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Show SEMIFINALS TODAY IN TENNIS TOURNEY NEW YORK. Aug. 31. Uprrti the showing show-ing of the playe"s contesting In t lie semifinals semi-finals tomorrow of the National La wn Tennis championship at Forest Frills. N. Y., will depend largely the selection of the tcani to represent the United States I in the team match with Australia which j will star; Thursday. The Semi-finals will bring together I William M. Johnston ot" San Francisco, pi 1 ."i national title holder and conqueror of hist i. ea r's champion, and Wallace F. John son of Philadelphia, in one con t est , and Wlliiani T. Tilden. 11. of Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, who ellmina.ted Norman F. Brookes of Australia, and R. Norris Williams II, of Uoinon. PU4 and 1915 national champion, cham-pion, in the other. In addition to Prookos, the visiting le.im inHudes Gerald L. Patterson, Randolph Ran-dolph Pycet and R. V. Thomas. .) ohnsi on and the winner of the Willi.-; nis-Ti Men contest will probably be amonij Die Ameriean representatives and, as st ron g riou bles com bj nat ions will bo necessary, ir" the Americans hope to win, the eoi. unit tee mav include both Williams Wil-liams aMri Tilden. Chnrles S. Harlnnd of Pilibu:x and Willis E. Pa vis of CmII-fnrr.tn. CmII-fnrr.tn. also are believed to be possible eaudicia.es. |