Evening journal., 1914-07-06
Princeton Player Defeats
Robert Lindley Murray
in Final Here
JOHNSON AND
ARMSTRONG WIN

OF the championship singles when he +
defeated Robert Lindley Murray, Cali +
fornia, in three out Of four sets.
In the doubles the title. holders, Her +
bert NJ Tilden and Alexander d. Thayer, I
Philadelphia, bowed to Che prowess OF /
Wallace p. Johnson, Merton Cricket /
Club Philadelphia, and Joseph J. Arm
strong, the Northwestern lawn tennis I
champion, from St Paul johnson and |
Armstrong won in three straight sets
Murray started serving, and to The |
surprise Of the Wilmingtonians and |
Phladelphians who have watched Muir /
ray win his way through to the ehal- |
lehge round he lost the first game on his |
own service Church played brilliant
tennis winning three games in success
sion Then Murray won his first game,
but only after deuce had been called, |
Church by getting up to the net, won
the next game. allowing Murray only |
one point. Then Murray won Two
games, making it four to three in the
Princeton players favor Church came
through with the winning points in tho
next two games and won the set, six
games to three The second set was
more closely contested,
Murray won two games and Church
had two, when Murray jumped into the
lead for two more, four games to his
credit. Then Church won the next and
Murray again won ON his service with
the score FIVE to three. Church was
game and fought hard, taking the next
and then adding another game, making
it five all. With a burst Of speed and
some brilliant playing at the net, Alur
ray ran out the next two games and
~ a
first game of the third set by a love
score and the next after many deuces.
Then the score altered, first one and
then the other winning until it was
four to three, Church leading. when
the Princeton man carried off the next
two games His placing down the side
lines was his strong point and his net
playing excellent for he succeeded in
keeping Murray well back in the court
and handled his hard service wonderful
" well. The fourth set was another
display of championship tennis.
Church led off again with win in the
the first game Murray had TO battle
desperately to win the next game.
Chureh's accurate placing was too much
for him and the Princeton man, using
his Judgment in all his strokes, was
tirng his opponent Church took the
third game and then Murray made it
two all by winning on his service.
Church slashed the bali over the net
with terrible speed on his service and
he won the next game and then broke
through the westerners service, taking
tie lead four g;vmes to two. He won
still another game and with the score
five to two, everyone conceded the
clever Princeton player the title Muir
I...o IL bar nd En
two games. At this point Church was
troubled with an attack Of cramps. but
he pluckilv resumed play, though Muir
raw told him to take out all the time
he wanted. Church then won the next
game. taking the set six games 10 four
and the match by the scores 6-3, 81,
6-3 GA.
Immediately after the title event in
singles. play in the doubles commenced.
Wallace Johnston and Joseph Armstrong
formed q strong combination when they
arranged to be partners in doubles
They swept through the first set with
much ease, though TAYLOR and Tilden
lost many points and helped them to
win. six to nothing. Then Thayer and
Tilden got going and they made good
Rght for the set, though they dropped
the set 1 games to 9. The third was
also one-sided Johnston and Armstrong
winning six games to two and taking
the title by the scores go, ll-9, 6-2.
Before a Fourth Of July crowd re-
presenting society of Philadelphia
and Wilmington the final rounds of
the Delaware State lawn tennis cham
pionship tournament were played on
the turf courts of the Country Club
here Saturday afternoon. r. Lindley
Murray, the skillful Californian beat
Joseph ]. Armstrong, St. Paul. Mimi,
in three straight sets. 6-2, rs, 6-3.
end thereby qualified to meet George
NJ Church, Princeton University, the
Delaware State champion, in the
final round.
The final in doubles was won by
Wallace +. Johnson and Joseph J.
Armstrong. also in three sets, when
they defeated the Philadelphia junior
stars, Kenneth Kennedy and Sydney
Thayer, Jr.. 6-3. 6-3, SO The big
surprise of the day was the playing
o. the juniors, for in order to qualify
TO meet Johnson and Armstrong they
bad to play Stanley w. Pearson and
Edmond Thayer in the semi-fnal
round. The more experienced Phila-
delphians We're easily the favorites,
and all thought it was only a matter
Of two sets for this match, but. in
stead of winning, Pearson and
Thayer failed to stop the dashing
young juniors and dropped the semi
final match, 6-3, 0-6. SO.
Albert L. Hoskins, vice-president
Of the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association. was in the chair
to oficiate when play started in sin
gles Murray, the Western star, who
will play for place on the Davis
cup team. was at the top of his game
His wonderfully fast service was too
much for Armstrong. Murray would
lump to the net at every opportunity
and when the Harvard star returned
his serve he would smash to right or
left for his point
FIRST SET.
Murray . "A "A 4 4-25 6
Armstrong 042 Q . Ply 2
Pts G.
SECOND SET.
Murray 52525154424S- 4S-47 z
Armstrong 3434343624O6- &
THIRD SET.
Murray 44193 342 4-35 {
Armstrong 2 475l4 1-26 9
Deuce Called rs Times.
After Sydney Thayer, Jr, and Ken
meth Kennedy had surprised the ten
lis gallery by their win over Pearson
and II, Thayer they snrsnp still an.