New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-17
Youthful Californian Beats
Mathey in Fourth Round
of Metropolitan.
WINNER, WITH DROP
BALL, CHEATS WIND
Washburn, Playing Through
Champion, Comes Out Victori-
Gus in Match with Hahn.

Playing as swiftly. as the wind that
swept across the West Side Tennis Club
courts. r. Lindley Murray, the brilliant
youth from the Coast, defeated Dean
Mathey. the former Princeton. star, yes
terday in the fourth round OF the metro
politan lawn tennis championship tourna-
ment. Murray was victor in straight sets
al GO, 6-i ard won his way into the
round before the semi-finals.
This afternoon the young Californian
will pit his strength and skill against
Watson NJ. Washburn. the playing
through champion, the match being
scheduled for o'clock.
Seventeen matches were disposed of in
singles and doubles yesterday. and only
eleven players were left in the singles.
This number will be reduced 70 the four
survivors in the semi-final round when
dusk comes on this evening, II the plans
of the tournament committee go through
as scheduled. 20.
Washburn himself came through to the
round before the-semi-final by defeating
Herbert Hahn, Murrays partner, at 6-3
Ga, playing a carefully planned and exc
cuted game. Others to reach these brack-
cts were BENJAMIN NJ. Phillips, Alfred D.
Hammett and Louis Graves.
All those who played yesterday faced
unusually difficult conditions. north
west gale swept across the clay courts all
dav long, raising a miniature sandstone.
So strong was the wind that for time IL
was considered advisable to postpone play
for the day. A large gallery that had
gathered on the championship court 10
see Murray and Mathey settle their dr.
ferences was so anxious to watch the
sensational Westerner perform, however
that Il was decided to go ahead with the
tournament
Murray was in superb condition for the
FRAY and seemed able to adapt his game
10 the conditions in a marvellous manner
On all his strokes he used a decided drop
ball, cheating the wind Of much OF us
effect He took the first four games In
row. dropped the next two and then look
Mathews service and his own for the set
Mathey. who has been playing better
this season than at any time IN MS ca
reer. perhaps, shot the ball low. over the
net down the side courts for passing
strokes. Against nine men out or ten
I these shots would have scored aces, ou'
! Murray was all over the court. and TOOK
! Mathews speediest shots on the Volley
! low to the ground or shoulder high' At
made no difference to him. -
1 The excellence, of Matney,s play was
lost on the majority Of those who watched
| the match, so easy was the way IN
which Murray blocked off his keenest el'
forts. Pitted against Washburn this ar
ternoon. Murray and the champion should
provide a struggle dear to the hearts oil
all lawn tennis devotees'
Washburn was always too much for
Hahn in their match. He, like Murray
knew how to make the best OF MS
strokes in the gale whereas Hahn was
always too strong and kept sending the
ball out of court. -"
George NJ. Church, a former intercol-
| legiate champion, won two matches, first
defeating s. Howard Voshell at 4-0,
"a. TO and then scoring over Arthur
s. Cragin at Ga, 60. The conditions
proved no terror to him and he had ex-
| cellent control over his shots.
Frederick C. Inman, who already has
! two legs on the metropolitan trophy
saw his chances OF winning the bowl
! outright go a-glimmering when q. Carl
ton Shafer defeated him easily at So
So. Shafer played the same consis-
/ tent heady game that he has been show
ing all season and kept the ball within
court throughout the match.
METROPOLITAN lawn tennis championship
singles (second roundJ--J. z. Harrison defeat-
Z ed p F. Thomas, jr., rs, 81. 6-3; George
/ NJ Rodman defeated II. O'Gorman, IT. 81,
/ al: George NJ. Church defeated 5. Howarn
/ Voshell 4-6. Ga, Is. $1,000,
Third round-Benjamin NJ. Phillips defeated
II S Mellick S-l0, 10 eli DR.. william
Rosenbaum defeated Walter L.. Pate, 81, ~,
ga: g. Carlton Shafer defeated Frederick -, ~
| inman. ga Ga: A. ID. Hammett defeated W
! a. Campbell, Ga. 81; Harrison won from y
s Cushman BY default; Louis Graves won iroI,
godman by default: Church defeated A. .
/ CragIn. 6-3 6-2.. ,,v,,
| Fourth round-Phlips defeated II. j. Henry
"a, rs Hammett defeated "A. Bassford' "
al "a; Graves defeated Harrison. 6-l, VI
Watson NJ Washburn defeated Her6ert ~
! Hahn, 6-S e.; r. Lindley Murray deteateS
! Dean Mathey, GO, g. ,,-
| Netropolitan lawn tennis championship
doubles (frst roundl-Washburn ana Bull ue
Seated Hunter and Fisher. 81 S-6 1890.
] and Murray 0etedtes