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...dangerously near the edge and at one point seemed about to topple off. In the first day's play Captain James O. Anderson of the Australian challengers administered to William M. Johnston his first defeat in four years of Davis Cup play. The same day William T. Tilden, II, defeated James Hawkes, Australia, and the series was evened. The following day occurred the longest and bitterest tussle ever played in Davis Cup competition. After falling badly behind, the American team (Tilden and R. Norris Williams) finally pulled their match out and virtually clinched the cup. The five sets took...
Davis Cup. William T. Tilden, 2nd, William M. Johnston, Vincent Richards, R. Norris Williams, 2nd, were chosen for the U. S. 1923 Davis Cup Team. These four successfully defended the cup last year, were respectively first, second, third, fourth in the 1922 national ranking. Williams was named team captain?presumably by reason of seniority. The Davis Cup matches take place at Forest Hills, L. I., Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and 3. The challenger, Australia, defeated three other teams in the American zone, then defeated France who had won from eleven others in the European zone...
National Doubles. For the first time in history the national doubles title is a hybrid. It was won by William T. Tilden, 2nd, and Brian I. C. Norton, of South Africa. They played a former Davis Cup pair in the finals, R. Norris Williams, 2nd., and Watson M. Washburn, and won only after the most desperate five-set match at 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. The individual brilliance of Tilden dominated the court, with the occasional flashes of Williams and the steadiness of Norton attracting less consistent attention. After the first two sets the playing...
Mixed Doubles. Miss McKane also had the opportunity to congratulate Mrs. Mallory on her playing in the national mixed doubles finals. The latter, paired with William T. Tilden, 2nd, defeated Miss McKane and John B. Hawkes, of Australia...
Newport. The lustre of tennis week at Newport was dimmed by the absence of Champion Tilden and W. M. Johnston and by the sputter of fairer fireworks in the women's nationals at Forest Hills. The matches most talked about were the default to Vincent Richards by R. Norris Williams when within a point of victory* and the subsequent defeat of Richards by Harvey Snodgrass (latest California star) in the semifinals. Howard Kinsey dislodged Snodgrass and took the title at 6?4, 4?6, 6?0, 9?7. With his brother, Robert, Howard Kinsey also secured the doubles championship...