New-York tribune., 1922-09-06
Johnston, Displaying SUI
perior Tennis, Beats Pat
serson i'm Needed Match;
TiIden i'm Hard Battle
Champion Forced
To 5 Sets to Win
Anderson Vastly Inn
proved Over First Day;
Visitors Thank Gallery
By Fred Hawthorne

Thanks to the superb playing Of
William NJ. Johnston, of California,
the Davis Cup will remain IN the land
Of it's fathers for another year at
,easf. and the gallant fight for VIC
tory made By Gerald L. Patterson.
James o. Anderson and Pat o'Hara
Wood, the challenging Australasians,
has failed Of its purpose.
Yesterday afternoon, on the cham
slcnshlp stretch Of the West Side Ten
Ms Club at Forest Hills, 'Iittle Bill"
crushed the stalwart Patterson by a
acore OF 6--2, 6--2, e-1, thus insur-
Ing the retention of the international
trophy. Later in the afternoon Will
liam T. Tiiden I'd, national singles
champion, defeated the tall Anderson,
bus only after the Aastralasian had
forced the issue to a fve-set match,
she sets going at 6-4, 5-7, 3--6, Ga,
s-2. in one of the closest contests
svsr seen in Davis Cup series.
Patterson Thanks Gallery
Thorough sportsmen that they are,
che Australasians, even while still
fseling their keen disappointment over
the failure of their worldwide quest,
insisted upon paying their need Of
nraise to The American galleries that
haye witnessed their play in this eoun-
try. Patterson, escorted by Julian S.
Myrlck, president of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, strode out on
shs court Immediately after the finish
Of the Tilden-Anderson match, and fac
ing, alternately, the three grand stands,
said: Il want 90 thank you for the
great spirit of craftsmanship you hnve
shown. 1t has been the same every
shere in the United States that we
have been, and it has helped us lot"
Patterson started TO walk back to
tha clubhouse after that, but he was
held in his tracks by the tremendous
selgme Of cheers that descended from
TIE towering stands and broke above
his Head in eyer-increasing waves.
hdn and women stood ub on tiieir
seats and applauded. In that moment
gOa felt almost sorry that Patterson,
Anderson and O'Hara Wood. the
Soldiers Three" of lawn tennis, had
5 hot won the Davis Cup. Certainly, we
eopld not wish to lose to more splen-
agl opponents, If to lose had been our
ssse
Patterson Is Helpless
Contrary TO expectations, it was not
he meeting between Johnston and
Patterson that produced the most stir
fing moments of the day but the meet
ing between Tilden and Anderson. and
tbs though the fate of the Davis Cup
did not hang on the result Little
BIZ had attended to the safety Of the
cup, accomplishing the task that had
been assigned to him with marvellous
soil and fighting determination COM
ened, that left Patterson almost help
less.
There was no combating that re-
sntless attack from a perfect tennis
Machine machine that knew no
aefcy, that knew no hating until
patterson, the man who had won the
worlds singles championship at Wimle-
( cn this summer, was beaten down in
Straight sets in just forty-seven min
usss.
In all my years of experience in
watching the greatest players of The
world on the courts / cannot recall a
Single instance in which I have seen
the perfection of tennis efficiency
shewn by little Johnston yesterday.
IL was no weakened Patterson who
laced Johnston, but the same danger
eus opnonent who had forced the brill
Ashs sllden to two furious deuce"
seta before tiring in the singles
nsnes niaascnes Of last Friday. But where
rf,s assefson had won thirteen games from
ssaaen N three sets the best he could
40 against Johnston was five.
Forced ON Defensive
From the start Patterson found him
sew forced on the defensive. I doubt
1nat the Australasian team captain had
any such plan in his head when the
matca began. He is of the AGGRESSIVE
ssPs, born fighter, but under the lash
No y gohnston's continual hail Of shots
saefe ~ was nothing else for Patterson to
~ ne little Californian was ripping
als sss,, ,Iorehand drives so deeply into the
.aaalengers court, that Patterson had
sa.:,, = ,as:tFeat, step by step, until he was
:sIssssihg sss the assault close to his base
aat mark. ieeS PACK OF
~ oe sure, the Australasian made his
spsances toward the net. There was
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