The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-10
JOHNSTON HOPS OFF
TRAIN; BEATS HARMED
SkyrOcket Californian Whirls
Ball Past Veteran From
Impossible Stances.
WINS TWO OF THREE SETS
CannOnball Service Not Used ;
Doesn't Need It-lIackett
Defeats Mathey.
WINS TWO OF THREE SETS

William NJ Johnston OF California, who
came here last summer and carried away
| the New York state lawn tennis cham
pionship and the I.ongwood bowl. dropped
in on the unsuspcctiug Eastern racquet
wiclders at the Wcstchester Country club
yes tcrday and signalized his arrival by
defeating william \. Larned, erstw lille
/ king of the courts, in "a three set match In
the second round at s-3, IS. "a.
Johnston did not show all the Vim and
| fire lac displayed around these parts last
| year, but when It Is taken into considera-
| ton that he managed to dispose of such a
willy opponent as Lnrned, after riding in
/ trains for the greater part Of week. his
game yesterday cannot be criticised ad-
Nersely.
| There was a large crowd out to see the
matches, and all those who were looking
forward 20 seeing Johnstons cannon ball
| srrvic" were more or less disappointed
| His driving, however. Offset the partial de-
| cline in his service and his cross court
shots were of the highest order. Time
and again he passed the veteran with
yards to spare. and every time ne did it
seemed as II he were In such "A position
| that he could get nothing by Larncd.
! \ feature OF the day was the work OF
| Harold n. Hackott of the West side Ten
mis- club captain of last years Davis cup
.
/ Dean Mathey lIackctt. who IS more at
home on the doubles court than ON the
/ singles, came out Of his shell and played
tennis Of the first magnitude, which
brought him victory in straight sets at
e. a. The veteran, who has been
/ laid away To- rest by many a follower OF
| the game, showed all of his old time gem
rraship and much Of the former speed.
| He WAS never at a loss tn score points
when ho needed them, and 1t made no dif-
| ference what tactics his younger opponent
| adopted lIackctt always was able To- rise
to the occasion and beat him at 1t. Hack
eits victory puts him in the round before
the semi-fnals against George L. Gardner,
Jr of Boston, who won slow three set
1 match from Robert lie Roy, former inter
collegiate champion, In the second round
at e, 8, IS
Karl Behr OF tho West Side Tennis
! club continued to play tho brand OF
, tennis which marks him as one or the
| most promising candidates for this year $
| Davis cup team and advanced 10 the
third round by vanquishng Herbert L.
| Hahn of Stanford University In straight
sets at 81, IS. There was nothing
! during the course of the match which
Behr attempted that he did not do well
Al all stages of the game he made the
young Californian look like a novice
The latter could not cope with the strons
cross court drives and sterling over
head play OF the West slider.
IL iIndIey Murray. tn, third Chlifor-
MAN in the tourney, came through To the
SECOND round by defeating Merrill Hal
In she first round at 3-6. 80, I'll The
showing OF Hall was "a keen disappoint
mcnt to many who figured that he surely
would outplty the Westener. Murray
played at his best all through the match
but In the first ret his best was no
quite as good as Halls The latter. how
ever fell down misrably In the next tw'
sets and lost them and the match OF
account OF his tendency 10 net the ball
| Murray will meet Wallace r. johnson
of Philadelphia to-day at Il 80 O'Clock.
Johnson gained the third round by win
! ming from Alfred =. babney OF tho Long
wood Cricket club. Boston, in ono Of IN
prettlest matches Of the day AT Is, Ga
: The Johnson Dabney match WIS "A who'll
: lot cleaner than the score would indicate
for most OF the gamers went into eNtri
, points, and many OF the aces were VOL
only after long and hard Volleys. Dab
ney hit the ball little harder thar
did the Philadelphia, but tho latter wa
very s'cldy and placed with remark
able accuracy
Norris Williams OF Philadelphia, VIII,
: played on last years Davis cup team
, and whose work this year has givei
the Davis Cup committee 50 much q
, worry about, certainly did not show an!
lack OF form yesterday In mis- mattel
E against Gustave +. Touchard, whom h,
defeated in straight sets at 90, O.
The young Harvard sophomore covered
the court with speed to burn and stroket
with case and grace. lie won the frs
ten games of the match without a grea
amount of trouble and then lost two onl!
: because he let up "A little. In justice 4
Touchard IL must be said that the latte
was In anything but his top form. H.
could not get the ball going where IN
wanted it and showed that he has seel
, very little OF the courts this season b!
the slowness which he displayed In get
ting after returns.
| George NJ. Church, captain az tn
Princeton tennis team, defeated Theodor
, II. pell of the West Side Tennis club II
: the FIRST round. IS. s.. but his victor!
was due more TO poor play by pell thar
3 to any brilliancy of his own. In tn
I second round Church met Nathaniel "
/, Niles OF Boston and the pair split even oi
\ two sets when darkness made II neces
, sary to call the match. The Bosonisi
won the first at 6--3 and lost the secon'
at 10. The winner OF this match
% which will be finished early to-day vii
4 meet Williams IN the third round at
o'clock The summaries:
h Mems Invitation Singles. .First Round
George NJ church G,srics'eH Theodore
feated Alfred = Dabney, "a, "a. Hober
LiudIey Murray detected Walter Merrill
e second RounI-Kerl H. Bchr defoate
Herbert !. Hahn, 6,l, ga; Edwin !
de S[mSG WIN William ip0 H9%s detsssa w
lam 4. Iarned, Ga. C--S, "a. u Norrl
, Williams defeated Gustays =. Touchard
Dean Matney' 80, g.. George P.abod
Gsrdncr Jr' defeated RobeTi 10 Roy. g.:
Nj church. ga, -. unhnished on az
count % darkness