Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-06
MAKE
CLEAN SWEEP IN
DAv|SCuP PLAY
Japanese Completely Out
CIaSsed; 10000 SpeCta-
tors Witness Last Days
Play; LengIen in Doubles.

Forest Hills, N. Y. Sept. s.
American Davis cup tennis players
defending the international trophy,
made their victory in the challenge
round over Japan complete at the
West Side club today when they
won the remaining two singles
matches of the five match program.
William T. Tilden H., Of Phila-
delphia, defeated Ichiya Kumagae,
OF, GA, 6-1.
william NJ. Johnston, OF San
Francisco, won from Zenzo Shi-
midzu, 6-3, ST., 6-2, Ga.
These victories, coupled with
the winning of two singles matches
Friday and the doubles matches Of
Saturday, gave Tilden and john
ston and r. Norris Williams, of
Boston, and Watson NJ. Washburn,
of New York, the doubles pair, five
straight victories in a concluding
round of the 1921 Davis cup
matches, which began last June
with twelve nations as challengers.
These same five victories scored in
retaining the trophy gave an iden-
tical final count with that made by
virtually the same team in New
Zealand early this year.
10000 Spectators.
While the outcome Of today's
play had no bearing on the reten-
ton of the cup which already had
been won last week, more than TO-
900 spectators were present. AL
though the players lacked the in
centive the tennis was of the high
est order. Both matches we're
played as though possession of
the international trophy hung on
the result. This was particularly
true in the Tilden-Kumagae match.
In fact, fans were almost unani-
nous in expressing the opinion
that Kumagae during his residence
here has never lifted his game to
the heights shown today. 1t was
virtually Kumagae's valedictory in
America. for he sails next month
for Japan, to be married and re-
sumo banking business in Toxic.
With everything to gain and
nothing to lose Krumagae tore into
Tilden with such speed and accu-
racy OF stroking that the Ameri-
can champion was forced to a ter
rifle battle the first two sets to
win.
The Japanese abandoned his
usual base line game somewhat
and traded stroke for stroke and
speed for speed with Tilden. until
his strength gave out under he
stress of his exertions and he faded
away physically in the third and
final set. He was loudly ap-
plauded.
While Tilden had the advantage,
Kumagae showed unexpected abil-
ity in the handling of the service
form of play and in returning
many apparently ungettable shots
for clean placements.
The Johnston-S -Shimidzu match
lacked much of the thrill of its
predecessor, but that was atoned
for by the finesse and strategy Of
the Californian's play and Shmid-
zu's efforts to find a break to at
tack the former champions game.
Johnston at times gave the i'm
preston that he was using the
match as the vehicle through
which to tone up his play for the
national championship next week.
There were sharp breaks in his at
tack in which he varied from un-
beatable forceful stroking to a
slower and less decisive base line
game. In these latter periods of
play Shimidzu more than held his
own and there We're number of
long rallies in which the ball
crossed the net a dozen times or
more before a decisive stroke.
Whenever Johnston could Sc
cure position at the net there
was finish in both the direction
and driving of his return which
left Shimidzu almost helpless.
Nile. Uenglen Plays.
After the Davis cup play Mile.
Suzanne Lenglen, French woman
champion, made her second ap-
pearanco on American courts and
also a much more favorable inn
preston than was the case when
she dsfaulted to Mrs Molla Blur
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