Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-01
,,..ter Finally W'ins Out in
for Philadelphia
srn,vn Tennis Cro,on at
Cyn,uyd Club
YoMEN At MERloN
Nv spICK HALL

s.y r.pry every lawn tennis player
IN ~. rJ,ne one on his stan Gt oppo
q ,,..,,s whom he has trouble III Ds m,nch
ssss' though he maybe rT!ed NIL 90 Cor sx.
~ s.stcr performer. BIZ Iilue.; ,;,a % with
ssris, s.i always has a tough .l,d star
,twnIisee tf r. johnson, the TSyhwsu % mm
,ant yonm nnmccasions. By the same token,
meryus ghsfer is q man whom johnson
CaniaE has a fierce battle with before
sstn sstn..srdsy v,S1v AZ Cynwyd, johnson won
isss.nn'dc,nbia and district champion
w % ~ singjes for the eighth time. ne
snp sm an Slater In the finals. ~: o-vi
tfimnnfcaz That score indicates that II
W. Vh.rd match and II was a desper-
WI hard one. played under a blazing
AMY Inhrson had all he could do to
- gShe had ,faltered toward the mn
,Ssn,p:n.tssd WV of improving as he Gid, there
~ ,a sabt Se"bt that Shafer would have won.
y.rsr Wallace managed to get up
ncwe'et Tho right time and finally
ES'sr;stsd ahead of his clubmate.
49, time ago. Shafer and Johnson
Soutbern court and Shafer was
s.xVn nne noipt of the match and had
h .athsr easy shot to finish It on. But
ssthrew fbe opportunity nwny by
t;nr weird shot, then johnson got
s,s.r to business and won out Shater
80 80 hcnten Johnson in practice at Cyn-
wyd this spring
sS,nfer Serves
yJohnsop took the first game on
sh.s,r's service, then the show began IN
s.rnest. Shafer by carefully placed
dives won four games in row: Dur
a. this period Of the contest Johnson
sstted frequently. The majority OF his
shcts as usual were perfectly placed as
"a direction, but he had trouble in lift
X them over the barrier.
The score Al against him, john
sou nulled off a love game or service
Az some fine placement shots that
Shsfsr could not get near. But Shafer
cs1 going well and captured the next
two games and the. set at 8-2. with
mater again serving at the beginning
HS Stbe second set, johnson once more
| hroks through at the start, taking the
All, rame, he then began making his
shots lust as he liked, with the result
fiat he soon ran the second set out at
| love. only two Of the games going to
detce.
n Ghafer served the opening game OF
~ third set and won 1t. He also took
AZ next on Johnson's delivery, then
ne latter reeled off couple and II
wss 2-all. At this point In the match
Shlfer began playing his best. He
rSanaked to get everything that John
con tent over and he scored many fine
placements, most of which were made
aG fast cross court forehand drive
~. s6ot clear Of Johnson's racquet
Hhsier also scored a number OF points
81 rushing TO the net and neatly vol
itying for the point. BY these tactics
SEafsr ran the score to So and II
BOXED as though be surely would take
tie set, for 1t was his serve on thu
eighth game. After Ave points hac
been played Shafer led In that game
1870, and was within one point of thu
set However, he missed his chance
and johnson ,deuced the game ant
finally won 1t, and then the set.
.iShafer won his delivery in the fourtf
VET and Johnson did likewise. johnson
also took the next on Shafer's service
but Shafer evened up matters by taking
Johnson's delivery and the score wa
2.all. The important fifth game wa
won by johnson after a long struggle
With fourteen points being required
6hafer kept up his good play and tool
the lead at 4-3. Then johnson 60
down to his best tennis and ran tn
Get out, taking the last three game
with the loss Of only two points.
There was not great deal to choos
between the two men as they playe,
yesterday. They have played often be
fore and johnson has always foun
Shafer very hard man to beat. Th