| Show THE CHAMPION OF COURTS 4 4 oZe e G a 4 Californians ans Make Clean Sweep of Tennis s Honors j port It It I. I t J Aug 20 Califor California nia fling Hi of th the lawn tennis weep sweep honor hon boa Ion Ion- or org ur of the tho country Tin was ni completed tolo today when nhen E. E of ot won non the p In lu singles by hy y defeating 5 millrace F. F Johnson of In iii three out ont of five fhe Het sets The rie scores r e sere re 3 0 i iJ 4 H J a n 0 1 I. C-I. a- a 0 holds bold hol the champion champion- hip In doubles double 1 with YUh Thoma O. O of Lo LaM J Angeles 1 Mary Irone of Son San Francisco who ho saw Iny n v th the finals tot today J Is la the national champion as n n a n 3 to 1 favorite when nhen the Players player come annie onto the court ourt but hut after the first few fe g game gemes m Johnon ot gut KOt hi 10 low chop stroke In shape and for tor torto two to sets Ich the Californian nOl as Unable un unable Un- Un able oble to tu handle It I. I fr a it S S 1 B U. U It I WAS wag ono of tho the most stubborn contests contests con con- tests seen In tho the Casino since tho the Mc Mc- match last Jast week cek At ono one time Johnson was within two games Aames of ot tho the championship In pulled himself hImsel and ant fathoming the mysteries of tho low-cut low stroke Q smashed the tho bul balls across tho court count court and squared d tho the match After that Johnson tired Johnsn treL rapId rapIdly rap- rap Id Idly and McLoughlin ha had no difficulty In clinching the contest und anSI the cham cham- chams un This Tilla Is tho the first year car that tho the tennis titles have havo to the tho Pacific gone Rono OJe coast Tho The sun was breaking through the clouds when the tho players came onto tho the court and the tho match started with Johnson John- John son sou serving showed that he was far fol off oft his game gamo by driving tho first four tour balls bals out of ot the court Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son scoring a n love lovo game won tho the second game pame Then Johnson hogan began his chop stroke pame work sending the tho balls low to Mc- Mc foot feet with wih a n terrific spin pIn that gave but little rebound i ra o MeLo handled soro omo of ot th the tho first balls cleanly but after aCtor aier tho the set net was three games a all Johnson ran It I out on drives Into the net or out of or the tho court First set Johnson 4 4 H 6 31 6 31 4 Cl 23 3 3 23 23 More errors b by through h his Inability to fathom tho low lois spinning spin spin- ning returns from Johnsons Johnson's racket gave the PhiladelPhian a load loud of IC four our games Kames to love In the set set Mc Me- MeI I Loughlin took tool the fifth ga game mo on running run run- ning to tho thu net too quick quickly for John John- son his Ilia Ils rally however howe ivas yas a short Quo one Ole and to the tho surprise of or the Ito spectators spectators spectators tors Johnson to took lc the tho set et 6 R games gaines nes to 2 making the match two sets seta to lovo In his favor Points second set Johnson 44 14 H G C 32 ol 13 SUi 41 2 15 2 5 Realizing Realizing- that he ho had tile the fight q t of or ortho tho the week on hl lila his hands started the th third rd sot set b by dashing into tho net Bet on nil all nI returns ran l tho the set act out six siX games to throe principally principally pal pally through errors by the Philadelphian Philadel- Philadel Points third set hIn OH I CO GOI- GOI 60 6 I G 8 I Johnson u. u 1 40 3 21 HO 3 3 21 I Excitement when tho thu players nc c came ame on to tho courts courtR following a short shortest r rest est ret after tho the third sot Johnson took toole t tho he first two games gamos on accurate placing pine pine- In ing i ng and passing at tho not not l rallied led In tho third gante which he ho took on Johnsons Johnson's errors Then ho he ma mado o It two all nI on two of hla hia s swift smashes a n service aco and an e error b by his opponent Tho The set fluctuated a tod until the seventh game which J aJ Johnson won on Cf n his low chop With the games four tour to three against n h him im rallied fast and ml took toole t th tho ht next three games and ond the set s squaring tho the contest Points fourth set sot IG HC 42 3 6 I C 35 G J Johnson 44 0 1 26 1 Johnson tired rapidly In tho the fifth frh sot set trod McLoughlin coming up strong stronG on nil all al r rallies allies soon soon- ran tho sot set up to four our g games ames to love lovo took tho the s sixth and seventh games gaines on the last f lash flash fash o of his chop stroke but hIn h- h u In n would not riot be denied and clinched t the he set net tho the match and tho the championship champion champion- s ship hip on errors b by his opponent Points fifth sot set HG 52 35 35 33 nr 6 33 J Johnson 53 53 22 22 2 |
