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Johnston Qndgrii^Victors in Struggle for Píatío^Nojboubles Örio]Riipk - ..... i ' .*.»¦*¦1 ¿Su-."""*'' -~~-~- .___!__. ***»¦*V£t\J jy Johnston QndGrii^ Victors in Struggle for PÍatío^noJboubles Örio]riipk»iisnip dt Longwood and Davis Roberts No Match Olympic Point Score Davis McDonald Wins 56 Pound For Veteran Court Complete To-day U. S. Hopes In Marathon CupTeam Experts Point« Invited to Plav ¦cored Total Weight Throw at Title Holder yesterday, to date. Olympic Rational Overwhelms Pony Team 1. United States... 21 179 In So. America Slovakia, t With 2. Finland .« 8 65 Pat in Second Place Denmark, Finland. Sweden, His Whirlwind Game and Victors Ryan ; Aus¬ Win ». England .*..», 1 63 India, Belgium, France. Japan, in 4. Sweden 18 62 U. S. Increases Total tralia, Greece and Esthonia. Straight Sets; Scores, 6.2, 6.2 and 6.3 5. .^.... Canada Is Also Anxious to In the first modem the Italy ........... 7 21 Olympiad Points to 179; Finland! race was won a at . by Loues, Greek, 6. France .w- 20 See Members of U. S. T. South » 19 Position Athens. The second, at Paris, was won Africa...» Tennis jjn Runner-Up a the at By Fred Hawthorne 8. Canada .«*, 3 10 Team in Action by Teato, Frenchman; third, 9. St. Louis, by Hicks, an American: the BOSTON*, Aug. 21.William M. Johnston and Clarence Denmark. 0 7 (Continuad from paie one) at Griffin, of 10. New Zealand.... 0 5 While the members of the Davis Cup fourth, London, by Johnny Hayes, California, regained the national doubles this If, team are to of America, and the fifth, at Stock¬ championship afternoon by Australia . 5 5 expected be the headlinera The Italian heel and toe artist, who holm, the South African. McArthur. Willis E. Davis and 12. Czecho-Slovakia. 3 at the national by defeating Roland Roberts, also of California, a sincles championship won the 10,000-meter walk on Thurs- by 13. Esthonia .. which at the score of 6.2, 6.2, 6.3, in the final round of 3 begins West Side Tennis 20 The Associ¬ the annual tournament on 14. Norway ..J Club on August 30, interest in th'.'ii day, easily won the 3,000-meter event ANTWERP, Ang By new Chestnut Hill courts of the 15. play will not be ated Press)..The and water the Longwood Cricket Club. Holland . 2 aonfined to the gallerj to-day. McMaster, of Australia, fin- swimming 16. present It required just two minutes more than an hour for Belgium . 1 by any means. The tennis ished second, five yards in front of polo tournament will continue until Johnston and public of two countries, as sepa¬ Dick Remer, who with Maroney stayed August 29. to win the rated as widely Griffin title, held until yesterday by Norman Brookes and Canada and South America in the ruck until the last half mile, The program has been arranged, as Gerald Patterson, of Australia, who did not defend. The Montgomery Swim Victor are eager to see them play and hav< Had this pair started the final sprint is the case with all Olympic events winners to-day sent urgent requests to the Unir« earlier have finished better, outside of the main sta¬ were doubles in 1915 and CINCINNATI, Aug. 21..Charters States they might taking place champions 1916, and in overwhelming Davis Lawn Tennis Association fo: There is no possibility of an Amer- dium, so that the finals will be held Roberta this afternoon Montgomery, of Pittsburgh, won the the presence of the team in thei ¡can two first in the The stadium and they looked like champions well worthy of five-mile tournaments. winning places, although evenings. swimming the honor?. intercity swimming race in G. Paddock may add another first place has seating and standing accommoda¬ the Ohio River here this afternoon in II. Meldrum, sccn^tary of th« in the 400-meter relay, and thus, with tion«; for practically 10,000 spectators. Johnston, playing tho greatest gamo<- Toronto Lawn has the seven in the 100- The races and ex¬ 53 minutes and 5 seconds. There were to Tennis^"lub, writtei points gained swimming diving has shown since to this 27 Julian S. Myrick. president, meter dash and five in the 200-meter hibitions are among the few Olympic he returning starters. the team or invitin¡ from any of its members to tak dash, share in the scoring of nineteen events open to women, and there are country England, virtually won The Point Score part in the Ontario feminine teams entered from viel handed. In tho three championship points. many :Y.e FIRST SET Cross-Country Run To-day nations, including the United States. the match went, "Little _ , rts. c,8. So many competitors are entered .R)hnston and Griffin. 0 4 14 4 6 4 4 --27.1 The Finns and British are favorites a Davis that most of the events must be con¬ scored total of earned and Roberts. ... Bill" thirty-four 4142240 2.19.2 for to-morrow's cross-country run, ducted in series of preliminaries, and points, just eight more than Griffin, STROKE ANALYSIS Nurmi running on the former team. it will be before the first Neta Outs Tuesday night Paris and Roberts and his r\. Sa. r>f. The coach of the Finns tells me that final, that or' the 100-meter race for combined, Tohnston. 4 2 10 o 0 this has errors than any of the other OrlffiB. 5 4 1 o 1 twonty-two-year-old chap women, is held. Davia. 1 5 2 0 0 been competing six years, but was Tho United States and England have three. R< bens. 7 3 1 0 0 slow in developing into the star that entered for all the swimming, diving ; remarkable showing SECOND PET he is to-day. He is a mechanic in an and wati-r polo contests, but .-the other Johnston and automobile and to match was almost Griffin M 4 EMS 4.34.6 factory walks and nations competing are entering only a de- Davis and Roberts.. 4 0 0. 7 6 0 3 fro to work each a total distance and Roberta 0.20_2 day, few events. Davis STROKE ANALYSIS of ton miles. The program of events will include: rever even approaching their wonder¬ Nets Outs PI. Sa. Df. All the Americans ere complaining For men.Races: 100 meters, free Johnston. 4 fi 12 1 0 of the the swimmers ful of when de¬ Qrifrin. 2 3 cold, declaring style; 100 meters, back stroke; 200 play yesterday, they 2 o i that cannot do their as the feated William T. Tilden 2d and Davia. 7 ;i 0 2 1 they best, meters, breast stroke; 400 meters, free Roberts. <> 2 2 1 0 water is considerably below the tem¬ style; 400 meters, breast stroke: 1,500 Charles IL Garland in the semi-final THIRD SET perature to which they are accustomed. meters, free style. Diving: Plain round. The losers of to-day's match Johnston and Griffin Two Australians have been compelled diving from heights of five and ten 17454434 to withdraw from the swimming, hav¬ had a", too evidently left the major Davis and Roberts 4.36.6 meters; fancy diving, from heights of ing contracted such heavy colds that five and ten meters; div¬ portion of *.he:r tennis-playing ability 45036151 2.27.S thev fear springboard ÍTROKE ANALYSIS pneumonia. ing, from heights ot* one and three me¬ or. this same court in the earlier Tne boxing eliminations started this ters. events are for Nets Otita PI. Sa. Df. All these indi¬ < and continued far into the add to the handicap Johnston. 5 3 11 0 0 morning viduals. Griffin. 5 3 4 1 night. By to-morrow the entries will 100 free that them there was the Davia 1 For women.Races: meters, . 4 4 6 1 1 be greatly reduced and it will be pos¬ style; 300 meters, free style. High psych~ thing, name- Roberta. 3 tí 3 0 0 sible to estimate the Americans' diving, from heights of four an* eight - both Davis and Robert? knew RECAPITULATION chances of scoring. meters, and from Neta. Outs. PI. Sa. springboard diving, Griffin Df. Er. Ba. The climax of the games comes to¬ heights ot" one and three meters. had always Johnston 13 10 33 1 0 23 34 morrow, when the Marathon race of Griffin ... In addit tin-re are team races for beatón them many matches 12 10 7 1 3 25 S miles will )n, iiid w( re quite to Davis. 12 12 8 3 1 26 11 approximately twenty-seven men, at _00 meters, in relays of four likelj ts_ 16 U (» 1 0 27 7 be run over one of the most difficult each 200 meters, Tarais.Johnston and 3 swimmers, covering Griffin. sets. IS courses ever laid out. and for women a 400-meter Opposition Not : Davis and Roberts, C relay race, Worthy s- :s. 7 grames, ti'j points. each of four members swimming 100 mated, the si le s« nsa- Marathon to Be Run To-day meters. a champio ANTWERP, 21 The Asso¬ The water polo matches are arranged _. -¦ U. L. Aug. (By S. T. A., presided in the high ciated Press).. The marathon race. to conclude each nisr'nt's events. * more hat, chair as umpire In the national doubles the classic -will be run to¬ Besides the Olympic medals, the the stak .i are the he is Olympic highest, match, and when the four e>--.--.-'-<í> morrow on a course that measures 42.75 Count Brunette dTJsseaux Challenge 5 I j this after- championship kilometers Cup, now --.eld by G.
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