Williams met Johnston in the challenge round with chances bright.
Somehow Little Bill has Dick's number these days and again
decisively defeated him. Vincent Richards wisely rested the week
of Longwood, preparing for the later events. I was off in the
woods at Camp Winnipesaukee recuperating from the effects of
illness in England.
Newport followed on the heels of Longwood. Newport should be
called Washburn Week. Here the judicial Watty methodically placed
Johnston and Williams in the discard on successive days. It was a
notable performance.
Williams took an awful revenge on Vinnie Richards when the two
met in the third round. It was Williams' day and he blew the
little Yonkers boy off the court in one of the finest displays of
the whole year. Shimidzu, who had again scored a victory over
Wallace Johnson, was taken suddenly ill with ptomaine poisoning,
the night before he was to meet Williams in the semi final, and
compelled to default. It robbed him of a chance to gain revenge
for his defeat at Longwood. Washburn played the best tennis of
his life, in defeating Johnston and Williams, which, coupled with
Richards' crushing defeat, placed Washburn on the Davis Cup team.
A sensational upset occurred in the first round when L. B. Rice
defeated W. E. Davis. Rice has made a great improvement this year
and bids fair to go far.
Seabright, the next week, found Little Bill Johnston playing the
stellar role.
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