Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-24
MURRAY UNABLE
TO OPPOSE PELL
injury Causes Withdrawal of
California Star from Middle
States Tourney.

Despite the fact that Robert Lind
ley Murray. the California star. has
Withdrawn his entry, the Middle
States lawn tennis championship
tournament at the orange lawn ten
mis- courts, in Montrose, promises to
develop some interesting battles in
the closing rounds. Murray was to
have opposed Theodore Roosevelt
Pell the former New York State
champion and present holder of the
Achelis cup. in one of the qualifying
matches yesterday, but word was re-
ceiyed at late hour that the West
ern youth would be unable to COM
pete owing to a lame shoulder sus-
tanned in his match with Frederick
r. Alexander in the final match for
the Metropolitan tile last Saturday.
Murray's failure TO appear was a dis
appointment TO those who braved the
threatening weather in an endeavor
to witness the possible Davis cup
entrant perform.
With the withdrawal of Murray the
default put Pell in the second round
with w. F. MeKim, the Yale student,
but the latter was outclassed, losing
in straight sets. Pell started the sec
ond match with c. F. Watson, jr.,
and appeared to have no intention of
stopping, for he had his opponent at
8 to / in the first set when rain in
terferred and play stopped. Pell will
resume his tussle with Watson to-
day.
Karl H. Behr, the former interna-
tional player and Yale star, supplied
the spectacular feature in place of
Murray. He disposed of Frederick c.
Inman, time Metropolitan cham
pion, in a three-set match, Ga, 3-6,
81. Behr disposed of Inman in the
second round of the championship
singles. Joseph j. Armstrong. the
Minnesota player, continued his un-
broken string of victories by winning
from Louis Vanderventer in the third
round at 60, rs. Armstrong is i'm
proving in each match and should
figure well in his future matches.
The elimination of Harold Throck-
morton, the young Princeton inter-
scholastic champion, came as a sur
prise. He was up against one of the
best in the tourney in Charles NJ.
Bull, jr., of the Crescent A. c., of
Brooklyn Throckmorton was looked
upon as a possible contender for the
title because of his fine play the day
previous. Bull, however, was in good
form After the first set to deuce at
TO, the Orange and Black represent
tative began to tire from the swift
pace and Bull sent his drives whist
ling down the side lines for passes,
taking the second set at 6-S. Bull
scored his win in the third round.
Holcombe Ward, the former Davis
cup performer, was not in action yes
terday, as Dean Mathey defaulted to
him. Ward is looked upon as a con-
tender for the title, for on the day
previous ne had shown much of his
old-time form.
The first round in the mems dou-
bles were started yesterday, of which
all were won by defaults.
The women's events will begin to-
day. The summary:
Middle States Championships Mems
Singles First Round-Karl Behr defeated
Major ]. H. Randolph, So, 60; DR.:
Miller. ir., by default; Stanley II. Man
chez defeated G. A. J.. Dionee by default;
Dean Mathey defeated Howard RANG by
Cummings by default; Theodore r.. Pell
defeated R. I.indley Murray by default;
Thomas F. Cooke defeated Allan c.
Bragaw. 40, 6-S. SIS.
Second H0unu-l NanueTNenteF ueIedl-
ed Rudolph H. Kissell. jr., by default;
Karl Behr defeated Frederick c. lnman;
Cd. 3-6. 81; j. p. Waldron defeated
Clifford Stevens by default; Ernest F.
Thomas defeated Dr. William Rosen-
baum by default: Robert s Stoddart de-
feated g. W. Gilmore. 60, 60; Hol-
combe Ward defeated Deane Mathey by
default; C. F. Watson, jr.. defeated Rolfe
Borream, SO, 81: Theodore r; Pell de-
feated William F. McKim. g. GO;
Hoffman Nickerson defeated Philip Chew;
6-S. SIS: Charles NJ. Bull, tr,, defeated
Harold Throckmorton. 70 Go.
Third Round-Joseph ]. Armstrong de-
feated L. Vanderventer, So rs: Charles
NJ. Bull, ir.. defeated Hoffman Nicker-
son GO. 60.
Mems Doubles. First Round-R. Kissell,
ir., and w. Stickney defeated j. Arm
strong and partner by default; A. Coffey
and 7. Stiekney defeated c. Read and
II. Harvey by default; R. r. Boream
and Major J. II. Randolph defeated E. S.
II. Pendergast and partner by default;
G. H Miles and l.. d. Woodbury. defeat
ell Spencer Miller jr., aud partner by
default.