Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-06
Pittsburgh, and Richard Harte, Boston

Pittsburgh, and Richard Harte, Boston,
as the best available men.
The final selection of Garland was
made after. the Church Cup matches
were played at Forest Hills. In that
three -cornered tournament between
New Y3rk. Philadelphia and Boston.
wallace johnson was beaten by a mar
row margin by Harte. The next after
noon johnson played five sets against
Garland and was beaten IN four of them
Evidently the committee thought that
was enough, so Garland was chosen in
spite of the fact that he was ranked
eighth and johnson fifth.
Tilden Big Noise
Although Billy Johnston was the man
looked upon by the British as the big
gest thing in tennis America when the
Davis Cup team landed. il was not long
before he was relegated to a rear seat
and Bill Tilden given the place of
honor. Bills spectacular style. his hur-
ricane service and multiplicity \ of
strokes were a marvel to the Europeans,
who declared that such another player
had never been seen.
The Americans gained their first no.
table victories in the Queens Club
tournament at London. Johnston met
Tilden and defeated him In the finals,
while the four Americans, teamed up
in doubles. battled in the ultimate frame
for that title.
Close upon the heels of that sweep
ing victory. Sam Hardy's team pro :
ceedcd to win all of the honors at
Wimbledon. 1t was there that Billy
Johnston was defeated by J. G. Parke
the British veteran. This victory for
England was soon wiped out. however.
when Bill Tilden defeated Parke in one
of the greatest matches ever staged on
the historic center court at Wimble
don. After winning the tournament.
Tilden took the worlds championship
from Gerald l.. Patterson. the Austria
lian. who won the title in 1919, beat
ing Norman +. Brookes in the finals.
The Americans made It unanimous
when Garland and Williams beat Tilden
and Johnston for the worlds cham
pionship in doubles.
Davis Cup Matches
Immediately. after the Wimbledon
tournament. which is the official cham :
pionship event of the International
Lawn Tennis Federation, the Davis cur
ties were begun. The United States
drew France. Tilden and Johnston did
all of the playing Each of them de
feated Colbert and Laurentz in the
singles and as a team they trimmed
that French pair without extending
themselves.
Next the British came upon the scene
to block the United States's progress
toward the Davis cup goal Again
Captain Hardy decided to allow VIII
liams and Garland to warm the bench
while Tilden and Johnston did the
heavy work. Once more this pair OF
comets came through in fine style. Billy
Johnston avenged his defeat by beating
Parke. He also defeated Kingscote, the
other playing member Of the British,
team. Bill Tilden. as expected, rOmped
away with both his singles matches
against the Englishmen and then with
Johnston, made it complete clean up
by beating the Britishers in doubles.
The American British match was a
semifnal event, but Holland. the other
country to reach the finals, decided to
default to the United States. That gave
our boys the right to play the challenge
round against Australia. Those matches
will take place on the small southern
continent next winter.
1t is possible after the big tourna :
ments in the United States that
the personnel of the team may be chang
ed. This applies particularly to the
fourth member of the team.