New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-15

81 California, former holder of tho
YORK. national doubles champion, ar
could BE dimly observed in the gath
These four men had gained their
.emi.snal brackets by winning their
.r..ehes In the fifth round of play In
straight sets, all the victories being
mayssdlv decisive. AT the top OF the
arsw Johnston eliminated the gallant
Manuel Alfonso, of Spain, by score
- 40. 3D., 7---5, and in the next
hvaekst young Richards vanquished
James o, Anderson, of Australia, by a
score Of e--2, S., 7--S, Tiiden dee
tss5sd geazo Shimizu, of Japan, at
leassl s-s al, while Patterson sur
p,issd everybody by the easy manner
Il, which he handled Richard Norris
W;Tisaras I'd, of Boston, the sets going
81 SIS, 6--3, Cd, and the match re-
anfring only ferty-thrce minutes of
Tomorrow afternoon at 1880 o'clock
Johnston will take the championship
eourt against Richards, and at 4:30
o'clock, on the No. court, Tilden will
face Patterson in the second battle for
supremacy. The winners Of these two
matches will meet on Saturday after
ncon for the championship.
Alonso's Great Effort
II was Alonso who provided the
greatest thrills of the long afternoon,
for, although beaten by the tremend-
Gus hitting and superb control Of
little Johnston. the Spaniard, was
great in defeat. In the third set, after
having been fairly smothered in the
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attack, Alfonso found himself trailing
At O--5 and 0--30, two points from
overwhelming disaster, and facing one
Of the greatest players in the world.
The situation was enough to test the
nerve of any man, surely, yet Alfonso
6rst amazed, then thrilled the 10000
persops in the stands as few tennis
galleries have ever been thrilled be-
fore by starting a remarkable struggle
ID stave off inevitable defeat.
Johnston missed making it 40
when he drove one return into the net,
and on the next point Alfonso, closing
in after his return of service, caught
Iohnsten's answering voiley on the fly
and scored on dazzling SQUIRT
yolley for an ace, this bringing the
points to 30-all. It did not seem pos
sSble that the Spaniard could hope to
Tip against the brand of tennis that
sshnston had been playing, but he
snally pulled out the game after john
sion had twice more been within match
point, and then won the next four in a
row by brilliant tennis, to bring
the games to sail.
Alfonso was living flame of energy
at this stage, striding over his court
with the speed of the wind, making re-
eoveries of Johnston's furiously hit
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nlent, and actually sweeping the Cali
f0rnian back by the sheer speeas5of his
attack. 5e3a7 sse
The tenth game was a separate bat
tie unto itself, with the points reaching
sdeuce" six times before Alfonso could
put across the winning shot. The great
gallery was in constant tremor OF
exstement during this wonderful play
BY the Spanish star, and thunders Of
applause doomed forth from either side
Of the field as the two fought furi-
eusly for the points. Alfonso had been
making tremendous calls upon his
strength and stamina, speeding up the
game by every means he could.
Spaniard Paws the Turf
When holding the service and wait
ing between points for the ballboys to
hand him the balls the Spaniard would
down his base line and actually paw
the turf with spiked foot, so keen was
he to keep Johnston on the defensive.
Yet little Bill" showed the qualities
Of bulldog in the cool manner in
which he hung in the face OF this un-
expected and highly dangerous rally
by his rival. Having got his teeth
into the thing, as it were, Johnston
nad no intention of releasing his grip.
He was content tos,keep Alfonso run
ming, confident that the Spaniard would
eventually pay the penalty Of his des-
Rerate expenditure of energy, and
johnston was correct in his reasoning.
Having drawn level at 4-all, Alfonso
suffered the inevitable let-down in his
play and Johnston stormed through
the last two games at "aove." No longer
could the Spanish "ace" control his
strokes, as Johnston sent the ball
crashing into court with superb speed
and pace, and the Californian took the
set at To, giving him the victory in
match which will last long in the
memory of those who witnessed its
various phases.
Previous to this match Tilden had
net and smothered little Shimizu on
lac NO. 3 court. displaying such a
Wizardry Of stroke and command of all
the variations Of pace from diminuendo
20 ereseendo that the Japanese was
gositlyely outclassed from every angle.
illden played with Shimizu as a cat
goes with mouse, alternating deep
ariving from the base line with bril-
Haht sorties to the net position for
amazing volleying shots.
Richards Not at His Best
II took Richards q little less than
ems hour to turn back Jimmy Ander-
son OF Australia, but the match could
aet De called really we'll played one,
considering the regulations of the men
Nuo opposed one another Both made
many errors, Anderson q surprisingly
oig Total, in comparison with his earned
points AS an example, let us glance
q the second set, where Anderson, out
paying his rival two to one, ran of
ING hTst three games with the loss Of
9.hsy three points, finishing off the last
.aree points Of the third game with
.nFee brilliant placement aces, one
osiVe down the side line and two cross
court volleys.
me Australian had apparently
struck his stride at this stage. his
saots carrying string that was lack
.s n Richards's ground strokes, while
s nail was under splendid control
Emerson scored many points outright
nnen receiving service by whipping his
s.urns back to Richardsis- deep back
saa, The youngsser looked to be in
sa. danger Of losing his early lead,
.oI rls own service was failing i'm