The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05
ny J. PtRMLY PARET.

There was better ennis yesterday by
a good deal than that OF Friday
Whether II was because the weather
was warm and sultry. with a sun tnat
resembled real tennis weather, or SIM
ply because the players are nearing the
crucial stage and would rave tim for a
rest to-day, the game was better played
on all courts. Irving Wright made a
poor showing against Theodore Peli. out
none Of the other three who were beaten
have any reason to feel disappointed at
their play.
Wright found Pelrs fast ground
strokes too speedy and too aggressive
for him to handle well. Wright Is al
WAYS a slow player and his put strokes
had not enough sting to them to en-
barrass the backhand artist. PeH was
very good yesterday and some or those
who watched him closest believe that he
will worry McLoughlin a lot Tomorrow
in the semi-nnal match. The Comets
twisting service is likely to throw Pell
on his best strokes when the Coast man
Is serving and he may find the con-
stantly varied attack of Mclaughlin dit
ncu,t TO gauge, but II he can keep the
ball on the backhaul OF the Westerner
and goes to the net back of such at
tacks he may have a chance.
Both Mclaughlin and Williams
pla yed better tennis yesterday than n
OF the earlier DAYS of the meeting. Each
seemed to let out a notch and although
they had fairly stiff opposition. neither
at any time showed any anxiety over
the outcome. In streaks. the champion
seemed almost invincible and he whipped
across his fast ground strokes, deep into
the far corners of the court, so aggres-
sively that. Quick and clever as was his
opponent. they seemed TO run away too
fast to he reached. The champions
timing OF his strokes is really the great
est feature OF his play. He is ipcom-
parable in that particular and IL forms
the backbone OF his attack.
Rand. an undergraduate AT Harvard,
and Hunter, a Cornell man. were the
two men beaten by the champions yes
terday and these two both gave good
accounts of themselves before they were
eliminated. To see - really oun
tennis played by young college men as
Rand showed II a warrant for more
championship material in future years.
There probably never was a time when
there were so many really promising
young players for future champions in
sight as at present. The nt~e,scholastic
Anals between Throckmorton and Gar
land in the morning furnished two more
samples as the qualities I have refer
ence to. and l am confident within the
next three years there will he a great
change in the name to be found at
the end Of the season posted up as the
hest players In the country. The vet
Grams will hsve 20 give way TO such
ability when II ripens and make room at
the top for the younger generation.
Hunter also put up a splendid fight
against Mclaughlin. At times he even
outplayed the Comet and the crowd
appreciated his efforts. The Cornell
man also showed more than the usual
headwork. He had evidently figured
out that his only chance lay In hitting
the ball hard and he followed out this
campaign to the letter with good re-
suits. on ood advice he also confined
his attack 70 Mcloughlin's ~hackhand
side. his ondy n bile point. and MANY
times he got the Comet In trouble In
this way.
The match Of the day. however. was
that between the two C~alifornians.
Johnston and Grimm, and they gave a
beautiful exhibition of hard hitting
The chubby Griffin never seemed 10 he
playing as well as his doubles partner,
hut he has n most emba rrassing style.
He hits the ball with very little back
swing, making a half-arm. snappv shot
that does not look like good tennis. hut
hides the direction Of attack SO enec-
lively that his opponent cannot tell
which way the ball is coming until II
In well on lis way. II il always dim
cult, therefore. 10 anticipate his placing
and passing shots.
Johnston. on the other hand. has an
exceptionally long and free swing. he.
lng one of the clesneyt and hardest
hitters in the country. Although a SINAI,
man. he plays = faster ball than any
other man In the tourna ment. unless
It is possibly Williams when he Ia a,
the top Of his game. Ys,terday John
ston went through Grimm easily az ar.t
His groundstroke attacks were So well
maintained and no made so few errors
that the other coast man could MAKE
no adv against them. He eased
IN n little In the third set, scanning
to feel that the victory was cIInchod
and Griffin got going fast again and
the other man could not get back on
his game again until the nth set.
That final set, however. furnished on,
Of the most perfect examples of hard
hitting on Johnston's part that II ha.
ever been my good fortune to see. or
form Johnston was expected TO wir
easily, and as the two are partner,
In the doubles and challengers for IN,
championship there seemed to he a gen
eral feeling that tho match would h,
played out In y ~perfunctory sort Of Z
way, with the expected result, And so 4
was at first, hut when Peck Grim
pulled out the third and fourth set,
against his " partner and threaten.,
to spoil tho whole championship drean
NJ the little man from the coast Sohnsto,
rose III in his wrath. threw all cautio,
and reserve aside, with an air Of "Thi
Is where ell friendship ceases" and pro
ceeded to smear" the hall all owe
Grin'n's court with such a sting In ever,
stroke thai he was overwhelmed,
T~hrockmorton's defeat of Garland 70
the interscholastic championship prove,
the value Of a little intelligent coachins
The lew York schoolboy has really
wonderful game for so young a player