New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-15
Harvard Veteran Creates a
Sensation by His De
feat of Pell.
lie ROY THEN TAKES
MEASURE OF WINNER
Alexander and the Youthful Muir
Fay from the West Give
Brilliant Exhibitions.

HUGH Tauant the Harvard veteran.
.-,,-,6o5 tho sensation Of the day ycster-
s,,, on tho clay courts Of the West Side
-,-,,,s ,,lub when ne defeated Theodore
,oo.o,cl, Peil. holder Of the Achelis chal-
80 c,n and ranked No. 5 in the ma
,,on,l ranking list, by a score Of IS,
80.
The match took place in the first round
~ the metropolitan lawn tennis cham
,ionship. and left those who witnessed II
ai,h feeling OF bewilderment. They
A,d seen Pcll, who was regarded as the
,osical fnalist in the upper half Of the
draw. outplayed Ly man who was not
,nousht capable OF even extending the
sinner of the Seabrieht tourney last
ye,r. ,.,- 80. - Tho light
~ victory however. for in the second
r,,lrd hc went down. even as he had dc
f,stcS PCIl. at the hands OF Robert lie
rov a former intercollegiate champion.
- Rows powerful drives, placed with IN
,,ryine accuracy. kept Tallant racing
,,on, one side Of his court TO the other
and ne lost in straight sets at 50
So
II Eov continued his victorious march
+, the next round by defeating Ralph b.
c,tcon1h. winner OF the recent Nassau
and Queens counties championship at
s-s 60. using his drives to keep Cat
eorb in back court. and lohbins cleverlE
aver his opponent's head as the latter
tried to reach the net.
Frederick x. Alexander three-time
cha
min played in his best vein, defeating IN
turn A. F. Won Bernuth and Ralph l."
Rags lie took the first match at 6-V'
Us and the second at 6-l, 81
The old Davis Cup player mace use Oh
All his bewildering assortment OF strokies
against Baggs, and performs, ch III mis- his
-amc Yesterday figure him as the loslC@i
dualist m the upper hair. -
n Idndley Murray, the youth from tle
slsres Of the Pacific. VINO has oeen CIea;
inr havoc among the leading lawn tennis
nlsvcrs OF the East by his cyclone game
fresh from his victory in the Ne" Eng
land championship on saturday, Ilaoe e
his first appearance in the touT ,S !, :
against G. H. Bartholomew west Slue
club player. .o;o,,.
To saw that Murray won in straight
sets al so. CO, does not describe Ine
hrilliancy of the Westerner play, ~
scuflllateQ IN al departments "
game. and showed an assortment o.
ground and overhead strokes that heIo
Inc gallery almost breathless. Inc n rIe
and dash with which he went throusn
The two sets opened the eyes OF thOse
wko watched. and no one was Wiling 10
predict who shall stop him IN ms hlaICh
10 the championship, ,,,,,.ra, 3,
This afternoon. al 4:So o'clock, MuTISg
viii acc G. A. L. Dionne. the West sac
team captain. in the third round WIN
the probability OF A big gallery PENS
present TO watch the sensational youth
perform. George 81. Church, a IoriIle5
Intercollegiate champion. and ,, hoWaru
Voghell Eastern New York state chaIn-
pion. are also scheduled TO play thls
afternoon.
Tho summaries follow: -,.-.,,,
Metropolitan lawn tennis champlohsnlp
singles ,6rst round)-Hugh Tallant oeIeaIed
T-eoiore Roosevelt Pell, 6-j - a,
Campbell defeated r. l. Won Bernutn, ~ ~
e, Louis Graves defeated i. Hardcssue'
ir. 6-1. 6-3 - ,o., Z
i se,4,nd round-R Ralph l.. Bags won from y;
g Eagrs bv default: F. b. Alexander defeated
\ + Won Bernuth 60. 6-3; Ralph Is. 6st
comm defeated b. j. Baldwin. 90, e; Rob
AT lie ROY defeated Hugh TallanL 50 %,
Abraham BAssford, jr., defeated Dr. Eu"!1 I
Tsylor, 6-3 90: r. Lindley Murray defeated
e H. bartholomew, Go. 60
Third round-F. T. Alexander oeteated ka!pI
l. ILggs, Ell 6-1: Robert lie Roy deieateo
Ralph b. GatcOmb. IS e.