The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-25
Williams And WaShburn Isl Other Team To Enter Doubles Finals In National Net Tourney

BROoKLINE, Mass, August 24.- (By the A. P.)--The new doubles combination of William T. Tilder. End, Philadelphia and Brian l. C.. Norton. South Africa, today put an other strong and brilliant new com bination that of Manuel Alonzo, SpaNp. and Wallace F. Johnson, Phil adelphia, out of the running for ma tional tennis honors in a spectacular four set match. A crowd of more than six thousand saw the Tilden-Norton team conquer the Spanish American pair by a score of 7-9, S-6, 86, 6-2.
 Tomorrow the winners of today will meet R. N. Williams, End, Rryn Mawr Pa, captain of the American Davis cup team for 1923, and his partner, Watson Washburn, N. Y, for the national title. The latter team yesterday eliminated the Australian Davis cup challengers, James o. Anderson and John B. Hawkes..
 It was a fight to the finish to- day and almost every strategy known to the game was employed in turn before the 1.-the and spectacular Spaniard and his cool, calm PhiladeI- phia team mate were subdued. No one man was the star today, as has been so often the case in the matches of the last week and every one was at his best except perhaps Tilden who played more spotty tennis than is his custom. But he, too, excelled when points were most needed. The attack of Tilden and Norton was di- rected largely against Alonzo, whose game was believed to be more cratic and vulnerable than his team mates. As a result, Johnson hardly was warmed up, while Alonzo chased ball after ball. Unlike previous games in which the Spaniard has taken part few soft spots were directed lis way. He was kept back near the base line with long lobs, and his returns from that position were often on the verge of marvellous. Whether he faced the court or the stands his returns were accurate. Johnson eX- celled at his lobbing game and was able to change his pace and direction often to the consternation of his rivals.
 Norton Invulnerable
 Norton proved invulnerable. While it was expected, the attack would be directed at him after the first ex- changes. this step was found 10 pc inadvisable and Tilden was permitted to bear at least his half of the brunt. The South African, who has sprung to fame in tennis so spectacularly In the last three years played with re- markable confidence and except for an early weakness in his overhead game which he corrected by loobins often, he played unusually steadily. In the first set his three aouples were factors in the outcome.
 The volleying and rallies at the net provided the galleries with ire quent opportunities to cheer. Largeiy due to Tildens wonderful angle placements the winning combination had the better of these frequent encounters with the Spaniard only slightly less in the limelight. Alon- zo's cross court overland drives brought fourth applause frequently Tilden's service strength was shoWn by his performance in losing put one service game. Norton lost five of his deliveries. Johnson lost nNe and Alonzo lost four.
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 British And Americans Meet.
 Teams representing the British em- pire and the United States won thelr way into the final round or the nd- m tional mixed doubles tournament to- day and will meet tomorrow for the championship.
 In the upper half semi-fi match, Miss Kathleen McKane, British womens champion, and John B. Hawkes. of the Australian Davis cup >team, defeated Vincent Richards and Miss Eleanor Goss of New York, in straight sets, 6-4, and 10-S.
 William T. Tilden, second, and Mrs. Molla B. Mallory, national champions. raced through the other semi final match with the loss of but three games, overwhelming Mrs. B. c. Gov ell of England and Wallace Johnson of Philadelphia, 6-1, 6-2.
 As the score indicates. the victory of Miss McKane and Hawkes. was hard fought. Miss Goss and Richards were frequently cratic and their nets and outs proved a deciding factor in the larger number of the games won by their opponents.
 Miss McKane played steady and at times brilliant tennis. Her sharply angled volleys at the net and half volleys down mid-court brought re- peated placements.
 Hawkes.. too, was at his best. His deep forehand drives to the corners and baseline often forcing the Ameri- cans Into error.
 Tilden and Johnson were directly from their four set struggle in the national doubles to play in the other mixed doubles semi-final. The and 1t was his rushing. driving, smashing attack that counted princi- pally in the final result.
 George Lott of Chicago and Julius Sagalowski of Indianapolis, won the national junior doubles tennis cham rionship here today by defeating Ed ward G. Chandler of San Francisco and Edward Murphy of Oregon, 6-2, S-6. 60. in the final match. The Pa cific coast pair were cratic parti- cularly in the first and third sets.
 WESTERN ASSOCIATION Omulgee 2, Enid B.
 Fort Smith 8, Joplin g (11 innings )
 Fort Smith l. Joplin 10 (second game 5 inninRSl