Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-03
M'LOUGHLIN is
WINNER TODAY
ON TENNIS TURF
R. Norris Williams, I'd, of
This City, Also Survives
at Forest Hills
T. R. PELL BEATS BULL
Craig Biddle and Sid Thayer
Lose Their Matches in
Morning Play

WEST TENNIS CLUB, Forrest Hills.
N. Y, Sept 3.-Maurice Il. McLoughlln
Pacific coast comet and r. Norris Will
liams. ID, OF Philadelphia, national title
holder, fought their respective ways TO
the semlhnals in the national matches this
afternoon. Williams was In much better
form than the man whom tennis sharps
predict will oppose him for the title next
Tuesday Mclaughlin went badly OF
form in one set. He defeated +. b. Alex
ander. 6-S. SO, l-s, SO.
The best feature match OF the day in
the fourth round of the national lawn
tennis tournament resulted In a victory
for Theodore Roosevelt Pell, New York.
over his fellow townsman, Charles NJ.
Bull Jr. The scores were 6-1 6-2. 6-3
William Rand. Apawamis, defeated Craig
Biddle Philadelphia, 3-6, 6-3 2-e. 6-3
big gallery was present wnen the Pelt-
Bull match began on the main court in
front of the stands. Pelrs play left no
doubt that he Is In the tournament to
make a real showing and that the man
who downs him will have to be at top
form both physically and technically.
Bull demonstrated that he is a grand tac-
tician as well as the possessor OF un-
playable ground strokes. When the oc-
casion demanded Pell raced to the net and
cut off the sharp drives of Bull for clean
point, driving cross court and down the
side lines.
While the Biddle- Rand match was
closer than the Bull-Pell affair, Il was not
so well played. Neither Of these con-
testants seemed to be at his best at
any stage of the long fve-set match.
The defeat of Sidney Thayer was some-
what of a surprise to the experts. as
they were expecting the young Philadel-
phian to make a strong bid for the title.
Maurice +. Mclaughlin, the Pacific
coast star, was back in prime form to-
day. He took the first set from Alcxan-
der, to 3. playing brilliantly and never
being in danger He took the second
set So In the same sensational fashion.
In the third set Mclaughlin showed
bad reversal of form. being badly off
his stride. Alexander won, 6-1 The
Pacific coast marvel was wild and erratic.
while Alexander seemed suddenly to
| steady down.
In the final match of the day William
| Johnson, California, defeated Karl H.
| Behr New York, 3-6 6-3. 6-3, 7-5
Francis T. Hunter. New Rochelle. n
| Y, defeated J. S. Pfaffman, Boston, e-5,
Ga, 6-1.
Summaries:
r. Norris Williams I'd, Philadelphia.
defeated ]. B. Adone, Jr., Dallas, Tex,
6-3. 6-l 60.
! McLoughlin's scores against Frederick
/ b. Alexander were 6-3. 60. 1-6. 6-3
Williams defeated ]. B. Adoue, Texas
champion, in straight sets, 6-S, 6-1, so.
CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES.
Theodore R. Pell, West Side Tennis club.
defeated c. NJ. Bull. OF the Crescent Athletic
! Club. 6-1. 6-2. 6-3.
William Rand. Apawamis Club New = orr
defeated Craig Biddle. Newport, 3-6, 6-3, d-S,
2-6, 6-3.
| INTERsCHoLAsTIC SINGLES.
! c. S. Garland. Yale, defeated Stanley Thay-
| err Harvard, Ga 6-3. go.
! IL. A. Throckmorton, Princeton. defeated W.
b. Harlow. Pennsylvania SO. 60, e..
| e. J. Griffin California. defeated d. c. Law.
New York. 80, 81. 60
NJ e. Mclaughlin defeated F. B. Alexander.
6-3, CO, 40, 0-l.