The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
CALTFORNIANS CLASH
FIRST time IN EAST
Murray ~uccumbs to Johnston
in Bitter Match of Two
Extra Game Sets.
SEMI-FINAL ROUND TO-DAY
Wcstcrncr to Meet Bchr and
IIarkctt Is Opponent
If Williams.

> N. semi.hral round in the Davis cup try
ont lawn tennis tournament on the grass
COURTS az tho Nestchesior Country Club
,ss,s-f,y of tho four men who came
through three nave been members Of for
Nor nts-utiiunal teams. while the other
Oh. Johnston. ~ = prospective member
Of this Gears defending quartet. Behr
r'sveA io the International matches In
tito7. while Hankctt and Williams were
member OF last years team. In the semi
frai. which viii I've played to-day at
or.5.. UI.t"u viii meet Williams in the
.pp,. half and johnston will compete
with B,hr in tie lower half Tho win
ners Will play In t.1 iinal round to-mor-
row afternoon
The feature match of the day was that
between Johnston and Robert I.indlcy
Nur-sy in tho third round. IT was the
first tine that two Cdlifornians have come
against one another on the same court In
ire Eos' this wear. and they drew a big
gallery. frr every one was anxious to see
nov the two Western youngsters would do
hattie Although Johnston was rated first
on the rttinc coast last year and Muir
thought that the stanford boy would have
good chance OF winning. for nc has
been her, long enough 20 become accli-
mated vN'lo johnston has not had even
tine 'NouLh TO get any practice.
Johnston. who won the New Work. State
Championship aud the Lsongwood bowl
when mo- invaded the Last last year made
brilliant start and won The first two
Sanes ~ the opening set, allowing Murray
only one point IN each While he was
vipWug these games tho New York title
ho'der showed some Improvement in his
service over that Of Thursday and his
dryius too showed more power. Murray
then sot 100 'ttio burst ~ speed and
carried or tire, games IN a row before
ne finally dropped one.
q After losing tho sixth game the Young
NolleGiJu came NJ To the net frequently
and Cos displaying remarkable agility man
aged 10 choke OF most of his rivals re-
turns and thereby took two games and
looked TO have the set slowed away with
The score . - ~ his favor. Johnston.
however showed that ho was the better
general hy rcScryng his speed until he
needed II most and he evidently thought
hat this was ~. proper time to cut loose.
for Ne forthwith begged the next four
games and The SGT. Johnston played "A
hstdv game fpr the most Of the set. but
MAS careless ~ times while Murray never
,oSt an opportunity To- be- iashy and som.
OF the gets that h. made succeeded only
be ause he accomplished feHts that bor-
dored on tho acrohatic.
IN mo second set Johnston took the
lead Al to I and then, feeling his adj
vantage quite safe, becsm" a LITTLE care
less, with the result that Murray tied
the score The winner of tho Lungwood
trophy made II 20 2 on the ucNt game
but h. WAS outplaNed IN the eighth and
. ninth. and his rival needed only one
game Co.. the set, Johnston had no in
tention Of letting things slip by 50 easily
however and he proceeded to forge 10
ne front by iakins the next two games
We should have ended the set and thu
match IN tho twelfth game II II had not
been Gov his carclessness. for nc had
no LEAD ~ 30 to and was only two
p'.o's away from victory. but hc threw
d'a' fo1. points IN y row. and the set
went 'n deuce for the second time. From
.tat rr' until tho score was tied al =
an m" gtu altcruatol. hut Johnston
"as stronger aud pulled OUT the nineteenth
snme afi'r II h'd gone to deuce twice
''d then finished the long drawn out
Se' with love game, tho only one of
no match
Larnor lu tho afternoon Murray had
s''an'ed ~ the third round by defeat
" NdlIs," y Johnson of Philadelphia
= hard three set match at "a. IS
- Johnson played some exceptionally
g''' ''nn.s foo pots and would have won
sure! had It not been for his tendency
u develop streaks Of wildness when he
col.d III afford to Murray too was
wa at Tires, hut his speed in getting
a'ound the court and his clean cut driv-
ms along tho side lines To the basellne
,r.e nan made up for his occasional
I
'''t'N f'lned his place in the ssmi-
,''' f.lnd hN defeating George Gardner.
vt Boston, IN three set match at
Is. --f. . I. This match was hard
Nf aNu~ and how close II was can
- Judged hv lIr fact that on total of
,,tn' the men We're equal at is each
n.'h'N played even bstter tennis than he
~ ON Thursday. when he defeated Dean
i''a'I TIA veteran was as steady as
"' tides. aud. although his strokes were
ivy ".' powerful they were for the most
lar' ter accurate
, '''--r " Church captain Of the
r-.herion tennis team, finished his match
"Sains' Nathan W Niles Of the Long
tool Z ~rhat Club. which was left over
r'h thursday and gained u second round
,''o'' s. 7. IS. This brought
nm mp 10 the third round against Norris
'.'.i'n- ma 'h- rriucetonian did little
'''' IN.'l'' some goof practice Tor
' JAWS eIJ played Williams won at
'h roby moy ne into the semi
n... round, and he might have won even
no ''..N n bc had taken the match
N.'' i'" ''lo'd with great skill and
,''''H '.H. 20. that lack Of form which
''. '''H ''' hu'yd to him
'' . ts" Williams. had an Easy time
''.- J. WY into the semi final round
' Ni' 40 bus hest and triumphcd over
.'.'" p laru"l % straight sets at . l.,
u. 1r- overhead work was his piece
o. .'''''. bat zone of his other strok =
very ''r behind II. Should Behr keep
ing 'ar Way he has been for the last
.'N''' 90 Vefks he should MAKE Johnston
N'.r t' top speed iu their match to-day
~, 4 There i-c many VINO feel that the
"'r,'- ~ia.os champion will humble tho
'''"'..tn The summaries:
! N'.'. '''s 'ountr, club Men- Invitation
'1e "a'h1mo' Niles, @ g. :. 81 Ron
~, i', Murray defeated Wallace =. John
G.T..,3 Round Harold II Racket, defeated
corr Wl,ams "a Gated George u Church,
Ics'., william ", Johnston defeated Robert
10Y 'lr~1v 20. q, Karl n Rehr de.
''''I '|'u T. Iarned 81. s."
iJ,,... FIRST SET
N4'o ... tilsi!,,i::!sss 81
.,b,., SECOND SET
N,,,,. ''I'fl24tetItita6i- Sa-il
p.,,... 80 .ttiitiiItistO. SO
tat ht"1uol''. Johnston sets MURRAY,