Evening star., 1923-09-04

which Tilden and Williams won from
Anderson and Hawkes. after a con-
ffict of three hours and seventy-two
games. set Il record for game play
in the international. The Aus
tralians, after losing the first set,
took two in succession and almost
had the match in their grasp, when
Tilden and Williams. in a Spectacu-
lar recovery, took, two sets in quick
succession.
Johnston in Great Form.
Almost from the start of the John
ston-Hawkes match it was evident
that America was going to carry the
day with a high hand. Johnston was
a veritable avenging demon, fighting
I for revenge and in atonement for his
defeat by Anderson on the opening
day of play.
1t was as though the Californian
had let loose all the pent-up feelings
that must have ranked in his mind
since last Friday, and 1t was the mis-
fortune of Hawkes. that he should
have encountered Johnston in such a
mood.
All that had been lacking in Little
Bills" game against Anderson was
his yesterday. That forehand drive.
the fame of which has travelled round
the world. was going with terrific
speed and power. and Johnston's over
hand volleys as he came racing in
behind his great forcing drives were
executed with a perfection of stroke
and deadly accuracy that have made
the name of California and Johnston
known wherever the game of lawn
tennis is played.
Poor Hawkes. was nearly helpless in
the face of the furious assault from
Johnston's racket.
Over i'm 40 Minutes.
Johnston laid Hawkes. low in just
forty-six minutes. The entire match
was played in less time than was re-
quired for either of the first two sets
of the doubles match on Saturday.
Johnston's dynamic play yesterday
was largely a matter of nervous en-
ergy. The slender world champion
has not been himself physically
since the Seabright tournament a
month ago. This was indicated by
his liStleSs playing in the national
doubles at Longwood and in his sheer
inability to raise his game to the
! heights when he battled with An
derson last Friday.
Little Bilp' was up on his toes
yesterday from the start. Those who
have intimate acquaintance with
Johnston'S game sensed this change
in his attitude after he had been on
the stadium court but a minute or
two. The Californian had a trick.
when keen, of swishing his racke
through the air as a tiger at bay
swings his tail, eager for the
struggle to begin.
Expectations Not Fulfilled,
Although Johnston's crushing vic
tory had ended all suspense as re-
CARDS the retention of the Davis cup,
there was keen interest in the
Tilden Anderson encounter, which
followed Immediately Everybody
was anxious to see whether the lead :
er of the Australian forces would be
able to repeat at Tilden's expense the
upset he had scored in the opening
match of the series three days be-
fore: On all form a hard fought
tussle was in prospect, even though
there was no longer anything of
great Importance at stake.
HAD the ownership of the cup huns
on the result Anderson might pos
sioly have made more threatening
bid for victory than he did and the
strain OF shouldering so much re-
sponslbility might have taken some
of the edge off Tildens form. But
under the circumstances the national
champion scored with comparative
ease. He was master of his op-
ponent from the start, and the first
two sets ended very quickly in his
favor His terrific service. the
wizardry of his placements and the
I versatility and speed of his attack
proved too much for the Antipodean
all through those first two divisions
of the match.
Wins Nine Games in Row.
Tflden during one period ran nine
games In a row and allowed his on
ponent just eight points in the nine
games The first set was over in
, thirteen minutes. Then Tilden estab-