Evening star., 1921-09-16

LAWS was the only one of the four
survivors to have trouble in the fifth
round. and he was sent five sets to win
over Robert Kinsey. fellow Californian.
tourney. Davis won. 6-3. +6. Ct,
Is. 81 But he was nearly all in at
the finish and his opponent utterly col
lapsed. needing Il healthy dousing of
to go to the clubhouse 1t was not
long. though, until kinsey had fully re-
covered
johnson an Easy Winner.
j johnson won as he pleased from Craig
Riddle. another Philadelphia veteran.
60. O.. 81. outplaying his fellow
t0wnsnan at all angles of the game.
anderson smashed his way to Il rather
easy victory over Francis r. Gordon
l1owe, the British ernationafSt, 6-4,
6-s. 6-4.
..Tilden's defeat of Lowe was accom-
pfShed more easily than was generally
anticipated. The Britain was steady
and managed to handle Tiiden's service
better than any other PLAYER in the
tourney has done. except Bill Johnston.
but his returns were SO soft that the
tall Philadelphian simply murdered
them Lowe was so helpless before
Tilden's smashing attack that he earned
only twelve points during the game.
seven of these being service aces Tilden
on the other hand scored thirty five
l'iacementS and aced the BritOn five
times on service.
y Tilden was going so well that he
even took occasion 10 practice up
some of his strokes during the match,
IL was only when he needed IA point
E game that H. really put forth
his best efforts. II h.. should come Il
cropper in his next two matches it
would he the most startling upset
that has occurred in Sportdom in
many moon. No one who has not
l.,
can conceive of his prowess, which
ltas almost aStounded the tennis eN-
Perts and his rival players.
Davis Fully Extended.
Davis never wanted to win a match
so badly as he did the one with Kim
sey. and he never had to work harder
to accomplish his purpose. kinsey
had beaten him in the Metropolitan
championship final earlier in the
month. and the husky smasher was
out to get revenge and make his
p1ace in the first ten in the national
ranking safe. Both played the hard
hitting California brand of tennis. with
Davis being the more sensational. but
eFratic, and Kinsey the steadier-
1t was battle for the net from the
outset. and while much better tennis
has been on view on several occa
sions during the fortieth annual
event, the large crowd was treated to
.about the most spectacular battle yet
witnessed At times the men faced
each other across the net not more
than fifteen feet apart and voileyed
the ball back and forth with rapid
fire velocity until one or the other
would err or score a placement.
1t was only Davis rise to brlll1ancy
in the tight spots that saved his
bacon. With each having set. Kim
sey held the advantage at 4E3 in the
third. only to have his rival run out
three games by brilliant rally. Davis
lost control in the fourth set and
Kinsey, maintaining his steady pace.
drew on even terms. Then the hfth
set became a battle royal, with both
hammering the ball with might and
main, but with great accuracy. Kim
sey ran into a lead at 4-2, only to
have Davis fall into one of his un-
beatable streaks and win four
straight games and the match
:. Anderson In Not Pushed.
Anderson never had to give his best
TO. beat Hunter. and it was evident
that he was saving himself for his
semi final match with Johnson today.
The Anzac did not attempt to put the
power behind his service that he dis
played in his victory over Norris Will
liams ON Wednesday. and he got just
efrough out of the contest with the
New Yorker to put him on edge for
,the test this afternoon.
johnson is playing better tennis
this year than in many seasons, ac-
cording to his close followers. and