New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-28
National Lawn Tennis Cham
pion Meets Murray To-
day in Final Round
at Longwood.
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Boston, July 27-Richard Norris
Williams, I'd. met his master on the
lawn tennis courts this afternoon in
the person OF Maurice Z. Mclaughlin.
the national champion, who defeated
the Philadelphia on the classic courts
OF the Longwood Cricket Club by
score OF 6-3, "a. "a. IN the upper
half of the semi-hnal round.
By virtue of his victory Mclaughlin
will face Z. Lindley Murray. the Leland
Stanford University sensation. III the
final round tomorrow afternoon. MUIR
ray won his semi-fnal match from
Y Wallace f. Johnson, Of Philadelphia, IN
straight sets. at SIS, IS. 10. ne
and Mclaughlin will battle for the
right TO challenge william VI. Johnston,
the present holder OF the famous Long
wood bowl, the match being scheduled
for Wednesday afternoon.
Thus. no matter what the outcome OF
the two matches yet TO be played. the
massive Longwood trophy Will remain
another year on the Pacific Coast, for
Mclaughlin. Murray and Johnston all
hail from the Golden Gate.
Hackett and Alexander will night it
out with Karl II. Behr and Theodore
Roosevelt Pell for the title. as the lat
ter pair defeated " W. Niles and A. =
Dabney in the other half Of the SEMI
final.
Those who gathered about the cen
ire" court TO watch the progress OF the
match between Mclaughlin and Will
Jams were rewarded by bits OF brilliant
lawn tennis. Williams, showing by TAR
the more finished and polished game.
was several times on the verge OF gam
ing a commanding lead, but each time
he committed costly errors. and u was
these that gave Mclaughlin the VIC
tory.
No less than twelve times in the
course Of the match did Williams COM
nit double faults on his service,
against McLoughln's three. Thirty
five times he sent the ball out OF court.
against his opponents tweuty-nine. In
making nets the Californian was the
chief offender. with thirty-three'
against the Philadelphian's twenty
seven. Mclaughlin scored twenty-nine
shots for placement and Williams
twenty-three. and the former made
three service aces, as against the Har-
ward mans four.
Az covering MS court. TOO. the hsr-
ward man excelled. but MS double
faulting- something he rarely does
spoiled all his chances OF pulling out
the match, and at no time did he show
the marvellous control Of his strokes
which is generally a feature Of ms
game.
On the other hand Mclaughlin
played better than he has al any time
this season. and appears 20 be headed
toward the top Of his game about the
time the Davis Cup challenge round is
played next month.
Hackett and Alexander, the old ma
tonal champions in the doubles, used
every trick of the courts and all their
ceneralship in offsetting the individual
brilliancy Of Murray and Fottrell IN
tho doubles match. Fottrell was plain
Is off mis- game, and the burden Of the
fight fell upon Murray, who battled
desperately until the last point was
scored.
Niles and Dabney had another Of
their of" days. but j. is doubtful IF
they could have defeated Pell and
Behr. the Middle States champ
even though they were at their bes;.
The latter pair performed in brilliant
fashion. leaving few openings in their
court and using excellent judgment.