Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-07
WILLIAM 7. T|LDEN WINS
TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
)efcats William NJ. Johnston, Of
San Francisco, Three Out
nf 1.-Two
tDy Associated Press.l

FORREST HILLS Sept. G.-William
l. Tildcn. H.. won the National ALI
'oners Singles Championship title on
ne turf OF the Yves; Side Tennis
.Hb hero today. In fiye-set battle.
u which he employed his cannon bail
Rice to advantage. the tall Penn
'lvanlnn conquered William NJ
anston. the Californian, who has
.ce held the title and stood as the
5y!ng-through champion OF the tour
sent. The score was G-l. l-6. Us.
ca.
ridden had 10 display the strongcs,
-nients of mis- game to win. Ia
q fourth set. leading at "a on
<'smes. he was Within point OF talk
n;; the honors only TO have the
aggressive Johnston Egh; him off and
%in the set. Tine breaks OF tho game
%crc with riiden, lie had his great
st streak OF luck ia tho eighth game
jf the third set. when one OF his
rives. Soing far out OF court, hlt "A
Fvas helped IN the nnai se, by ne,
ord stroke in ono OF the critical
James.
The unusual thing about the match
'iaA that win the exception oil one
rrvice TiIucn wus noe ,nc!incd TO
cake use OF h!a Tremendous pace.
Y.'nis Was all GA Johnson side oil the
kfnsi. The Ca!iiOrnidA. brought h.a
otchaudcrs into action IN many OF
V "e rallies. frequently passing 1i.dun
'etH!y Ior the points. lie mad tue
i.hDiedoh winner running IN the
f"rVHS direction any number OF times,
."u untll the break came Ia the hfth
*. .iohi.aton appeared likely 10 pun
pt the match.
l'!iGcn starred the service In The
f.t htt ana ht went hroe1!ng through
10 van Ia exactly fourteen minutes.
~ auTSlcn proved EoOd and IN the
iiih game he ,uckcl three serrlc.
.ees. Johnston iootiau!ted Ut crucial
PIGMENTS ana his Ionbs were snorl
50 mat his fauIty playing made II
iossib.n tor lillcn 10 easily 20
hronEh
Johnaton outgeneraied Tildcn in
nc second set. nc was comins in 10
rose range and his fOTehandeIs found
hs, way trough Tor the RENTS. The
hitn set bothered Johnston, He had
i!!aeH. service by unusual blocking
'hoiA ~ the seventh game. In the
'rNs game IL Was twice witnlu
,a TeHs Of accounting ioT hia 9 rw',
lens luck upset This result. lie mad
iiiden racing Tot ahpts that he sent
plnn.as INTO the corners bat Loaf the
Yet 10 a, wa curing th!s Set That
"a nirp!are winch had been clrclins
ne field. Tell ana KILLED its occupants
icar the courts
Il JpHHAlBI IOECCu ItSN OIL go bH
gf,ucB u! The fourth aci. he MAD been
inrcing his rival out %! position ia the
aIlIes. hs rorehand drives ami his
iDicNrr gets causing rIidrn 10 make
,rurs OF nets and nuts. T!iucn then
an three consercutiv. games In the
lcNt game he wds within 4 point Of
he title when no netted the bah.
Johnston, by decisive strokes. carried
I;Ac tally OF ave games all, and event
..aliy TOOK the set.
The nnh set was Temporarily de-
Ilaych hy a heavy shower. TINS caused
Johnston som. difficulty with his
handle iio wcHt 10 the lead. how
yer. At r.. on games. At tAis stage
IIiid"n cNns back Tor some very cf-
~ ave driving. He was rtesi!cr
I,Nan tho Californian, whose attempts
Ia get The lines missed By inches. He
|lsi several foot faults called upon
srinc. lie Tough, samc!y 10 the. end.
[Tl.!lnn taking the nnal point By Ii
pass down his haGkhand,
| The .noC. OF 'Tiidcn's remarkable
|srTvlcc IL shown hy thc stroke ana!y-
SIS He tailed on total Of sixteen
|ac1s, while John ston made only one.
ITAc ability Of the little Californian
H. force his points is shown by his
DIAL az d3 placements TO ~ FOR TIL
Ten. II VAS on his errors IN critical
mes mat Johnston lost. as the re-
tt!yc point totals Of the hye set
g"atus the two men by only two
L. 1if TNdcn Tailed lGi and the de-
GATED player lG:.
j. fhr announcement OF the team for
l''ie East w. West matches In phil
doThia on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday WAS made by Deals c.
Wright. OF New York. The Eastern
5ram VIII he: WIN. II. Tildcn. second,
~ fhilnhci7hia: II. Norris Williams.
Isecond Bos,on: Wallace T.. Johnson.
I--..hiladclphia; W. NJ. washburn. New
York. g. g. Canor, Boston, and c. =
Garland Pittsburgh. for the singles.
Johnson and Washburn and Gamer
and Garland.
The Western team will include w.
VI, johnston, Clarence j. Griffin, Ro-
land Roberts. ". =. Davis, all OF san
Francisco. and Ralph II. Burdlck and
Walter !. Hayes, OF Chicago.
Veteran championship singles,
| final and championship round:
William y. Campbell. New York.
defeated Richard y. Dana, Pawtuckct.
il. T.. GO: Ii: G-i
Junior singles championship. final
and championship round:
Vincent nicha rds. Yonkers. y. Y,
defeated '" W inGraham. Oakland.
lnn!or do2bies championship. final
?'N championship round:
.aro!d Godshall and r.. Hinckiey.
rs Angeles. defeated w w. Ingrn-
tn' and y: Jones. Oakland, II. L.. 4-G;
father and son doubles champion
lhtps hnal and championship round:
fredlck u. Anderson and Frederick
g. anderson. New York, defeated j.
- r. Jones and Arnold Jones. Oak
land, II. l.. 36: rs: Ga.
Boys championship. singles, final
chnnpionship round: J. l.. Farquhar,
7insmann, New York. rs; s-i.
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