Show u S. S CHAMPION CONTINUES I TO SWEEP FIELD FIELDi j i I J Johnston Humbles Flavelle l lin i in Opening ng Round of British Brit Brit- ish ish Net Championship 4 Other O ler Yankees Are Victors f n By fly Associated Press Pre England June William ii M. M Joh Johnston Johon on ton of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Francisco the Ole Unit United d States singles champion the first of the Americans to compete in the British lawn tennis scored an easy victory over J. J M. M Flavelle h hero rc today in the opening round of the tournament for the title Johnston Johnston Johnston Johns Johns- ton won in straight sets by scores of G 2 2 6 4 6 G Flavelle a well known English veteran player was no no match for his stroking powerful-stroking opponent Rain Interfere The tournament which has attracted 1 8 entrants the leading players of or America Australia So Sonth nth Africa England and continental Europe was wag started after fifteen hours of steady rain With its extraordinary international entry cutry list it has aroused the gr greatest interest over evinced in a a. British tennis tenni championship In defeating Flavelle Johnston had plenty in reserve reser and was never ex extended cx- cx tended at any stage stase of ot the match Liked The Tho experts here arc pointing out that the American Americ n first string players never seem to score scort as heavily a as they might against second class players which is commented upon as a tine fine spirit ot of sportsmanship with a a. plc pleasing pleas pleas- pleasing s- s ing ing- consideration consid ot of an opponents feelings All four tour Americans who played In Inthe Inthe the opening matches defeated their opponents The match between b C. C S. S Garland of or Pittsburgh and O. O G. G N. N Turnbull proved the most moat attractive event c A crowd of ot about was wa-i present The American colony was well se A battle royal w was expected tomorrow when William WilHam M. M Johnston meets J. J C. C Parke regarded as a stron strong Engli h player The he draw shows rs Johnston bracketed br in m the same section as as' J. J Jc c CX Parko Parke and aid Arthur Lowe the English Internationals tl nals who are considerably older than John Johnston ton The American Is ex expected expected ex- ex to 10 dispose of or the veterans in incase incase incase case the break braak of or the pla play brings them in turn against him Weight GO O ho English player O O. G. G N. N Turnbull Turnbull Turn- Turn bull hull who w weighs pounds opened finely against C. C S. S Garland of or Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh who showed ho w was vas a slow starter Turnbull captured the tho first three game s-ame but Garland the next two Turnbull then brought the theet set et to tu 5 5 2 in his favor on which the American by brilliant playing took the next two games and the the- thet t set eL et 7 G. The Tho second set proved Turnbull's best He Hc lost the next two sots sets and the tho match malCh Garland winning 7 5 6 8 6 Wil William t am T. T Tilden of bt Philadelphia American star who was beaten in the finals of or the Queens Queen's club tournament last week by llY Johnston won on his first match in the present tournament to today today tolla to- to lla day defeating P. P Russell Kussell an player 6 3 3 6 6 6 K H. Norris Norrin Williams II of ot Boston former former former for for- mer United States champion defeated d X N. Field an English provincial player 6 b 2 6 1 G- G 6 |