| Show WILLIAMS BEATS r iI JOHNSTON IN HOT HOTt 1 COURT j Of or Players Who Entered Tau Tourney But Ten Now Remain Newport e R. R I. I Aug 21 Of Of tho 1 tennis players who entered tho thirty el eighth annual all aU comers comers' singles cham chanu tournament of at tho the United States National Lawn Tennis lion tion on Monday tonda there thero remain In th thI list tonight Just ten After a n. day ay of J sensational tennis contests contest In inthe tho the defeat of oC William N. N Johnston bv R. R Norris Williams was the feature Itna It U was na conceded that tho the standard of ot play had never reached tho the point of ot o excel excel- cel lenco which marked the present tour tour-M ncy ney t i Williams II IIams required four tour sets Ln in which 4 to win from Johnston tho the cores beIng beIng be be- Ing 6 3 G. G 6 4 3 6 8 86 but tho the margin of oC victory Ictor was tar far closer than tho mere mer scores of oC games would Indicate Tb The Californian was forced to bow boon to th tho more finished play of ot his opponent but not until he ho had put up a a. battle which aroused another ler record gallery 0 lJ In a a. mannor manner seldom seen nt at t the tho casino courts It was a thrilling battle of or racquets and wits and In the end the Philadelphian conquered because of at h Ma hili experience and nonchalance under stress of a t grueling s contest Williams displayed his usual indifference ference to breaks breal g Iri Id his game and played as ns though h according according- to a prearranged prearranged prearranged pre pre- arranged plan using a A. trifle more mora care and skill in dan dangerous pinches than or ordinarily or- or It was this faculty that fl fl- naB nally gave gayo him the thc match In service lc volleying back court and not net pIa play ha he was little if J any superior to Johnston Johnston- and It was placement alone alono that earned him the victor victory In nets nots and outs he ha gave his opponent OPponent point t after point But the skill that comes from long play counted when It came to taking taking- tho the de deciding do- do ace at the end of at a long rally The Tho summary and stroke analysis of ot tho the match showing sots sets games gamos and points won nets outs placement aces and double faults follow WILLIAMS iLLIA Set S S. S 0 G. FT PT N. N O. O P. P A. A DF DE First 1 6 0 3 31 J u 8 S 10 2 1 Second 1 1 6 4 43 15 13 11 H 0 2 Third 0 0 3 23 12 11 10 0 1 1 1 Fourth 1 1 S CS is 28 10 27 1 0 Totals 3 3 23 3 1 6 46 4 42 61 S 3 1 JO JOHNSTON STON Set S. S G. G PT N. N O. O P. P A A. DP DF First 0 3 24 1 12 7 4 2 1 1 Second 0 0 4 38 l 15 14 7 1 0 Third 1 1 6 32 6 6 9 0 1 1 Fourth 0 0 6 55 65 23 3 3 t C Ii 16 0 1 Totals 1 1 10 19 56 33 33 36 3 3 3 A Althou Although I th ou g h t the tho h e Wil Williams Johnston I I am Johnston s-Johnston match was sas the grand brand court feature tea tho contests on other courts lid did not Jack merit As was expected Champion M E. E defeated Robert Hobert Leroy Lero In straight sets and arid William Clothier r likewise likewise like lIko- wise won from W Yo L L. Pate Wallace Johnson and J. J R. R Strachan also cam through another round defeating ro- ro J J. J G. G Brown Drown Jr and C. C N. N i. i Bull Jr Il W W. M. M 1 Washburn won from R. R Evans Jr and Leonard Beckman eliminated elim clini- mated F. F W. W Cob Colo after aCtor a a. hard five sot Mt match upset of or the tho day was wa the do- do feat of G. G P. P Gardner Gardnor Jr b by Nat iles in four sets reversing the usual result when these players have havo mot root hereto fore |
