New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-15
Griffin and Johnston Out
class Hayes and
Burdick.
CHURCH SCORES
OVER SQUAIR
Princeton Champion Captures
Western Singles Match in
Close Fight.

Chicago, Aug. 14.--Clarence Griffin
and William NJ. Johnston, Of San Fran
cisco, won the right 10 challenge
Thomas C. Bundy and Maurice Nc
Loughlin, of the same city, for the ma
tional doubles tennis championship to-
day by defeating Walter T. Hayes and
Ralph II. Burdick, Of Chicago, Western
champions, in straight sets, GO, 6-3,
60. The matches were played on the
courts Of the Onwentsia Club, Lake
Forest.
The Chicago team, especially Hayes,
was badly off form am proved no
match for the speed Of the Paclnc
Coast man. Burdck played well. but
Hayes's inability TO handle the swift
strokes forced him to the defensive. and
took away his best specialty-the
smashing game.
George NJ. Church, the Princeton
University champion, won the west
ern singles championship from Alex
Squair, of Chicago, defeating the title
holder in the challenge round, 70;
6-3. 6-3, So. This match, postponed
from Tuesday, wound up the tourna-
ment, which dragged through two
weeks.
Griffin and Johnston won their first
BET easily iiOhi
score Of GO.
Tho Chicagoans were extremely wild
AT the opening Of the match, and ala
not score a placed point until three
games had been played.
The Californians resorted TO drlV-
ing game, playing at Hayes for inc
most part, and the older Of the chicago
mariners could not handle their terriiic
shots. Burdck played brilliantly at
the net. but the inability Of his part
ner 10 handle the Californian's strokes
forced him TO the back of the net and
on defence. The score by points;
Johnston nj nd T,t Gftsn. t-H-s
The Californians also took the sec
ond set, 6-3. They continued tnelr
driving tactics, and, although hayes
and Burdick had the lead az the start
Johnston and Griffin easily overcame
this, and won when they chose.
The score Second set):
Johnston and S,t Grisln tsssttss 6 s3-SS
Johnston and Griffin had little trou-
BILE winning the third set, running OUT
in %. Burdick took the Chicago,
ans only games on his own serve ana
the Californians had no trouble WIN
ming their own and Hayes.
The Pacific Coast men played hayes
almost exclusively, and his frequent
errors enabled them 70 win easily.
Church took the first set OF his
match Nth Squair by jumping into an
early lead and had the games % De,
fore Souair began to exhibit his usual
pIacing skill The Chicago man man
aged TO square the set by caretul
Having of the lines and forced the
last two games 70 deuce, Church WIZ
ming. however, -, the score py
points. First set;
Church ......... t;.tItit5i5 S So
Squair kept up his pace in the sec
ond set, and taking the first game AZ
love and winning deuce score in the
second. Then Church got going ana
took three straight. Squar began
missing on his line play, and grew
wilder as the set progressed, whlie
Church's net work improved TO such
IN extent that il was almost ceraln
point for the Fastener any time ne
reached the barrier. Church took the
set. 6-3. Score by points Second
set):
G Gs',,G1 ...........: 49,. 80 : 3 E-s
The third set was practically a re-
vcrsal of the second. Squair won,
6--3, seeming as strong as at the
start. while Church was visibly tired.
The title holder again recovered his
ability to find the lines, and he kept
the challenger running until at the
end Church was grunting with each
stroke, and seemed glad when the Gus
tcmary rest was called. Score oy
points (third set:
Cburch ..........i ? ? 5-3l-3
Church came back much refreshed
by the ten minutes interval and won
the fourth set and match, 60. Squair
made a determined stand toward the
end, but the Princeton mans careful
placing early foreshadowed the result
Score by points Fourth set:
4 S"Iair / 5 ILL.,