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Show I WILLIAMS GOES' 1 DOITPEAT ' I Johnston Continues Speedy I Style of Play in Tennis SI Championships my FOREST HILLS X V . "pt. 2. !; B- William M Johnston turned aside Sm formidable aspirant for his honors when, by forceful playing he defcat-fd defcat-fd R. Norris Williams 2nd, In the fourth round of the 39ih A.ll-Comen HH National Tennis championship singlet V J today The two stars of the Davis cup LM team fought at the all-court type of Bl game. Johnston mastering his oppon- BBH cnt In straight sot-', 6-3. t-4 7-5. i, . Thil was the outstanding batlle ofl the day. although In the other matches of the round form prevailed and Wil-j 'V. Ham T. Tllden 2nd. world's title hold-; ijV- er, Wallace F. Johnson, tho Wizard ja of the chop-sticks; G. Collet Caner,' Walter Wcsbrook and Watson M. W Washburn were winners Washburn accounted for the lefcal of Charles BK S. Garland, of the Davis cup team BEj beating him 7-6. 7-5, 7-6. f Jfcj it was the engagement of John- JW-i ston and Williams that pleased the "pi crowd. Williams possessed no effec- j1j tlve length to his shots. Also his ser- Jg vice was tricky and instead of the slzling aces expected double faults! f punctuated the score et the most critl-j cal stages. There was another out standing feature of the rallies in this: set. It was that Williams' backhand pw was inclined to be erratic 7ohnston ,Wt, inaJo the nr'- oi ' iesc weaknt jKfl r His drives from deep court were all r cautiously developed . - the r.-iiu's pro- ' y greyed It was ihe same a.; he fought tjCf his way up to the net to volley These Bfm1 were the elements that made it poa- slble for him to hold the lead. BAKNESS SHOWN. flpjB The weakness of Williams' game jJW was clearly shown in the t h i r I I (asSi Shooting finely for the lines which he paralleled with aclng drives William. jM went to the lead, on garni John rfl ston then started to wreak Ins rival's ilPJ game by wonderful changes of speed I JH and length. Twice Williams Was 9Mt within a point of the set and each) L. lime Jolins'on forced him to overdrive JH the court to carry the points to douce I MM The final really was i haracteristlc of; I what Williams did, fM' hi. J. r pr-s sure from the Calilornlans side of the barrier, Williams drove the last Lall slapping into the nel. Tllden conquered his youthful pro- t lege, Vincent Richards, in four sets The score wns 6-3, 3-6. 6-3, 6-0. The matches tomorrow reduce the! field to the four survivors in the seml- final round oo |