New-York tribune., 1920-07-01
q. S. Player
Is Victorious
La Three Sets
philadelphian Beats Shimid-
III Easily: Mrs. Cham
bers to Play Mile. Lenglen
By Arthur S. Draper



..v-,Sht 1890. New York Tribune Inc
WIMBLEDON, England, June 30
u,,,;am T. Tilden, of Philadelphia, ma
sanal indoor champion of America,
iii hattie for the worlds turf court
..nnis championship on the famous
a,s.ters court here on Saturday,
u.sp he faces Gerald L. Patterson.
- Australia, the standing-out cham
s;on in the challenge round of the
n-Frelaad tournament. Tilden gained
.ss right to challenge by defeating
qs.ze Shimidzu, OF Japan. in the final
Ind by a score Of 6-4, 6---4, l3-l1,
~. afternoon, before the greatest
'-.wd .-, that ever forced its way inside
t.s Wimbledon grounds.
In tie fnal round OF the women's
srgles Mrs. Lambert Chambers
:orn,er champion, handed decisive
5steat 70 Miss Elizabeth Ryan, of
California. by q score Of 6-2. 6-1.
The winner viii meet Mile. Suzanne
Lenglen. Of Paris, the champion, to-
~orrow in the challenge round. 1t
would not surprise me to see the
English woman triumphant, for to-day
l
s.se lines with wonderfully aimed
dos and forcing her opponent wide OF
nosj,jon by the cieverest of court
2ctics.
To-marro-r. also. the semi-fnal round
" the doubles match between Tilden
md Johnston and Norris Williams and
Garland will be played. These teams
we're idle to-day, bat J."C. Parke and
Z
,ish pair. gained their seni-fnal
bracke, in the upper half by defeating
c. r. Blackboard and G. II. Dodd at
80. IS. 6-9. 4-6. IS. The win
rs-s will play T. ". Mavrogordato and
P. n. Dawson Tomorrow.
Tiden Saves Strength
While T.lden was apparently forced
70 the limit to overcome the wonder
fully steady and machine-like play OF
shindzu, the cycionic American gave
the Impression that he was intent upon
saving himself as much as possible. in
view Of the fact that he must conquer
ne great Patterson on Saturday, if
Americas highest hopes are to be real
led
Shimidzu started the service and ran
into a lead Of ii on gaines in the
irst set with Tlden netting MANY
sho.s on his low backhand. But in the
rext few minutes the American amazed
the great gallery by storming the ne.
and overwhelming his opponent. He
rsn out his last five games in a row
tor the set a. 81, making frequent
Use Of 3 cu- stroke ard alternating this
win his terrific low. fat drives and
su9srbly angled volleying shots for the
co-ners
T!ldsn had rot yet brought into play
has famous "cannon-bal" service. nor.
did he make use Of il until the second
vas more than half way completed.
win Saimidzu leading a. 4-2 on games.
Hsre the American began another
V,r-w,nd session Of play. making bril-
an- shots from every position in the
:olr-. u won the last four games Tor
.as second set at Cd. II was stirring
ems or the part of both men. with
ia- japanese showing wonderfully i'm
proved form over mis- first meeting
with IilGen.
Make Sensational Finish
Ii tie third Sc. Tilden seemed loati1
70 go out after his points until Shin
idzu had piled up lead Of 5-2 on
games. Then the Philadelphian "went
cray sg4n and fashed his most bril-
-za' game squaring the set at sail.
ldcl man continued TO win on his own
ssEvica after tha- until the twenty
'a.re game when Tilden broke through.
Inc last game was sensational. the
american serving TWO tremendous SER
we aces tha- Shimidzu never cot his
;a'qget on. On the third. Tilden fol-
0wec n and took the return on the
,l.l Vo!ey, shoulder high on his back
mana. Another terrific service ace for