The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-19

third round OF the invitation tennis tour
nament at the Casino turf courts was
completed to-day and the favorites cam
through without a hitch. Watson IL.
Washburn. the last Of the New York
contingent, was put out In straight sets
by william NJ. Johnston OF San Fran
cisco at e.. 6-l. e.. and three Cali
fornians. Johnston. Maurice e McLough-
lin and Clarence ]. Griffn. three Bos-
tonians. Irving C Wright, Harry C.
johnson and Nathaniel w. Niles, and
Two PhiladelphIans. Richard Norris
williams I'd and Wallace F. johnson.
remain In the running. Only six matches
were played In the singles, as wrigh
and the Philadelphia Johnson got into
the third round yesterday and with the
exception Of Williams and Griffin all Of
the winners came through in straight
sets.
1t was felt generally that the Wash
burn-Johnston match would be the best
or the day and hence It was played on
tne cnainpionship court. but 1t proved a
disappointment. Most OF the followers
@ptNhS NNht Ilt
poltan champion would give the brilliant
Odhfornian "a real battle. but sven in
practice II was evident that he was not
going TO be much of a match for the
1.-THE Johnston
n Californian had his strokes tuned
w TO perfection and was steadier and
header than ever. He started the SER
VICE and had little trouble In winning
the opening game. for he passed Wash
III wv AnaA g
York player kept the match 10 even
terms by winning on his own service.
In Washburn's first four service games
ne mad ten points scored against him
py johnston. while the latter in the
same number OF service games lost only
two points. This was Just about the
measure OF difference in the men on
actual play. Johnston came within an
ace OF losing his service on the ninth
game by oarelessness but he pulled the
game to deuce and then ran II ont
rms gave him the Lead at S., and
needing only a game for the set he let
out at a clip that permitted him to
break through his sdversasy's service
ana win the tenth game for the set.
IN the second set the men divided the
hrst TWO games on service and WASH
ourn never got another until the third
am OF the third set. Johnston did not
play as fast in the third as he had in
the first two. probably because he rouna
no necessity for doing 80. he had such an
easy time OF Il in the first two. He
took the opening game on washburn's
service after deuce had been called six
times and made the score 2-love by
taking the second too. The third game
proved to he the longest that has been
played In the tourney. 1t ven to deuce
an even dozen times and thirty points
were scored before Johnston won II at
l6-l4. WaShburn broke through his
opponents service again or the sixth
game and tied the set once more. John
ston decided to quicken his pace and
won the next two games without undue
difficulty. This gave him a lead OF
SIS. n he came twice within an ace
Of the match on the ninth game before
he dropped II on errors. He finished the
match with a love game,
Those who had remained TO see the
finish Of the Northumberland match
FASTENED away 20 find places Of vantage
around the court where Williams and
Craig Biddle, another Philadelphia,
were battling.
The national champion was not far
from being at the ton OF his game. but
Biddle was strong too and the match
took four sets before Williams won At
Ga. 4-s, 6-3. s-3. Williame was
driving and smashing IN much the same
way that he had played against Karl
Behr at Seabrtght last saturday, and MS
fellow townsman found him Just AZ touRh
n proposition a. Behr had. He was plac-
ing we'll and covering the court in much
better shape han yesterday. Middle
found little difnculty In getting around
the national champions strokes for a
lead Of 3 TO . in the opening set, for
Williams was slow to get started with
the score 80 against him, however, ne
did get going and ran out the set with
the loss OF only four points. Biddle won
the second set. hut the next two we're
fairly Easy for Williams.
Williams and Johnston meet to-mor-
row and Griffin, who climbed to-day by
heating Richard Stevens OF Hoboken,
n J.. will play Wright, who advanced
Yesterday. Griffin played the best ten
nts that he has shown this week and
Wright should have a task cut ont Tor
him in trying 20 beat the Californian
Most OF those who watched grimm play
maryelled that such a little fellow could
gel so much speed into his game. He
finally w,n the match at 6-3, g.,
as. 6-4. The Californian left no
stcre unturned in getting points In fhe
first two sets. He went after every
thing and for the most part got any
thing ne went after. With the substsr-
tai lead OF TWO ftNs IL ht t''" a hNaN
careless in the early games OF the third
set, but after losing the set hraced up
in time to win the fourth and the match,
The easy victory OF Harry johnson
was a surprise, for he eliminated Row
land Evans, Jr., OF Philadelphia, who
caused two upsets in as many days by
beating Ward Dawson and Robert lie
Roy in order, The young Philadel-
phian cohld not frd any particularly
weak point in Johnson's game and was
beaten in stIuigh sets at Go, SO.
al johnson will meet Nathaniel w.
Niles tomorrow, the latter having come
through at the expense of another Bos-
tonian, George W1ghtnEln, whom he
beat, 81. 6--3. 6-2. Niles didn't
have 10 extend himself to overcome
Wightman, for he was superior at every
department Of the game.
Mclaughlin had the best fight that he
has had so far IN the tournament before