The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-19

OPENING SET A WALKONER

FoREsr HILLS, T.. l., June ls.--K Land.
ley Murray OF Stanford University. inter.
collegiate lawn tennis champion OF tie
West. and Frederick Il. Alexander. hodcr
of the Metropolitan title In 1905 1906
and 1907. reached the final round In the
tournament Tor the Metropolitan cham
pionship at the West Side Tennis Club
here to-day and as result will como to-
gether In the match for the trophy. Both
of the nnalists won their contests by
the same scores, Alexander defeating
Robert lie Roy. erstwhile intercollegiate
champion. In the top half OF the draw.
while Murray vanquished George M
Church, the Princeton tennis team cap
tain. in the lower half at Ga. 10.
Murray and Church played the FIRST Of
the matches. The young Californian was
very fast in the opening set. The Prince
tonian managed to score his only point
Of the first four games, when Murray
Melted trying to chop one into fore court
in the third game. ChFch finally broke
into the winning column on the fifth
game. which he took after II had gone
to deuce twice. Murray loafed q little
IN the seventh game and lost It on his
own service. but he finished the set BY
beating Church at love for the fifth time.
Church made n little better night In the
second set and, after he had dropped the
opening game again at love, came along
and won three In row. The next two
games alternated with the men winning
on their own service and the score stood
- In favor Of the Princetonian. Muir
ray then brsced and nosed Church out OF
the lead by taking the next three games.
but the latter brought the set to deuce by
chalking UP a love game for himself on
the tenth. Church managed to bring the
eleventh game to deuce on Murray's
service, but this was the last bit of fight
that he showed and Murray easily won
that game and the next.
The Alexandet-Le Roy match lacked the
fire OF It's immediate predecessor on the
titular court. but the careful steady
play OF the two veterans made II a pretty
contest from the spectators viewpoint.
There were two unlocked for results
in the doubles, the first Of which was the
elimination of Murray and Herbert Hahn.
the Californians. In the third FOUND by
Church and Dean Mathey. The West
erners were put out In straight sets at
/ "a. 6--3. The other surprise was the
defeat OF Watson NJ Washburn of Har-
! ward and Charles VI. Bull. Jr. OF the
! Crescent Athletic Club who won the
Metropolitan title last year. by q. csrl-
1 ton Shafer OF the Yves, Side Tennis club
and King Smith Of the Seventh Rng,-
ment. The champions fought hard %
1 Keep IN the running Tor their Tito ana
forced the match to three sets before they
lost at e-6, 81. i1--9.
! Smith and Shafer. encouraged by th-ir
victory over the champions. went right
back on the court and proceeded 10 defeat
Alexa nder and Harold VI. Hackett IN the
semi-final round of tho doubles. This
match proved TO be another hard nglr
and was won only after three hard sets
| had been plsyed with scores at 6--t.
| 2-6. Sc. The summaries:
| Metropolitan Championship-Men's singles,
defeated Robert lie Roy. "a, -.
FIRST SET.
Alexander Rax '''''''''.' att!ssa -
| SECOND SET
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Robert Lindlsy Murray defeated George Nj
FIRST SET.
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SECOND SET.
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Metropolitan Championship - Mems dou-
| bss, third round-George N. Church and
Dean Mathey defeated Herbert Hahn and
@SssT fHf sys k.r n.S, s Th'
Cunningham and q. A l. Dionne, Sd. 6-S;
| q. Carlton Shafer and King Smith defeated
| Watson NJ. Washburn and Charles NJ. Bull.
| Jr., 1t. "a, ll--e.
King Smith defeated Harold H. Hackett and
Frederick b. Alexander. 60, IS. st.
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