Show EASTERN TEAMS STAGE CLASSY TENNiS MA Tilden of Philadelphia Beats Former Fonner National Chamin Champion Champion Cham Cham- pion in Doubles Cincinnati 0 O. July 1 12 The 12 The eastern tennis team captured the sectional championship from tho the western a aggregation gre- gre gallon gation of oC players when they made a a. clean sweep of or today's matches annexIng annexing annex- annex Ing Ins both of oC the singles and the tho ono one In Inthe Inthe inthe the doubles William T. T Tilden Jr o of Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia ted defeated tho the former national champion William M. M Johnston of or California Cal Cal- 6 6 0 6 6 4 6 Vincent Richards Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards the year old boy from Crom New Jersey won from Axel Graven of or California Call Call- fornia 6 1 6 6 1 6 61 while R R. Lindley Murray of or Buffalo and Ichla Ichiya Kumagae of ot Japan were cre returned tho the victors over Ralph and A. A 1 L. L Green Jr both of or Chicago 9 7 6 4 6 4 6 G. G C 6 Tho The final score of or tho the tournament East 6 west 3 D Despite the fact act that two of or the sets set developed eloped Into Inlo love sets the match be between be be- tween Tilden and Johnston furnished tho the best quality of or tennis of oC tho the tour tour- The first set was a 1 nip arid tuck affair with Johnston apparently attempting to solve sol tho easterners easterner's net nel play Tilden won 6 G In the second set Johnston evidently had Tilden at athis athis athis his mercy the tho latter's terrific service alone standing him In good stead stead- In both net and back court COUtt pIa play Johnston seemed to be bo his master and won C 6 In the third set however Tilden began an effective e drive o and his placements to tho the line Une were perfect Johnstons Johnston's play appeared to be showIng slowInG slowIng slow slow- Ing up and Tilden took tool the tho set 6 G The final set was a romp for tho the east cast erner erncr The final game came In this set brought the tho crowd to Its Hs feet et repeatedly repeat repeat- ed edly edi and Tildon Tilden took the tho game 17 to 15 This likewise e gave o him the match malch and as it was tho fifth match the easterner easterner east east- erner had won It made them the tho sectional see sec lIonal superiors Richards had Graven at tt his mercy In their single match the latter at no notime notime time lime being able ablo to withstand the terrific ter ter- and accurate driving of or Richards who ran off oCt the tho match In straight sets ets 6 1 6 1 6 In tho the doubles match BurdIck and Green displayed good tennis but tho the fast pla play of oC Murray and Kumagae soon began to tell and the tho latter team ran out with second third and fourth sets seta rather handl handily With tho the exception of ot Murray allor all of or the pla players ers in tho the tourney tourne loft left for or Chicago tonight to participate in tho the national clay court championship there thero WINS iv SN St St. Louis Mo Io July l 12 Ted Ted Drewes and Fred Jostles JostieS' o of St. St Louis won tho the central states mens men's doubles ch championshIp championship champion champion- m lon lon- ship toda today by defeating A. A Ji Ii Adoue anil Evan Bees of or Dallas Tex 3 li 0 6 3 I |