Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-23
FAVORITES VICTORS
IN MIDDLE STATES

Holcombe Ward. former national
champion and at one time a Davis
cup player. Walter Merrill Hall, 1912
middle States champion; Charles n.
Bull, jr., the Crescent A. {. star;
Harold Throckmorton. Princeton in
terscholastic titleholder; William Il.
McKim, of Yale University, and
Joseph j. Armstrong, of Minnesota
University, were among the favorites
who came through successfully in the
opening round in the mems singles
of the Middle States championship
lawn tennis tournament on the courts
of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club, at
Montrose, yesterday afternoon. The
tourney will continue today when the
first test of the big players viii come.
r. Lindley Murray, the Leland
Stanford University wonder, who
created a sensation by winning the
metropolitan title last Saturday, will
be pitted aginst Theodore X. Pell,
holder of the Achels challenge cup,
in one of today's feature matches.
There was some doubt expressed yes
terday as to whether Murray would
compete in the tourney. The rumor
was going the rounds that his entry
would be withheld by those interested
in the coming Davis cup matches, as
his excellent showings of late in
Dictated that he had some chance of
representing the United States in
that competition. Murray, however,
stated he would be- on hand today.
Murray, although a player of con-
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bles in his match with Pell, as the
latter is a player of high rank and is
expected to figure prominently in the
tourney.
Gustav f. Touehard, present Middle
States champion, will in all prob
ability defend his title. according TO
those in charge of the present COM
petition.
The matches yesterday had their
usual interesting and exciting mo-
ments, but the favorites did not seem
to extend themselves. The courts
were a little heavy, due to the recent
rains.
The showing of Harold Throckmor-
ton, the Princeton lad, brought forth
considerable comment. Throckmorton
is a rangy youngster and can use his
racket with the skill of a veteran.
He scored an easy two-set victory
over Ralph c. Wettlaufer. The Or
ange and Black performer should
make it interesting for his opponents
in the future. The veteran Holcombe
Ward won his match in convincing
fashion against r. B. Bennett with
the loss of a game. Hall was hard
pressed by Lindsay Durham, the
former going three sets before record
ing a victory. Arthur H. Coffey gave
Charles NJ Bull ir. a lot of trouble
before he was defeated.
Joseph J. Armstrong won two
matches. He defeated Lawrence d.
Woodbury., the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club champion, in the first round and
won from Norman Johnson in the
second round B. NJ. Phillips also
went through his second round.
his victims. The summaries:
Middle States mems champion
ship singles (irst round) Joseph
j. Armstrong defeated Lawrence
| d. Woodbury., Cd, ca Fred
erick c. Inman defeated Har-
old P. Banks, 6-1, 60; j. p
Walden defeated Edward Doyle, by
default; Richard Stevens defeated c..
E. Rhoades, by default; Ernest F.
Thomas defeated Curtis Read, 6-1,
6-1; G. w. Gilmore defeated Philip
/. y O-os ~
defeated Harold Garvey. g., Cd;
Henry n. Balch defeated K. Koniger,
Ga, e.; Holcombe Ward defeated
Robert B. Bennett, 60, 81; c. F.
Watson, jr., defeated Coleman S.
Mills 60, 81; William F. McKim
defeated C. E. Rhoades. 60. Go;
Hoffman Nickerson defeated F.
Skiddy Marden. As, Ga, 6-3; Philip
Chem defeated H. M. Rend, 60, 81;
Harold Throckmorton defeated Ralph
| C. Wettlaufer, 81; g.; Charles NJ.
Bull, jr., defeated Arthur H. Coffey.
| GO, 4-6, 6-1; Walter Merrill Hall
defeated Lindsay Durham. "a, IL,
Sc; Felix Doubleday defeated Ham
matt Norton, 6-3, 6-5, "a: David
X. Mackay defeated Francis P.
Magoun, 90, 6-S; Benjamin NJ.
Phillips defeated Harold Burns. 81,
| 6-1.
Second Round-Joseph J. Armstrong
defeated Norman Johnson, 81, Cd;
Benjamin NJ. Phillips defeated T. B.
| Stickney, g., 81.