Evening star., 1922-09-14

T A quartet OF american ten
~ prestige of the good old U.
noon in the fifth round of the natio
matches are on the days card, and
will be found engaging star OF
Man Dope plays her false, howeve
vader from the title path.
In the upper half of the draw
Californians to survive, is opposing
ish ace. and Vincent Richards of Go
youthful contingent, is meeting Jam
tralian, who towers more than two
in the tourney.
In the lower half of the bracket,
Big Bill" Tilden, the champion, Is
taking on Zenzo shimizu' the CRAFTY
little Japanese player. who is, q
pigmy in size. as compared 70 the
tail Philadelphia. and r. Norris VIII
liams of Boston has the supreme task
of beating Gerald l.. Patterson, the
big gun of the Australian team.
Three of the big four America is
sending into action this afternoon
have held the national singles title
twice. Tilden has grabbed on the
honor during the past two years.
Johnston was the titleholder IN 1913
and 1919 and Williams held the honor
in 1914 and 1916.
Richards. while he has not held the
singles championship. shares the
titular doubles honors with Tilden
and is ranked ahead OF Williams.
Three Hope to Win Bowl.
If Tilden. Johnston or Williams
climb to the heights this year, the
winner will become the possessor of
the handsome championship bowl
that has been in competition since
1911. Naturally, all of these players
have the trophy very much in mind
However, dopesterS, prior to the start
of the tourney, picked Johnston ana
Tilden to be the ones to night 1t out
in the final, and none has changed
his tune.
Johnston. Richards and Tilden are
established favorites in their matches;
while Patterson generally is picked
10 take the measure OF Williams. But
there always is a proviso in hgurlnG
on Williams chances, and this time
is. no exception. In naming Patter-
son to win over the Boston player
prediction by adding. unless VII
liams happens to have one OF his
Cood days williams. be it known:
IS good deal like the little girl OF
the nursery rhyme.
Tilden played the most impressive
tennis of any of the survivors yester-
day He did not appear to be ex-
tending himself in defeating Pat
Hara Wood. who was the outstand-
ing figure in the Australians victory
Just seven games in the three sets
and Tilden could have cut off three or
four of these had he so willed.
. Anderson Plays Well.
Anderson did the next best work
in disposing of Robert Kinsey. the
San Franciscan, in four sets. losing
only the third. Kinsey figured to
bother the Auzzie with his deep chop
stroke, the weapon used by Wallace
JAI,~ . hn of "
Anripodean last year, but Anderson
stroked the Californian's offerings as
, If he had been fed on them all season.
He won impressively by mixing deep
court driving with shot which drop
ped the ball almost dead just across
the net.
Despite the fact that Richards has
been slightly ill and that he has not
met a afirst-ten-ranking player during
the tourney he is favored to score at
the expense of Anderson. Richards.
who suffered an attack of ptoraaine
poisoning by running afoul of an
aged lobster, says he has fully re-
covered, and in toying with Herbert
Bowman yesterday. allowing the New
Yorker just eight games. the youth
full star showed that he had full
command of his strokes.
Johnston, although he dropped his
first set to Howard Kinsey yesterday.
had to play only three to win, the lat
ter withdrawing on account of
badly blistered thumb after Little
Bill" had won the second and third.
each at GO. 1t was not any great
weakness on the part of Johnston
that enabled kinsey to take the first
set at 6-4, although Little Bill did
not appear to give his best until ne
got himself in hole. When he did
cut loose there was nothing to it.
Wnshburn Extends Alfonso.
Alfonso came near meeting his
Waterloo in Watson Washburn. The
swarthy. nervous Spaniard, after
two to the Washington-New York
player. Washburn also led Alonzo at
4-3 in the final set. For closeness
and as provider of thrills the
match took the cake" for the tour
ney. There were stirring rallies and
a recapitulation of the contest shows
that Alfonso scored only one more
point than Washburn. the count be-
ing 1873 to 1872, and, although. he won
three sets to Washburn's two, he
earned only one more game, 80 to 90.
Alfonso and Washburn offered
vivid contrast in styles. of plays.
Alfonso, with every motion giving the
impression that he was on steel
springs, shook his racket when he
fooled a stroke and made no secret
of his elation when he made a good
shot. On the other hand. every move
by Washburn was so deliberately and
undlSturDedly made as to make the
contrast extremely marked. Wash
burn outplaced the Spanish cham
pion. but was not so' steady in the
rallies. Those who have followed the
big line of Journeys said that Wash
burn played the best tennis against
Alonso that he has shown this year.
Patterson won a return match yes
terday, Francis T. Hunter, who beat
him at Seabright in straight sets
being the antipodean's victim. While
Patterson reversed the order Of things
gain the upperhand, SIS, 6-l, IS.
Hunter practically double faulted him
self out of the first and third sets,
Patterson taking the last one after
y the former Cornell captain led at five
games to two. A number of Hunters
offenses were foot faults and the call
ing of them by the officials apparently