Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-19
". s. NET TRIUMPH
\ NO GREAT SURPRISE
Tilden and Johnston Play,
True to Form; Finals
in State Tournament To-
day
Nv SPICK HALL

BY SPICK HALL
u,HERE is no parallel for the per-
| formance of the American Davis
.un ot the Queens tournament in Lon :
Son Bill Tilden and Billy Johnston
,,srcd in the finals Of the singles this
morning and immediately, as a team
n.cre in the doubles finals. Such O
rioon sweep for America probably sur
nr;sed the British. but 1t did not sur
pr;se those who know the caliber OF
this country's representations.
When Bill Tilden is at his best he Is
rnouestionably the greatest player in
tbe world. and when he isn't at his best
Rilly Johnston, our national champion
takes bis place at the head Of the list.
Tho London report yesterday stated
that no American had ever reached the
finals except Bill Larned In the Queen q
tournament. That was incorrect. Wal
lace +. johnson not only reached the
finals in that meeting in 1914, but came
within few points of winning. He
was beaten out in FIVE set match by
Lowe, Of Great Britain. On the fol
lowing morning several OF the tennis
critics on London newspapers stated
that three very bad errors by the um :
pire or linesmen virtually lost johnson
the match.
Wallace Favorite Today
Today the Pennsylvania state tour
nament will be finished at the Merton
Cricket Club. Wallace johnson is the
fayorite in the singles although he will
have a hard battle IL Stanley Pearson
continues to play the game that he did
yesterday when he put Wallace Gates,
the University Of California player, out
OF the tournament.
The first match today was scheduled
for this morning at II o'clock between
Pearson and Edmund Levy. The lat :
ter Is also a member Of the California
team. This match is fourth round one
and the winner meets Wallace johnson.
in the upper bracket Rowland Evans
and Carl Fischer are scheduled to clash
carly this afternoon and the winner of
this match plays the victor of the Wal
lace johnson opponent match in the
finals for the state title.
The doubles are well under way and
these. also will be cleaned off the
boards before the night -afll. provided
again.
Hard Hitting Match
Tho hardest hitting match of the
tournament was staged yesterday. In
this match Edmund Levy and Wallace
Bates. the Golden state boys, trounced
fair lIarvard's pair. Leon de Turenne
and Morris Duanne. The count was
s.5, 90.
The serving was very spectacular. but
\ had nothing on the overhead work
Of the points, were on sizzling drives,
either good or bad. Duanne was
guilty of foot fauting number of times
and had to be cautioned repeatedly.
However. he continued to commit the
Tcnsc all through the match. On one
ccrasion. as hc followed in his service
10 tho net he was nearly to the service
ine when he delivered the ball.
Levy also had to be warned about his
eervice. He had peculiar turning mo-
tiop Of the left foot. However. after
be was told by Referee Al Hoskins, he
Did not repeat 1t.
Batess service was the most effective
of the four. He delivers straight over
lot of speed on the ball. He is also
very accurate. far more so than Levy.
BatesS one bizarre stunt when serving
s to twirl the ball before he meets il
with his racquet. Evidently he believes
that he can get more spin this way be =
cauS" the inertia of the BALI has already
been overcome when he hits it, Thus
far no physicist has been interviewed on
the question Of the effectiveness of this
kervicc
hmbideNterous Athlete
Wallace Johnson run into an ambi :
deSterous athlete yesterday in the per =
scn OF j. G. Taylor. of the University
4, rcnnsylvania. 1t must have Jared
Wallace considerably when he found
that b" was playing n man who was
Einus backhand. Wallace would nut
the ball where Taylor's backhand ought
20 be, but it was to no purpose for. 10 !
1nd presto. he pulled sort of half
Doctor Jekyl-Mr. Hyde by swapping
INTO state Of southpawdom.
Having snapped into this left handed
condition, Taylor would snap out of it
With dsconcerting facility and give the
pau gentle paddle with his regular
rm. This unusual prank gave Taylor
lot of prestige with the gallery that
s game otherwise might not have won.
hs soon as the news of Taylor's game
pesame known, he was the cynosure OF
oll eyes. lie was applauded with much
kuSto as he made his lightning changes.
me rules of tennis do not speciti >
ally forbid the use of two racquets. con =
eqGently there is no doubt that Taylor
gud greatly enhance his game if he
Welded bat in both mitts. Maybe
Eome on" will tip him off that he is
missing something. Here's hoping.
Staley w. Pearson, who recently beat
ed Edwards for the Philadelphia and
district championship, was in rare form
yesterday when he trimmed Wallace
Satcs' the tall Californian. Bates was
oelpless in the first set and only man
ssed to win one game. In the second
~ was somewhat better, but lost that
ms match was n remarkable one, in
nat It was perfect example of the
pssterh game against the eastern.
larson game was deliberate
tadE one, in which the Philadelphiau
iniDited fine judgment and executed
s strokes with unbeatable accuracy
"a the other hand, Bates played dash
ns game, driving with all his power and
a'ng with great speed. But Bates
"as not accurate. One of the reasons
"S mat he was forced out of position
o''rn that he rarely had a chance "a
p 0a tne ball a wallop from position
o.no ,Son was shooting the bali to the
,n VrnerS so cleverly that Bates was CON
Su.y on the run and was lucky Il
"-shot at the ball at all.