New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-07
Williams and Murray Play
Well as a Team for
the First Time.
BILLY LARNED AND
BOB WRENN BEATEN
Veterans Unable to Cope with
the Dashing Speed of
Niles and Dabney.

V,
Karl II. Behr and George VI. Church
and Dean Mathey were the pairs TO
come through successfully yesterday IN
the first DAYS play in the Westchester
lawn tennis doubles. on the turf courts
of the Country Club of Westchester.
Tnc tournament WAS arranged cspc-
ciallv by the national committee Tor
tic purpose OF selecting the men Who
will be the representatives of TINS
country i'm the Davis Cup matches next
August. and on that account Il il con.
sidered one of the most important OF
the season. II is miss-and-out FL
fair with each pair continuing play
until defeated. :,
The appearance Of Williams and
Murray, playing tor the FIRST time as =
team. drew the majo share of the bal.
lerr IN the clubhouse veranda. ald
their play was closely watched by TOD,
ort D. Wrenn. president Of the United
States National Lawn Tennis ASsocIa-
ton: George r. Adce. secretary OF ne
international committee. and Nllliam
A. Larncd, who stood along the side
liros and watched the youngsters de-
fc.t Robert lie Roy and Edwin !. Lar
ned in straight set. al Sc. e.
4 worse day for lawn tennis ocu ID
haldl~ have been selected. A bleak
dr.zzi'ng rain fell. and toward clock
This was aggravated by high norm
cast gale fresh from the turbulent
waters of Long Island Sound. when
SWEET across the courts and made pay
crs snd spectators alike unhappy.
Iawr tennis Of the best was impOs-
sihie under the conditions. The couf's
were sodden and treacherous under icot
and the chill wind made sweaters ne
cessity ard a luxury. In spite OF these
laEdicaps. however. ALI the winning
pairs showed flashes Of brllliancy tfat
often brought enthusiastic applause
from the onlookers.
Edwin p. Larned began the service
in the match in which he and lie hoy
opposed Williams and Murray. ana the
veterans began auspiciousiy by takihs
the first three games. Both the oluei
men showed superiority at placing lie
Roy doing the major share on ms sue
Of the net. Time after tune the vet
Grams would score with slashing over
hand strokes, Kidding the opposing
court.
Williams and Murray got the kinks
out OF their arms after that ana
showed flashes of what might be eX,
pected when they become accustomed
10 each others pcculiaritIes. botn
BOYS served with wonderful speed
Williams appearing TO have signify
more control over his ball. although
he made several double faults, whereas
Murray made none. men
Getting themselves in hand. WILL
passing their opponents at the net
sending the ball ripping through the
openings. no matter how minute. and
outplaying Larned and his partner
overhead. An indication of how dead
ly was the service Of the winners may
be had when it is said that every time
they served after the third game
Williams and Murray scored from
three to four aces.
After 2 time Larned and lie Roy
practically abandoned the effort 10
handle those murdcrous. spinning
service balls. which broke sharply
or else bounded so high as 10
make it practically impossible to
insure their return. Upon more
than half dozen occasions Williams
placed his service with such nicely IN
the receiving court that Larned and lie
Roy were caught far out OF position
and made diving attempts to connect
with the ball.
While Murray lacked the finesse of
his partner in placing his service. his
remarkable speed made the issue an
even one between them. Time after
time he sent the ball rcochetting over
the net. with the racquet of Larned or
lie Roy meeting il fcebly.
After .akng the fourth. fifth and
sixth games. Williams and Murray let
down in their mcteoric speed. and the
games alternated up to all. only 20
have the Younger players close with
rush and take two straight making the
first set read IS in their favor.
Lsrncd and lie Roy played surpris-
ing we'll together as team, seeking
their openings with cunning strategy
and making every shot count. II was
speed alone that beat them.
In the second set Lsrned and his
partner again started in the lead.
forcing their openings cleverly and
scoring frequently with passing shots
down the side courts. Murray and his
partner were guilty OF sending many
balls into the net at this period. ana
both showed weakness in their ground
clean hitting difficult.
The games score alternstcd up 70
6 all before Williams and thc Pacific
Coast boy tore through the opposition
and won at 6. In the twelfth game,
with Murray serving. the Californian
had his service going at it's best and
won the game with four clean aces.
Wrenr. who was sitting on the SIDE
lines with William A. Lsrned. smiled
and claDped his hands in appreciation
Of the work. The last two games found
Murray and Williams going wonder
fully well and bombarding the oppos-
.ng court with rare placement shots.
Wallace +. Johnson. Of Philadelphia.
made his first appearance with Herbert
Hahn, the California partner OF Muir
ray. in the second round, where \. W.
Niles and Alfred S. Dabney. the Boston
pair. formed tho opposition. This
match started late, and only two or
three gares had been played when
darkness intcrfered. From what iittle
was seen Of Johnson game. his ground
strokes were the most perfect OF any
seen yesterday. and he sent the ball
booming through the opposing court
with lots of speed.
Before facing Hahn and Johnson,
Niles and Dabney met and defeated
William A. I.arncd and Robert d.
Wrcnn. in three-sct match, at J,
! :. |. The Boston men. schooled
by long association in each others
game. formed a strong combination and
outfootcd the veterans and also out
generated tho older men.
Niles was the strongest player on
the court in this match. lie had An
unerring eye for the openings and his
service was severe. Al passing Larncd
and his partner, too, Niles was mark
eddy successful, continually eluding his
opponents by skilfully executed side