New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-22


the honors.
Johnston. playing the greatest game
he has shown since returning to this
country from England, virtually won
the victory sinslehanded. In the three
brief sets that the match went, Little
BIZ scored total of thirty-four earned
points, just eight more than Griffin,
Davis and Roberts combined, and his
errors were less than any of the other
three.
In spite Of this remarkable showing
by Johnston. the match was almost de-
void OF sensations, Davis and Roberts
never even approaching their wonder
ful play OF yesterday, when they de-
feated William T. Tilden I'd aud
Charles H. Garland in the semi-final
round. The losers of to-day's match
had al too evidently left the major
portion Of their tennis-playing ability
on this same court in the earlier
struggle. ard to add to the handicap
that confronted them there was the
psychological side of the thing, name
". that both Davis and Roberts knew
that Johnston and Griffin had always
beaten them before in many matches
on the coast and were quite likely TO
repeat to-day.
Opposition Not Worthy
As have intimated, the sole sensa-
ton Of this battle for a championship
was the impressive playing of little
Johnston, Who proved once more that
When the stakes are the highest. he is
NEST dangerous. His tennis this after
noon was practically perfect, and more's
the pity that the opposition was not
more worthy Of such q game as the
singles champion showed
When we witnessed Johnston smother
everything rhat came within the sweep
Of his racquet as he charged for the
let position, or send his tremendously
hit forehand drives literally crashing
through all opposition, and cap this off
With some Of the most consistently
heavy smashing Of lobs, deep or short,
that 7 have seen this season, realized
why il was that little Bill' had de-
ieated the brilliant Tilden in the final
round Of the national singles Champion
snip tourney last year.
oUiA--c Ln- seems dU4c 10 alOER
playing jus. ordinary tennis .-Ysil the
,ime comes when a championship hangs
in the balance or his opponent figures
as a dang adversary. Then it is
that We see q Transformed Johnston, a
Johnston who is up on his toes and
fairly bristling with the lighting in
stinct. That quality has carried the
little Californian TO the top Of Ameri-
can tennis on three successive occa-
SONS and it seems entirely possible
mat 1t vii do so again. Only super
tennis through FIVE full sets can beat
that kind OF combination.
1t seemed an irony of fate that all
the final matches to-day were disap-
pointing from the spectacular point Of
view. In the final round match of the
women's invitation singles, Miss
Marion Zinderstein defeated Miss
Eleanor Tenant, of California, by a
score Of ID, 6-3, and in the doubles
Miss ZInderstein and Miss Tenant de-
ieated Miss Phyllis Walsh and Miss
tdith Sigourney by a score of &c,
Is, e.
Best Tennis Lacking
In neither Of these matches did the
winners or losers play their best ten
MS. Ia the singles Miss Tenant
seemed timid about .stroking" the ball
With her customary freedom and fell
back on short chop, which Miss Yin
derstein was able to cut off most of
NE time BY running for the net and
Voi!eying. There were several driving
exchanges from deep court, but there
we're not the thrills in this match that
nave marked other meetings between
Tue two. and so Il was in the womens
doubles
Miss Zinderstein improved as the
singles match wore on, coming in for
me voleying sessions after having
made the opening with hard, deep driv-
ing Her faVorite and most effective
shot was the siAshing backhand volley
scross forecourt, and with this she
frequently caught Miss Tenant out Of
position. The California girl handled
me oail beautifully when she had a
'aort lob to dispose Of, but her ground
nroSes were not working with the
'uloothness and power that have seen
1 O., other days Even so, she forced
4 Mss Znaerstein to-day more than any
/ VI the national clay court champions
| opponents have been able to do in the
l ssst few weeks
'uAan 5. Myrick. president of the