New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-08
Williams and Murray Beat
Little and Wrenn in
Three Sets.
WHIRLWIND ATTACK
TURNS TIDE FOR BOYS
Veterans pit Court Generalship
Against Youth and Speed in
Spectacular Match.
Bv FRED HAWTHORNE.

chester. defeating Raymond d. l. t.le
ard George l.. Wrenn, Jr.. IN spectae
ular thrce-set match. The score was
:. s /. (.
Little and Wrern. both former inter
nationaists and verscd in every angle
of the game, extended the two boys
10 the limit before they went down
under the avalanche Of speed and
Youthful energy that the younger men
brought 70 bear m the last two sets.
This afternoon Williams and Muir.
ray will meet Theodore Roosevelt Pel
and Karl H. Behr, the Middle states
/ champions. in the upper half of the
draw. while in the lower half y. W.
I George VI. Church and Dean Mathey.
4 the metropolitan champions.
The final round will be played to
morrow. afternoon. at which time 4
start also will he made in the singles
Lowering clouds that constantly
threatened downpour Of rain kept all
but real dcvotces OF lawn tennis from
the courts yesterday. but those few
were we'll rewarded for their attend
auce.
Williams started the service. whip
ping the ball over tho net with great
spced and showing better control than
h" had on the day before. lie and his
partner took the frts game. Then. with
Little serving. the veterans accounted
for the next. passing the boys cleanly
with shots that bored through the OPP
posing court with remarkable accuracy.
/ Little Adept at Placing.
The service Of Little was severe. al
though it had not the bounding. twist
in. powcr that distinguished that OF
the youthful pair who opposed and his
psrtne.. But Little was an adept al
placing the ball within inches of the
centre line or far IN the corner. and on
more than one occasion he scored aces
through his ability 20 put the ball
where he wanted TO.
The former lnternatIonSllsts fairly
outpiayed their opponents IN the first
set. both i'm their strokes and IN their
court covering Both men made re-
markable gets" and their teamwork
was perfection. The openings they left
IN their court were few and far be-
tween, and they always knew Just
where they wanted 70 put the Dali,
showing an uncanny faculty for dong
so.
After Williams and Murray had run
into a lead Of five game TO three By
racing 20 NC Utl anu tuNNliiS piA Nv ~
passing shots Little and Wrenn start
ed a grand uphill battle. in which their
court cunning proved superior TO any
thing the boys could show.
Little was a revelation at the net. no
matter how hard Murray drove the ball
al him. and shot IL back at so sharp an
angle that the Californian fell over
himself IN his attempts to return II.
Wrenn. too. was ably upholdng his
mariner. scoring frequently with hard
overhead smashes that nailed the base
line with machine-like precision.
Williams and his partner had not yet
begun 10 realize apparently the seri-
BUSINESS Of the work before them. and
before they could stem the tide Little
and Wrenn had Tailed the last four
games. taking the last without the loss
Of point.
While the men mopped their fore
heads before beginning the second set
the gallery showed its appreciation o.
the valiant play Of the veterans by
clapping Of hands. shouts and stamp
ing Of feet The friends Of age were
as staunch as those Of youth.
Younger Players Nervous.
Williams ard Murray were p study
in facial expression as they began tho
eecond set. Williams kept blinking up
al the sky in a nervous, irrltated man
nor. as though :he heavens were in
some way responsible for what had al
ready gone before.
Murray showed his feelings different
2 ". His rudy face bore deep, deter
mined frowr and he showed his teeth
gavagely, gliding about the court on
J his toes. IS II eager to again get INTO
the fray.
That second set was treat to
watch. Knowing they must snow o.
I their best If they were 10 emerge VIC
/ toriouz from the battle, Williams and
thc how from the Coast started with a
| vim and an carnestness that presaged
4 something better in the lawn tennis
| line than anything they had yet shown.
Although Williams started the game
with two double faults in his service,
/ Lo and Murray won it after deuce had
/ been called. II was the Californian's
daring. lighting play that took the
came, Nothing escaped the sweep OF
+ lis racquet. and he crashed the ball at
Little then at Wrenn. then between
the two with speed that was beauti-
full in its ferocity.
A Whirlwind ATTACK.
Wrenn and his veteran partner fairly
casped as they franticalIy defended
thcir court from the boys whlrlwind
attack. but after taking the second
rame bv sharp-angled shots across inc
court they bowed to the inevitable and
| we're hard put to it TO gain six points
N the last five games, the last OF which
was won at love on Murray's terrihe
services.
With the sets even. Little and Wrenn
prepared for a dying finish and went al
/ tbeir work with feveTish energy. Nur-
raw and Williams were swept OIL thelr
feet by the smashing. forceful game oil
tho veterans. who forced their openings
with cunning foresight and sent the
hail through with the skill Of fenccr
beating down his opponents guard.
Again had Williams and Murray
lightly regarded the issue. Again had
occurred that lapse that proved fatal
in the first set. But they encouraged
each other 20 greater efforts once more
and started an irresistible attack.
Battle as they would. Wrenn and Lit
tie we're borne down before the strength
and speed of youth, and the boys won
five games in a row. each vying with
the other in their eagerncss to kill
the ball as il rose over the net.
The ninth game was Wrcnns on his
crafty lobbing. but then came the end.
and. with Murray serving, the younger
men simply burnt up the court with
tboir speed and their hard, well direct
cd smashcs Of high balls, to win at
q /.
The point score follows: