The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-14
Three Americans In National Net
 Singles Are Left

GERMANTOWN CRICKET CLUB. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 13.-(By Associated Press.)-Three Americans and one foreigner. South African, came through to the semi finals to- day in the lawn tennis sinles cham pionship of the United States at the Germantown Cricket club.
 The Americans to survive were William T. Tilden of Philadelphia, three time national champion, W. NJ Johnston of San Francisco, holder of the worlds title, won this year at Wimbledon, England; Francis T.. Hunter of New Rochelle, \. Y, final iSt at Wimbledon and Brian l. C.. Norton, champion of South Africa.
 Norton came through in brilliant five set victory over R. Norris Will Hams of Philadelphia, captain of this years American Davis Cup team Williams, who had been playing this year in national championships form, was beaten by the resourceful play of the South African, who though blocked at one type of game, con stantly switched his play to garner points,
 The score of Norton's victorious match was 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 36, 64.
 Manuel Alonzo, dashing Spanish player, who with Norton alone sur vived in the heavy foreign entry in this tournament, fell in straight sets
 
 of Tilden, who allowed the foreigner but two games in the three sets scores so, 60, 6-2.
 Johnston. sparing himself for later matches removed Frank T. Anderson of New York from the Tournament with the utmost ease. in straight sets S-6, 6-1, 7-5.
 Hunter followed his sensational play in the second and third rounds in the latter of which he downed Vincent Richards, Davis cup player, by accounting for Robert Kinsey, san Francisco, by his hard driving and doggedly persistent play in the face of his opponents nasty chop stroke. The scores were 62. 64, S-6.
 The four survivors will play the elimination for the finals tomorrow, Tilden clashing with Norton who op- posed him two years ago at Vim bledon when the Philadelphian won ing Hunter, the latter pair being the 1923 Wimbledon finalists.
 The contest between Hunter and Bob Kinsey was battle between the aggressive, offensive tactics of the former and the purely defensive game of the latter. Kinsey seriously threatened the New Yorker only in the final set and then because Hunter, tired by five set matches on Tuesday and yesterday. slacked his play.
 Tilden's whirlwind victory over Alonzo provided the most spectacular tennis of the tournament despite the one-s sided score and the inability of the spanish player to hold the cham pion in check. Tilden had marvellous command of all his strokes and re- lentlessly pressed the Spaniard from the opening play to the finish. His full length shots, either with fore hand or backhand, flashed over the net with such tremendous speed and perfect length that Alonzo frequently was unable to touch the ball with his racquet.
 The title holder took F games in succession before Alonzo was able to break through and win a game. Tilden, but once was seriously chal- lenged. In the fifth game of the first set when Alonzo was several times within point of victory. each time only to have Tilden wipe out his margin either by service aces or hard driving placements. Anderson found Johnston at the top of his game, although the little Californian was slow starting and had difficulty in pulling out the first set. Once keyed to his game, Johnston showed con- sistent form of a champion, combined with his own relentless forcing of play for every point and the New York player was helpless before his terrific forcing shots and his splen- didly judged drives to the base line