New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15

worlds champion. The sets went at
asering battle to the bitter end.
u was hard match fer the little
sas;forniau to lose, fer another victory
= tnis championship tourney would
Save given Johnston permanent posses
scr Of tire silver howl on which he
,va, tez-s IN 1915 and 1919. And now,
hsving failed. it is practically certain
ehat "Iittic Bili@ viii never return tc
ne East again as a contender fer the
Me lie twice so Erandly won.
To-Sav marked the eighth time that
Tilden and Johnston have met in tour
-nsment matches and the victory scored
this afternoon makes the fifth win for
the Philadelpbian.
Sensation in Early Match
While the TAdea-Johnston match
claimed the chief interest OF the great
eallery. the most unlocked for sensa-
tien of the entire tournament season
came ha1f an hour before those two
treat rivals took the court, when J il.
o. Anderson, Of tie AustraIasian Davis
Cup team defeated Richard Norris
william II, of Boston. by score o.
e-S. 6-3. It, 4-6. Cd, in the
fourth round.
After dropping the first two sets as
the tall Australasian placed him on
the defensive by the sudden power and
sustained sweep of his attack, Williams
steadied in the third set and was soon
reelirg off shots that Getiad return
The former champion maintained his
high standard Of tennis in the fourth
set, holding the lead all the way
think the most OF US believed then,
alter Williams had squared the stu
alton, that he would surely win the
last set, for the match. 1t did not
seem possible that the man who had
conquered heroes OF the courts like
Mclaughlin and Johnston would fall
before this man from overseas, who
had been defeated by both Kumagae
and Shimidzu in the final round of the
Davis Cup matches at Newport, less
than month ago.
But .hat is just what we STAYED to
see and 10 marvel at. and Anderson's
was a well deserved victory, for he
plays his best tennis and fought the
harter in the last set, after Williams,
trailing at "a, had started squirt
that threatened to carry him straight
through &c triumph.
Errors Costly TO Williams
With the games at dali, and the match
all square again, Anderson showed
his heart vas in the right place by
The magnificent manner in which he
attacked lbs opponent with all the
speed. pace and skill at his command.
Williams faltered and fell back into
his cratic streak of the first two
sets, losing the ninth and tenth games.
me SCI and match, On q series Of
errors.
In the ether matches that brought
the winners into the round before the
semi-fnal Wallace T. Johnson, of Phila-
derssla, defeated Howard O. Kinsey
Of California, by a score of 4-6, So.
6-2, 81; Francis T. Hunter defeated
Frank 7. Anderson, 6--3, 6-3, 6--1;
Major F. Gordon Lowe vanquished
Stanley ". Pearson at CO, 6-S, 6-3:
Willis F.. Davis. of California, defeated
n. J. Clothier by a score of 81. 81,
14l2, G-3, and Robert NJ. Kinsey,
Of California, eliminated William j.
Gallon. of New York, by score of
Go, 81, Sd
The fol wing is tie schedule Of
matches fel tomorrow:
II o'clock noon--Craig Biddle vs..
Wallace T. Johnson; Robert Kinsey VS..
Willis E. Davis.
2 p. nj. Q. Anderson VS.. Francis
l. hunter
p. William T. Tilden I'd VS..
Major F. Gordon Lowe.
Among the eight surviving contenders
for the title now held by Tilden we
find tonight three Philadelphians, two
Celifornians one New York man, one
Eng..shm1n and one Australian.
Stand on Clubhouse Roof
There was not vacant seat in the
three stands when Tilden and john
sson came cut on the center court to
renew their long-stan5ing tennis feud
Even Ring Lardner, the famous kleagle
Of the K. K K, had to stand in the
press box. and there were several hun
ared others who stood in the sisles, on
the surrounding lawns and even on the
Foof Of the clubhouse.
Z. {. Conlin climbed into the UNI
pres chair and Tilden began the serv
ice, but Johnston went away into an
early lead Of 3-2 and ID. He was
hhghting his way inside the service court
lines, along a path that was being
raked by Tilden's ferocious low, fat
drives, and once inside the volleying
range the little Californian treated us
70 some ef the best overland wolleys
that has been seen OF the Germantown
courts this week 1t was thought a
scytAe was moving down field Of
WHEAT, SO deadly as the sweep of John
ston's racquet
Tilden made brilliant stand and
brought the ranes to 4-all, with both
ren engaging in terrific driving duel
Nom deep court Overhead, Johnston
was very SIRE, but as the pace qaick
sned he fell down several times >on
easy velieyine shots close to the net
me Californian won the ninth game at
love however
Johnston took the tenth game on n
oazzing valley across forecourt and
net and three "outS" by Tilden,
ely'rg the first set to the Californian.
dohnstsa started with great promise
III the second set breaking through his
opponents service at the start and
shen winning his own for two But Til
Gen rose 10 truly great heights under
pressure and reeled of the next three
ssmes in q POW. He was craftiIy mix
ing M ais pace and his strokes, alter
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