Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-16
iTILDEIV AND JOHNS TON MEET TODAY IN
 BATTLE FOR NATIONAL TENNIS TITLE

Phiiadslphia. Sept 15-CBy the A pN-wiuiarn T. Tilden. End, es this c,,v and William M. Johnston, of San r-sncisco. meet tomorrow on the aourts of the Germantovln Cricket c,ub to decide the national lawn ten nis championship of the United States Tor 1922. Sole survivors of the lzS piayers who a week ago swung rae e,,sts In quest of the title. they reach sS tbe final round by .decisively de- s.,.ine opponents of International cal- sh-s Johnston won from Vincent Ric- Lsrda of Yonkers, S-6. 6-2, 6-1 and iriiden eliminated Gerald Patterson of Australia. 4-6, 6-4. 6-3, 6-3.
 The meeting of Big and Little BIT or Saturday will be their third clash i, the championship final of a na- tjonai tournament. Johnston won the Lo1or from Tilden in 1919 and the lowering Philadelphian wrested the ti- ,I. from Johnston a year later. A care fui study of their records against each orher shows an even closer and more S,feresting angle to their combats on fhe courts. In tournament play they have met ten times and each has won fiys matches These contests reduced to sets shows that Tilden has 70 to Johnston's l9.
 Y,orrow's struggle for the winner will take permanent possession or the I'm s,osinr national championship bowl esch having won two legs on the tro- . vbv In mast seasons. Placed in play in 1si1 william M. Larned and R. Find lev Murray each won it once; Mau- rice E Mclaughlin, R. Norris Will ifams 2nd. and the two Bills twice each Late Saturday afternoon either Johnston or Tilden will take it home 10 commemorate in years to come his tennis prowess and the United States lawn tennis association will have to provide a duplicate.
 Neither of the finalists had easy matches in the contests of this after noon. Although Johnston won in straight sets from Richards the youth ful tennis prodigy gave the Californian a terrific battle in the opening set and forced Little BIT to play his best tennis to win. It was only the veteran s superior steadiness and control of strokes that enabled him to conquer Richards.
 Tilden. too. was forced to lift his tennis to it's highest plane in order
 
 Davis cup team ace and winner of the Wimbledon tournament in England last June. The Antipodean started as if he intended to annihilate Tilden The winning of the first set was as fine an exhibition of tennis as has been seen on any court this season. In fact Tilden himself in discussing the match this evening said that he began tc wonder if Patterson would never miss a stroke or return. Tt Just shows, continued the champion. how dan Fsrous Patterson is when he is at the top of his game"
 Notwithstanding Patterson big lead in the opening set the match analysis shows that Tilden made IS less CT TOTS and four more earned points, out guessed him mentally. out-lasted hin physically and fully earned his place in the final
 Tn the semi-finals of the veterans tournament for players over 45 yearl of age. Dr. F. B. Hawk, of Philadel- phia. defeated E. IF. Hooker, of Green V-ich. Conn. so. so, and C. N. Beard of Philadelphia, defeated A. J. Gore Of Washington, D. C. <6-4, 6-1. Dr Hawk and Mir. Beard will meet in tn, veterans final tomorrow at D. m.