Show I VI IN M. M JOHNSTON IS READY FOR FORTE TENNIS MIS Former Champion Returns From Service Will Play Matches NEW NEW YORK March M. M Johnston of San Francisco national natio al singles tennis champion In 1915 Is fin in finI New York on his way to the coat coast I lIe has just been discharged from u the e navy havIng held the rank ranle of lieuten I ant junior grade Johnston was East In the summer summer ot of 1917 to play In the series of exhibition ex- ex matches for the ambulance I fund being raised by the United States National Lawn Tennis association but butI I returned to the tho coast before the trip was completed to begin training for an I ensigns ensign's commission He was stationed for a time o 0 the Oregon and wa then assigned to duty most of which has been In Southern waters He spent much time along the South American coasts and In the Caribbean Recently he was at Havana where he had an opportunity to play at the Vedado Tennis club He won his matches there defeating some Ome of the best players In Havana As Johnston described It I played just wen well enough to make me think that I haven't fors forI for for- s I gotten how While he has not played any tournament tennis the past two summers he has managed to keep his hand In so that he hopes to be In Inform inform form if he has time to play In many events this season I |