New-York tribune., 1920-09-03

wearing a worried look, went back to
receive the service. He drove a vicious
forchand to Williams's side line, and
the latter promptly returned into the
net. Again Williams toed the service
line, but this time ha made a double
fault, and the game went to Johnston,
4-all in games.
Williams never got another chance in
this set, for the champion won the
ninth game on his own service. As Will
Jams made three outs anda net, and
then Johnston won the tenth game for
the set at Ga, after the points had
touched deuce Ave times. The former
champion fought tenaciously for this
game, rs though realizing that his
chances were fast fading, but three
double faults did not help him, and on
the last point he sent the ball out as
he volleyed one of Johnston's bullet
drives.
think this was the beginning of the
end. Williams. who had slightly
spraincd his right ankle in the middle
of the second set. seemed to be him
dered from reaching his favorite vol
leying position with his customary
speed. AS Johnston mopped hia face
with towel near the umpire's chair,
preparatory to starting the third set,
Williams, standing near his base line,
leaned forward on his racquet, head
bowed down, as though he sensed de-
feat.
Again it was Johpston's service at
the start, but the Californian began
with a series of errors, and dropped
this and the next game as Williams
ran into a streak Of marvellous play.
Every stroke in his repertoire was com
ing off his racquet with a wizard touch,
and the former champion was 80 keen
on his placements that Johnston was
hard pressed to cover up the gaping
holes in his court.
A long deuce game followed before
Johnston could win the honors. Once
more williams had lost his magic
touch, although he scored four place
ment aces, but six errors, and some Of
them made on such distressingly sim
pie shots, lost him the game, Johnston
shooting over q service ace for the final
point.
Title Holder Makes Error
Then it was Johnston's turn to err,
and Williams gathered the next two
The champion took the sixth game,
breaking through, then Williams re-
taliatcd, making it 81 and giving hi5
followers new hope. He ran off three
dazzling placement aces, twice down
the side lines and once into the corner.
1t was Williams's final fight for VIC
tory, for Johnston, playing with a
savage intensity Of purpose and with
machine-like precision, won the last
five games, fairly cannonading the ball
through Williams's court and breaking
! through service in the last game. When
Williams sent his backhand return
81 hA
ston, not realizing it was all over,
started back to his base line to begin
the next service. 1t was not until
he turned to see Williams waiting to
shake hands at the net that the cham
pion grasrcd the situation and ran to
greet his rival.
Richards, in his match with Tllden,
showed a flash Of supertennis at the
start, when he broke through the
world champions service and won his
own in the second by amasing skill
which he won. but after that the boy
faded, and softened his strokes under
the lash OF Tilden's tremendous at
tack. 1t was again q case OF master
and pupil, with Tilden resuming his
old role.
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