Show TILDEN STARS fN NET PLAY PLAYA A I it i rican m Evens Score V th til Triumph Over Artist ni DY ALAN N J 7 J. J GOULD Associated Press Sports Sport Editor PHILADELPHIA P Sept 9 By The Associated Press The The greatest dramatist of tennis William T T. Til TIl- Tilden TIlden Til- Til Tilden den II II never had the stage mere meres s W ri perfectly set for a c heroic role than It Iti i i was today after an ant t l even break between n I t J America A on e r I c a and I Ij j France Prance In the 1 v opening two singles matches ot of the 1927 Davis cup challenge round With as thrilling a performance as ashe Jj 1 he ever eer has given en under th tIm international spotlight Big DIg Sill Bill rose rOEe to the oc occasion or- or ii casion caslon yesterday by conquering Henri M. M 6 2 6 C 8 6 after Wll- Wll 11 lim m M M. Johnston Johnston Johnston-gallan gallant little Bill but hut no longer the mighty atom passed swiftly from the picture at the hands hanis of poker pokerfaced Rene Hone La Coste Costa 6 3 6 6 6 2 6 C As AI a result the giant sinewy sineW fig fig- figur ur tie of the former er Amer Anser- ra hat hatI J ican champion I apparently r as a dy- dy dynan dynan nan ic to It as ever stands out as the main b r r v Frances France's impetuous t IOU joui II and a JT victory lc for them l that M w 4 Ut tirO o f eu id this country country's s year seven w Wr nr r treat In Davis cup play Fu doubles this afternoon Til- Til el dir P to lead the remaining t t tio o f the French team te Jean B Dor r id md Jacques Brugnon The oni li t f the famous tro trw sensed emed was for the Amer- Amer lr Ir J or U win today ant am an for tor Til- Til Tilde di dc de c quer In the re- re reen m rn ties lies matches Ji Jc I. I I apparently no longer can b c on 0 o as a factor in the most eve 6 Davis cup battle b America has haa hut hud since 1914 That year It was another great Californian Maurice If who the role that Tilden hotels hods today but Red Mac heroic u as he lie fou- fou fou was un un- unable Unable able to stem stern the attack that won the th famous trophy hY |