New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-20

~ Wallace r. johnson, OF Fnlia-
80 ranked at No. 4 last season,
,nnnsr-up TO William T. Tilden %,
49,. s;.ls holder, and young Carl
80 also hailing from the Quaker
Quite Unexpectedly, Fischer COM
O. he artful master Of the chop
lice TO travel FIVE stiff sers under
.x;r;ns heat, before johnson could
the court a victor by the
SIS, 6--l, 4-6, CO, e-3,
richer dangerously close TO a
-.si;ng lead in the last set, when
9 -snss stood at Sail and the
- slayer need only one point to
= s;rs the lead at 4-3,
wssirg rather simple voiiey close
ths net, Fischer lost mis- chance
3 spotlight and attendant glory, for
:4sssn apparently as uuruffied as
sssgh he had always held the match
ia hollow Of his hand, pulled out
~ rare and then won the next two,
!. 10 set and match
rsa Fischer been a bit more in con-
nj III his shots at critical stages and
sI be enjoyed just trifle more en-
x,sce and ability to maintain a
s.,Ifns pace, ii is quite within rea-
- to Believe that he might have de-
iu.sd Johnson to-day. The points
IL. be failed or, when he and John
= sere struggling most evenly, were
-s,Iy asitters," with the bali to be
4 al on the yolley from close to the
Il and half the court or more open
4 i tie finishing shot.
Heat Affects Players
On half dozen such occasions, at
xs. Fischer, instead Of playing it
4 i. or even killing" attempted to
! acart almost impossible angles to his
i rurns, with the result that the ball
= ,ate. landed out Of court or in the
n. Both men felt the oppressive
vat, Fischer more so than the phleg-
i .sts Johnson, and III the last two
4 gss the younger player looked on the
bin. Of collapse. He pulled himself
.r.her, however, and made @ stirring
4 irish
Ia the final set the games stood at
tail and in the seventh game came
Yscher's chance for victory, chance
! as.he was unable to take advantage of
h!hs face Of Johnson's steady improve
ssst Needing only one point to make
4 ss-3 in his favor, with his service
ssng in the eighth game, Fischer
: sasd up an easy shot volley and then
ls'son put the game away with two
xstifully placed returns to the side
ss. The chop-stroke wizard speeded
4 y after that and ran out the last two
nmes, for the set and match.
A remarkable feature of this match
Was the manner in which young Fisch-
ers ground strokes stood up against
Johnsons battling attack. The court
was heavy and soft, owing to last
nights heavy rains, causing Johnson s
low bounding returns to act even more
enaery taan usual, but Fischer scooped
the ball up from all positions and kept
4 bis ssn returns deep down in his OPP
q psrsai's territory.
O5trasad, too, Fischer was surpris-
ingly steady, handling ajority OF
Joaasons we'll timed lobs with con-
spisHous success. 1t was on volleyine
that the youngster made most of his
errors even though some of his cross,
court shots at the net position were
good for clean aces.
Johnson could not get control of his
ss-okss until the match was we'll or
10 It's second half. Time after time
Be los. points by hitting the top of
The net or by landing just over the
lines, but in the last two sets he got
things to working better and from
then on defeat loomed ever closer for
Fischer
Another Surprise for Gallery
Hardly had Johnson and Fischer left
the court for the clubhouse than Rich
ard Norris Williams I'd and James Da-
vles, Of California, another member of
the younger school. started play on the
clubhouse court. "Dick of Wimbledon"
1as been flashing the form that carried
am to the top Of American tennis in
WA and 1916 for the last two or three
weeks, and majority Of those in the
gallery expected to see young Davies
asquered in short order.
Judge Of their surprise, therefore,
, men they saw the young Californian
aaaIng his own with Williams in a
slies Of furious driving exchanges
nom deep court. I cannot recall tour
slsmeht match wherein Williams has
sen pushed to twenty games IN n sim
g, yet Davies did that and lost the
.lsher only BY the narrowest of mar
sas' Inns match saw Williams the
,@sor by a score Of 11-9, 4--6, 6-3,
= the former champion forging into
w. iead IN the third set, when he moved
. ..1 iore-court and brought off dazzling
w.ieys and half volleys at such acute
sasles that Davies was frequently
aeanly aced.
!, Davies did his most effective work
,s oeep court, and this is rather
uprising :. il Californian, with whom
~, - are accustomed to associate the net
cA as against the driving game. It
-, ~ only when Williams moved up in
~. sue Iae service court lines, in the last
sstently. A - '' soA
nj, - tae first half Of the match Davies
A.. sasned drives OF savage aggressive
sa; ss, keeping the ball so deep and
sa.hg at such a pace that Williams
is,;s MINES ~ found it costly to advance
s;o, ger zone. Inc C2NI or
81 also was making the utmost use
tsis. severe service, so that in the first
ISL games Of the struggle there was
ssa , OF nothing to choose between the
i s,s. sailams was making more errors in
81 81 .wo sets than was Davies, but in
=, ast TWO sessions of play the for
ss,.c champion speeded up, his shots
ilowi.. 70 md the mark and Davies was
Shit Dorne to defeat, after a plucky
iilden Wins Easily
san NJ singles, in which event the IA
~ ~ bs r0a g. bowl is in competition,
Uni sougnt into the round before the
ssss,.w will gain his first leg on the
.s,sis William M. Johnston, of Cali
sgSt VINO won the former bowl out
In ,s TWO years ago. also gained the
ne no. On the present bit Of silver
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