Coast.
Tllden, in the mean time, was having
all sorts Of trouble in dsposing of the
slim and youthful Kinsey, solely be-
cause of his disinclination to finish
matters off quickly. His errors-errors
that a player with Tilden's really brill
liant qualities should never make in
such abundance-enabled the hardwork-
ing young Californian to make a real
battle in each set.
The score would lead one to believe
matched that Kinsey might have won
/ had he got the "breaks." AS matter
. Of fact, the champion should have
taken the match by score of about
{ 6-2, 6-2, 6-3, or even by a more de-
| cisive margin had both men been play
, ing the best tennis of which they are
capable.
In the last set Tilden found difficulty
IN tuning up his strokes again to their
customary high strung efficiency, and
he had real trouble in disposing of the
youth in the opposite court.
Overcome Big Handicap
In the semi-fnal round of the dou-
bles, between Tilden and Richards and
Kinsey and Craven, the national cham
pions paid the penalty Of unsteadiness.
They took the first two sets easily
enough. both hitting hard and true
and volleying with great brilliance.
klnsey and his partner never gave up
hope, however, and in the third set
they came through with everything
they had, which was considerable, and
wrested hard-fought and we'll de
served victory from the Eastern stars.
In the other doubles match Johnston
and the veteran Sam Hardy triumphed d
over s. Howard Voshell and Hayes by
score Of 81, CO. 6-3, their team
work being very smooth.
must say a word or two more in
connection with Johnston's match in
the singles, since there is such wide
spread interest in the former cham
rion's chances for the national title
next month. In the first two sets par
tlcularly Johnston was hitting the ball
on his ground strokes as hard as he
ever did when champion, which means
, that no player in this country could
equal him in this respect
The ball came into court with such
superlatlvc speed, combined with dead
liness Of placement, that Hayes found
1T almost impossible to get his racquet
on the ball. The Californian backed
this forcing shot up by closing la at
the net position and cutting off returns