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him the game and brought the score
To sail.
Tilden rad to work hard for the next
two games. He was very tired. looked
more fatigued at that stage than Shimid-
zu, for the effort OF coming from behind
after the loss OF two sets was just as
taxing as the melting, sweltering heat
But he accomplished his task. breaking
through Shimidzu's service In the twelfth
game for the set.
The usual ten minute rest and the
tennis Titans were back on the court
with the gallery on edge, wondering
whether Tilden was to sustain his rally
or fall before the wonderful getting and
accuracy Of the Japanese, Tilden an
swered the question before the set had
gone very far. With the score 2-all
the champion launched so furious a net
attack that Shimidzu, who had run him
self weary in the first three sets. was
left powerless to answer the challenge.
Service aces that doomed across almost
too fast for the eye to follow. volleys
that were crisp and decisive, drives that
forced the Nipponese far outside the
court and a battling change of pace gave
Tilden four games in O row for the set.
ShImidxu's Legs Cramped.
The gallery was now seeing Tilden at
his best, first because the champion had
found himself, and second because the
pace Enthusiastically was beginning TO
show its effects on the Japanese star.
Shirnidzu, in fact, was compelled to call
for respite at the end of the fourth set
for he had developed an attack Of cramps
in his legs and had to ask to have the
muscles OF his limbs n1assaged for sew
eral minutes. He found ready helpers
at the side line. Shimidzu was cheered
Justify when he returned to his position
on the court for the fifth set. Before
walking over to the baseline the Jap
anese. taking Off his hat, apologized to
Tilden for having delayed the contest
He made brave effort to hold back the
inevitable, but after the score had gone
to 1--all was forced to yield five games
In row.
The last set found Shimidzus speed
and strength gone He was unable to
make the startling recoveries of the early
half of the match and he stood helpless
as Tilden sent across one service ace
after another. Tilden aced him eight
times in the set three of them coming in
succession in the fifth game Shimidzu
earned just one point and took ten others
on errors in the final set, which ended
26 points to IL In the champions favor.
AS Tilden brought the match to con-
clusion with a sizzling service ace the
crowd was on its feet, laundering it's
cheers One fan hurled cushion into
the enclosure, and as usual it was
signal for a perfect shower of cushions
that did not end until the turf was al
most obscured by its new blanket.
While the stands did not fill until
after Johnston and Kumagae were well
on with their match, there were several
thousand on hand nearly an hour and
a half before the scheduled START 80
r. M. They sat under baking sun
without complaint, although coats had
TO be shed and paper fans worked over
time. Gradually as one special train
after another unloaded it's passengers
the stands filled until there were
scarcely any vacant patches of seats to
be seen. On the centre court, which will
be used to-day for the doubles match,
the silver international trophy mounted
on it's new tray glittered in the sun.
Before the players appeared on the
court the photographers kept busy by
Swapping" the famous cup from all an