Evening journal., 1914-07-03
Tennis PLAYERS
NEAR THE FINALS
Johnson, Armstrong, Thayer
and Murray to Decide
Title
CHALLENGE ROUND
THE SATURDAY CARD


aware state lawn tennis champion
ship tournament came through 70 the
semi-fnal round on the Wilmington
Country Club courts yesterday in
play held under ideal weather con-
ditions and before the largest gal
lery OF the week.
Wallace f. Johnson. one of Phila-
delphia's leading players, won two
matches and advanced to the semi
final to meet Joseph J Armstrong
the Harvard crack, who also scored
two victories. Alexander d. Thayer
was the second Philadelphian to
reach the semifinal round, qualifying
t. meet r. Lindley Murray, the brill
liant young Californian. Murray de-
feated Sydney Thayer. Jr, the IS
year-old Philadelphia Junior cham
pion, In straight sets, 6-2 6-1.
The feature match of the afternoon
was between Philadelphia and New
York, Alexander Thayer upholding
the Quaker City end in his match
with c. ~ Beard. Thayer, the
younger OF the two. seemed to be off
his game at the start and made many
poor returns, the New Yorker cap
turing the first set 9 to z The sec
end set was won by Thayer. 6-3, and
with the score one all the gallery
settled back for a real struggle, and
they saw it, Beard assumed the
aggressive and ran into lead of
6 games to 3, but Thayer took the
next game at 40-15 and made It six
all Then Beard weakened, and
Thayer steadying down, won ON his
opponents service and carried off
the next game and match on his own
serve.
Johnson, in his first match, elimi-
mated p. NOWland, the sole Whining
ton survivor. in straight sets and
later defeated Herbert L. Holm. Of
California. who came East with Muir
ray. Johnson captured the first set
Ga. but Hahn forced the second to Ia
games before yielding.
Norman w. Swayne. PHILADELPHIA
defeated H. A. Lawton n two out Of
three sets, 1-6, S-6, 6-2, and then met
Armstrong, the Northwestern title
holder, III the third round. Arm
strong won in straight sets. but
+ swayne scored two games in the first
7 set and three in the second.
The seminals viii De-played today.
and If conditions warrant the final
will also be decided, so that the chsI-
lenge round may be played On Satur-
day.
4 Excellent progress was made in the
doubles, two of the teams reaching the
semi-iinal round and six Of the pairs
the second round. Summaries.
Championship singles, first round-H.
a, Baker defeated 1. dupont. l-G. SO.
Second round Wallace F. johnson de-
ieated p. Nowland go. 6-l Norman
w Swayne defeated II. A. Lawton. s.
/ SO, 6-2; Sydney Thayer, Jr.. defeated
II a. Baker. Ga, So SO.
I Ihld round Wallace r. johnson dc.
teated Herbert L. Hahn, 6.4. Sc; J. T.
4 Armstrong defeated Norman w
Swayne. G-2, 6-3; Alexander d. Thavei
defeated G. n. Beard ~. SO. Sc:
=. Lindley Murray defeated Sydney
Ihayer. Jr., 90, 6-l.
Championship doubles preliminary
+ round Johnson and Armstrong defeaten
VI. y. Evans and Fl. A. Baker 6-3. 90;
Frank Paul, Ir., and T.. d. Toland. Tr.
defeated A. T. Haskins and p 4
n Wright, 62, 6-3; +. T.. Wood and III Nv
Hanna defeated P NJ. Gibbons and A
a. Capelle, 2l0. 2.6, 6-4.
First round-E. H. Bispham and q
McIntire won from r. Harte and d. q
FELTON, by default; ]. A. Williams ant
w /. Irish won from n. W. Swavn,
and partner by default; w. +. johnson
and J. J. Armstrong won from Paul anc
Icland by default; A. J. Crozier ana i
=. Nistar defeated Count "A. SaIm ana
Count Q. Salm. OIL 6-3. r. Evans. ,Jr.
and i. Goodhue defeated w. 4. Robin,
and A. Cross, G-l, 6-3; Stanley Pearson
and i. 1haycr defeated IT. A. Lawtor
and y. r. Buifum, 81, 60.
Second round Williams ana Irisl
defeated Bispham and McIntire. SO. 90.
Pearson and Thayer defeated Evans anc
Goodhue, O., 60