New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-04
FAVORITES ALL
WIN ON COURTS
Mclaughlin Pairs with In
man and Murray with
Alexander.
BUNDY is BEATEN
IN STRAIGHT SETS
Battle for the New York State
Lawn Tennis Championship
Nears End.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.

wears Emu.
By FRED HAWTHORNE.
Maurice +. Mclaughlin, Il. Lindley
Murray, Frederick y. Alexander and
Frederick c. Inman, all logical fsvorites
in their matches, are the "Big -Four"
who remain in the semi-fnsl round Of
the annual New York state champion
ship lawn tennis tournsment. These men
dspos ed OF their opponents yesterday
on the Crescent Athletic Clubs courts
without undue trouble (MeLoughlin
coming throvgn by default. and this
afternoon. at 3:l5 o'clock, Mac" wall
face lnman fer the final bracket IN
the lower half of the draw, while in
the upper half young Murray Will
grapple with his old foemsn, Alexander,
for a place in the top halt.
Reckoning strictly on past perform
ances. it looks as If Murray and Nc
Ioughlin would be the two to battle
for the championship, ds they did az
Longwood last week.
Defaults helped weed out the teams
in the doubles, among those fortcIting
their places by this method being Nc
Loughlin and Bundy, the nat nal
champions, and r. Lindley Murray and
Ella Fottrell, the other California pair.
Mclaughlin and Murray took this
course in order TO save themselves FOR
.he final test in the singles. The ma
tional champion already has two legs
On the championship bowl and has only
to win it once more TO make IL his
personal property.
Inman Defeats Bundy.
Inmsn cut short the career of Bundy
in stra ght sets, at 81, "a, and IN
defeating McLoughlin's partner showed
the same brand Of lawn tennis that
has won him championships IN the
last. lnmsn was too willy a cam
raigner to be fooled by Bundy's con
slant change of pace and his vic:ously
cut balls, and went about the work in
hand along the lines of least resistance.
The former metropolitan champion
found it easy TO pass Bundy with low
drives along the sides of the court, snd
in the first set marched straight TO vic
tory with the loss Of only one game.
Bundy played faster in the second set,
and whenever he could gain the net
fenced on even terms with his opponent.
After Bundy had reached within strik-
ing distance of the lead, however, In
mpn began a forcing game that DIS
lodged the Californian from the net
position, and then the New York man
ran out the set and match by cleyerly
placed shots across the court.
Alexander, although forced to IS,
- by C. c. Chambers, held command
at all times, gaining his points easily
l. 60 M n q
net The old hero of the Davis Cup
in years gone by was pslpsbly saving
! himself for the more severe test
against Lindley Murray to-day, and did
/ not waste any more of his energy than
I was absolutely necessary.
: Chambers's very swkwardness on the
court proved somewhat OF puzzle 70
Alexander, Who played listlessly
+ throughout the match, and both men
were frequently laughing as they mace
their strokes, showing that Alexander
[ did not take the match seriously, while
Chambers seemed to realize beforehand
that the best he could do was to make
A good showing, which he succeeded in
doing.
Mclaughlin was about the clubhouse
all the afternoon, ready TO play, but
C.. A. Wayne, who was drawn against
him in the fifth round, defsulted, so
the national title-holder occupied his
time by watching Murray and McCor-
mick, both from the Golden Gate, in
their match.
Mccormick, still a schoolboy, is as
tall as Murray, with bigger, broader
/ frame, and the typical, dsshing Califor-
MIA style of play. Many persons about
the courts remarked upon his striking
similarity of appearance to "Gunboat'
Smith, the "white hope" of the prize
ring. He has the same high cheekbone,
the angular framework and the sggres-
sive, fighting jaw.
Murray, however, proved his SUI
periority on the court and took the
match in straight sets, at 6-2, Cd.
The first game went to Mccormick at
love, and murmurs Of surprise were
heard on all sides. il was but a Hash
in the pan on the part of Murrsy's OPP
ponent, for the Leland Stanford stu
dent, charging to the net with wonder
full speed, chopped of McCormick's
shots and sent them whizzing back TO
the cross-eourt petition.
Murrny's Style Is Changing.
Murray is gradually changing the
style of his play, and this was most
noticeable yesterday. lie no longer ex-
ponds the enormous amount OF ohysi-
I cal energy he was accustomed to do,
! but is more content to conserve his
strength and let the other man do the
! footing. The consequence is that while
his game loses somewhat in spectscu-
lar features, il is just as effective in
gaining the points and is likely 10
make him more dangerous as he gains
( in experience.
Playing easily, Murray allowed Nc
Cormick TO take four games in the sec
ond set, but that was all. and then he
held brief. smashing attack at the
net TO gain the final game.
The four men of the Davis Cup team
! spent an idle day yesterday and will
/ leave for Boston either tonight or to-
morrow to witness the final round
match between the Australssians and
/ the English teams on the courts Of
J Longwood.
In connection with the Davis Cup
/ four, Mr.. Wrenn took occasion to deny
absolutely the statement published in a
morning paper yesterday to the effect
/ that he had given out an announcement
+ that Karl H. Behr had been finally
chosen as MeLoughlin's partner in the
doubles.
This statement was made without
| foundation Of fact, according to Mr..
! Wrenn, and he and the other members
Of the committee have not decided yet
whether the honor shall fall to Bundy
or Behr, nor will they until within a
7 few hours of the time the defending
team takes the courts against the chal-
longing nation.