The New York herald., 1921-08-28
Predictions Fulfilled.

Results lived UP 10 expectations.
Australasia and Japan reached the final
round and fought out the best tussle OF
the series at Newport. Japan won but
was hard pressed in every match. the
Antipodeans proving that with several
more years experience they will be
formidable opponents for the Americans
or any other tennis tean' There was
only one surprise In the entire series OF
international preliminaries, and II came
In tho second round of the tournament
when the highly rated French team went
down To defeat al the hands OF the rep
resentatives of india
And now the challenge round Is about
10 start with the American cup holders
strong favorites. Tennis fans in TINS
country ere confident that team
capable of so sweeping q triumph as the
Americans scored last year can meet
the test successfully and come through
with plenty to spare. William Il. 1ideh
and william NJ. Johnston still rate ae
the first and second best players in the
world not only in this country put
wherever tennis Is played, and their type
OF game featured by aggressiveness net
play ard all around powerful as Wen as
versatile attack is calculated 70 upse'
the back court game Of the japanese
nair So remarkably steady, however,
are Kunagae and Shimidzu. so agile
end ,int,ring, so alert to take advantage
81 the slightest openings that It VIII
beboove the Americans to be at thelr
hest 10 win. Apparently they are,
Tbnre ere many who cannot see any
thing but n clean sweep for the cup de-
fenders in the flve matches TO DO played
four singles and ono doubles-but u
will l,n well for Tllden, Johnston, VIII
Jams and washburn TO avoid the over
confidence that Is general among theli
s,rpporters. Kumagae and Shfnidzu are
strong enough 10 earn places among the
arst ten In American national tennis
ranl, and should extend tho United
states stars in every match whether
,bev win any or not. An Off day Tor
tho Americans would prove disastrous.
Tho Probable Schedule.
While no official announcement has
beer made. nor need be mado until TWEEN
,y-fo,ir hours before the matches, IL Is
accented az n certainty that Tilden and
Tohnston will divide tho burden In sin
vIe, while Williams and Washburn Will
NAV the doubles match. This will give
'riIder and Johnston three days rest be-
tween ma tches for the first round In sim
rles will be decided on Friday, the
doubles contest on SdtuTudy anu li'
second round In doubles on Monday
Labor Day. The challenge round IS 70
he decided on the turf courts OF the
West side Tennis Club at Forest HIS.
where the grandstands will accommo-
date close to $4,000 persons. There IS
every indication Of fine attendance.
Because there will be only one match,
the doubles match, on Saturday, officials
OF the United states Lawn Tennis As
ISOLATION have been considering the adj
visibility OF staging an exhibition match
rs an added feature, but nothing definite
can b. announced at this time II may
be said, however. that the doubles clash
between williams and Washhurn and
Kumagae and Shimidzu will prove 20 be
feature enough, and that II their pre-
vious match at Newport Is any criterion
will furnish enough tennis thrills to
satisfy tho most exactlng fan.