New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-11
Beaten by Johnston After
a Gruelling Struggle in
Two Deuce Sets.
WILLIAMS AND BEHR
WIN THEIR MATCHES
Harvard Man Beats Church,
Showing a Return to His
Form of Last Year.
By FRED. HAWTHORNE.

William VI. Johnston. winner of the
Longwood singles and New York state
champion last year, scored sensa-
tional victory over Robert Llndley
Murray. his fellow Californian, yester-
dav in the third round of the annual
invitation lawn tennis singles of the
Westchester Country Club. The score
was >. II 9.
While Johnston was taking the meas
ure Of Murray. r. Norris Williams. I'd,
Of last years Davis Cup team, defeat
cd George Myers Church, the Delaware
.tate champion, on another court.
Williams. playing with wonderful pre-
cision and speed, disposed of Church
TO the tune Of s 1, g.
Karl II. Behr, Middle States cham
MON. continued his successful career
on the courts by defeating Edwin +.
Larned az /, 2, and harold H.
Hackett. the only veteran remaining IN
the tourney. came through TO the semi
fnal round bv putting out G. ?. Gard
ncr. jr., of Boston, IN decisive iashIoh
at G-3. 6. "a.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon Williams
will face Hackett in the upper hall OF
the semi-fnal. and Johnston and Behr
will settle their differences IN the low
or half. The winners Of these TWO
matches will meet in the final round
tomorrow afternoon.
The stage was perfectly set when
Johnston and Murray started warming
IN for their match. The waters OF
Long Island Sound CLEANED brightly IN
the sunlight. a slight breeze just
stirred the flag flying over the club
house roof, and on the verands ana
grouped about the courts was a Drill
iant gathering Of men and women TO
see West meet West.
Two Boys in Great Battle.
They saw Johnston, still boy and
Slight Of figure, but with all the cool.
moss Of veteran, moving about
his court like a wrath. On the other
aide was Murray, stalwart of frame,
VOL over six feet in height, himself
boy. leapng and plunging about and
alert for the struggle:
Johnston started the service and it
soon became apparent that Murray's
mettle was to be tested TO the utmost.
Johnston footed from one side Of the
court to the other so quickly and easily
that he seemed to glide, and he sent in
his deep drives with killing power.
Those gathered about the court mar
YELLED where the slim youngstcr con-
cealcd the strength that propelled those
dr'Vcs.
Making remarkable placement shots
across Murray court, Johnston took
the first two games with the loss OF
only two points. The Leland Stanford
student was netting Johnstons returns
with costly frequency and when he at
tompted to score by smashing his op-
ponent's volleying strokes he was Wild
in his delivery.
Then Murray took hand in TIE
scoring himself and sprang INTO the
breach with fire and abandon that
stopped at nothing. He passed john
stoa cleanly at the net and met the
latter's sizzling drives with hall yollcya
that found Judgement in any spot Jonn-
sson left unprotected.
The battle was on in earnest, ana
after scoring the next game by passing
Murray with wonderful side court
shots, Johnston dropped the following
two when his opponent smothered the
bali and sent il crashing back 10 the
base line.
Without a change Of expression on