Show NATIONAL AL TENNIS ENN IS TITLE LE IS SAT AT ST STAKE AKE TO DI TO I JOHNSTON AND TILDEN WILL MEET FOR CROWN IN THE NET SEMIFINALS i J Californian Battles Bittles Way to Top Rung of Tourney by Sensational Victory Over Young Richards Tilden Easily Defeats Jap JapP P Pa Sept 14 The The tennis championship fJ i ithe I the United Stat States ma may be decided on the Germantown Cricket club courts this afternoon William Tilden Tilden the international champion and William II M. Johnston o twice A American champion champi the two big outstanding in i 0 or th tho tournament Will vm meet this afternoon afternoon after after- noon In hi a a. battla that should return tho the title holder Fourteen other survivors sun will meet In four round matches that are overshadowed owed In Interest and Importance by the battle of ot the two Bills of ot the victor victor- ious Iou American Davis cup team Richard Norris Williams and Wallace Vallace I F P Johnson who are are arc speeding through the upper half of the draw and who are arc almost sure to be have easy casy assIgnments assignment today Williams meets J. J O. O Anderson the lone survivor of the Australian team and Johnson plays pays Howard one o ot of the San Francisco brothers in the tour tour- namen FAST GAMES Playing tennis of a caliber seldom seen William M. M Johnston Johnton of or San Francisco and William T. T Tilden 11 II of ot Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia won their Wn way Into the fourth round of the national singles Ingles championship tour yesterday As a n result of ot their respective victories over Vincent Richards Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards of or Yonkers and Zenzo tho the present ent and former titleholders will meet today In a match to decide the Ufe finalist In Inthe Inthe inthe the lower er half halt of ot the draw Johnston In defeating Richards 6 2 3 8 6 3 9 7 6 2 62 had a a. much more gruelling i battle thAn Tilde Tilden did In In eliminating In straight sets 6 6 4 6 61 If It appearances can be taken as a a. criterion criter criter- ion Tilden was more Impressive In his play then was the ca case caso o with Johnston although the latter showed his usual skill steadiness and bulldog courage RICHARDS CONFIDENT Richards ent entered red the courts confident that his day to dete defeat t tho the titleholder of ot 1915 and 1919 was at hand and aDd the tho man manS ner nor In which he raced through the first two sets made It appear T as though his confidence would overcome Johnston But Buthe Buthe Buthe he failed to count upon tho the fighting courage courage courage cour cour- age and uncanny skill of ot Johnston and the latter rose like lIko an angry lion to the tho challenge and erased Richards from the titular tournament after a thrilling and sensational match Richards actually outplayed Johnston In the tho first two sets Tho The turning turning point point camo In the fourth set which was won b by tho the Californian 9 Johnston had taken the third 6 63 Tho The ThoI two players fought out every point to I tho the end and it was here that John Johnstons Johnston's tons ton's perfect change of or pace surety of ot stroke and wizardry of anticipating returns turned victory In his favor He lie drew Richards well into forecourt and nullified tied fled much of his opponents opponent's driving and smashing Richards' Richards eagerness caused him to pile pilo up many errors while Johnstons Johnston's placing of successful returns repeatedly left lett his opponent helpless RICHARDS G. I Richards was game Same to the end and I there thero wor numerous rallies that brought the gallery of more thin than I to Its feet A study of the stroke analysis for tho the five sets however however how how- I ever shows Johnston earned more I points and mado fewer tower errors than Richards What it does not nol show however however how how- I ever was the remarkable power and ability of ot Johnston to diagnose and upset upset upset up up- set Richards Richards' game b by r sheer command of both himself and his strokes at critical critical I cal Junctures particularly In the tho use I of a low tossing tossing- lob when he had drawn Richards to the tho net not and again a fast passing passing- shot or cross court smash when Richards retreated to deep court The Tho recapitulation of ot points and stroke analysis follows en ca e j ZO 0 p 2 j a F 3 Johnston 3 26 43 57 3 1 Richards 2 4 21 61 57 40 4 49 2 4 PAST ST. In tho the match the worlds world's champion went out to win with sheer speed of or pace and accuracy of or placement Against an ordinary tournament tournament I ment opponent this form of or campaign I In Tilden's hands would have havo been crushing but is far above I that type He lie took the cannon ball serIce serice service ser- ser Ice vice and shot It back raced after arter clean j I placement shots and sent the tho ball back I I as as though It was merely a preliminary warming up exercise This spirit of trying for every everything thine and tho determination to force Tilden actually to earn every er I point resulted in ina a a. battle even more spectacular than the tho I Richards Johnston match Tilden was waR forced Into error making b by some somo of plays Speed afoot reach I variety o of stroke and attack were all with Tilden however an and l In the end I his advantage become pronounced pronounce Although Al Al- AlI I though the Japanese star lost the first two sots sets his play piny was but a a. tow low points below that of or Tilden The Tho recapitulation I tion of or points and stroke analysis w me o j Z 0 to n 0 a- a 3 j 0 S t UJ I Tilden 3 IS 18 98 21 32 38 1 3 u 0 t 9 72 n 30 27 IS 0 1 V WINS J X O. O Anderson defeated his teammate on tho Australia Davis cup team John B. B Hawkes R n. n Norris Williams I H II of Boston Doston former champion eliminated tho the Brooklyn veteran S. S Howard oV- oV shell Willis 1 Davis of San Francisco won from Phil Neer of or Portland Or and F. F Gordon Lowe of Manchester England En gland land defeated Dean Mathey The Kinsey brothers Howard and Robert won on from V. V T T. Knight o of Philadelphia and Frank A. A Fall of Now New York respectively respective 1 Knight forced the I San Franciscan to gO EO 10 S before taking taking- tho the third set sot Toda Today Williams and J. J O. O Anderson I will meet while Howard Kinsey will face taco Wallace Vallace Johnson Lowe will play pIny Stanley W. W y Pear Pearson learson on and ami William J. J I Clothier another former champion will will willbo bo be matched against Willis Davis t R R. R Norris Williams II IT defeated S S. Howard New York 7 5 G 3 6 2 William Davis San nc Fr Francisco Franc de defeated do- do Coated Phil Portland Or 6 3 6 2 6 6 Howard Hoard Rinse San Francisco de 10 W. W T. T Knight Philadelphia 6 62 6 63 10 8 Robert linsel San Francisco de do- Frank A. A Fall New e York 6 0 6 0 6 63 |