Article Title |
Johnston, Former National Net Champion, Eliminates Murray, Present Titleholder, in Play |
Type |
article |
Date |
1919-08-31 |
Paper |
Salt Lake Herald-Republican |
Page |
39 |
OCR Text |
Show Johnston Former National Net Champion Eliminates Murray Present Titleholder in Play Fore Forest t His Hills N N. N y Y u Au- Au 30 All 30 O.-Al O. All dang dans- d of ot the tho 1910 1913 national t r turf tennis ten ten- nis niri singles championship going abroad at tho the end ond of or tho the season was removed here today with ith the elimination elmi- elmi nation naton of tho last of oC the foreign competitors com corn In tho the thirty eighth championship cham chain tournament of or tire tho National Tennis s association rho Tho completion of oC th the tho fifth round found three eastern and ono one western racquet expert still in the tho running anu acme given fair ertho new titleholder will 1 bo be 0 evolved from froni among William amonS llam M. M I. I Johnston of or San San- Francisco Wallace F. F Johnson William Wilam T. T Tildan Tidan II TI I. I both of oC Philadelphia Philadel h la el- el phia and R. R Norris Williams of oC Eos Dos ton Lon O Of this tills quartet quartel two iro aro re previous holders of or national titles Williams won In lii 1911 In I and 1916 while Johnston Johnson was sas crowned champion in tho the 1016 1915 tou tournament t. t Tho play today marked the of or two famous international onal Davis cup stars and tho the American ers era of oC twelve months ago ego Norman J B. B J. J Brool Brookes cs of Australia fell Cel before tho the tornado Mice e drives and smashes of oC TIlden while whilo Tl R. LIndley Murray urray of Niagara Falls FaUs who won the championship championship cham cham- from a a year ago aJo TUllen bowed before tho the racquet of oC Johnston Alon Along with Brookes went Maurice Maurico E. E Mclaughlin ln of oC Los Angeles who five ho years ers ago go on this same strip of or West Side club turf turl defeated Brookes s and Anthony Wilding in lie Oie greatest Davis Dals cup matches ever witnessed in any part of or tho tIre world worl Brookes made macic a far better ter showing In his elimination match against Tilden Til- Til Uden den than McLaughlin when opposed by Tilden rUden notwithstanding that t the tho 0 Australian Is many years older Tilden Til Til- Ti- Ti den defeated Brookes 3 6 6 4 6 7 5 6 3 but not until the tho veteran had given a remarkable exhibition of ot tho the court pIa play which h has haa made him fa fa- fa a- a The tall Philadelphian Philadelphia employed employed em em- absolutely stunning speed and ad power in almo almost l all al hl Iris his strokes es and had ha it not been for tor or the fact tact that this po power er w was s mixed with extreme wildness wildness widness wild wild- wid- wid ness would have o won In all Ll probability I ity in straight sets Ills lIbs Ils service ice toda today was wag beyond a anything arty any y- y thing ever eer seen on a tennis court tho the ball bail nl coming coining o off his racquet like liko a white streak with a speed that far ar ex exceeded ox- ox c c d anything ever cr shown b by Mclaughlin Mc Mc- Ic- Ic Lou laughlin ShUn when hen the latter laler was wag at the tho zenith of or his form Corm Tilden scored no noI noless noless I less gs than iran sixteen clean cloan coan service er aces and In addition forced Brookes to commit commit com corn mit man many more errors in his attempt to return these rifle like shots In tact fact fact It was speed that threw Brookes so completely off of his form forth for when Tilden chose choso to slow low up theold the tho old masters master's play immediately took on 01 impressiveness But Dut even eVEn at these times tho tha by hl Iris his remarkably remarkably remarkably remark remark- ably accurate lobbing and puzzling change of oC pace scored or caused Brookes to not nol or out the ball bal for tor points ts Tho The latter hatter later started well el by winning tho the first set act partly party on Tildon's errors an and parti partly party on hl Iris his own accurate placIng placing placing ing and beautiful defense of or Ilis Is court Ho lie Jo also made a great stand In the tile third set Bet which went to deuce but a as tho the play play- play progressed he ho tired under the terrific strain of oC the tho battle batto and tub tho realization that his Iris remarkable skill and steadiness availed him not against tho the speed and varyIng strokes of ot Til- Til d den n. n That Brookes fully tuly appreciated tho the calibre of ot the victors victor's tennis was shown b by his enthusiastic con rat lation laUon of or Tilden and the tho fatherly Ban Banner nan nan- n tier ner r in which he be patted him on Pann Pan Pan- tho thir back as they wal walked d off ot the court Summaries national turf court championship championship cham cham- fifth round W W. M. M Johnston San Francisco de defeated defeated defeated de- de R. R L. L 1 Murray Niagara Falls Fals 7 G 6 1 G 6 2 G- G 6 Wallace F. F Johnson Philadelphia defeated W. W 3 M. M I. I Hall Hal New York 6 4 6 C O. 6 6 William T. T Tilden II I. I Philadelphia defeated Norman orman E Brookes Australia Austraha Austra Austra- lia ha In 6 3 3 6 4 6 7 5 6 R. R N. N Williams II 11 I of ot Boston defeated defeat defeat- ed cd M. M E. E Los Angeles 6 0 C 6 G 36 6 |
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