Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-28
DEHR IS VICTOR IN
BRILLIANT MATCH
Sensational Play Marks His
Battle With Robert L. Muir
ray at Newport.
FIELD IS DWINDLING FAST

Kari Fl. Behr the brilliant genius
of the racquet world, who attracted
attention among local and nearby
tennis lovers when he won the middle
States championship at Montrose
some time ago. and who has thrice
held a place on the Davis Cup team,
filled the main place in the events or
the day in the national champion
ships at Newport, r. l., yesterday
Behr defeated Robert Lindley Muir
ray, the cyclonic Californian, after
five sets. at 3-6, g., rs, 3-6, Sc.
It was a great exhibition from the
very first serve and Behr was not de.
clared the winner until the very last
moments, when Murray's play fai-
tered. Murray captured the 1rst ana
third sets, while Behr won the sec
ond, fourth and fifth.
The Californian won the first two
games of the fifth set easily. Behr
brought the set to tie and Murray
on mis- own service. took the hith'
making the score 80. But Behr car
ried off the sixth and seventh ana
took the advantage. Murray an
swered with a couple of victories
which put him in front at 5-4, and he
needed only one game for the match
He came to within two points OF 1t,
but Behr rose to the occasion ana
brought the set to deuce and got the
lead at 6-5. On the twelfth game
the New Yorker needed only one point
for the match on his own SER
vice. but could not pull it through,
and lost the game after it had gone
to deuce. He kept strong, however
and outgeneraled the youngster IN the
thirteenth and fourteenth games, mn
ishing the match.
Miss Eleonora Sears and Norman
E. Brookes played in the mixed
doubles tournament against MIS-, a
S. Burden and William M. Johnston
Johnston was very much off form
and the former pair won easily IN
straight sets at 81, g..
of the III players who started IN
the tournament eight remained TO con-
test in the sixth round today. Chler
interest eentered in the match be-
tween the two Davis Cup players,
Behr and r. Norris Williams, I'd, Oh
Philadelphia. On nearby court Two
Philadelphians, William j. Clotnler'
former national champion, and wal
lace F. Johnson were contestants:
Champion Maurice e: McLoughlln, o.
San Francisco, had for an opponent
Clarence j. Griffin. of the same city.
The fourth match, between Ella
FottreII, of San Francisco, and q. +.
Touchard of New York, and the
finals in the interscholastic contest
were put over until this afternoon
New York's majority in the tourney
was cut by four, only Gustaye r.
-Touchard and Karl Behr remaining.
Both were extended to win yesterday.
Touchard beat another New Yorker,
Fred c. Inman, in five sets at 10,
10. 6-3, GO, SO. Behr played
spectacularly to dispose of r. Lindley
Murray of Palo Alto in stirring fve
SET battle at as, 60, Us, SO, SIS.
San Francisco and Philadelphia
each have three men left. Maurice
McI,oughlin. the playing through
champion, disposed of e. p. Pearson,
of Newport; Clarence ]. Griffin ad-
vanced over George p. Gardner, OF
Boston. the latter defaulting on ac-
count of a death in his family, and
Ella Fottrell, eliminated Nathaniel w.
Niles, of Boston.
All three Philadelphians put New
Workers out. r. Norris Williams, Sd,
yanquished Cedric A. Major, William
]. Clothier triumphed over Watson M.
Washburn and Wallace F. johnson
disposed of Theodore r. Pell.