New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
Pell His Victim in Match
MARRIED Throughout by
'CrOss-COurt Gale.
DOUBLES HONORS GO
TO CALIFORNIANS
Johnston and Griffin Vanquish
Hall and Church-McLough-
lin Looking for Bundy.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Southampton, Long Island, Aug. 28.-
Watson NJ. Washburn, of Harvard and
New York, defeated Theodore Roosevelt
Pell in the final round Of the annual
invitation lawn tennis tournament of
the Meadow Club this morning by a
score of 4-6, 6-3, 81, GO, thereby
winning the handsome Meadow Cup in
the singles.
William NJ. Johnston and Clarence j.
Griffin, of California, challengers for
the national title at Forest Hills next
week, won the chief cups in the dou-
bles by vanquishing Walter Merrill
Hall and George NJ. Church, the repre-
sentatives of the East, by a score of
GO, 4-6, ca, IS.
Weather conditions could hardly
have been worse. A northeast gale
BILE across the courts all day, and in
the afternoon the sun was obscured
by scudding, sullen clouds. More than
1000 persons sat huddled on the We
randa and in the stands, wrapped in
furs and blanket robes, and they fire.
quently stamped their feet and swung
their arms in an effort to shake off the
chilling effects of the bleak day that
would have graced late October.
The singles match was distinctly a
disappointment. Neither Washburn nor
Pell dared stroke the ball because of
the high wind, and the match became
a back court struggle almost entirely,
with steadiness plainly to be the de-
Gliding factor. Washburn possessed this
virtue throughout while Pell faltered
several times, and that told the tale.
The crowd was pluckv in spite Of the
wintry weather and turned out in
greater force than ever in the after
noon to see the doubles, and il was
fornians and the New York pair put
up one of the most spectacular strug-
giles seen on the Eastern courts this
season.
Frictionlcss teamwork and the al
most perfect protecting of their court
brought the victory to Johnston and
Griffin, although Hall and Church
forced the Pacific Coast champions TO
t, r greatest efforts through the indi
vidual brilliancy of their play. There
was no lack of hard stroking of the
ball in this match. and the spectators
were in a continual state of enthusi-
asm because of the sizzling rallies.
Champions on Hand.
Just before the singles match began
Maurice +. Mclaughlin and r. Norris
Williams, I'd. the national champion,
arrived at the clubhouse. They reached
Southampton fro. Boston last night,
where they had been on a rest diet in
preparation for the national champion
ships at the West Side Tennis Club,
beginning on Monday.
Mclaughlin, in reference to reports
that he and Thomas c. Bundy, his part
ner in the doubles, would default to
Griffin and Johnston in the challenge
round Of the doubles at Forest Hills on
Saturday. replied that he was still ex-
pecting Bundy TO come on and help
him defend the doubles title, although
he had not received any definite word
from his partner. The Comet ex-
pected to receive a telegram from Bun
DIV either tonight or tomorrow morn
ing stating his intentions positively.
Washburn started serving IN the
singles match. making double fault on
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