Show TWO TWO- WESTERN AND EASTERN I STARS REACH TENNIS FINAL Johnston and McLoughlin Represent Rep Represent resent West Williams and Pen Fell East S F REST HILLS N. N Y Sept Sopt 4 At f.-At At Atthe L' L the end of or the first week of play In tho the thirty fifth annual championship championship champion champlon- ship tournament of ot the National Tennis Ii association tho the eastern and western schools of or tennis were equally represented represented by the four tour surviving surviving- players At t the clo close of or the fifth firth round on the tho c courts urt of the tho West cst Sido club hero here to toda today today to- to da day William M. M I. I Johnston of or San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco and R R. Norris Williams II of or Philadelphia w were ro bracketed for tor tho upper half hair of or the tho semifinals and Maurice Mau rice 12 E. McLoughlin and Theodore R. R Pell aligned In the lower half halt of the tho I draw for the semifinal round which I will be played here on Monday onda I Johnston came through as the result I of or his victory over Clarence CI renco J. J J Griffin of or S San n Francisco at 6 6 2 6 1 6 6 8 7 6 61 6 Williams advanced by defeating William Rand Ran Ill III a teammate with the tho United States champion In tho the Mar lIar Marward Harvard vard ward University Tennis club 8 6 7 5 6 l. put out F. F T. T Hunter of ot the Cornell university team at 6 6 2 6 6 4 6 0 while T T. T It R. Pen Pall was winning from I. I C. C Wright right cf t Boston Doston 6 3 6 6 1 6 As a result of M these victories Johnston will face raco Williams In one ono of or the he east cast versus west matches on Monday while McLaughlin McLoughlin and aud Poll Pen will be bo the tha contenders contenders con con- tenders In the other half haJ of ot tho the semi I finals The best play PIM of tho the day was wit wIt- i In Ip the tho contest of or th tho lower er half of the tho draw Neither John Johnston ton nor Williams played up to their term form Q of previous matches while McLoughlin and Poll Pen showed a a no distinct Improvement Improve Improve- ment In their racquet work toda today Johnston required live jive sets set lolli two o oC of I which went to deuce to dispose of his California teammate while Williams I was forced to play two deuce sets seta by Rand nand Pell Poll and lcJ however raced through their matches In rapid rapid- fire order and never loft leCt the tho spectators I In doubt as ns to tho the final outcome of ot their thell matches matcheR Johnston who wire has hns generally been ac accepted no- no to be the tIre player to meet Will Will- lams In one ono of or the semifinals opened In excellent forum form onn a against Griffin and by clever er generalship and an exhibition of or rapid racquet technique won tho the first two sets Bels In handy fashion He lit ap appeared ap- ap to falter faller however under tho tire extreme heat as the play progressed and Griffin bringing the full power of ot othis his sturdy physique Into action cUon evened the tho score core 0 or of sets sets sets-by by winning winning- two deuce contests Johnston however showed a great come back In tho the final set ami with a. a dashing assortment of or strokes played from all parts of or the court at top speed quickly ran through th tho de deciding deciding deciding de- de set at nt 6 1 thus clinching his hia rl right ht to meet Williams WilIiam on Labor day dy This match afforded the best tennis tennis ten ten- nis of or tho the da day and drew round after round of or applause from the tho spectators who were vero kept deep deeply Interested by br tho the dashing dashing- play pIn and long rallies of 0 tho two young oung Californians Considering the tho match as a 3 whole Johnston showed a greater generalship and finesse in his placing and stroking of the tho ball Except for his lapse in the third and fourth sets his Judgment of ot distance and height was excellent aa as he brought tore and backhand strokes the len length th thor of or the tho court or at sharp angles with skill km Griffin had bad difficulty In tn holding bohling his position against this fusillade and re returning returning re- re turning tho the ball when whon ho he could check It with his racquet At times ho he lifted his game to a point equal with that of or Johnston but could coul 1 not maintain tho tIre pace paco long enough on a 3 stretch to win the match Johnstons Johnston's game was wa not as good as the one ono ho he played against Bohr on Friday when he ho defeated do- do I tented tire the former reserve members of 01 tho tIre Davis cup team throe three out of or four sets one of or which went to deuce lIe Ho developed a tendency to hit lilt the ball ban Into the net and out of oC court when hIthe iti it the toro fore part of or his territory and his best work was dono dona on the ba base baue e lines today That Flint ho deserved the tho victory victor over o Griffin was shown by the fact that his total point score for tot tho the five sets was to Griffins Griffin's Champion V Williams Williams' 11 IIams' IIams play against Rand was a a. distinct disappointment to tho bl big gallery present During the first Ural two sets sots he ho appeared to have lost his control of or the ball baUI and this taken Into consideration with wUn the tire fact that Rand played steadily and tried for er e every ball driven Into his court carried t the tho o play far tar beyond what had been expected Pall Pell b by a clever use of his famous backhand stroke and perfect timing of ot returns eliminated Irving C. C Wright ht of Boston In quick fashion The Massachusetts Massa Massa- star was unable to cope with Fells Pell's superior round all-round game ame and except except ex ex- for tor or a few tew times Umes when he ho forced his way to tho the net for points was comparatively easy for Zor the tho New Yorker The Tho was decided earlier In the day when Harold larold A. A Throckmorton of N. N J. J de defeated defeated de- de C. C S S. S Garland of or Pittsburgh h Inthe Inthe in the tho final round 6 3 2 6 7 5 and 6 Throckmorton came through as the representative representative rep rep- G of or Princeton university while Garland was as the winner of tho the Yale Interscholastic tournament Thomas C. C Bundy und of Los Angeles who ho with McLoughlin holds the tho champIonship championship champion champlon- 1 ship In doubles reached here today from California and Immediately warmed up In a practice match with McLoughlin at his hU side Bundy will practice on the courts of or the local club chub hero here for the next three days das In order I Ito to condition n himself for tor the tire championship champion champlon- ship match In which ho he will be called upon to meet with McLaughlin tho the younger oun er pair Johnston and Griffin |