New-York tribune., 1919-08-30

feated l.. Farouhar, Brooklyn ga, Is,
s. 1.s. 80: Arnold W Jones. Boston,
6-S. Ga. e.. 1t. 6-4
ing the points with tremendous fore
hand drives through deep court. On
the last point he shot the ball right to
Johnston's feet as the Californian
reached point half way between the
base line and the net. The set was
Patterson's at 6-3, and the match was
all square again.
1T was Patterson's turn to lead off
with the service in the third set, but
this time it was not an advantage, for
Johnston broke through, aided by that
same deadly forehand drive shot
across the court. On most of these
shots Patterson was caught in such a
position that he had to take the ball
at his feet, and on his backhand
Has Trouble With Service
Johnston began experiencing trouble
on his own service, the first ball not
going in, and Patterson. driving terrif-
cally off his powerful forehand, broke
through and tied the score. They had
been battling for almost forty minutes
and were exactly even. The Australian
made it 2-1 by winning the third game
on his delivery volleying beautifully a
he came striding down the court from
his base line.
The next two games were divided and
then Johnston squared the match by win
ming the sixth game on service In the
seventh he broke through the Austral-
lan's delivery, and then won the eighth
making the games score 5-3 In this
game the little Californian served four
times in row straight to Pattersons
backhand the Anzac messing up his re-
turns miserably. Patterson made
great stand in the ninth, winning the
game after one Of his terrific service
had been called out, for 3 double fault,
when the points stood at 9O--al
This appeared to stir the Australian,
and he took the game by winning the
two following points, the last on a
tremendous smash of Johnston's deep
lob. 1t was 5-4 in Johnston's favor,
excitement. The American took the
tenth game for the third set at 6-4.
smashing Patterson's return of service
for the last point.
After the sevenminute rest Patter-
son was the first to return to the court
He seemed anxious to get started
again, and Johnston followed minute
later, smiling at the crowd as the ap-
plause swept from both stands across
the court.
Runs Up Lead Quickly
The Australian started service and
won the first game, but then Johnston
began terrific driving and severe vol
leylng attack and quickly ran into a
lead OF ID on games and to so on
points in the sixth game. 1t did not
seem possible, at that stage, for Pat
tersQn to stave off defeat, considering
eli -, Il
Johnston was winning his points.
But here the Australian proved him
self mighty foeman worthy of the
best traditions Of the game. Disre-
garding everything Johnston sent over,
Patterson stormed the net with rare
courage and power. smstherng his op-
ponent's shots by superb volleying,
whether from deep court or close to
the net. Steadily the Australian
crawled up, game by game, until he
was even at 4-all, and ther he broke
through service in the ninth, cutting
off Johnston's lightning drives There
was small chance for him to smash all
through the match, for Johnston kept
the ball always low
Patterson won the set at "a by tax
ing the tenth game with two marvel
lous drives down the side lines to
Johnston's backhand The little Cali
fornian grinned widely in appreciation
as he made a desperate but futile back
hand stab at the last shot as the ball
nicked the side line for an ace. The
match was all square again.
Anzac Battles Gamely
! In the last set Johnston went into a
lead of 5-3, and then Patterson
squared the match again by wonderful
fighting courage and dazzling volley-
ing. But Johnston was not to be
turned aside when victory beckoned so
close at hand He won the eleventh
game after Patterson, serving, had
led at 40-15 on points. The Aus
tralian missed two easy volleys to the
side by hairs breadth, however, and
the final point on a backhand volley
into the net.
Johnston won the twelfth game for
the set at IS and the match, earning
the final point when Patterson ~netted d
low backhand half-volley Of John
ston's terrific drive to the centre of
the court as the Australian came run
ming in.
Garland, after taking the first two
sets from Brookes BY extremely ac-
curate placing from deep court. could
not hold the veteran back from the
volleylng position in the third and
fourth. In the fifth, again, after
Brookes had run into a lead on games
the young Pittsburgh player squared
the match at 5-all on games by rare
work, outguessing his great opponen,
many times.
But Brookes was too crafty a cour,
general to be caught mapping, and he
kept Garland on a mad chase after his
beautifully placed shots, taking the
last two games for the match.
Mays Case Put Over Aoa;n