The New York herald., 1922-08-19
JOHNSTON VICTOR
IN STRAIGHT SETS
Californian Outplays Kelleher
With Ease in Winning
Final at Newport.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEw York HgR.LD
NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. 1s.-After four
unsuccessful efforts to capture the singles
of the annual invitation tennis tourna-
ment at the Casino. William NJ Johnston
of California finally reached his goal in
onesided victory over Hugh G. NJ.
kelleher to-day, 6--1, 6-3. 6--2. 1t was
a disappointing final. as Kelleher utterly
failed to show the game that had tri-
unphed over Neer, Davis and Niles He
never once showed real confidence in his
shots, and his motions seemed controlled
by hypnotic spell.
Instead or hitting the ball aggres-
sively, Is one must against a player of
Johnston's type. Kelleher contented him
self with weak and Intellectual pokes,
many of which were made without even
getting into poition. He attempted to
half volley Johnston from deep court, in
stead of dropping back to where he could
get a real swing at a normal bound. He
was continually starting in the wrong di-
rection and misjudging the flight OF the
ball even on slow shots, and most of his
attempts at volleying were made mop
portunely.
1t was sorry exhibition, perhaps due
to overanxiety on the part of one who
had already proved himself a first class
player and needed only normal steadi-
ness and control TO make things exceed
ingly interesting for his opponent
as well as the gallery.
Errors Are Abundant.
Keileher made over four times as
many errors as the total OF his earned
points, and this really tells the story Of
the match. Johnston also gave away far
more than he earned, but he could afford
to reciprocate kelleher's generosity in
this respect. In fact. Johnston's game
did not have to rise to any great heights
this morning, and he was quite content
with playing an average game and ac-
cepting the gifts that came to him.
Kelleher lost his opening service and
Johnston Immediately returned the COM
plirnent. Thereupon the former cham
pion reeled off five games in row for
the set 6--1. with Kelleher vainly trying
to find the ball.
The second session was little more
even with Kelleher leading UP to 81.
Then Johnston got going again and an
other run of five straight games gave
him the set Ga, the final point coming
on ball which was badly misjudged
by Kelleher and fell well inside his base
line.
IN the last set helitHtI won Ills OPEN
ing service and then for the third time
lost a series of five games with John
ston again dropping some lobs inside
which the loser did not even try Tor.
Four straight errors by Johnston
gave Kelleher one more game on
his own service and the match
died a natural death when Johnston
took a deuce game for a 6--2 decision.
The doubles matches were more inter-
esting and productive of better tennis.
N. w. Niles and Henri Cochet defaulted
to the kinsey brothers after being with
in one point of a straight set victory
6-4. 6-2, 5-2, 1910. this action be-
ing necessitated by the immediate depar-
ture of the French Davis Cup team, but
the match gave the gallery chance to
marvel at the terrific smashing of young
Cochet as we'll as the amazing recover
les OF the Kinseys. Howard Kinsey was
the weak link on his side and helped his
opponents considerably with double
faults and other errors.
scintiIIatinE Doubles.
williams and Washburn won over
Willis Davis and S. Ii. Voshell by scores
OF Cd. Sc, rs and this encounter
produced some scintillating rallies. Da-
Wis was particularly strong on service
and scored many clean aces while Vosh-
ell flashed his best all around tennis OF
the week The winners, however. were
just a little stronger both individually
and as a team and although all three
go