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These pictures will include studies of Miss Helen Wills, Tilden, Johnston, Richards, and R. N. Williams 2nd '16. They show the cut, spin, and direction of the stroke, in some cases from several angles. The footwork and position of the player's body before and at the moment of contact between racket and ball is shown. Coach H. L. Cowles will point out the technique of the players and demonstrate methods of each play. The films thus afford an excellent opportunity to study the world's tennis champions at their best
...however, a play is deemed of sufficient merit it will be produced. Our action was not to put the Dramatic Club in the former position of the Workshop but to keep alive the interest in the drama around the College by offering a chance to aspiring authors. C. Harlan Johnston '27, Secretary of the Dramatic Club...
...semi-final round Tilden, after dropping the first set, paid Vincent Richards the compliment of opposing him with his utmost, with the consequence that Richards steadily lost hope and games, going to pieces in the last set to surrender, 6-8, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1. Johnston devoted 47 minutes to the disposal of Richard Norris Williams 2nd, who as usual could not summon his own brilliance when he needed it most...
Just as conservative observers, had expected, Tilden and Johnston faced each other in the finals. Just as they had expected, Johnston played superbly. His drives bit with the malice of soundless white bees. He took the first set, 6-4, and a huge crowd stood up to shout for him. In the second set came the knot of the match. Johnston led at 9-8 and 30-40. Tilden was serving. If Johnston had taken that point, it would have been extremely unlikely that Tilden could have closed up a two-set lead, and already it was quite clear that...
...Johnston did not take it. Once more in the last set, after Tilden had won the second, third, and Johnston the fourth, the challenger had another glowing chance. He had broken through Tilden's service in the third game, needed only a point to put him 3-1. He made, instead, four successive errors. A few minutes later Tilden stood at match point. Thrusting all the leverage of his body into his stroke, he served, and became for the sixth time, as Johnston waved his racquet at the fall, Lawn Tennis Champion...