The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
JOHNSTON BEATS
PATTERSON IN A
FIVE SET MATCH
British Champion and Cali
fornian Play Brilliant
Tennis Contest.
BROOKEs DOWNS GARLAND
Mclaughlin, Murray, Will
Jams and Tilden Also Ad-
vance. in Singles.
BRoOKES DOWNS GARLAND
By EUGENE n. o,CoNNELL.

By EUGENE n. O'CONNELL.
Eight players are left to compete for
the national singles tennis championship
in the thirty-eighth annual tournament
on the turf courts of the West Side
Tennis Club, at Forest Hills. L. l., as
. result Of yesterdays play. 1t was
day which will 60 down in the annals
of tennis as the biggest that ever has
been In the history of the sport. The
play itself was wonderfully brilliant in
every match and furnished bountiful
feast for even the most ardent devotees
OF the sport.
} But the brilliance of the tennis faded
out before the remarkable things that
happened during the course of the after
noon. Prominent among these was the
defeat of the great Australian star,
Gerald L. Patterson, who came here
Z with the British title tucked under his
belt. He was defeated by William NJ
Johnston, the little Californian. John
ston downed Patterson in one of the
greatest battles ever seen on any court
in 1--WE sets at Go. Sc, Ga. 4-6,
rs.
Another outstanding feature was the
uphill fight made by the Australian vet
eran Norman E. Brookes. The forty
two year old Antipodean eliminated
Charles S. Garland. Jr., of Pittsburg in
another five set tilt at IL, 2-6, 6-1,
60. rs. These two matches alone
might have been enough to give the or
binary onlooker heart failure, but the
fans were treated to still another keenly
contested struggle when William Tiden,
I'd. Of Philadelphia vanquished Ichiya
/ kumagae, the Japanese star, at ca,
/ Ell, 1-6, 4-6. ca.
other Favorites Win.
Outside of these scintillating examples
| OF tennis at its best, the other favorites
of the tournament were showing TO good
| advantage and turning in results that
| had been expected Maurice Z. Nc
Loughlin of Los Angeles. still the popu-
/ lar idol of the courts, came through in
1 straight sets over Percy L. Kynaston,
Long Island youngster, at 60, GO,
4 SIS The Californian did not extend
himself at any time, for he wished TO
save himself for his match this after
noon with Richard Norris Williams I'd
lof Boston.
Mclaughlin has not met Williams
7 since the Bostonian beat him in the
final round for the 1914 championship at
Newport, and followers of the sport are
looking forward to to-day's match with as
must interest as II the championship ac-
tually hinged upon It, Williams came
Through TO mis- place IN the afsa ROUND
by defeating p. V. Thomas, an Aus
tralian. three sets to one, at 80, Is
60. Is.
II Is a queer coincidence that Brookes
and Tilden, both of whom won five set
matches, will have to meet to-day.
Johnston has no easy task facing him
either, for he will be pitted against
Robert Lindley Murray, present holder
of the national championship. Murray
advanced by beating Conrad 3. Doyle,
the strong Washington player, in straight
sets at 60, 60, 6-3, thereby display
ing that he is in very fit condition to
defend his crown.
johnson and Hall Survive.
The others who survived the early
rounds and are still in the running are
Wallace F. Johnson of Philadelphia and
Walter Merrill Hail. Middle States cham
pion. Both came through by winning
four set matches
johnson moved up by scoring over
Nathaniel w. Niles of Boston at 4-6.
Ga, Ga, 81. Hall gained his
bracket at the expense of Theodore
Roosevelt Pell, former national indoor
champion, and a clubmate Of Halls, at
6--1, 81, o., 6-3.
The crowd was still another thing to
wonder at Although It was an on day.
for Friday usually Is an off day in
sports more than 5000 persons were
in the stands, and they nearly all came
early. 1t was a remarkable crowd too
in that It was motor at least did not
prove itself to be partisan.
For the most part the onlookers sat
speIlbound watching the excellent display
of skill. but in the breathing spells, when
they did get chance to give vent to
their pent up enthusiasm, their applause
was deafening.
Everything tended toward a great day
for the sport. The weather conditions
were ideal and the courts were never In
: better shape Whatever moisture had
been left in the turf from the rain in the
early part OF the week had been drawn
out by the mornings hot sun. The
groundkeepers had been at their task
since sun up, and it appeared that there
was not a single blade of grass which
they had overlooked.
Brookes Disappoints Crowd.
When Brookes and Garland took the
courts for their match the first of those
on the grand stands courts the crowd was
not any too interested. The gallery ex.
pected that the Antlpodean would be
beaten quite easily. basing its calcula
tons on the fact that Brookes had beer
beaten last week at Southampton with
out much trouble by Davis, who latei
was downed BY Garland. The cnlcoker:
were prepared to accept an ordinary
everyday match. but they soon founC
thrills galore, and found them for th'
rest OF the afternoon.
Pandemonium Reigns.
The crowd finally let itself loose afte
Johnston had won the final point whicl
gave him the victory over Patterson
There was a scene such as never ha
been seen at a tennis match before. ]
was reminiscent OF the aftermath Of
big football game Youngsters and sc
date old grandfathers Wed with one an
other In bringing out the maximum o
noise from their lungs.
The tide OF battle had switched an
turned so often during the course o
this great match that the enthusiast
were on the verge of nervous prostra
tion. They admired the fighting quail
ties, stamina and great brilliance OF tn
Australian but their hearts were wit
little Bill Johnston. They had seen nh
battle grimly after Patterson had mad
an uphill hght and seemed to have hiT
on the run.
throughout the match they had ap
plauded Patterson generously. II any
thing a little more generously than the
had Johnston. They did not want I
show partially. But when ths-matc
was over II was too much for them
hold in and to a manor to woma
nun