Evening star., 1924-08-02

The first California victory of the
day was scored by Miss Mary X.
Browne, when she took Miss Mayme
Macdonald, national clay court cham
pion, into camp in the woman's singles
final, 60, 6-1, Miss Brownies speedy
driving and her smashing volIeying
at the net being the cause Of Miss
MacDonalds downfall.
Teamed in the doubles with Mrs. T.
Horace Dudley of Los Angeles, Miss
Browne scored again, beating Miss
Ballin of New York in the final event,
6-2. 6-1.
In the semi-finals of the mans
doubles Robert Kinsey and Howard
kinsey defeated Karl P. Behr and
winners will meet johnston and Crit
fin in the cup match tomorrow.
Miss Helen Wills, Olympic cham
plon' will play an exhibition match
not as yet been selected. This will
be the first appearance of the Ameri-
can star since her return from her
triumphs abroad.
Is Handwriting ON Wall.
kinsey's booming strokes tolled the
kneil or the passing of one of the
he conquered Johnston, champion In
1912 and 1918, and mainstay with
William T. Tilden of Americas Davis
cup forces since 1920.
In reality it was but the re-echoing
OF an ominus note sounded in the
DAVIS cup challenge round last year,
when Johnston was defeated by
James Anderson of Australia, and
championship when Tilden crushed
the player with whom he wrested the
cup from Australia in 1920 Those
two defeats marked the handwriting
on the wall, which yesterday took on
lndelible form; for no one who saw
yesterdays match believes that John
ston has the power to erase them.
Johnston,s defeat by kinsey brings
TO an end his succession of victories
and in 1922 and 1929 he defeated r.
Norris Williams in the final and won
the SeabYight bowl outright last
year AS this is the first tournament
in which Johnston has appeared on
grass this season, it may seem pre-
mature to judge his ability on yes
terday's match, but for the last three
years he has been able to come
through successfully and in no season
of the three was his work SO disap-
pointing as 1t was this time.
Kinsey Provides Test.
Throughout the week Johnston has
been playing brilliant and mediocre
tennis In streaks. 1t was impossible
to tell just how good he was, for
worthy Of his steel. In Kinsey. he met
a player ranking within the first ten
for the first time since he came East
last week and it provided the acid
test. To give full credit to the per-
formance of kinsey is an obligation
that necessitates the use of superla-
tiveS. This Californian promises to
rank among the best StrategiSts the
game has produced in this country.
Cool. calculating on every shot with
an hot 10
might seem cockiness, kinsey is r
player who keeps opponents guessing
| what he is going to do next, and
| usually he surprises them.
SO Johnston was kept guessing from
the first set to the last, with the ex-
ception of only the fourth. when Kin
sey relaxed and played very ordinary
tennis. Johnston was an haraSsed
and very busy man. running to all
corners of his court in a vain effort
to plug the gaps in his territory be-
fore the onslaught OF sharply angled
ground strokes and volleys. When
he wasn't aced cleanly he was caught
| out of position and forced into faulty
stroking, and throughout the play his
net attack was confounded, with i
few exceptions, by the unfailing in
| stinct of his opponent in putting the
ball where Johnston didn't want it.
| The consequence was that Johnston
| erred srievous!y, hitting into the net
| and overdriving the lines continually.
| Not all of his errors were forced.
| however. Johnston's range of the
net and the chalk marks was very
| much of, and his failure to come
| through on easy shots cost him many
| point at important stages. The
! former champ pion was plainly worried
| by his inability to get his strokes To
| range. and once he clenched his
! hands tightly when his shot hit the
| band at the top of the net.
| JnhuSou Weak or f:rouud
| Not only Johnston's net game failed
1 him. but off the ground he was less
| effective than usual His famous fore
| hand drive, against which no man Is
| able to stand up when it is working
/ right, made little impression against
| Kinsey. Neither in pace. length nor
control did his drives measure up to
| driving the ball low across the net
| at sharp angles. got greater depth on
| his shots and kept them in the lines
better.
| Johnston played his best tennis in
| the fifth set. 1t was owing mainly
| to Kinsey's relaxing in the fourth
| that johnston rushed through il at
81. When the former champion ran
| into lead Of 81 in the final chapter
| the indications were that he was to
| be the winner. But at this point
| Kinsey began to play his shots with
| consummate craftiness. and for the
rest OF the struggle Johnston was
| running in circles. 1eaping to make
his strokes and forced into never
| ending string of errors.
In the final game of the match
| Johnston volleyed out Of court after
| Kinseys return had struck the top of
/ the net and confused him in his tim
| ing. He netted kinsey's service, vol
leyed outside after desperate rally
at close quarters and then brought
fa of IN "A