Show Tilden Handily ally Captures Illinois tate Net t Singles SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUB Glencoe Ill July 27 AP AP Wll Wil William liam Ham T. T Tilden's place at the head of or the tennis world is still after the national champion yesterday esterday won the Illinois state singles from his his his' gre greatest test rival William M. M Johnston Johnstun of San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco in straight sets 4 6 6 3 9 In the finals of the women's singles singles singles sin sin- two Berkeley Cal girls fought it It outS out for the title Miss Charlotte Hosmer defeating Miss Helen Jacobs the sensational 16 year-old year girl champion of or America in three sets 6 4 1 6 7 A A. A Ar L. L Sandy Wiener of or Philadelphia I won the junior singles over ver Berkeley Berkeley Berke Berke- ley by Bell of Austin Texas 12 10 6 4 6 4 6 Playing the tile best te tennis of his career which means that he was unbeatable the lanky Quaker City star gave a gallery of a sampIe sample sample sam sam- pIe of or the tennis that keeps the Davis cup In the United States holding Little Bill In check throughout with sharp drives drives' to the back hand that gave Johnston little chance to use his devastating forehand drive Tilden's play In the singles was faultless while Little Bill tried in vain with all the experience of his years of ot tournament competition to stem the tide of or defeat which was rolling over him Tilden's long reach ond his extreme agility gave him him- many points that no other pla player er could have ever reached points which usually go for placements for Johnston Johnston took the lead in the opening set only to have Big Bill take five games to lead 5 Johnston Johnston Johnston John John- ston took two more but Tilden took his serve to wi win the set 6 Johnston jumped into a lead head Inthe in inthe inthe the second set anti and then lead again 3 2 but with a display of or tennis that left the gallery gasping its astonishment and wondering any human could play such a game ran out four games to win the set 6 Johnston was the Johnston of or orold old in the last set but Tilden was the Tilden of today Johnston took the opening game but Tilden rallied rallied rallied ral ral- ral- ral lied playing as good tennis as he ever played in his career running out four games to lead 4 Johnston Johnston Johnston John John- ston brought the crowd to Its feet with a series of or lightning drives and deadly volleys to bring the score to 4 and then to 5 4 taking clamoring for Little Bil to win the Little Bill to win wn me I set but Tilden Tilden crashed through Johnstons Johnston's serve to even the count again gain Johnston then took thre three games to carry the set to deuce deuc 5 55 The set wen ven to 6 and then to 7 both players fighting hard for the lead and yet playing crafty t tennis from the back court Tilden Tilden Tilden Til Til- den took his delivery on four straight l s serves that J Johnston Johnson hns on returned weakly Twice e ein in the final game it was match point but each time Johnston made marvelous placements to bring bring- the score to de deuce ce Tilden made It point again and then Little Bill tried for fOI a placement to Big Bills Bill's backhand the ball just g going ing over the line and the match was over A th thunderous burst of applause greeted i the champions champion's victory and the plucky stand made by Johnston John John- ston sion who had had fought hard against Tilden at hi his bestIn bestIn best In the finals of or the women's singles singles sin sin- after losing the first set Miss J Jacobs cobs showed the the exp experience of a n veteran to take the second 6 1 driving hard and placing accurate accurate- ly But Miss Hosmer asserted herself herself her her- self seIt in the third set winning at 7 5 after fter Miss Ja Jacobs had bad made madea a a valiant effort erfort to break through and win the match |