opponent, and seizes every opening and turns it to his own
account. Norman E. Brookes is the greatest match player the world
has ever known, because he is ever ready to change his plan to
meet the strategy of his opponent, and has both the variety of
stroke and versatility of intellect to outguess the other the
majority of times. Brookes is the greatest court general, and, in
my opinion, the finest tennis intellect in the world. His mind is
never so keen and he is never so dangerous as when he is trailing
in an important match. He typifies all that is great in mental
match tennis.

A great star is always at his best in a match, as it stimulates
his mental and physical faculties to the utmost.

Certain players are more effective against some men than others
who are not so good. It is the uncertainty of match tennis that
is its greatest charm. Two men may meet for tennis during a
season, and be so closely matched that each man will win two
matches and the score seem almost one-sided each time. It is a
case of getting the jump on the other player.

During 1919 Johnston and I met four times. Twice he defeated me,
once in four sets, and once in three, while the two victories
that were mine were scored in identically the same number of
sets. The most remarkable meeting of two stars was the series of
matches between R. L. Murray and Ichija Kumagae during the
seasons of 1918 and 1919. In the early stages Murray had a
decided advantage, winning from Kumagae consistently, but by
close scores. Early in 1919 Kumagae unexpectedly defeated Murray
at Buffalo in four sets. From that moment Kumagae held the whip