The New York herald., 1922-09-06

his most powerful weapon was dulled.
He tried a change of pace TO shake the
steadiness of the American and catch
him out OF ousinsSs, but Johnston
seemed to anticipate well. pounced on
the ball and generally turned the shot
into a winning point for himself.
Drives OF a sharpshooter.
When he followed service to the net
or came up in the rallies. Patterson
found himself passed with severe sharp
shooter drives down the sidelines or
found the ball come hurtling at his
feet where IT was difficult for him to
bring his racket into position. The Amer
lean passed his man so often on the
return of service that after the first
set or so the gallery began to expect it
And in the rallies, whether 1t was
drive, volley or smash Johnston was
amazingly sure and decisive. He seemep
moreover to have a genius for finding
his opening like a flash and to pound
the ball through just where he wanted
it. He was always In the right place at
the right time somehow, and there was
finality to his strokes that de-
lighted. IL Johnston has the slightest
weakness in his tennis armor 1t was
not apparent to the naked eye.
Tt was the third time Johnston had
triumphed over Patterson. In their
first meeting in the United States ma
tional championship eight years ago, the
American was carried to the limit OF
five sets. Two years ago. when john
ston as one OF the successful American
invaders met Patterson at Auckland,
New Zealand, the Californian won by
a most comfortable margin, allowing his
ala tHa coy mo
games he yielded yesterday-five. And
any one who can beat Wimbledon
winner a player Europe recognizes as
world champion as eamily as all that,
must be little short of q tennis genius.
He Is.
Johnston scored. his victory in forty
seven minutes. Steady as "a rock. Sc
we're in his attack with his whiplike fore
hand drive his greatest asset, the Ameri-
can had Patterson plunging and lupging
from the start to meet his well directed
shots. The Californian was doing most
OF his execution from deep court, but
was coming UP at the proper time and
behind forcing drives to finish off rally
The first break came in the fourth game
through Patterson's service after points
had been deuced three times. and as
Johnston had opened service the lead
was his at 81 He made it fl the
following game and then broke through
in the eighth game again for the set
at 60. the deciding shots being
wizard OF a cross cut placement off SER
vice.
Points Deuced seven Times.
In one Of the two games that Patter-
son managed to place to his credit in the
second set Johnston forced him to deuce
noints seven times. 1t was late in this
set that Johnston made his FIRST error
Off either volley or smash. sending an
overhead shot out of court by inches.
If was I'm that game by the way, the
seventh of the second set. that Johnston
had his service broken through for the
first time.
Those In the stands who waited Tor
Patterson to come through with
spirited threatening rally waited In vain
III anything his attack grew less effective
as the third set began. The blazing sun
appeared to have taken good deal
more out OF his store OF energy than out
of Johnston's. for the Californian began
winning his games more rapidly than
ever. The first three games were rattiea
off in short order I'm the American
favor. The fourth went to deuce. but
u
SON bobbed up with break through SER
vice that checked Johnston momentarily.
but only momentarily. Johnston took
the next two games with little effort ana
ended the set at 6-l. having afipwed ms
man only eleven points In the fentire
division OF play.
The tensioa over. the great crowd
came TO its feet almost wieh the last
swing OF PatterEon's wicket and gave
vent Ia It's joy over the successful de-
fense Of the Davis cup, but Patterson
will ionG remember that the ovation ne
received upon leaving the field was every
lit as intense. every bit as wholenearted
as the one that followed little Billy
Johnston of the court
II was ffteen minutes later that Til
den and Anderson appeared for the last
match Of the series. match that both
were keen to win despite the fact that
Il could no longer affect the Davis cup
victory Anderson was engcr to atone
for HIS comparatively poor showing on
Friday, while TiIden had a score 70 set
tie with the tall. lean Anzac, as the
latter had beaten him in a hard fought
FIVE set affair at Chicago last fall.
rive Set Thriller.
II proved 70 be another flve set thriller
and there was one occasion In the fourth
set. with Anderson leading. two sets to
one. when the Australian seemed headed
for victory. Anderson was within two
points Of making the score "a in his
favor with his own service coming, but
in the emergency Tiiden found his most
devastating service and turned his rival
back by the fury OF his attack. But
Il was close, very close. At the end
Tilden had f61 points TO his credit and
Anderson 151 and the margin was all
gained practically in the last few min
utes OF play.
Throughout the match Anderson drove
hard. deep and clean. His control wac
far better than In his match with John
ston. He found the lines and corners
with great precision and daring and
there was such tremendous pace to his
shots that Tilden was kept travelling at
top speed to keep up with the ball. In
addition to speed OF stroke the Austrai-
ian employed a change OF pace that
frequently caught T'ilden fatfooted, the
American champion being we'll back OF
the base line when his opponent just
eased the ball over the net.
II was heady tennis on both sides but
In the long run Tilden's greater reserve
Of service and speed and his superior
steadiness in the closing sets told In his
favor Back court play predominated
both men placing brilliantly and deep
hut coming up in the icngthier rallies to
bring a yolley and smash Into the pro-
ceedings.
Tilden ran into a lead OF Al in the
first set. only 10 have Anderson rally