ANDERSON INSPIRED

Evening Post, Volume 55, Issue 55, 3 September 1923, Page 8

ANDERSON INSPIRED

| BRILLIANT ".FOREHAND DRIVING * . -DUEii WITH""WIEHA"MS'.

» -..' NEW YORK, 31st August. ij The tennis was. erratic in-.the- fourth 'A set of the Anderson-Johnston singles Si^.match.^; Anderson.."went"out-to -lead r-4-1;' rrs^-principaUy^through r-Johnstpn« .y errors. f_ The eighth game provided some brils, Kant tennis, Anderson' eventually win- ;| r,ing afterj-flyeydeuces had been called. j' The American recovered to even the 2 scores, 5-ali, • through weak serving by. Sj Anderson. Johnston, however, again fell | into errors;*;missing at the net and'hitg ting out with Kis'forehandy enabling, An- .| derspn .toJgdlqut; on'.his;;serve, 7-s.'■■'-:' - '/; ..Aji.derson^'conihTienced^the-last set like ■'j ? one-inspirM,ywnning:r.ihre"e".gamea in a | row "arid..servin^,'fguf aces.' In the.' se,c- ---£ ond game,' f hoiv'ever, Johnston won on ;| his opponent's serve, making the score ■i 3-1. The Australian • won the next two U games through Johnston's^ double-fault- | ing and netting of his .forehand, making |j the tally 5-1. Johnston" momentarily re- ;. covered and won the seventh' game' after 3 trailing,.behind, 15-40. Anderson, ■ how*f ever,, was not to be denied, and went ■.'. out 6-2 on his own service,'finishing with ;, a 'beautiful forehand placement across jl the: court. - :, . : .-, •-. . ,

* The tennis throughout was rather | patchy, but brilliant forehand driving g duels were seen. Neither player went j* to the net .often. The serving on both A sides was rather 'weaL It was a brilp liant victory; aud 'Johnston's first defeat ? in the Davis-Cup. '''v.-'r ; •■■'■ -: