The Washington herald., 1922-09-02
TILDEN-JOHNSTON
COMBINATION WINS
IN STRAIGHT SETS
Big Bill Beats Patterson,
While Little Bill Over
Whelms Anderson.

Amerfcan defenders of the Davis
Cup. by two brilliant victories In
singles. matches against the Aus
tralisfrc challengers today, practi-
casly insured the keeping of the
worlds most coveted net trophy in
this country for another year.
william T. Tilden. I'd. American
national champion. lowered the COL
ors OF Gerald L. Patterson. wimbl--
don singles champion. in the first
match, which. In addition to in
sugurating the play for the Davis
Cup. was regarded as a contest for
the world championship. Tilden
won in straight sets. rs. 1o-s.
and 80.
william F. Johnston. of Cali
fornia. who assisted Tilden in
Wrestling the trophy from the Aus
tralians in 1920. defeated James o.
Anderson. second best man on the
invading team. in straight sets.
81. 60. 6-3.
The doubles match for the cup
will be played tomorrow and two
more singles matches. between TIL
den and Anderson and Johnston
and Patterson. will follow Monday.
U. 3. Needs One Match.
By reason of their victories. to-
day. the Americans have only to
win one of the remaining three
matches to retain the cup. and this
they are expected to do with the
greatest certainty.
In defeating Patterson in the first
match. Tilden, star of them all. re-
vealed prowess which even he had
not been known to possess. He
seemed to be baffled by cutting VOL
leys which Patterson drove across
the net just inside the line on
either side of the court and fire.
quently made no. effort to return
these shots Instead. he concen-
trated on his offensive. and he
would pop easy shots. followed by
lightning ones into Patterson's left
court, where the Australian would
be handicapped by his alleged weak
back-hand.
Patterson. stocky but 1.-the,
seemed to eSpend twice as much en-
ergy as the tall. graceful and
slightly stopped Tilden. The latter
exerted himself as little as possible,
outstanding his strength until he
should need 1t.
The inrst set was tied at three all
then at four all. then at five all and
the crowd anxiously held its breath
Tilden rose on his toes to his full
height and literally burned the turf
with his speed. He took the mex,
two games. yielding only one point
First set score:
Tilden ..... 265 224 243 444-42-7
Patterson e. 443 AL 425 1o1-33-s
Patterson began service in the
second set and continued to bother
the American with his terrific speed
winning, to 2. Tilden came right
back and took the second game, one
Of his fast deliveries knocking the
racquet out of Patterson's hand,
Tilden the fifth and sixth. Patterson
the seventh and Tilden the eighth,
making IL four games each. The
strain was beginning to tell on Pat
terson while his opponent was Just
getting underway. Patterson. by
vicious smashing, took the ninth.
Tflden answered by taking the
tenth. Paterson rallied and took the
eleventh. Tilden again replying by
taking the twelfth.
Tide Turns to TiIden.
II was here that the tide turnei
definitely in favor of Tilden. Strok-
ing a fast shot to Paterson's back
court and receiving a high bouncer
In return Tilden recovered II by rae
ing almost 10 the Erandstand and
twisting il hundred feet or more in
the air back over his own hand.
The ball dropped just over the net
in Paterson's court and the latter
was too surprised to handle IL well.
The seventeenth game lasted for
more than ten mirutes. and was
deuced eight times.
Second set score:
Tilden@
242 I44 24O 5S4 ois 412 4-s1-1o
Patterson
4st4H 40i $50 424 o1o o-52- 8
1n'-the third set Patterson. know
ing he was beaten. yielded six
straight games to Tilden who gave
spectacular exhibition of many
new and old shots combined.
Third set score:
Thdcn -............ s44 445-27-s
Patterson ...-... 422 013-12-O
In the second match Of the day
Little Bilr' Johnston displayed as
accurate and flashy game as his
teammate. Big BILL" but his hest
efforts were not needed to defeat
Anderson.
First set score:
Johnston .... 454 3i4 4-as-s
Anderson ..-..... 230 521 1-14-1
Second set score:
Johnston .... 4t4 644 s4-3e-s
Anderson -....... oil 421 s2-1s-2
Third set score:
Johnston. s43 412 444-s2-s
1 Anderson ..-.... 4o5 IA 111-21-s