Evening star., 1923-09-01

Anderson's startling victory oyer
Johnston, gained by score of 4-6.
%, 2-6, -, GO, will go down as
one of the most thrilling in the eight
cen years of Davis cup history.
Johnston's defeat came after twelve
successive victories in three, years of
Davis cup play. Had he won yester-
day he would have tied the record Of
Hugh J.. Doherty of England, who
scored thirteen consecutive triumphs
more than a decade ago.
Today's program, in addition TO
the cup doubles match. will include
Two exhibitions. Vincent Richards,
fourth member of the American in
ternational team, will pair with his
Vim bledon partner. Francis /. Hunt
er, in contest with the reSerVists OF
the Australian team Ian Mclnnes ana
Richard Schlesinger, and Manuel
Alfonso of Spain will oppose Brian |.
c. Norton. South African star, in sin
giles.
Thrills Large Gallery.
Taking rank among the epics of
Davis cup history, the Johnston An
derSon battle thrilled colorful gal
lery OF about 10000 fans that filled
close to capacity the big, new stadium
of the West Side Tennis Club. But
though Anderson flashed TO his most
brilliant heights in coming from be-
hind to win after dropping two of
the first three sets. his victory, in the
opinion of experts, was due no less TO
his own brilliance than to the TACT
that Johnston for the most part fell
far below his usual standard of play
Both players were alternately erratic
and spectacular as they fought, but
in the end Anderson's superior STAN
ina and greater accuracy at crucial
moments prevailed.
From the start Johnston lacked the
deadly control that has marked his
brilliant career. His booming fore
hand shots carried their usual power,
but lacked the relentless accuracy OF
old. Ard as Anderson. matching drive
for drive, returning Johnston S swift
est forcing shots with even greater
speed. carried the attack to his OPP
ponent. the American weakened.
The close of the fourth set. which
Anderson won after d tense. deuce
struggle, saw the beginning of the
end for Little Bill. Five of the rst
eight games of that fourth set went
to deuce, so keenly did they battle
for points. Anderson led at Al and
again at 5-S. only to have Johnston
rally, call on the utmost of his re
serve and tie the count at J-all. Then
came the eleventh game and what
proved to be the turning point of the
match. Within two points of victory
in this game, Johnston netted an easy
kill He tossed the game away on the
next point and Anderson won the
next game and the set, 10. on four
straight errors by the American.
Anderson Finishes Strong.
Johnston had given his all in that
fourth set rally and when Anderson
came back, unchecked, the American
was unequal to the task. The fifth
set was a walk away for the big Aus
tralian. who rose to his most dazzling
game as he sensed victory. In the
second game of this set, he smashed
across four successive service aces Il
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! plause from the crowd. On only one
of these bullet-like drives was John
Ston able even to touch with his
racquet and then he had no chance
! to make q return.
Against such brilliant playing
Johnston was hopelessly beaten, but
weary under the Australians relent-
] less attack. he fought on gamely.
He managed to take fourth and sew
| enth games of the final set after both
| had gone to deuce. hut they Here
/ only momentary flashes of his tennis
genius. Anderson. bringing all the
! crashing power of his forehands into
! play. quickly finished the set and the
match.
! The first three sets gave little hlat
! of the spectacular climax that was TO
| come. Johnston. though clearly not
! at his best. took advantage of Ander-
/ sons erratic play to win the first and
! third, but both were devoid of spec
/
I flashes of the play that was eventu-
| ally to carry him through to victory
| when he took the second set. Trail
! ing at love-40 on Johnston's service
! in the fifth game, the Australian
electrified the gallery with five bril-
liant placement aces to win.
! The defeat was the first Johnston
| has ever suffered in Davis cup play.
In the three previous years of COM
| petition he had won twelve matche
! in singles and doubles. the latter
with Tilden as his partner.
Tilden Is Not Extended.
| The Tilden-HawkeS encounter
| though it gave America a much need
| ed victory. was an anti-climax TO the
Johnston Anderson match, which had
held the crowd in suspense for more
than an hour and half. Tilden
bringing the full battery of his bril-
liant strokes into play. overwhelmed
| Hawkes. almost from the start. The
| left-handed Australian proved a hard
and aggressive driver, but he. was out
classed by the American champion.
| Hawkes. gave Tilden his keenest OPP
position in the first set, taking three
games in a row after the American
had raced into a lead of 5-1. But
| Tilden boombed across two placements
and q service ace to help take the
tenth game and the set. 6-4.
| After that Tilden kept Hawkes. on
the defensive almost entirely with
his accuracy and bewildering speed
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