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and wonderful overhead. On the other
hand, his back stroke is not particu-
larly good and he seems somewhat weak
on shots below the knee and to the
backhand.
Johnson is n master on accuracy and
with his peculiar chop stroke he Is able
to hit any point he desires, This he
demonstrated in eliminating Craig Bid
die in straight sets yesterday, 60. 6-3.
Ga. The local athlete has been In the
game q long time and he has steadiness
coo!ness and gcneralship, three great
factors in any sport.
This is the third time JohpsoD has
been semi -finalist in national tour
nnment. and il he reached the final It
will be the second time in his career
that he was only one match away from
the American crown.
Tennis folk are apt to forget that
johnson was national finalist with
Maurice Mclaughlin, the California
comet. back in 1912. At that time,
johnson was very close to a champion
ship. Wally was within game and
point of the pinnacle of tennis in
this country.
johnson 1912 Finalist
johnson won the first two sets from
Mclaughlin. but dropped the third.
In the fourth, the games were four all
and the point score thirty forty, Nc
! I.oughlin serving, in the ninth game.
Another winning point and Johnson
had his own service to fall back on
which, If won, would have been the
title.
At this point. johnson returned
McLoughlin's serve to the net. The
ball hit the tape at the very top, rolled
along on the rim and then dropped
buck into Wally's court. Then Maurice
ran through that set and the next.
That was in 1912. the year of Nc
Loughlin's first national championship,
and later in the season Johnson was a
member of the Davis Cup team which
went to Australia in quest of the
famous trophy.
so johnson is not youngSter by any
means, although he is far from q vet
eran in terms of years. There is no
chance of his losing his head in to.
days match, and II he loses, it will be
because Anderson has the better stuff
Illden should have no trouble in elm
mating Willis Davis. The Westerner
had terrific battle with Bob Kinsey
Yesterday. and probably will feel the
effects of the strain. Tilden, on the
other hand, was not pushed against
Lowe and will be in splendid condition.
Tilden Gains Often
Most of the points gained against
Tildcn yesterday by Lowe were the re-
suits of Wills own errors. In the first
set the Englishman earned only two
points. One was placement and
the other service ace, but in spite OF
TINS he captured four games. He earned
three pOints-two placements and n
service ncc--in the second set and vet
took three games.
In the final set Lowe played much
hctt"r tennis and earned six points
hve service aces and one placement. In
all, the foreigner had seven service aces
to five for Tiden.
The Kinscy- Davis match was the
thriller Of the day yesterday. Davis
won the first set. dropped the second
and won the third. Kinsey, after the
won the fourth handily, giving DAVIS
only one game. In the fifth set Davis
came from behind and won out. The
final point was scored by Davis on a
yolIry ut the net.
The results of yesterdays matchc.
follow:
NATIONAL TENNIS SINGLES CHAM
PIONSHIPS
Fifth Round
! Wallace + Johnson Philadelphia, detea tee
Craig BIdd'r Philadelphia. 90. 0-3 O.
william r, TiIden, I'd. PHILADELPHIA de
feated +. Gordon Lowe, England o.. %
6-4.
James o. Anderson. Australia. defeR lee
Francis T Hunter, New York. 81. 0-3. a.
! willis T., Davis. California, defeated Rob
ert ktRsey, California, SO. 40. "a. l-6. "a