The New York herald., 1921-09-11
". NJ. WASHDURN IS
DEFEATED AT NETS
Loses Hard Match to Wallace
f. johnson at National
Championship Tourney.
ny SAMUEL ). BRookMAN.

the second day of the national cham
p!onship at the Germantown Cricket
Club. In the presence of the larges,
gallery that ever attended tennis
tournament in this city. Wallace F
Johnson. Philadelphia's leading aspi-
William T. Tilden I'd, the playing
through champion. triumphed over
New York city's leading contender.
Watson NJ. Washburn, In Ave set
contest of gripping interest. The fire.
quent s.iitts In the fortune OF the
match and the final winning squirt OF
the Quaker City player when he ap-
peared headed for defeat furnished the
first real thrills Of the tournament.
The score was 6-8. 81. 2-6. 6-3,
6-3.
It was hard match for Washburn to
lose. Realizing In the first set that his
best chances against his opponent,
superb base liner. lay In attacking at
the net, the New Yorker forced wniri-
wind pace in the second and third sets.
He was up in the forward court In
nearly every rally and his splendid vol
leying and overhead smashing had john
son on the defensive. But the effort OF
forcing 1t repeatedly, In order to avoid
the Phiiadelphian's bothersome chop
stroke. began to tire washburn in the
fourth set and his control began desert
Ing him. His errors enabled Johnson TO
catch up with him and then his speed
failed him Unable to maintain his net
attack consistently, Washburn found
the match slil ping from his grasp and
slipping fast He dropped five straight
games In the final set and closing rally
in which he brought the score to 30
proved futile.
The Match Of the Day.
The match was easily the feature OF
the day 1t stood out far more prom
tnently than straight set victories for
william Tilden and William Johnston
and r. Norris williams, for this prom
ent trio did not have opponents OF
ufficient strength to extend them and
,!ayed leisurcly In advancing to the
hi,d round. OF greater interest too,
han the matches OF Tilden. Johnston
and Williams for the time being wer,
@he victories of Willis r. Davis of Call
sornia over Clarence v. Todd of Austria
ia, of Vincent Richards over Waiter Z.
tayes OF zenso Shimidzu over Marshall
Allen and OF Frank T. Anderson indoor
ham, ion, over Arnold w. Jones,
There were fully 10000 tennis enthu-
lasts In the stands when Johnson and
vashburn appeared for the feature
match. Johnson was remarkably steady
the opening set. Playing entirely
from the base line, the Philadelphia crop
roke specialist passed Washburn as
he latter came up In most OF the rallies.
The New Workers. service, however. was
. well placed and SO difficult to handle
hat the set remained in doubt until the
sixth game, when Johnson broke through.
was the only break OF the set. but 1t
as enough to give the Philadelphia
first division Of play at S-3.
Service continued to be factor In
the second set which went to Wash
burn at Us. The latter was persisting
in a net attack and his speed and control
were Improving so that Johnson was not
finding 1t as easy to pass him as in the
first set. The New Workers. strokes
were proving the more decisive. The
sensation came In the third set, when
Washburn, blocking effectively at the
net and smashing with great precision,
won five games in a row. He had
reached the top of his game by this time
and was depending largely on the power
OF his forward court attack. Johnson
checked him momentarily. taking the
next two games, but Washburn ended
the set in the eighth game at 6--2.
Following the customary ten minute
rest Johnson began promisingly by
OH
retaliated. but for the remainder OF the
set his stroklng was erratic and john
son by effective use of his chop stroke
and with the aid of opponents errors.
took the set rather easily at 6---3.
washburn slowing UP.
washburn was not coming up 70 the
net as fast as In the second and tnird
sets. and he began to be uncertain In
his attack. The Philadelphian continued
to outsteady him. Gaining confidence.
Johnson took a hand at forcing 1t and
he fairly breezed through the final set,
taking the first Ave games In q row.
Washburn steadied in the sixth game
and by an extra effort brought the score
to SIS but the Phiiadelphian's lead was
too big to be overcome.
In the first of the grand stand matches
to-day Zenzo Shimidzu encountered
greater opposition than he had bar
gained for. He took the first two sets
with comparative ease, g., SO. from
Marshall Allen of Seattle. but In the
third. which developed into the longest
set OF the tournament. the Japanese
star was extended to tho limit to win
at 12--10. In two games, the tenth ana
sixteenth, the youthful Northwesterner
was twice within point or the SET
while Shimidzu himself was eight times
within point before he finally placed
the match to his credit.
Allen played surprisingly effective
tennis. He varied length and speed.
drove well and showed an effective net
game. Time and again he caught Shi-
m!dzu out Of position. and II was only
the remarkable getting and unshak-
able control OF the Nipponesc that saved
the third set for him Aliens unsteadi-
ness checked him early In the match.
but he gradually gained command OF his
strokes and held his own with Shinidzu
In the fastest OF the rallies. There was
some scintIllating tennis in the third
set. the rallies being well sustained
despite the speed OF stroke on both
Sides
Shimidzu showed at his best In the
second set. when his uncanny control
and perfect placing gave him six games
IN n row. Allen was being outgeneralled
and outstcadied 50 easily at that stage
that his subsequent squirt came as a
decided surprise.
While the Standardization match was
going on Frank T. Anderson. national
indoor champion. was disposlng of young
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