Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-15
LOWE PLAYS T|LDEN
FOR TENNIS TITLE
Veteran EngIishman Meets
Young PhiladeIphian This
Afternoon.

Philadelphia. Sept. 15.--Fifth round
matches scheduled today In the forti-
eth annual tournament for the United
States Lawn Tennigs singles cha noscn-
chip brought together William I. Tn-
de, 2nd. the titlehoider eno WORKS.
champion, end F.. Gordon Lowa. the
veteran English internatfonslist. in
the contest In which interest was CEN
tered.
j. o. Anderson, of thu Australian
Davis Cup team, who yesterday elm
inzted r. Norris Williams, End, of
Boston. former holder of TIE Ameri-
can title and generally picked as one
os the semi-fnalists in this meeting,
was to meet Francis r. Hunter, of
New York.
IL was expected that enc of the
hardest fought matches today would
be that between two San Franciscans
Willis E. Davis and Robert Kinsey.
while two Philadelphians, Wallace f.
johnson, of Chop stroke fame, and
Craig Biddle, veteran of many tourna-
nrents, were to meet in the remaining
contest.
The matches were scheduled as fol-
lows:
Noon-Biddle VS.. johnson; Kinsey
VS.. Davis.
2P. M.-Anderson VS.. Hunter,
4 p. M.-Lowe VS.. Tilden.
Tilden Blasts Hopes of Johnston.
Big Bill Tilden, End. of Philadelphia,
worlds and nations singles tennis
champion, for the second time in two
years destroyed the hope OF William
NJ. Johnston, OF San Francisco, whsn
ne secured permanent possession yes
terday afternoon at the Germantown
Cricket Club OF the championship ten
mis- sargles cup by defeating him, 4-6,
1-5, GA, 6-3.
Johnston, winner of tho champion
ship in 1915 and 1919, staged spec
tacular comeback, but, as was the case
at Forest Hill, n. Y. last September.
II WAS Tnden who defeated his plan to
secure a third ano final leg upon the
historic trophy.
Tuien won from Johnston a year
ago in the final round by scores OF
s-l, is, 7-5, Sd, 6-S. Yesterday on the
Cricket Club courts the Philadelphis
PLACER erased the 1.-THE Californian in a
four set match and apparently cleared
the way for q retention OF the cham
pionship which he won for the first
time in 1920.
Johnston WAS not the only former
title holder to be eliminated, however.
for r. Norris Williams, End, of Boston.
champion in 1914 and 1916, also went
down to defeat before ]. o. Anderson,
the Austrslasian Davis Cup player in
q hard FIVE set match. Other survivors
Of the folrtn round Included Wallace
Ir6 of
Il. Hunter, o. New York, F. Gordon
Lowe, of England; Willis z. Devils.
and Robert @. Kinsey, of San Fran
cisco.
In the connese<yestsrday Tllden al
ways, held the eoge. as 81 ctudy CT the
recarituiauon Of point and stroke an,
ais'sis which follows, shows:
ru.., Sets G; ). Pts. n: 0; P. sA. pF.
johnston r1ksT Il fSi SET. sS 50 %
johnston . a S,s5s
Tilden .-....-.,............ II IL )
~ SECOND SET.
oI444455s 444- :
44112e7sE21 o-ss- s
N. y. Il. A d
Tilden .................... 20 10 13 2
Johnston ..............-... IL l3 5 0
THIRD SET.
JOHNSTON e ssa g sssss : fEsSEt EsSZ'
n. o. p. A d
Tilden ...................~ 13 l3
johnston ..........-....-., IA s
FOURTH SET.
Tflden e.. 2 o 10 / 4-3s-S
Johnston. o 43 So a I-2s-;
n. o. p A. ID
Tflden .................... IL IL "a
Jonuston ...-.....s....... 10