New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Eastern Stars
Beat Coast Pair
After Five Sets
Williams and Harte Take
Doubles Finals From
Johnston and Griffin
By Fred Hawthorne

Norris Williams I'd and Richard Harte
of Boston, defeated William M. john
ston and Clarence ]. Griffin, of Califor-
MIA, by score of 6-2. SO. Is, 2-6.
6-3, this afternoon in the final round
match of the annual invitation lawn ten
mis- tournament on the turf courts of
the Newport Casino, thus gaining partial
atonement for the ll-California tinge
to the singles semi-fna round matches
which were played in the morning. In
these Johnston defeated Willis E. Davis
by score Of 7-5, Cd, Sd. while
GriffinF eliminated Roland Roberts in
four-set struggle by 6-1, 10, Is.
6-1.
The mixed doubles reached into the
semi final brackets, the combinations of
Mrs. Loriflard Spencer and +. C. Baggs,
Mrs. Lewis Gouverneur Morris and
and Charles NJ. Bull jr. and Mrs. Bar
ger Wallach and Commander c. C. Gill
coming through as victors over strong
opposition.
The tournament will cone to a brill
liant finish tomorrow, when Johnston
meets Griffin for the great silver chal-
lenge bowl in the singles, and the
mixed doubles will be finished in the
afternoon. Johnston and Griffin will
Johnston the Real Star
The doubles brought out the most
brilliant tennis of the day, with all four
players in turn showing to advantage.
Looking at the match as a whole, how
ever, it seemed to me that Johnston
was bit better than the others. Harte
was the most spectacular with his truly
herculean smashes of Griffins lobs. but
little Johnston was on the ball like a
hawk every minute, and when he was
up at the net for an overhead shot you
had the settled conviction that the sim
giles champion was going to put the
ball "away" for good and all, and it
was rarely that he disappointed US.
doubles player, brought off some of
the most dazzling shots in the match,
his low backhand volleys, beautifully
angled across fore court, earning his
side many placement aces. The former
singles champion was also scoring fire.
quently with wonderfully accurate
drives squarely between Johnston and
Griffin down the center of the court
Griffin played splendid, tactcally
sound tennis in the second, third and
fourth sets. In the first he. with
Johnston, had not worked into the full
swing of his game and in the fifth set
he was plainly tired, as was Johnston,
Iic lSSuiI O1 LitAl SiASiSo
matches in the morning, 1t was in
the final stages of this set that Griffin
weakened perceptibly.
Harte Saves His Team
Believing that Harte would be the
vulnerable point in the opposing team,
Griffin persisted in lobbing to the tall
eX Harvard athlete, with disastrous re-
suits. Harte had been prone to IN
steadiness overhead at times in the
first four sets, but when the real test
came in the last session he came
through with tornado-like rush that
literally beat the Californians into the
ground.
i Griffin lobbed short twice in the last
game, lobbed deliberately to Harte in
preference to Williams, and Harte sent
the ball cannonading back for kills
each time. However. when Johnston
, used the lob he showed perfect judg
ment in choosing his time, and in a
majority of cases won the point with
Williams and Harte racing madlv back
toward their base line in the effort to
retrieve the ball.
The order of service in this match
was Griffin, Williams, Johnston and
Harte. In the third set the Califor-
mans switched the order of their serv-
ice, Griffin following Williams and
Johnston serving after Harte
The point score and individual stroke
analysis Of the doubles fnal
FIRST SET
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Acknowledgement
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THIRD SET
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FOURTH SET
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