New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-10
East 1ritarnnplns
Over W est ON
Tennis Court
'Tilden- Williams Beat john.
stoal-Criffim i'm Doubles;
Davis Defeats johnson
By Fred Hawthorne

to-day in the annual East-West inter-
sectional lawn tennis team matches on
the turf courts Of the Germantown
Cricket Club at Mannheim, winning one
Of the singles and the only doubles
played during the afternoon.
This doubles match proved the SEN
sation of the day, for William NJ.
Johnston and Clarence J. Griffith, of
California, the national champions,
were defeated by William T. Tilden I'd.
Of Philadelphia, worlds and national
singles champion, and Richard Norris
Williams ID, of Boston, worlds dou-
bIes champion, with Charles S. Gar
land, of Pittsburgh.
The Eastern pair took the match
after some scintillating tennis, by a
score Of Ga, SO, 81, Ga, and
although there was lot of loose work
during the match, there were also
periods Of extreme brilliance, with
WiIliams playing the best game Of the
four and Griffin a close second, until
ne weakened under the swift pace.
Davis Saves the West
In the singles Garland drew first
blood for the East by overwhelming
Ralph II. Burdick, Of Chicago, by
score Of 60, 643, e.. 1t remained
for the rushing Willis Davis, of Cali
fornia, to keep the West in the run
ming, feat that he accomplished in an
impressive manner by defeating che
willy court general, Wallace F. John
son. Of philadelphia, by score of
from what looked like hopeless posi-.
ton behind and slowly but surely
hammering his way to victory.
The program for tomorrow calls for
G: Colket Gamer, of Boston, to face
Walter T. Hayes, of Chicago, at 1880
o'clotD;, in the first singles match Of
the day, but I under stand that Gamer
will not play, owing to a serious i'll
ness in his family. The committee,
therefore, is trying to get into com
munication with Vincent Richards or
Dean Mathey, Of New York, to take
Gamers place
At 3 o'clock Watson NJ. Washburn
and Roland Roberts, and at Ais
o'clock the feature match will bring
Williams against Griffin in the second
singles event.
Playing conditions were far from
perfect when play began this after
noon, intermittent showers Of rain
falling throughout the matches; and, al
though this had the effect of slowing
up the courts and deadening the balls,
it did not deter some 1900 inhabi-
tants Of Quaker Land from sitting in
the stands and fastening fascinated
eyes on Tilden.
The worlds singles champion is the
lion Of the hour, the day and the week
in Philadelphia, and nothing is half
good enough for the man who defeated
little Johnston at Forest Hills last
week in that thrilling final round
match. There is no doubt that,
did he desire it, big Bill" Of Win
bledon could have the statue of Will
liam Penn removed from the top of
the City Hall building and his own
would object, I am sure.
Typical, Care-free Mood
Tilden vas in his typical, care-free
mood to-day, alternating the most
brilliant sessions of tennis with lapses
during which he fell down On "sitters"
that it did not seem possible he could
miss. In the final set Of the doubles,
however, he came through with one Of
his magical periods of amazing tennis,
bringing off shots that dazed and de-
lighted the "home folks"
But it was Williams who dominated
mer national champion, playing the
1eft-hand court throughout, scored
dazzling placement aces off his back
hand as he drove the ball across the
court at sharp angles. His service
was likewise extremely effective and
his volleying. either from deep court
or close to the net, so good that it
looked like the good old days when
Williams was supreme on the courts.
Dick was the only man of the four
whose service was not broken through.
the Californians several times each.
Williamss play this afte rnoon further
convinced me that he has developed
into a greater doubles player than at
singles since his trip to Europe.
Johnston looks to me to be bit
overturned. and no wonder, when we
remember the terrific grind ne went
through on his way to the final round
at Forest Hills last week Little
Bill" lacked his usual snap and eager
ness, although some Of his shots were
going very we'll until the final set, when
he began to slow up, but throughout
his placing and generalship were Of
the best.
Garland caught the hapless Burdck
completely off stroke and had little to
do but keep the ball in play, which he
! did very effectively, scoring brilliantly
on passing shots as Burdick attempted
to gain the net position.
Johnston was complete master of the
match against Davis in the early
stages. choppin9 with such uncanny
control that Davis found it impossible
to cover up the holes in his court and
was afraid to take his chances at the
net. Even when, he did get the ball
over head the Big Californian made
glaring errors.
Facing defeat, however, Davis nerved
himself at the start of the third set,
rushed the net for smothering volleys
| and began to "kill" Johnston's defen-
sive lobs. Even so, the Philadelphian
made his opponent travel at top speed
to the end, the games reaching ALL
in the last two sessions before Davis
could break through and then take the
last game on his own service.
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