Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-05
Cyn,oyd Star Beats Stanley
Pearson in -Four Set
Match on the Turf Tennis
Courts at Mannheim
By SPICK HALL

crown which dropped off the head
of Chuck Garland when he was chosen
as the fourth member of the American
Davis Cup team over Wallace F. John
son. of Cynwyd, has landed sQuarely-
if anything round can land squarely--
on the brow of Americas fifth best
player, according to ranking. Paren-
thctically it might be metioncd that
Garland was taken along with the
United States team, although he was
ranked No. s last year, and Johnson
got fifth place. All Of which has moth
ing to do with the fact that Wallace
to his long list by defeating his doubles
partner, Stanley w. Pearson, German
town Cricket Club. in a four set match,
3-6. 6-1, rs, 6-1.
The Middle States finals was decid-
edly an anticlimax because 1t has been
hanging fire for over two weeks. The
Middle States tournament was held at
Mannheim the week beginning July II.
johnson and Pearson won the doubles
and Mrs. NJ. Il. Huff. Jr.. captured the
womcn's singles. Rain held up the
finals, then Johnson had to 60 to Long
wood and SO it hung on until yesterday.
Pearson Gets First Set
If all tennis players had the quality
OF promptncss in their makeup that
johnson and Pearson have, there would
never be any trouble for an official ref
cree. Both of them are always on time.
Yesterday they were scheduled to start
their match at o'clock. At ton min
utes of 1 they began to rally, and before
the town clock of Mannheim doomed the
hour they were off. Pearson got the
jump on johnson and ran the count to
four love before his opponent annexed
game.
johnson finally got started and ran
three games off to his credit, although
the sixth and seventh were extremely
hard fought. the former going fourteen
points and the latter twelve points. This
sprint ended JohnSon's good work for
the first set aS Pearson ran it out,
losing ont Ui" point in each Of the
final games.
Johnson had the service at the be-
ginning of the second set, and won his
delivery easily. Pearson rctaliated, and
| the count was one all, but that was the
| finish of the Mannheim player for that
act. as johnson proceeded to chop and
slice out the points in rapid fire order,
taking the set ut 0-l.
Pcirson Starts Well.
After Pearson had obtained q two
| love lead in the second set johnson won
his own serve at love. However, Pear
son was going strong and won the next,
making 1t thrCc-One Again Johnson
was more than an equal to the occa =
| sion. using all the stuff he had at his
command, he ran off four successive
games and led at five three. 1t looked
as though the set were over, but Pear
son did q come back and evened the
count at FIVE all. Johnson took the next
two games caCh Of which went to deuce,
and it was ali over for the third set
ut 10.
In the final set Pearson appeared to
be very tired, for number of times
he had easy chances at the net to make
kills, but failed because he seemed un-
able to keep himself together. johnson
took this set at 81. Then Doctor Hawk
got off the umpire's chair. Paul Van,
neman went out to practice and Fred
Strawbridge boarded his fiivver for
home.
Neither johnson nor Pearson has hat
much practice recently. and 1t showed In
both their games. In the first set John
son was far off his game, and as ht
began to come back Pearson lost hi
stride. At the finish Johnson was goint
at his regular clip. but Pearson wa;
unable to keep step.
There were few young players
watching the match yesterday. If the!
l.ppt their mind on the game the!
!, learned lot. Not only do Pearson
and Johnson always show something
, that can be absorbed for the good o
the younger element. but they hav
other assets not belonging to pla.
II has been mentioned that they ar
| rived on time. Also some of the bud
ding stars might have noticed that afte
the third set, when a period OF sever
minutes rest Is allowed the players
neither cared to take it, When sue
| Veterans refuse to sit down, it just gOe
to show in what poor condition som
| of the younger players must keep them
selves when they have to take it.
| Woodford Meets Curtis
Next Sunday afternoon the Wood
ford Courts Club tennis team will NEE
the Curtis Country Club racquet mel
| ON the lattcr's courts at Lawndale
Manager Herbert Jaspen, of Woodford
has selected Gus Amsterdam to pla
| No. / singles. The other members 0
the team are II. Bates, formerly Of Al
| legheny College j. Oser, University O
Pennsylvania; George Paul, who playc
with the School of Pedagogy tenni