The New York herald., 1921-09-16
TlLDEN DEFEATS
LOWE AT TENNIS
By Winning From Britishcr
American Advances to Semi
Final for National Title.
JOHNSTON BEATS BIDDLE
Other Survivors in Tourney
Are Anderson Of Australia
and Davis Of California.
BY SAMUEL n. BRooKMAN.

duu DdtlS OI CHllIOflllds
BY SAMUEL II. BROOIKMAN.
Svso!al Despatch to THE New YoaK HrHlLD.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-Whether
Philadelphia is to have it all to
itself in the national tennis championship
final another day will tell. 1t is be-
ginning to look that way with William
7. Tilden I'd. champion. In ono semi.
fnab and Wallace +. Johnson in the
other. and with only Willis e. Davis Of
California and James o. Anderson Of
Australia left to dispute the title with
the local players.
Tilden OF course Is more or less OF
certainty. It would be hard to fnd
any one In this city who comedies Davis
much OF chance against MIN In the
first OF the semi-finals tomorrow AMI
in the light OF the brilliant tennis the
champion has been pleying and the sus-
picion that he has held q good deal In
reserve there Is nothing else to do but
to make him a strong favorite, not on.s
to reach the final but to retain his title,
In marked contrast. however, Is the
toher semi-f1nal in which Wallace john
son Is to meet Anderson. the last sur
vivor Of the foreign contingent. Fol-
lowing the completion to-day of the four
matches that brought the tournament
down to the senli-finalists, discussion at
the Germantown Cricket Club centred
on the topic Of the Australians chances
of coming through to the final and the
consensus was that they were excellent.
Wallace Johnson is going mighty we'll
just now. He has shown it In every
av,t frnry 10
"a eliminated Watson NJ washburn
irtf to-das- when ,ie Overwhelmed Craig
Fiddle by an exhibition OF tennis cum
ming. control and sll-round generaiship.
But any player who can beat X. Norris
williams as impressively as Anderson
did on "Wednesday is well worthy of the
nettle Of the local chop stroke artist.
Among those who are inclined to
wager something on the result the bet
ting here is that the match will be
fairly evenly contested. with one guess
rs good as another. II depends good
deal on the tennis moods In which An>
derson and johnson find themselves.
Tilden Defeats Lowe.
In advancing to the semi-fnal round
to-day Tilden defeated F. Gordon Lowe
of the British Davis cup team three
lively easy time with Craig Biddle and
Anderson also scored impressively over
Francis T. Hunter of New York. Only
Willis E.. Davis was extended to the
limit to win. He had to go five hard
sets to turn the tables on his fellow
Californian. Robert Kinsoy, who had de-
feated him In the metropolitan cham
pionshp final recently.
After the intense excitement Of the
Tjlden-J Johnston match Of the previous
day and the sensation of Williams de-
feat at the hands of the Australian, to-
days tennis came more or less as an
anti-climax. There was plenty of inter-
esting play on tap and the contests de-
veloped spectacular rallies. but the
thrills, the gripping interest were miss
ing. Tilden, playing well within HIM
self. defeated F. Gordon Lowe. 6--4.
6--S. Cd, finding plenty Of opportunity
of testing his entire repertoire of strokes
thoroughly. 1t was good practice. little
more. although the Englishman deserves
great credit for splendid showing,
marked by accuracy of stroke, ambitious
getting and some amazingly well judged
placements.
The champion found early in the match
that he could not afford to toy with
sharpshooter such as Lowe Is. He had
70 play serious tennis. but he played II
as he willed IL, the Ensfishman never
giving him any trouble at all. Tiiden
employed change of pace and change
of stroke that bowildered. and the rcnl
treat 70 the 5000 spectators on hand
was his versatility. II there is any
stroke In the tennis category that Tilden
omitted 1t was not discernable to the
critical eye.
He made no attempt TO use his cam
h1n ant hirezalf
o comparatively slow but high bounding
service that Lowe had no trouble meet
ing. The champions superiority lay III
his far greater severity of stroke. his
speed IN covering court and his decisive
smashing and volleying whenever he
elected to come to the net Just how far
T'ilden excc.led in the decisive chars cter
OF his strokes may be understood from
the fact that lie had thirty-five place
inents to his credit to only FIVE for his
opponent. So steady was the English
man and so prompt to take advantage
OF Tildens lapses in speed that he was
able to make all three sets fairly close.
There was only one break through
service In the first set. which Tilden won
at 6-4. In the second set Tilden
broke through twice, In the third and
ninth games. and the set was his at
6--3. In the third set Lowe held his
own to ALL and then Tilden speedsd
up and won tho two games necessary
FOR the match. although the points went
10 deuce before he could clinch each
of the gan.s.
Kinsey suffers From Fatigue.
Fatigue rat.ler than Davis beat Rob-
crt Klnsey to-day. He showed again
that he was Davis's master as court
general and In the matter OF control,
but his opponents severe hitting and
net attack had Kinsey covering
so much ground that he was worn
down by the time the last set--the
6fth--began. He played the hnai set
ON his nerve and succeeded I'm taking
lead of 4--2. but at that point his
strength had beea pretty well sapped
md he dropped four games IN a row.
The fight for what proved to be the
last point was the best of the match.
With both standing almost on top OF tho
net the ball travelled back and forth
eeven or eight times In an exciting short
range voileying duel before kinaey
naaliy nctted tho ball.
At the cad Klnsey scarcely could
stand. His legs cramped, he fell 20
MS knees and then stretched out fiat
70 recover some of his strength before
waking on the court. He was himself