New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-05

Wlliiams-o sets; games; SO points; 20
"a earned; SO errors S0-"e''
Impfre-Fred Mansfield.
Times minutes.
set is a record of Johnston's ire
mendous forcing ground strokes. In
the next four games Williams could
get only three points, and these as
the result of NETS" by Johnston. The
Californian was doing wonderful
execution with his mighty forehand
drives, the shots opening up gaps in
Wllllams's court that Johnston was as
quick as hawk in taking advantage
OF. he came tearing in behind his
gathering ram drives and ended mat
tiers with perfect overland volleys,
Just eight minutes that opening set
required in the playing, almost unbe-
l!evable, when it is considered that
Williams was Johnston's opponent
yet that was the actual time as meas
ured by my watch. Twenty-four points
TO six were the totals. And Williams
unable to win a game.
Williams Breaks Through
They started the second set with
Johnston pulling the visor of his soft
gray cap down a bit more firmly over
his eyes. Again it was the Caiiforn-
lan's turn to start service, but this
time Williams made spirited re-
| sistance before Johnston won the
game after Mansfield had three times
called deuce" Williams had APP
| parently come to realize that he must
breal. up Johnston's attack in some
manner if the rout were to be stopped.
and he began forcing his way to the
net position, even in the face of the
! terrific driving attack that Johnston
was uncovering.
| Williams caught one Of Little Bills"
ferocious forehanders and sent the
ball darting back for volleying place
to the side line. In spite of two double
faults Williams won the game by &C
tually forcing his opponent into errors.
The next game went to Johnston at
nets" and an "out" under the Cali
fornian's whitening fire. The fourth
game went to the Fastener, as John
ston was hurried into errors by the
speed of Williams's shots, and for the
last point Dick crashed home service
ace.
The fact the score was 2-all then
/ n1isled some Of those watching to be-
lleve that Williams was going to have
Of the match. But Johnston himself
dissipated all this by working up an
other irresistible attack that soon had
Williams making errors.
More than once Williams attempted
to stem the foodgates of Johnston's
speed, and against almost any other
player than the little Californian he
might have succeeded But Johnston
was not to be denied. He %as attack
ing. always attacking, and, although
Williams was improving momentarily
! a hn 20
ity, it was usually Johnston who
ended matters with an unbeatable shot.
His anticipation was remarkable, and
on several occasions, when Williams
sought to gain his ends by trap shots,
Johnston refused to be beaten, but got
up to the ball and made the return.
"Little Bill" gathered in the next
four games, although he had to battle
more fercely for his points now, and
this gave him the second set at GO
and lead that must have shaken Will
liams's nerve, although he showed no
signs of such thing.
Longwood Star Rallies
Johnston took the first game of the
last set on his service, but then Will
liams thrilled the crowd by running
off the next two games at Glove" two
placements Of his own and six errors
ny oOAASIou lSlliIlg LHe tale. IL looked
at this stage as though the Californian
was beginning to falter bit, and no
wonder. when you consider the pace at
which he had been travelling.
But it must have been that Johnston
was taking only 'breather," for he
started another campaign of furious
stroking and tigerish aggressiveness
that carried him through the next two
sessions VIGOROUSLY. The games stood
at So and for Williams it was
desperate situation. Realizing this, he
fought grin1ly for the sixth game, and
won, after the points had touched
deuce" five times.
Again there appeared CLEAN of
hope for the fastener, but the light
faded slowly as Johnston took the
seventh game, then the eighth and
| finally the ninth, for the set and match
! Williams, racing back after Johnstons
| deeply placed drive, made a dying
! effort to stave off defeat with driv-
ing lob, but, out of position, he had
no control over the stroke and the
ball landed far back of Johnston's base
line. Casting one backward glance to
! see it hit the ground, Johnston ran
! forward to extend the victors hand to
| Williams, the brilliant but defeated.
! The summarizes:
MEMS INVITATION SINGLES
Final round-William NJ Johnston de-
feated Richard Norris Williams I'd, Go
! CO, 6-3.
! MEMS DOUBLES
Semi final round---Wiliam M Johnston
ana James c. Anderson defeated Robert
and Howard kInsey 6--3. 7--5
woMEN's DOUBLES
Final round-Mrs Marion Zinderstein
Jessup and Miss Helen Wills defeated Mrs
Mella BJurstedt Mallory and Miss Phyllis
Walsh. 1l--9, 60.
MIXED DOUBLES
Second reund-Mrs Mallory and Dean
Mathey defeated Miss Martha Bayard and
Henry Guild, 6---2, s--.2
semi-hnal round-Mrs. May Sutton sundy
aud Jean Rorotra defeated Miss Leslie
Bancroft and Harry@C. johnson, s-s. 90.